diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e8612be..67f288e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "multikey"
-version = "1.0.5"
+version = "1.0.6"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Dave Grantham <dwg@linuxprogrammer.org>"]
 description = "Multikey self-describing cryptographic key data"
diff --git a/src/mk.rs b/src/mk.rs
index f75b772..65e0d60 100644
--- a/src/mk.rs
+++ b/src/mk.rs
@@ -905,6 +905,15 @@ mod tests {
                 .with_comment("test key")
                 .try_build()
                 .unwrap();
+            let (vpk, epk) = {
+                let conv = mk.conv_view().unwrap();
+                let pk = conv.to_public_key().unwrap();
+                (Into::<Vec<u8>>::into(pk.clone()), EncodedMultikey::from(pk))
+            };
+            println!("encoded pubkey: {}: {}", codec, epk);
+            println!("encoded pubkey v: {}: {}", codec, hex::encode(vpk));
+            println!("encoded privkey: {}: {}", codec, EncodedMultikey::from(mk.clone()));
+            println!("encoded privkey v: {}: {}", codec, hex::encode(Into::<Vec<u8>>::into(mk.clone())));
             let _v: Vec<u8> = mk.into();
         }
     }
@@ -920,7 +929,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .try_build_encoded()
                 .unwrap();
             let s = mk.to_string();
-            println!("{}: {}", codec, s);
+            //println!("encoded privkey: {}: {}", codec, s);
             assert_eq!(mk, EncodedMultikey::try_from(s.as_str()).unwrap());
         }
     }
@@ -1283,11 +1292,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_pub_from_string() {
-        let s = "zVQSE6EFkZ7inH63w9bBj9jtkj1wL8LHrQ3mW1P9db6JBLnf3aEaesMak9p8Jinmb".to_string();
+        let s = "fba24ed010874657374206b6579010120f9ddcd5118319cc69e6985ef3f4ee3b6c591d46255e1ae5569c8662111b7d3c2".to_string();
         let mk = EncodedMultikey::try_from(s.as_str()).unwrap();
         let attr = mk.attr_view().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(mk.codec(), Codec::Ed25519Pub);
-        assert_eq!(mk.encoding(), Base::Base58Btc);
+        assert_eq!(mk.encoding(), Base::Base16Lower);
         assert_eq!(mk.comment, "test key".to_string());
         assert_eq!(false, attr.is_encrypted());
         assert_eq!(true, attr.is_public_key());
@@ -1299,12 +1308,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_priv_from_string() {
-        let s = "bhkacmcdumvzxiidlmv4qcaja5nk775jrjosqisq42b45vfsxzkah2753vhkjzzg3jdteo2zqrp2a"
-            .to_string();
+        let s = "fba2480260874657374206b657901012064e58adf88f85cbec6a0448a0803f9d28cf9231a7141be413f83cf6aa883cd04".to_string();
         let mk = EncodedMultikey::try_from(s.as_str()).unwrap();
         let attr = mk.attr_view().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(mk.codec(), Codec::Ed25519Priv);
-        assert_eq!(mk.encoding(), Base::Base32Lower);
+        assert_eq!(mk.encoding(), Base::Base16Lower);
         assert_eq!(mk.comment, "test key".to_string());
         assert_eq!(false, attr.is_encrypted());
         assert_eq!(false, attr.is_public_key());
@@ -1316,7 +1324,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_pub_from_vec() {
-        let b = hex::decode("3aed010874657374206b6579010120552da9e68c94a11c75da53e66d269a992647ca6cfabca4283e1fd322cceb75d4").unwrap();
+        let b = hex::decode("ba24ed010874657374206b6579010120f9ddcd5118319cc69e6985ef3f4ee3b6c591d46255e1ae5569c8662111b7d3c2").unwrap();
         let mk = Multikey::try_from(b.as_slice()).unwrap();
         let attr = mk.attr_view().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(mk.codec(), Codec::Ed25519Pub);
@@ -1331,7 +1339,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_priv_from_vec() {
-        let b = hex::decode("3a80260874657374206b65790101201e0d7193b676e03b2ba4f329c3817d569de404eef2809b7f401111435dcf3f6b").unwrap();
+        let b = hex::decode("ba2480260874657374206b657901012064e58adf88f85cbec6a0448a0803f9d28cf9231a7141be413f83cf6aa883cd04").unwrap();
         let mk = Multikey::try_from(b.as_slice()).unwrap();
