diff --git a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3peers.cc b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3peers.cc
index 35be7e728..0e2a04df4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3peers.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/rsserver/p3peers.cc
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ bool p3Peers::parseShortInvite(const std::string& inviteStrUrl, RsPeerDetails& d
   		case RsShortInviteFieldType::HIDDEN_LOCATOR:
 			details.hiddenType = (((uint32_t)buf[0]) << 24)+(((uint32_t)buf[1])<<16)+(((uint32_t)buf[2])<<8) + (uint32_t)buf[3];
 			details.hiddenNodePort = (((uint32_t)buf[4]) << 8)+ (uint32_t)buf[5];
-
+            details.isHiddenNode = true;
 			details.hiddenNodeAddress = std::string((char*)&buf[6],s-6);
 			break;
 
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ std::string p3Peers::GetRetroshareInvite(
 
 	if (getPeerDetails(ssl_id, detail))
 	{
-		if(!includeExtraLocators) detail.ipAddressList.clear();
+        if(!includeExtraLocators && !detail.isHiddenNode) detail.ipAddressList.clear();
 
 		unsigned char *mem_block = nullptr;
 		size_t mem_block_size = 0;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/AddOnionCommand.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/AddOnionCommand.cpp
index f454b690b..fb2047dc7 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/AddOnionCommand.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/AddOnionCommand.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ QByteArray AddOnionCommand::build()
     QByteArray out("ADD_ONION");
 
     if (m_service->privateKey().isLoaded()) {
-        out += " RSA1024:";
-        out += m_service->privateKey().encodedPrivateKey(CryptoKey::DER).toBase64();
+        out += " ";
+        out += m_service->privateKey().bytes();
     } else {
-        out += " NEW:RSA1024";
+        //out += " NEW:RSA1024";	// this is v2. For v3, use NEW:BEST, or NEW:ED25519-V3
+        //out += " NEW:ED25519-V3";	// this is v3.
+        out += " NEW:BEST";		// this is v3, but without control of key type. Generates a RSA1024 key on older Tor versions.
     }
 
     foreach (const HiddenService::Target &target, m_service->targets()) {
@@ -80,12 +82,21 @@ void AddOnionCommand::onReply(int statusCode, const QByteArray &data)
         return;
     }
 
-    const QByteArray keyPrefix("PrivateKey=RSA1024:");
+    const QByteArray keyPrefix("PrivateKey=");
+    const QByteArray sidPrefix("ServiceID=");
+
+    if(data.startsWith("ServiceID=")){
+        QByteArray service_id = data.mid(sidPrefix.size());
+        m_service->setServiceId(service_id);
+    }
+
     if (data.startsWith(keyPrefix)) {
-        QByteArray keyData(QByteArray::fromBase64(data.mid(keyPrefix.size())));
+
+        QByteArray keyData(data.mid(keyPrefix.size()));
         CryptoKey key;
-        if (!key.loadFromData(keyData, CryptoKey::PrivateKey, CryptoKey::DER)) {
-            m_errorMessage = QStringLiteral("Key decoding failed");
+
+        if (!key.loadFromTorMessage(keyData)) {
+            m_errorMessage = QStringLiteral("Key structure check failed");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.cpp
index 8aa035754..9be9a6699 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@
  * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 #include "CryptoKey.h"
 #include "SecureRNG.h"
 #include "Useful.h"
 #include <QtDebug>
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QByteArray>
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
 #include <openssl/bio.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
@@ -48,8 +51,10 @@ void RSA_get0_factors(const RSA *r, const BIGNUM **p, const BIGNUM **q)
 #define RSA_bits(o) (BN_num_bits((o)->n))
 #endif
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
 void base32_encode(char *dest, unsigned destlen, const char *src, unsigned srclen);
 bool base32_decode(char *dest, unsigned destlen, const char *src, unsigned srclen);
+#endif
 
 CryptoKey::CryptoKey()
 {
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ CryptoKey::~CryptoKey()
     clear();
 }
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
 CryptoKey::Data::~Data()
 {
     if (key)
@@ -68,12 +74,14 @@ CryptoKey::Data::~Data()
         key = 0;
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 void CryptoKey::clear()
 {
-    d = 0;
+    key_data.clear();
 }
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
 bool CryptoKey::loadFromData(const QByteArray &data, KeyType type, KeyFormat format)
 {
     RSA *key = NULL;
@@ -110,23 +118,91 @@ bool CryptoKey::loadFromData(const QByteArray &data, KeyType type, KeyFormat for
     d = new Data(key);
     return true;
 }
+#endif
 
