diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 07fc715..f08772e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,11 +48,8 @@ add_definitions (-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DFUSE_USE_VERSION=26)
 find_package (OpenSSL REQUIRED)
 include_directories (${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-find_package(Boost
-  1.34.0
-  REQUIRED
-  COMPONENTS serialization)
-include_directories (${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+find_package (TinyXML REQUIRED)
+include_directories (${TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 find_package (RLog REQUIRED)
 add_definitions (-DRLOG_COMPONENT="encfs")
@@ -130,6 +127,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
   encfs/readpassphrase.cpp
   encfs/SSL_Cipher.cpp
   encfs/StreamNameIO.cpp
+  encfs/XmlReader.cpp
 )
 add_library(encfs SHARED ${SOURCE_FILES})
 set_property(TARGET encfs PROPERTY VERSION ${ENCFS_VERSION})
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ set_property(TARGET encfs PROPERTY SOVERSION ${ENCFS_SOVERSION})
 target_link_libraries(encfs
   ${FUSE_LIBRARIES}
   ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}
-  ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+  ${TINYXML_LIBRARIES}
   ${RLOG_LIBRARIES}
   ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 )
diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 0d01ac4..e3a7f3c 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Dependencies
 
 EncFS depends on a number of libraries:
 
-    openssl fuse boost-serialization gettext libintl librlog
+    openssl fuse tinyxml2 gettext libintl librlog
 
 Compiling on Debian and Ubuntu
 ==============================
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index c943b28..df24a9e 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ machine:
 
 dependencies:
   pre:
-    - sudo apt-get update
-    - sudo apt-get install cmake libfuse-dev librlog-dev libgettextpo-dev
+    - sudo apt-get install cmake libfuse-dev librlog-dev libgettextpo-dev libtinyxml2-dev
     - bash ./ci/install-gcc.sh
 
 test:
diff --git a/cmake/FindTinyXML.cmake b/cmake/FindTinyXML.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4edf154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindTinyXML.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# - Find TinyXML
+# Find the native TinyXML includes and library
+#
+#   TINYXML_FOUND       - True if TinyXML found.
+#   TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR - where to find tinyxml.h, etc.
+#   TINYXML_LIBRARIES   - List of libraries when using TinyXML.
+#
+
+IF( TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR )
+    # Already in cache, be silent
+    SET( TinyXML_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE )
+ENDIF( TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR )
+
+FIND_PATH( TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR "tinyxml2.h"
+           PATH_SUFFIXES "tinyxml2" )
+
+FIND_LIBRARY( TINYXML_LIBRARIES
+              NAMES "tinyxml2"
+              PATH_SUFFIXES "tinyxml2" )
+
+# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set TINYXML_FOUND to TRUE if
+# all listed variables are TRUE
+INCLUDE( "FindPackageHandleStandardArgs" )
+FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS( "TinyXML" DEFAULT_MSG TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR TINYXML_LIBRARIES )
+
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED( TINYXML_INCLUDE_DIR TINYXML_LIBRARIES )
diff --git a/devmode b/devmode
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cb53a37..f9850f5
--- a/devmode
+++ b/devmode
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Script which sets up the CMake build for Debug mode.
 # After running, chdir to the build subdir ane run "make"
 mkdir build
-cd build && cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug $@
+cd build && cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fsanitize=address" $@
diff --git a/drone-config/Dockerfile b/drone-config/Dockerfile
index 90129e3..f6fc34e 100644
--- a/drone-config/Dockerfile
+++ b/drone-config/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM ubuntu
 # Do system updates and install dependencies
 RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get -y upgrade
-RUN sudo apt-get -y install git wget autopoint libfuse-dev libboost-serialization-dev
+RUN sudo apt-get -y install git wget autopoint libfuse-dev libtinyxml2-dev
 RUN apt-get clean
 
