diff --git a/include/pcp/key.h b/include/pcp/key.h
index 8088e6b..7b9a04d 100644
--- a/include/pcp/key.h
+++ b/include/pcp/key.h
@@ -105,12 +105,11 @@ struct _pcp_pubkey_t {
 };
 
 // the PBP public key format
+// keys.mp+keys.cp+keys.sp+keys.name
 struct _pbp_pubkey_t {
-  byte sigpub[crypto_box_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
-  byte edpub[crypto_sign_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
+  byte sigpub[crypto_sign_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
   byte pub[crypto_box_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
-  char iso_ctime[32];
-  char iso_expire[32];
+  byte edpub[crypto_sign_PUBLICKEYBYTES];
   char name[1024];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/keymgmt.c b/src/keymgmt.c
index aaa81a1..fd0db48 100644
--- a/src/keymgmt.c
+++ b/src/keymgmt.c
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ int pcp_importsecret (vault_t *vault, FILE *in) {
 int pcp_importpublic (vault_t *vault, FILE *in, int pbpcompat) {
   pcp_pubkey_t *pub = NULL;
   if(pbpcompat == 1) {
-    char *date = NULL;
     char *parts = NULL;
     int pnum;
     pbp_pubkey_t *b = ucmalloc(sizeof(pbp_pubkey_t));
@@ -387,11 +386,29 @@ int pcp_importpublic (vault_t *vault, FILE *in, int pbpcompat) {
     size_t klen;
 
     buflen = fread(buf, 1, 2048, in); // base85 encoded
-    klen = (buflen / 5) * 4;
 
-    if(decode_85(bin, (char *)buf, klen) != 0)
+    // remove trailing newline, if any
+    size_t i, nlen;
+    nlen = buflen;
+    for(i=buflen; i>0; --i) {
+      if(buf[i] == '\n' || buf[i] == '\r') {
+	buf[i] = '\0';
+	nlen -= 1;
+      }
+    } 
+    klen = (nlen / 5) * 4;
+
+
+
+    if(decode_85((char *)bin, (char *)buf, klen) != 0)
       goto errimp1;
 
+    /*
+    FILE *o = fopen("out", "wb+");
+    fwrite(bin, 1, klen, o);
+    */
+
+ 
     if(klen < sizeof(pbp_pubkey_t) - 1024 - crypto_sign_BYTES) {
       fatal("PBP key seems to be too small, maybe it's not a PBP key (got %ld, expected %ld)\n",
 	    klen, sizeof(pbp_pubkey_t) - 1024);
@@ -401,16 +418,6 @@ int pcp_importpublic (vault_t *vault, FILE *in, int pbpcompat) {
     // FIXME: or use first part as sig and verify
     memcpy(b, &bin[crypto_sign_BYTES], klen - crypto_sign_BYTES);
 
-    // parse the date
-    date = ucmalloc(19);
-    memcpy(date, b->iso_ctime, 18);
-    date[19] = '\0';
-    struct tm c;
-    if(strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S", &c) == NULL) {
-      fatal("Failed to parse creation time in PBP public key file (<%s>)\n", date);
-      goto errimp2;
-    }
-
     // parse the name
     parts = strtok (b->name, "<>");
     pnum = 0;
@@ -424,8 +431,14 @@ int pcp_importpublic (vault_t *vault, FILE *in, int pbpcompat) {
     }
     free(parts);
 
+    if(strlen(b->name) == 0) {
+      char *owner =  pcp_getstdin("Enter the name of the key owner");
+      memcpy(b->name, owner, strlen(owner) + 1);
+      free(owner);
+    }
+
     // fill in the fields
-    pub->ctime = (long)mktime(&c);
+    pub->ctime = (long)time(0); // pbp exports no ctime
     pub->type = PCP_KEY_TYPE_PUBLIC;
     pub->version = PCP_KEY_VERSION;
     pub->serial  = arc4random();
@@ -434,16 +447,13 @@ int pcp_importpublic (vault_t *vault, FILE *in, int pbpcompat) {
     memcpy(pub->edpub, b->edpub, crypto_sign_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
 
     free(b);
-    free(date);
     free(buf);
     free(bin);
     goto kimp;
 
-  errimp2:
-    free(bin);
 
   errimp1:
-    free(date);
+    free(bin);
     free(pub);
     free(b);
     free(buf);
diff --git a/src/keyprint.c b/src/keyprint.c
index 5c7a2b3..c77fcd3 100644
--- a/src/keyprint.c
+++ b/src/keyprint.c
@@ -220,34 +220,13 @@ void pcppubkey_print(pcp_pubkey_t *key, FILE* out, int pbpcompat) {
   c = localtime(&t);
 
   if(pbpcompat == 1) {
-    // sign(mk, master public | cipher public | sign public | created[32] | valid[32] | name... )
-    // dates='{:<32}{:<32}'.format(self.created.isoformat(), self.valid.isoformat())
-    // fd.write(nacl.crypto_sign(self.mp+self.sp+self.cp+dates+self.name, self.ms))
-    // >>> dates='{:<32}{:<32}'.format(c.isoformat(), c.isoformat())
-    // >>> dates
-    // '2014-01-28T13:30:32.674394      2014-01-28T13:30:32.674394      '
     size_t namelen = strlen(key->owner) + 2 + strlen(key->mail);
     pbp_pubkey_t *b = ucmalloc(sizeof(pbp_pubkey_t));
     memcpy(b->pub, key->pub, crypto_box_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
     memcpy(b->edpub, key->edpub, crypto_sign_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
-    memcpy(b->sigpub, key->pub, crypto_box_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
+    memcpy(b->sigpub, key->edpub, crypto_sign_PUBLICKEYBYTES);
     sprintf(b->name, "%s<%s>", key->owner, key->mail);
 
-    struct tm *v;
-    time_t vt = t + 31536000;
-    v = localtime(&vt);
-
-    char *date = ucmalloc(65);
-
-    sprintf(date, "%04d-%02d-%02dT%02d:%02d:%02d             %04d-%02d-%02dT%02d:%02d:%02d             ",
-	    c->tm_year+1900-1, c->tm_mon+1, c->tm_mday, // wtf? why -1?
-	    c->tm_hour, c->tm_min, c->tm_sec,
-	    v->tm_year+1900-1, v->tm_mon+1, v->tm_mday,
-	    v->tm_hour, v->tm_min, v->tm_sec);
-
-    memcpy(b->iso_ctime, date, 32);
-    memcpy(b->iso_expire, &date[32], 32);
-
     size_t pbplen = sizeof(pbp_pubkey_t) - (1024 - namelen);
 
     pcp_key_t *secret = NULL;
@@ -266,7 +245,7 @@ void pcppubkey_print(pcp_pubkey_t *key, FILE* out, int pbpcompat) {
 	unsigned char *sig = pcp_ed_sign((unsigned char*)b, pbplen, secret);
 	if(sig != NULL) {
 	  size_t siglen = pbplen + crypto_sign_BYTES;
-	  size_t blen = ((siglen / 4) * 5) + siglen + 1;
+	  size_t blen = ((siglen / 4) * 5) + siglen;
 	  char *b85sig = ucmalloc(blen);
 	  encode_85(b85sig, sig, siglen);
 	  fprintf(out, "%s", b85sig);