-bool CryptoKey::loadFromFile(const QString &path, KeyType type, KeyFormat format)
+bool CryptoKey::loadFromFile(const QString& path)
 {
     QFile file(path);
     if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly))
     {
-        qWarning() << "Failed to open" << (type == PrivateKey ? "private" : "public") << "key from"
-                   << path << "-" << file.errorString();
+        qWarning() << "Failed to open Tor key file " << path << ": " << file.errorString();
         return false;
     }
 
     QByteArray data = file.readAll();
     file.close();
 
-    return loadFromData(data, type, format);
+    if(data.contains("-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"))
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Note: Reading/converting Tor v2 key format." << std::endl;
+
+        // This to be compliant with old format. New format is oblivious to the type of key so we dont need a header
+        data = data.replace("-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----",nullptr);
+        data = data.replace("-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----",nullptr);
+        data = data.replace("\n",nullptr);
+        data = data.replace("\t",nullptr);
+
+        data = "RSA1024:"+data;
+    }
+
+    std::cerr << "Have read the following key: " << std::endl;
+    std::cerr << QString(data).toStdString() << std::endl;
+
+    key_data = data;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
+bool CryptoKey::loadFromTorMessage(const QByteArray& b)
+{
+    // note: We should probably check the structure a bit more, for security.
+
+    std::cerr << "Loading new key:" << std::endl;
+
+    if(b.startsWith("RSA1024"))
+        std::cerr << "  type: RSA-1024 (Tor v2)" << std::endl;
+    else if(b.startsWith("ED25519-V3"))
+        std::cerr << "  type: ED25519-V3 (Tor v3)" << std::endl;
+    else if(b.indexOf(':'))
+    {
+        std::cerr << "  unknown type, or bad syntax in key: \"" << b.left(b.indexOf(':')).toStdString() << "\". Not accepted." << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    key_data = b;
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Cryptographic hash of a password as expected by Tor's HashedControlPassword */
+QByteArray torControlHashedPassword(const QByteArray &password)
+{
+    QByteArray salt = SecureRNG::random(8);
+    if (salt.isNull())
+        return QByteArray();
+
+    int count = ((quint32)16 + (96 & 15)) << ((96 >> 4) + 6);
+
+    SHA_CTX hash;
+    SHA1_Init(&hash);
+
+    QByteArray tmp = salt + password;
+    while (count)
+    {
+        int c = qMin(count, tmp.size());
+        SHA1_Update(&hash, reinterpret_cast<const void*>(tmp.constData()), c);
+        count -= c;
+    }
+
+    unsigned char md[20];
+    SHA1_Final(md, &hash);
+
+    /* 60 is the hex-encoded value of 96, which is a constant used by Tor's algorithm. */
+    return QByteArray("16:") + salt.toHex().toUpper() + QByteArray("60") +
+           QByteArray::fromRawData(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(md), 20).toHex().toUpper();
+}
+
+
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
 bool CryptoKey::isPrivate() const
 {
     if (!isLoaded()) {
@@ -326,34 +402,6 @@ bool CryptoKey::verifySHA256(const QByteArray &digest, QByteArray signature) con
     return true;
 }
 
-/* Cryptographic hash of a password as expected by Tor's HashedControlPassword */
-QByteArray torControlHashedPassword(const QByteArray &password)
-{
-    QByteArray salt = SecureRNG::random(8);
-    if (salt.isNull())
-        return QByteArray();
-
-    int count = ((quint32)16 + (96 & 15)) << ((96 >> 4) + 6);
-
-    SHA_CTX hash;
-    SHA1_Init(&hash);
-
-    QByteArray tmp = salt + password;
-    while (count)
-    {
-        int c = qMin(count, tmp.size());
-        SHA1_Update(&hash, reinterpret_cast<const void*>(tmp.constData()), c);
-        count -= c;
-    }
-
-    unsigned char md[20];
-    SHA1_Final(md, &hash);
-
-    /* 60 is the hex-encoded value of 96, which is a constant used by Tor's algorithm. */
-    return QByteArray("16:") + salt.toHex().toUpper() + QByteArray("60") +
-           QByteArray::fromRawData(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(md), 20).toHex().toUpper();
-}
-
 /* Copyright (c) 2001-2004, Roger Dingledine
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2006, Roger Dingledine, Nick Mathewson
  * Copyright (c) 2007-2010, The Tor Project, Inc.
@@ -475,3 +523,5 @@ bool base32_decode(char *dest, unsigned destlen, const char *src, unsigned srcle
     delete[] tmp;
     return true;
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.h b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.h
index 70ada1977..c99703444 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/CryptoKey.h
@@ -51,14 +51,19 @@ public:
     };
 
