diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/webauthn.py b/confluent_server/confluent/webauthn.py
index b9699f5a..4920ac33 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/webauthn.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/webauthn.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from webauthn_rp.registrars import CredentialData
 import confluent.tlvdata as tlvdata
 import confluent.util as util
 import json
+import copy
+import base64
 
 
 import secrets, time
@@ -42,6 +44,22 @@ class Challenge():
 
 
 
+def _load_credentials(creds):
+    if creds is None:
+        return None
+    ret = copy.deepcopy(creds)
+    ret['credential_public_key'] = base64.b64decode(creds['credential_public_key'])
+    ret['id'] = base64.b64decode(creds['id'])
+    return ret
+
+def _load_authenticators(authenticators):
+    ret = authenticators
+    if 'challenges' in ret:
+        ret['challenges']['request'] = base64.b64decode(ret['challenges']['request'])
+    if 'credentials' in ret:
+        ret['credentials'] = _load_credentials(ret['credentials'])
+    return ret
+
 class User():
     def __init__(self, id, username, user_handle, challenge: Challenge = None, credential: Credential = None):
         self.id = id
@@ -52,12 +70,15 @@ class User():
 
     def __parse_credentials(self): 
         if self.credentials:
-            return {"id": self.credentials.id, "signature_count": self.credentials.signature_count, "credential_public_key": self.credentials.credential_public_key} 
+            credid = base64.b64encode(self.credentials.id).decode()
+            pubkey = base64.b64encode(self.credentials.credential_public_key).decode()
+            return {"id": credid, "signature_count": self.credentials.signature_count, "credential_public_key": pubkey}
 
 
     def __parse_challenges(self):
         if self.challenges:
-            return {"id": self.challenges.id, 'request': self.challenges.request, 'timestamp_ms': self.challenges.timestamp_ms}
+            request = base64.b64encode(self.challenges.request).decode()
+            return {"id": self.challenges.id, 'request': request, 'timestamp_ms': self.challenges.timestamp_ms}
 
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -67,8 +88,9 @@ class User():
         """
         for username in CONFIG_MANAGER.list_users():
             authenticators = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(username).get('authenticators', {})
+            authenticators = _load_authenticators(authenticators)
             try:
-                credential = authenticators['credentials']       
+                credential = authenticators['credentials']
             except KeyError:
                 continue
             if "id" in credential.keys() and credential["id"] == credential_id:
@@ -83,7 +105,8 @@ class User():
         if not isinstance(username, str):
             username = username.decode('utf8')
         authenticators = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(username).get('authenticators', {})
-        credential = authenticators.get('credentials', None)  
+        authenticators = _load_authenticators(authenticators)
+        credential = authenticators.get('credentials', None)
         if credential is None:
             return None  
 
@@ -98,7 +121,11 @@ class User():
     def get_challenge(challengeID, username):
         if not isinstance(username, str):
             username = username.decode('utf8')
-        authenticators = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(username).get('authenticators', {})
+        authuser = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(username)
+        if not authuser:
+            return None
+        authenticators = authuser.get('authenticators', {})
+        authenticators = _load_authenticators(authenticators)
         challenge = authenticators['challenges']
         if challenge["id"] == challengeID:
             return Challenge(request=challenge["request"], timstamp_ms=challenge["timestamp_ms"], id=challenge["id"])
@@ -114,10 +141,18 @@ class User():
         if not isinstance(username, str):
             username = username.decode('utf8')
         userinfo = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(username)
-        authenticators = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(username).get('authenticators', {})
+        try:
+            authenticators = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(username).get('authenticators', {})
+        except AttributeError:
+            return None
         if userinfo is None:
             return None
-        authid = userinfo.get('webauthid', None)
+        authenticators = _load_authenticators(authenticators)
+        b64authid = userinfo.get('webauthid', None)
+        if b64authid is None:
+            authid = None
+        else:
+            authid = base64.b64decode(b64authid)
         challenge = authenticators.get("challenges", None)
         if challenge:
             challenges_return = Challenge(challenge['request'], challenge['timestamp_ms'], id=challenge["id"])
@@ -130,6 +165,7 @@ class User():
 
     def save(self):
         authenticators = CONFIG_MANAGER.get_user(self.username).get('authenticators', {})
+        authenticators = _load_authenticators(authenticators)
         authenticators['challenges'] = self.__parse_challenges()  # Looks like the bigger the array we encounter problems changing to just save one challenge
         authenticators['credentials'] = self.__parse_credentials()
         
@@ -286,7 +322,7 @@ def registration_response(request, username, APP_RELYING_PARTY, APP_ORIGIN):
             expected_challenge=challenge_model.request,
             expected_origin=APP_ORIGIN
         )
-    except WebAuthnRPError:
+    except WebAuthnRPError as wrp:
         raise Exception("Could not handle credential attestation")
     
     return True
@@ -390,7 +426,8 @@ def handle_api_request(url, env, start_response, username, cfm, headers, reqbody
         authid = userinfo.get('webauthid', None)
         if not authid:
             authid = secrets.token_bytes(64)
-            cfm.set_user(username, {'webauthid': authid})
+            b64authid = base64.b64encode(authid).decode()
+            cfm.set_user(username, {'webauthid': b64authid})
         opts = registration_request(username, cfm, APP_RELYING_PARTY)
         start_response('200 OK', headers)
         yield json.dumps(opts)