 # Download Drone.io
diff --git a/drone-config/worker/Dockerfile b/drone-config/worker/Dockerfile
index 159d5ed..37592f0 100644
--- a/drone-config/worker/Dockerfile
+++ b/drone-config/worker/Dockerfile
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ RUN     apt-get -y upgrade \
         && apt-get -y install \
             git \
             libfuse-dev \
-            libboost-serialization-dev \
             libssl-dev \
             librlog-dev \
             gettext \
             libgettextpo-dev \
+            libtinyxml2-dev \
         && apt-get clean
 
diff --git a/encfs/FSConfig.h b/encfs/FSConfig.h
index 61000dc..922dfc1 100644
--- a/encfs/FSConfig.h
+++ b/encfs/FSConfig.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #ifndef _FSConfig_incl_
 #define _FSConfig_incl_
 
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "encfs.h"
@@ -54,12 +55,13 @@ struct EncFSConfig {
   rel::Interface cipherIface;
   // interface used for file name coding
   rel::Interface nameIface;
+  
   int keySize;    // reported in bits
   int blockSize;  // reported in bytes
 
   std::vector<unsigned char> keyData;
-
   std::vector<unsigned char> salt;
+
   int kdfIterations;
   long desiredKDFDuration;
 
diff --git a/encfs/FileUtils.cpp b/encfs/FileUtils.cpp
index 52c2dfc..d23de29 100644
--- a/encfs/FileUtils.cpp
+++ b/encfs/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 #endif
 #define _BSD_SOURCE  // pick up setenv on RH7.3
 
-#include <boost/version.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/xml_iarchive.hpp>
-#include <boost/archive/xml_oarchive.hpp>
-#include <boost/serialization/binary_object.hpp>
-#include <boost/serialization/nvp.hpp>
-#include <boost/serialization/split_free.hpp>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <rlog/Error.h>
 #include <rlog/rlog.h>
@@ -45,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <list>
+#include <tinyxml2.h>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "BlockNameIO.h"
@@ -59,7 +54,9 @@
 #include "Interface.h"
 #include "NameIO.h"
 #include "Range.h"
+#include "XmlReader.h"
 #include "autosprintf.h"
+#include "base64.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "i18n.h"
 #include "intl/gettext.h"
@@ -73,7 +70,6 @@ using namespace rel;
 using namespace rlog;
 using namespace std;
 using gnu::autosprintf;
-namespace serial = boost::serialization;
 
 static const int DefaultBlockSize = 1024;
 // The maximum length of text passwords.  If longer are needed,
@@ -108,9 +104,8 @@ struct ConfigInfo {
   const char *fileName;
   ConfigType type;
   const char *environmentOverride;
-  bool (*loadFunc)(const char *fileName, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
-                   ConfigInfo *cfg);
-  bool (*saveFunc)(const char *fileName, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config);
+  bool (*loadFunc)(const char *fileName, EncFSConfig *config, ConfigInfo *cfg);
+  bool (*saveFunc)(const char *fileName, const EncFSConfig *config);
   int currentSubVersion;
   int defaultSubVersion;
 } ConfigFileMapping[] = {
@@ -127,121 +122,6 @@ struct ConfigInfo {
       {".encfs", Config_Prehistoric, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0},
       {NULL, Config_None, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0}};
 