     CryptoKey();
-    CryptoKey(const CryptoKey &other) : d(other.d) { }
     ~CryptoKey();
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
     bool loadFromData(const QByteArray &data, KeyType type, KeyFormat format = PEM);
     bool loadFromFile(const QString &path, KeyType type, KeyFormat format = PEM);
+#endif
+    bool loadFromFile(const QString &path);
     void clear();
 
-    bool isLoaded() const { return d.data() && d->key != 0; }
+    const QByteArray bytes() const { return key_data; }
+    bool loadFromTorMessage(const QByteArray& b);
+    bool isLoaded() const { return !key_data.isNull(); }
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
     bool isPrivate() const;
 
     QByteArray publicKeyDigest() const;
@@ -76,8 +81,10 @@ public:
     QByteArray signSHA256(const QByteArray &digest) const;
     // Verify a signature as per signSHA256
     bool verifySHA256(const QByteArray &digest, QByteArray signature) const;
+#endif
 
 private:
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
     struct Data : public QSharedData
     {
         typedef struct rsa_st RSA;
@@ -86,8 +93,12 @@ private:
         Data(RSA *k = 0) : key(k) { }
         ~Data();
     };
+#endif
 
+    QByteArray key_data;
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
     QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<Data> d;
+#endif
 };
 
 QByteArray torControlHashedPassword(const QByteArray &password);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.cpp
index 1dd1071c8..b2b58626a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ void HiddenService::addTarget(quint16 servicePort, QHostAddress targetAddress, q
     m_targets.append(t);
 }
 
+void HiddenService::setServiceId(const QByteArray& sid)
+{
+    m_service_id = sid;
+    m_hostname = sid + ".onion";
+
+    emit hostnameChanged();
+}
 void HiddenService::setPrivateKey(const CryptoKey &key)
 {
     if (m_privateKey.isLoaded()) {
@@ -97,13 +104,15 @@ void HiddenService::setPrivateKey(const CryptoKey &key)
         return;
     }
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
     if (!key.isPrivate()) {
         BUG() << "Cannot create a hidden service with a public key";
         return;
     }
+#endif
 
     m_privateKey = key;
-    m_hostname = m_privateKey.torServiceID() + QStringLiteral(".onion");
+
     emit privateKeyChanged();
 }
 
@@ -112,13 +121,13 @@ void HiddenService::loadPrivateKey()
     if (m_privateKey.isLoaded() || m_dataPath.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    bool ok = m_privateKey.loadFromFile(m_dataPath + QLatin1String("/private_key"), CryptoKey::PrivateKey);
+    bool ok = m_privateKey.loadFromFile(m_dataPath + QLatin1String("/private_key"));
+
     if (!ok) {
         qWarning() << "Failed to load hidden service key";
         return;
     }
 
-    m_hostname = m_privateKey.torServiceID();
     emit privateKeyChanged();
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.h b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.h
index 71c20a972..20fa1d851 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/HiddenService.h
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@ public:
 
     Status status() const { return m_status; }
 
-    const QString &hostname() const { return m_hostname; }
-    const QString &dataPath() const { return m_dataPath; }
+    const QString& hostname() const { return m_hostname; }
+    const QString  serviceId() const { return QString(m_service_id); }
+    const QString& dataPath() const { return m_dataPath; }
 
     CryptoKey privateKey() { return m_privateKey; }
     void setPrivateKey(const CryptoKey &privateKey);
+    void setServiceId(const QByteArray& sid);
 
     const QList<Target> &targets() const { return m_targets; }
     void addTarget(const Target &target);
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ signals:
     void statusChanged(int newStatus, int oldStatus);
     void serviceOnline();
     void privateKeyChanged();
+    void hostnameChanged();
 
 private slots:
     void servicePublished();
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ private:
     QString m_hostname;
     Status m_status;
     CryptoKey m_privateKey;
+    QByteArray m_service_id;
 
     void loadPrivateKey();
     void setStatus(Status newStatus);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.cpp
index 2bda04647..221a55935 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.cpp
@@ -174,17 +174,16 @@ bool TorManager::setupHiddenService()
         std::cerr << "Attempting to load key from legacy filesystem format in " << legacyDir.toStdString() << std::endl;
 
         CryptoKey key;
-        if (!key.loadFromFile(legacyDir + QLatin1String("/private_key"), CryptoKey::PrivateKey))
+        if (!key.loadFromFile(legacyDir + QLatin1String("/private_key")))
         {
             qWarning() << "Cannot load legacy format key from" << legacyDir << "for conversion";
             return false;
         }
 