         let attr = mk.attr_view().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(mk.codec(), Codec::Ed25519Priv);
diff --git a/src/serde/mod.rs b/src/serde/mod.rs
index 7d85ed3..2c8efc4 100644
--- a/src/serde/mod.rs
+++ b/src/serde/mod.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ mod tests {
             &mk.compact(),
             &[
                 Token::BorrowedBytes(&[
-                    0x3a,           // Multikey sigil
+                    0xba, 0x24,     // Multikey sigil
                     0xed, 0x01,     // Ed25519 public key as varuint
                     0x08,           // comment length
                     0x74, 0x65, 0x73, 0x74, 0x20, 0x6b, 0x65, 0x79, // comment
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_tokens(
             &pk.readable(),
             &[Token::Str(
-                "zVCYiTqf3RfiqqE4RxExy5XEvCWJKnHH4P67PLC1VuAuA1N8X1qQhM3Y3Bp1xmTQ5",
+                "z7q2yVpRpajoAeCS88yKcpYdNB5dtDEDvKqPGXAyTEebE8qxx8Zgh8MwFcbbvbMTSjT",
             )],
         );
     }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ mod tests {
             &mk2.compact(),
             &[
                 Token::BorrowedBytes(&[
-                    0x3a,           // Multikey sigil
+                    0xba, 0x24,     // Multikey sigil
                     0x80, 0x26,     // Ed25519 private codec as varuint
                     0x08,           // comment of 8 bytes
                     // comment
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ mod tests {
             .with_key_bytes(&bytes)
             .try_build_encoded()
             .unwrap();
-        println!("{}", emk);
+        println!("encoded bls private: {}", emk);
         */
 
         // build a secret key share multikey
         let emk = EncodedMultikey::try_from(
-            "zVDXiufT1nH3FWqLCAq9zvngU8nLUv1jvrkp8hGajy38caidL18ML9E5fYYfJkXQJ",
+            "z7q2zUpseNi9mxc7jQjYD1aUdcdaAFPMenhrwDvLXotf6NJYJdNfz4zjSADxfEhSWjg",
         )
         .unwrap();
         let mk1 = emk.to_inner();
@@ -501,13 +501,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_tokens(
             &n.compact(),
             &[
-                Token::BorrowedBytes(&[
-                    59, 32, 118, 137, 82, 114, 197, 206,
-                    92, 12, 114, 181, 236, 84, 148, 78,
-                    173, 115, 148, 130, 248, 112, 72, 219,
-                    191, 193, 59, 135, 48, 8, 179, 29,
-                    89, 149
-                ]),
+                Token::BorrowedBytes(&[187, 36, 32, 118, 137, 82, 114, 197, 206, 92, 12, 114, 181, 236, 84, 148, 78, 173, 115, 148, 130, 248, 112, 72, 219, 191, 193, 59, 135, 48, 8, 179, 29, 89, 149]),
             ],
         );
     }
@@ -523,7 +517,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_tokens(
             &n.readable(),
             &[Token::Str(
-                "f3b2076895272c5ce5c0c72b5ec54944ead739482f87048dbbfc13b873008b31d5995",
+                "fbb242076895272c5ce5c0c72b5ec54944ead739482f87048dbbfc13b873008b31d5995",
             )],
         );
     }
@@ -556,7 +550,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_tokens(
             &mk.compact(),
             &[
-                Token::BorrowedBytes(&[0x3a, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0]),
+                Token::BorrowedBytes(&[186, 36, 0, 0, 0]),
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -586,7 +580,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_tokens(
             &mk.readable(),
             &[
-                Token::Str("f3a000000"),
+                Token::Str("fba24000000"),
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -597,7 +591,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_tokens(
             &n.compact(),
             &[
-                Token::BorrowedBytes(&[59, 0]),
+                Token::BorrowedBytes(&[187, 36, 0]),
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -622,7 +616,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_tokens(
             &n.readable(),
             &[
-                Token::Str("f3b00"),
+                Token::Str("fbb2400"),
             ]
         );
     }