-#include "boost-versioning.h" // IWYU pragma: keep
-
-// define serialization helpers
-namespace boost {
-namespace serialization {
-template <class Archive>
-void save(Archive &ar, const EncFSConfig &cfg, unsigned int version) {
-  (void)version;
-  // version 20 (aka 20100613)
-  if (cfg.subVersion == 0)
-    ar << make_nvp("version", V6SubVersion);
-  else
-    ar << make_nvp("version", cfg.subVersion);
-
-  ar << make_nvp("creator", cfg.creator);
-  ar << make_nvp("cipherAlg", cfg.cipherIface);
-  ar << make_nvp("nameAlg", cfg.nameIface);
-  ar << make_nvp("keySize", cfg.keySize);
-  ar << make_nvp("blockSize", cfg.blockSize);
-  ar << make_nvp("uniqueIV", cfg.uniqueIV);
-  ar << make_nvp("chainedNameIV", cfg.chainedNameIV);
-  ar << make_nvp("externalIVChaining", cfg.externalIVChaining);
-  ar << make_nvp("blockMACBytes", cfg.blockMACBytes);
-  ar << make_nvp("blockMACRandBytes", cfg.blockMACRandBytes);
-  ar << make_nvp("allowHoles", cfg.allowHoles);
-
-  int encodedSize = cfg.keyData.size();
-  ar << make_nvp("encodedKeySize", encodedSize);
-  ar << make_nvp("encodedKeyData",
-                 serial::make_binary_object(cfg.getKeyData(), encodedSize));
-
-  // version 20080816
-  int size = cfg.salt.size();
-  ar << make_nvp("saltLen", size);
-  ar << make_nvp("saltData",
-                 serial::make_binary_object(cfg.getSaltData(), size));
-  ar << make_nvp("kdfIterations", cfg.kdfIterations);
-  ar << make_nvp("desiredKDFDuration", cfg.desiredKDFDuration);
-}
-
-template <class Archive>
-void load(Archive &ar, EncFSConfig &cfg, unsigned int version) {
-  rInfo("version = %i", version);
-  // TODO: figure out how to deprecate all but the first case..
-  if (version == 20 || version >= 20100713) {
-    rInfo("found new serialization format");
-    ar >> make_nvp("version", cfg.subVersion);
-  } else if (version == 26800) {
-    rInfo("found 20080816 version");
-    cfg.subVersion = 20080816;
-  } else if (version == 26797) {
-    rInfo("found 20080813");
-    cfg.subVersion = 20080813;
-  } else if (version < (unsigned int)V5SubVersion) {
-    rError("Invalid version %i - please fix config file", version);
-  } else {
-    rInfo("Boost <= 1.41 compatibility mode");
-    cfg.subVersion = version;
-  }
-  rInfo("subVersion = %i", cfg.subVersion);
-
-  ar >> make_nvp("creator", cfg.creator);
-  ar >> make_nvp("cipherAlg", cfg.cipherIface);
-  ar >> make_nvp("nameAlg", cfg.nameIface);
-  ar >> make_nvp("keySize", cfg.keySize);
-  ar >> make_nvp("blockSize", cfg.blockSize);
-  ar >> make_nvp("uniqueIV", cfg.uniqueIV);
-  ar >> make_nvp("chainedNameIV", cfg.chainedNameIV);
-  ar >> make_nvp("externalIVChaining", cfg.externalIVChaining);
-  ar >> make_nvp("blockMACBytes", cfg.blockMACBytes);
-  ar >> make_nvp("blockMACRandBytes", cfg.blockMACRandBytes);
-  ar >> make_nvp("allowHoles", cfg.allowHoles);
-
-  int encodedSize;
-  ar >> make_nvp("encodedKeySize", encodedSize);
-  rAssert(encodedSize == cfg.getCipher()->encodedKeySize());
-
-  unsigned char *key = new unsigned char[encodedSize];
-  ar >>
-      make_nvp("encodedKeyData", serial::make_binary_object(key, encodedSize));
-  cfg.assignKeyData(key, encodedSize);
-  delete[] key;
-
-  if (cfg.subVersion >= 20080816) {
-    int saltLen;
-    ar >> make_nvp("saltLen", saltLen);
-    unsigned char *salt = new unsigned char[saltLen];
-    ar >> make_nvp("saltData", serial::make_binary_object(salt, saltLen));
-    cfg.assignSaltData(salt, saltLen);
-    delete[] salt;
-
-    ar >> make_nvp("kdfIterations", cfg.kdfIterations);
-    ar >> make_nvp("desiredKDFDuration", cfg.desiredKDFDuration);
-  } else {
-    cfg.salt.clear();
-    cfg.kdfIterations = 16;
-    cfg.desiredKDFDuration = NormalKDFDuration;
-  }
-}
-
-template <class Archive>
-void serialize(Archive &ar, EncFSConfig &cfg, unsigned int version) {
-  split_free(ar, cfg, version);
-}
-
-template <class Archive>
-void serialize(Archive &ar, Interface &i, const unsigned int version) {
-  (void)version;
-  ar &make_nvp("name", i.name());
-  ar &make_nvp("major", i.current());
-  ar &make_nvp("minor", i.revision());
-}
-}
-}
-
 EncFS_Root::EncFS_Root() {}
 