-		keyData = QString::fromLatin1(key.encodedPrivateKey(CryptoKey::DER).toBase64());
 		d->hiddenService = new Tor::HiddenService(key, legacyDir, this);
 
 		std::cerr << "Got key from legacy dir: " << std::endl;
-		std::cerr << keyData.toStdString() << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << key.bytes().toStdString() << std::endl;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -193,6 +192,7 @@ bool TorManager::setupHiddenService()
 		std::cerr << "Creating new hidden service." << std::endl;
 
         connect(d->hiddenService, SIGNAL(privateKeyChanged()), this, SLOT(hiddenServicePrivateKeyChanged())) ;
+        connect(d->hiddenService, SIGNAL(hostnameChanged()), this, SLOT(hiddenServiceHostnameChanged())) ;
     }
 
     Q_ASSERT(d->hiddenService);
@@ -230,31 +230,40 @@ void TorManager::hiddenServiceStatusChanged(int old_status,int new_status)
 
 void TorManager::hiddenServicePrivateKeyChanged()
 {
-	QString key = QString::fromLatin1(d->hiddenService->privateKey().encodedPrivateKey(CryptoKey::DER).toBase64());
+    QString key = QString::fromLatin1(d->hiddenService->privateKey().bytes());
 
 	QFile outfile(d->hiddenServiceDir + QLatin1String("/private_key")) ;
     outfile.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text );
     QTextStream s(&outfile);
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
 	s << "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----" << endl;
 
-	for(uint32_t i=0;i<key.length();i+=64)
+    for(int i=0;i<key.length();i+=64)
 	    s << key.mid(i,64) << endl ;
 
 	s << "-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----" << endl;
+#endif
+    s << key ;
 
     outfile.close();
 
 	std::cerr << "Hidden service private key changed!" << std::endl;
 	std::cerr << key.toStdString() << std::endl;
+}
 
-	QFile outfile2(d->hiddenServiceDir + QLatin1String("/hostname")) ;
+void TorManager::hiddenServiceHostnameChanged()
+{
+    QFile outfile2(d->hiddenServiceDir + QLatin1String("/hostname")) ;
     outfile2.open( QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text );
     QTextStream t(&outfile2);
 
-	t << d->hiddenService->hostname() << endl;
+    QString hostname(d->hiddenService->hostname());
 
-	outfile2.close();
+    t << hostname << endl;
+    outfile2.close();
+
+    std::cerr << "Hidden service hostname changed: " << hostname.toStdString() << std::endl;
 }
 
 bool TorManager::configurationNeeded() const
@@ -381,7 +390,7 @@ bool TorManager::getHiddenServiceInfo(QString& service_id,QString& service_onion
 	for(auto it(hidden_services.begin());it!=hidden_services.end();++it)
 	{
 		service_onion_address = (*it)->hostname();
-		service_id = (*it)->privateKey().torServiceID();
+        service_id = (*it)->serviceId();
 
 		for(auto it2((*it)->targets().begin());it2!=(*it)->targets().end();++it2)
 		{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.h b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.h
index 3db1036d3..e9acc1208 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/TorControl/TorManager.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ public slots:
 
 private slots:
 	void hiddenServicePrivateKeyChanged();
-	void hiddenServiceStatusChanged(int old_status,int new_status);
+    void hiddenServiceHostnameChanged();
+    void hiddenServiceStatusChanged(int old_status,int new_status);
 
 signals:
     void configurationNeededChanged();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.cpp
index 0cfacb041..f9f77f9a9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.cpp
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ void HomePage::updateOwnCert()
 
 void HomePage::updateOwnId()
 {
-    bool include_extra_locators = mIncludeAllIPs;
-
     RsPeerDetails detail;
 
     if (!rsPeers->getPeerDetails(rsPeers->getOwnId(), detail))
@@ -199,11 +197,30 @@ void HomePage::updateOwnId()
         return ;
     }
 
-	std::string invite ;
+    bool include_extra_locators = mIncludeAllIPs || detail.isHiddenNode;
+    std::string invite ;
 
-	rsPeers->getShortInvite(invite,rsPeers->getOwnId(),true,!mIncludeAllIPs);
+    rsPeers->getShortInvite(invite,rsPeers->getOwnId(),true,!include_extra_locators);
 