 EncFS_Root::~EncFS_Root() {}
@@ -330,7 +210,7 @@ bool userAllowMkdir(int promptno, const char *path, mode_t mode) {
  * Load config file by calling the load function on the filename
  */
 ConfigType readConfig_load(ConfigInfo *nm, const char *path,
-                           const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config) {
+                           EncFSConfig *config) {
   if (nm->loadFunc) {
     try {
       if ((*nm->loadFunc)(path, config, nm)) {
@@ -354,8 +234,7 @@ ConfigType readConfig_load(ConfigInfo *nm, const char *path,
  * Try to locate the config file
  * Tries the most recent format first, then looks for older versions
  */
-ConfigType readConfig(const string &rootDir,
-                      const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config) {
+ConfigType readConfig(const string &rootDir, EncFSConfig *config) {
   ConfigInfo *nm = ConfigFileMapping;
   while (nm->fileName) {
     // allow environment variable to override default config path
@@ -386,32 +265,96 @@ ConfigType readConfig(const string &rootDir,
  * Read config file in current "V6" XML format, normally named ".encfs6.xml"
  * This format is in use since Apr 13, 2008 (commit 6d081f5c)
  */
-bool readV6Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
+ // Read a boost::serialization config file using an Xml reader..
+bool readV6Config(const char *configFile, EncFSConfig *cfg,
                   ConfigInfo *info) {
   (void)info;
 
-  ifstream st(configFile);
-  if (st.is_open()) {
-    try {
-      boost::archive::xml_iarchive ia(st);
-      ia >> BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(*config);
-
-      return true;
-    } catch (boost::archive::archive_exception &e) {
-      rError("Archive exception: %s", e.what());
-      return false;
-    }
-  } else {
-    rInfo("Failed to load config file %s", configFile);
+  XmlReader rdr;
+  if (!rdr.load(configFile)) {
+    rError("Failed to load config file %s", configFile);
     return false;
   }
+
+  XmlValuePtr serialization = rdr["boost_serialization"];
+  XmlValuePtr config = (*serialization)["cfg"];
+  if (!config) {
+    config = (*serialization)["config"];
+  }
+  if (!config) {
+    rError("Unable to find XML configuration in file %s", configFile);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  int version;
+  if (!config->read("version", &version) &&
+      !config->read("@version", &version)) {
+    rError("Unable to find version in config file");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // version numbering was complicated by boost::archive
+  if (version == 20 || version >= 20100713) {
+    rDebug("found new serialization format");
+    cfg->subVersion = version;
+  } else if (version == 26800) {
+    rDebug("found 20080816 version");
+    cfg->subVersion = 20080816;
+  } else if (version == 26797) {
+    rDebug("found 20080813");
+    cfg->subVersion = 20080813;
+  } else if (version < V5SubVersion) {
+    rError("Invalid version %d - please fix config file", version);
+  } else {
+    rInfo("Boost <= 1.41 compatibility mode");
+    cfg->subVersion = version;
+  }
+  rDebug("subVersion = %d", cfg->subVersion);
+
+  config->read("creator", &cfg->creator);
+  config->read("cipherAlg", &cfg->cipherIface);
+  config->read("nameAlg", &cfg->nameIface);
+
+  config->read("keySize", &cfg->keySize);
+
+  config->read("blockSize", &cfg->blockSize);
+  config->read("uniqueIV", &cfg->uniqueIV);
+  config->read("chainedNameIV", &cfg->chainedNameIV);
+  config->read("externalIVChaining", &cfg->externalIVChaining);
+  config->read("blockMACBytes", &cfg->blockMACBytes);
+  config->read("blockMACRandBytes", &cfg->blockMACRandBytes);
+  config->read("allowHoles", &cfg->allowHoles);
+
+  int encodedSize;
+  config->read("encodedKeySize", &encodedSize);
+  unsigned char *key = new unsigned char[encodedSize];
+  config->readB64("encodedKeyData", key, encodedSize);
+  cfg->assignKeyData(key, encodedSize);
+  delete[] key;
+
+  if (cfg->subVersion >= 20080816) {
+    int saltLen;
+    config->read("saltLen", &saltLen);
+    unsigned char *salt = new unsigned char[saltLen];
+    config->readB64("saltData", salt, saltLen);
+    cfg->assignSaltData(salt, saltLen);
+    delete[] salt;
+
+    config->read("kdfIterations", &cfg->kdfIterations);
+    config->read("desiredKDFDuration", &cfg->desiredKDFDuration);
+  } else {
+    cfg->kdfIterations = 16;
+    cfg->desiredKDFDuration = NormalKDFDuration;
+  }
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 /**
  * Read config file in deprecated "V5" format, normally named ".encfs5"
  * This format has been used before Apr 13, 2008
  */
-bool readV5Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
+bool readV5Config(const char *configFile, EncFSConfig *config,
                   ConfigInfo *info) {
   bool ok = false;
 
@@ -466,7 +409,7 @@ bool readV5Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
  * Read config file in deprecated "V4" format, normally named ".encfs4"
  * This format has been used before Jan 7, 2008
  */
-bool readV4Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
+bool readV4Config(const char *configFile, EncFSConfig *config,
                   ConfigInfo *info) {
   bool ok = false;
 
@@ -503,7 +446,7 @@ bool readV4Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
 }
 
 bool saveConfig(ConfigType type, const string &rootDir,
-                const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config) {
+                const EncFSConfig *config) {
   bool ok = false;
 
   ConfigInfo *nm = ConfigFileMapping;
@@ -530,31 +473,93 @@ bool saveConfig(ConfigType type, const string &rootDir,
   return ok;
 }
 
-bool writeV6Config(const char *configFile,
-                   const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config) {
-  ofstream st(configFile);
-  if (!st.is_open()) return false;
-
-  st << *config;
-  return true;
+template <typename T>
+tinyxml2::XMLElement *addEl(tinyxml2::XMLDocument &doc,
+                            tinyxml2::XMLNode *parent, const char *name,
+                            T value) {
+  auto el = doc.NewElement(name);
+  el->SetText(value);
+  parent->InsertEndChild(el);
+  return el;
 }
 
-std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &st, const EncFSConfig &cfg) {
-  boost::archive::xml_oarchive oa(st);
-  oa << BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(cfg);
+template <>
+tinyxml2::XMLElement *addEl<>(tinyxml2::XMLDocument &doc,
+                              tinyxml2::XMLNode *parent, const char *name,
+                              Interface iface) {
+  auto el = doc.NewElement(name);
 
-  return st;
+  auto n = doc.NewElement("name");
+  n->SetText(iface.name().c_str());
+  el->InsertEndChild(n);
+
+  auto major = doc.NewElement("major");
+  major->SetText(iface.current());
+  el->InsertEndChild(major);
+
+  auto minor = doc.NewElement("minor");
+  minor->SetText(iface.revision());
+  el->InsertEndChild(minor);
+
+  parent->InsertEndChild(el);
+  return el;
 }
 
-std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &st, EncFSConfig &cfg) {
-  boost::archive::xml_iarchive ia(st);
-  ia >> BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(cfg);
+template <>
+tinyxml2::XMLElement *addEl<>(tinyxml2::XMLDocument &doc,
+                              tinyxml2::XMLNode *parent, const char *name,
+                              std::vector<unsigned char> data) {
+  string v = string("\n") + B64StandardEncode(data) + "\n";
+  return addEl(doc, parent, name, v.c_str());
+}
 