-	ui->retroshareid->setText(QString::fromUtf8(invite.c_str()));
+#ifdef TODO
+    QString S;
+    QString txt;
+    int i=0;
+
+    for(uint32_t i=0;i<invite.size();)
+        if(QFontMetricsF(font()).width(S) < ui->retroshareid->width())
+            S += invite[i++];
+        else
+        {
+            txt += S + "\n";
+            S.clear();
+        }
+
+    txt += S;
+
+    ui->retroshareid->setText(txt);
+#endif
+    ui->retroshareid->setText(QString::fromUtf8(invite.c_str()));
 }
 static void sendMail(QString sAddress, QString sSubject, QString sBody)
 {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.ui
index 3e303b4e9..8079f3cac 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/HomePage.ui
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
         <string>...</string>
        </property>
        <property name="icon">
-        <iconset resource="images.qrc">
+        <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
          <normaloff>:/icons/help_64.png</normaloff>:/icons/help_64.png</iconset>
        </property>
        <property name="checkable">
@@ -186,22 +186,16 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="4">
-      <widget class="QToolButton" name="shareButton">
-       <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
-         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-        </sizepolicy>
-       </property>
-       <property name="focusPolicy">
-        <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
-       </property>
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="expandButton">
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share your RetroShare ID&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+        <string>Show full certificate (old format)</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>...</string>
        </property>
        <property name="icon">
         <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/icons/svg/share.svg</normaloff>:/icons/svg/share.svg</iconset>
+         <normaloff>:/icons/png/cert.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/cert.png</iconset>
        </property>
        <property name="iconSize">
         <size>
@@ -209,8 +203,8 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
          <height>24</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="popupMode">
-        <enum>QToolButton::InstantPopup</enum>
+       <property name="checkable">
+        <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
        <property name="autoRaise">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -218,7 +212,7 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item row="1" column="2">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="retroshareid">
+      <widget class="ElidedLabel" name="retroshareid">
        <property name="font">
         <font>
          <pointsize>10</pointsize>
@@ -232,12 +226,36 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
        <property name="text">
         <string/>
        </property>
+       <property name="wordWrap">
+        <bool>false</bool>
+       </property>
        <property name="textInteractionFlags">
         <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="3" column="0" colspan="5">
+     <item row="0" column="2">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="userCertLabel">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="font">
+        <font>
+         <pointsize>11</pointsize>
+        </font>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>This is your Retroshare ID. Copy and share with your friends!</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="0" colspan="6">
       <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="userCertEdit">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
         <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Expanding">
@@ -273,38 +291,23 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="2">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="userCertLabel">
+     <item row="1" column="3">
+      <widget class="QToolButton" name="shareButton">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
          <horstretch>0</horstretch>
          <verstretch>0</verstretch>
         </sizepolicy>
        </property>
-       <property name="font">
-        <font>
-         <pointsize>11</pointsize>
-        </font>
+       <property name="focusPolicy">
+        <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
        </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>This is your Retroshare ID. Copy and share with your friends!</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="alignment">
-        <set>Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="1" column="3">
-      <widget class="QToolButton" name="expandButton">
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Show full certificate (old format)</string>
-       </property>
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>...</string>
+        <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;Share your RetroShare ID&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
        </property>
        <property name="icon">
         <iconset resource="icons.qrc">
-         <normaloff>:/icons/png/cert.png</normaloff>:/icons/png/cert.png</iconset>
+         <normaloff>:/icons/svg/share.svg</normaloff>:/icons/svg/share.svg</iconset>
        </property>
        <property name="iconSize">
         <size>
@@ -312,8 +315,8 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
          <height>24</height>
         </size>
        </property>
-       <property name="checkable">
-        <bool>true</bool>
+       <property name="popupMode">
+        <enum>QToolButton::InstantPopup</enum>
        </property>
        <property name="autoRaise">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -337,9 +340,17 @@ private and secure decentralized communication platform.
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>ElidedLabel</class>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
+   <header location="global">gui/common/ElidedLabel.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <resources>
-  <include location="images.qrc"/>
   <include location="icons.qrc"/>
+  <include location="images.qrc"/>
  </resources>
  <connections/>
 </ui>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.cpp
index a74740712..59871bde2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConfCertDialog.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void ConfCertDialog::loadInvitePage()
 
     if(ui._shortFormat_CB->isChecked())
 	{
-		rsPeers->getShortInvite(invite,detail.id,true,!ui._includeIPHistory_CB->isChecked() );
+        rsPeers->getShortInvite(invite,detail.id,true,!(ui._includeIPHistory_CB->isChecked()|| detail.isHiddenNode) );
 		ui.stabWidget->setTabText(1, tr("Retroshare ID"));
 	}
 	else