-  return st;
+bool writeV6Config(const char *configFile, const EncFSConfig *cfg) {
+  tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
+
+  // Various static tags are included to make the output compatible with
+  // older boost-based readers.
+  doc.InsertEndChild(doc.NewDeclaration(nullptr));
+  doc.InsertEndChild(doc.NewUnknown("DOCTYPE boost_serialization"));
+
+  auto header = doc.NewElement("boost_serialization");
+  header->SetAttribute("signature", "serialization::archive");
+  header->SetAttribute("version", "7");
+  doc.InsertEndChild(header);
+
+  auto config = doc.NewElement("cfg");
+  config->SetAttribute("class_id", "0");
+  config->SetAttribute("tracking_level", "0");
+  config->SetAttribute("version", "20");
+  header->InsertEndChild(config);
+
+  addEl(doc, config, "version", V6SubVersion);
+  addEl(doc, config, "creator", cfg->creator.c_str());
+  auto cipherAlg = addEl(doc, config, "cipherAlg", cfg->cipherIface);
+  cipherAlg->SetAttribute("class_id", "1");
+  cipherAlg->SetAttribute("tracking_level", "0");
+  cipherAlg->SetAttribute("version", "0");
+  addEl(doc, config, "nameAlg", cfg->nameIface);
+  addEl(doc, config, "keySize", cfg->keySize);
+  addEl(doc, config, "blockSize", cfg->blockSize);
+  addEl(doc, config, "uniqueIV", cfg->uniqueIV);
+  addEl(doc, config, "chainedNameIV", cfg->chainedNameIV);
+  addEl(doc, config, "externalIVChaining", cfg->externalIVChaining);
+  addEl(doc, config, "blockMACBytes", cfg->blockMACBytes);
+  addEl(doc, config, "blockMACRandBytes", cfg->blockMACRandBytes);
+  addEl(doc, config, "allowHoles", cfg->allowHoles);
+  addEl(doc, config, "encodedKeySize", (int)cfg->keyData.size());
+  addEl(doc, config, "encodedKeyData", cfg->keyData);
+  addEl(doc, config, "saltLen", (int)cfg->salt.size());
+  addEl(doc, config, "saltData", cfg->salt);
+  addEl(doc, config, "kdfIterations", cfg->kdfIterations);
+  addEl(doc, config, "desiredKDFDuration", (int)cfg->desiredKDFDuration);
+
+  auto err = doc.SaveFile(configFile, false);
+  return err == tinyxml2::XML_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 bool writeV5Config(const char *configFile,
-                   const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config) {
+                   const EncFSConfig *config) {
   ConfigReader cfg;
 
   cfg["creator"] << config->creator;
@@ -576,7 +581,7 @@ bool writeV5Config(const char *configFile,
 }
 
 bool writeV4Config(const char *configFile,
-                   const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config) {
+                   const EncFSConfig *config) {
   ConfigReader cfg;
 
   cfg["cipher"] << config->cipherIface;
@@ -1125,7 +1130,7 @@ RootPtr createV6Config(EncFS_Context *ctx, const shared_ptr<EncFS_Opts> &opts) {
   // xgroup(setup)
   cout << _("Configuration finished.  The filesystem to be created has\n"
             "the following properties:") << endl;
-  showFSInfo(config);
+  showFSInfo(config.get());
 
   if (config->externalIVChaining) {
     cout << _("-------------------------- WARNING --------------------------\n")
@@ -1175,7 +1180,7 @@ RootPtr createV6Config(EncFS_Context *ctx, const shared_ptr<EncFS_Opts> &opts) {
     return rootInfo;
   }
 
-  if (!saveConfig(Config_V6, rootDir, config)) return rootInfo;
+  if (!saveConfig(Config_V6, rootDir, config.get())) return rootInfo;
 
   // fill in config struct
   shared_ptr<NameIO> nameCoder =
@@ -1208,7 +1213,7 @@ RootPtr createV6Config(EncFS_Context *ctx, const shared_ptr<EncFS_Opts> &opts) {
   return rootInfo;
 }
 
-void showFSInfo(const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config) {
+void showFSInfo(const EncFSConfig *config) {
   shared_ptr<Cipher> cipher = Cipher::New(config->cipherIface, -1);
   {
     cout << autosprintf(
@@ -1517,7 +1522,7 @@ RootPtr initFS(EncFS_Context *ctx, const shared_ptr<EncFS_Opts> &opts) {
   RootPtr rootInfo;
   shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> config(new EncFSConfig);
 
-  if (readConfig(opts->rootDir, config) != Config_None) {
+  if (readConfig(opts->rootDir, config.get()) != Config_None) {
     if (config->blockMACBytes == 0 && opts->requireMac) {
       cout << _(
           "The configuration disabled MAC, but you passed --require-macs\n");
diff --git a/encfs/FileUtils.h b/encfs/FileUtils.h
index 4928e47..5e09fe9 100644
--- a/encfs/FileUtils.h
+++ b/encfs/FileUtils.h
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ enum ConfigMode { Config_Prompt, Config_Standard, Config_Paranoia };
  */
 struct EncFS_Opts {
   std::string rootDir;
-  std::string mountPoint; // where to make filesystem visible
-  bool createIfNotFound;  // create filesystem if not found
-  bool idleTracking;      // turn on idle monitoring of filesystem
-  bool mountOnDemand;     // mounting on-demand
-  bool delayMount;        // delay initial mount
+  std::string mountPoint;  // where to make filesystem visible
+  bool createIfNotFound;   // create filesystem if not found
+  bool idleTracking;       // turn on idle monitoring of filesystem
+  bool mountOnDemand;      // mounting on-demand
+  bool delayMount;         // delay initial mount
 
   bool checkKey;     // check crypto key decoding
   bool forceDecode;  // force decode on MAC block failures
@@ -118,15 +118,14 @@ struct EncFS_Opts {
 /*
     Read existing config file.  Looks for any supported configuration version.
 */
-ConfigType readConfig(const std::string &rootDir,
-                      const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config);
+ConfigType readConfig(const std::string &rootDir, EncFSConfig *config);
 
 /*
     Save the configuration.  Saves back as the same configuration type as was
     read from.
 */
 bool saveConfig(ConfigType type, const std::string &rootdir,
-                const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config);
+                const EncFSConfig *config);
 
 class EncFS_Context;
 
@@ -134,21 +133,18 @@ RootPtr initFS(EncFS_Context *ctx, const shared_ptr<EncFS_Opts> &opts);
 
 RootPtr createV6Config(EncFS_Context *ctx, const shared_ptr<EncFS_Opts> &opts);
 
-void showFSInfo(const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config);
+void showFSInfo(const EncFSConfig *config);
 
-bool readV4Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
+bool readV4Config(const char *configFile, EncFSConfig *config,
                   struct ConfigInfo *);
-bool writeV4Config(const char *configFile,
-                   const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config);
+bool writeV4Config(const char *configFile, const EncFSConfig *config);
 
-bool readV5Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
+bool readV5Config(const char *configFile, EncFSConfig *config,
                   struct ConfigInfo *);
-bool writeV5Config(const char *configFile,
-                   const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config);
+bool writeV5Config(const char *configFile, const EncFSConfig *config);
 
-bool readV6Config(const char *configFile, const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config,
+bool readV6Config(const char *configFile, EncFSConfig *config,
                   struct ConfigInfo *);
-bool writeV6Config(const char *configFile,
-                   const shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> &config);
+bool writeV6Config(const char *configFile, const EncFSConfig *config);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/encfs/XmlReader.cpp b/encfs/XmlReader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5338fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encfs/XmlReader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Author:   Valient Gough <vgough@pobox.com>
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, Valient Gough
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "XmlReader.h"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <map>
+
+#include <tinyxml2.h>
+
+#include <rlog/Error.h>
+#include <rlog/rlog.h>
+
+#include "base64.h"
+#include "Interface.h"
+#include "shared_ptr.h"
+
+XmlValue::~XmlValue() {}
+
+XmlValuePtr XmlValue::operator[](const char *path) const { return find(path); }
+
+XmlValuePtr XmlValue::find(const char *path) const {
+  // Shouldn't get here.
+  rError("in XmlValue::find(%s)", path);
+  return XmlValuePtr();
+}
+
+bool XmlValue::read(const char *path, std::string *out) const {
+  XmlValuePtr value = find(path);
+  if (!value) return false;
+
+  *out = value->text();
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool XmlValue::read(const char *path, int *out) const {
+  XmlValuePtr value = find(path);
+  if (!value) return false;
+
+  *out = atoi(value->text().c_str());
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool XmlValue::read(const char *path, long *out) const {
+  XmlValuePtr value = find(path);
+  if (!value) return false;
+
+  *out = atol(value->text().c_str());
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool XmlValue::read(const char *path, double *out) const {
+  XmlValuePtr value = find(path);
+  if (!value) return false;
+
+  *out = atof(value->text().c_str());
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool XmlValue::read(const char *path, bool *out) const {
+  XmlValuePtr value = find(path);
+  if (!value) return false;
+
+  *out = atoi(value->text().c_str());
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool XmlValue::readB64(const char *path, unsigned char *data, int length) const {
+  XmlValuePtr value = find(path);
+  if (!value) return false;
+
+  std::string s = value->text();
+  s.erase(std::remove_if(s.begin(), s.end(), ::isspace), s.end());
+  s.erase(s.find_last_not_of("=") + 1);
+
+  int decodedSize = B64ToB256Bytes(s.size());
+  if (decodedSize != length) {
+    rError("decoding bytes len %d, expecting output len %d, got %d", s.size(),
+           length, decodedSize);
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!B64StandardDecode(data, (unsigned char *)s.data(), s.size())) {
+    rError("B64 decode failure on \"%s\"", s.c_str());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool XmlValue::read(const char *path, rel::Interface *out) const {
+  XmlValuePtr node = find(path);
+  if (!node) return false;
+
+  bool ok = node->read("name", &out->name()) &&
+            node->read("major", &out->current()) &&
+             node->read("minor", &out->revision());
+
+  return ok;
+}
+
+std::string safeValueForNode(const tinyxml2::XMLElement *element) {
+  std::string value;
+  if (element == NULL) return value;
+
+  const tinyxml2::XMLNode *child = element->FirstChild();
+  if (child) {
+    const tinyxml2::XMLText *childText = child->ToText();
+    if (childText) value = childText->Value();
+  }
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+class XmlNode : virtual public XmlValue {
+  const tinyxml2::XMLElement *element;
+
+ public:
+  XmlNode(const tinyxml2::XMLElement *element_)
+      : XmlValue(safeValueForNode(element_)), element(element_) {}
+
+  virtual ~XmlNode() {}
+
+  virtual XmlValuePtr find(const char *name) const {
+    if (name[0] == '@') {
+      const char *value = element->Attribute(name + 1);
+      if (value)
+        return XmlValuePtr(new XmlValue(value));
+      else
+        return XmlValuePtr();
+    } else {
+      const tinyxml2::XMLElement *el = element->FirstChildElement(name);
+      if (el)
+        return XmlValuePtr(new XmlNode(el));
+      else
+        return XmlValuePtr();
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+struct XmlReader::XmlReaderData {
+  shared_ptr<tinyxml2::XMLDocument> doc;
+};
+
+XmlReader::XmlReader() : pd(new XmlReaderData()) {}
+
+XmlReader::~XmlReader() {}
+
+bool XmlReader::load(const char *fileName) {
+  pd->doc.reset(new tinyxml2::XMLDocument());
+
+  auto err = pd->doc->LoadFile(fileName);
+  return err == tinyxml2::XML_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+XmlValuePtr XmlReader::operator[](const char *name) const {
+  tinyxml2::XMLNode *node = pd->doc->FirstChildElement(name);
+  if (node == NULL) {
+    rError("Xml node %s not found", name);
+    return XmlValuePtr(new XmlValue());
+  }
+
+  tinyxml2::XMLElement *element = node->ToElement();
+  if (element == NULL) {
+    rError("Xml node %s not element", name);
+    return XmlValuePtr(new XmlValue());
+  }
+
+  return XmlValuePtr(new XmlNode(element));
+}
diff --git a/encfs/XmlReader.h b/encfs/XmlReader.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bae8e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encfs/XmlReader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Author:   Valient Gough <vgough@pobox.com>
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, Valient Gough
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _XmlReader_incl_
+#define _XmlReader_incl_
+
+#include <string>
+#include "Interface.h"
+#include "shared_ptr.h"
+
+class XmlValue;
+typedef shared_ptr<XmlValue> XmlValuePtr;
+
+class XmlValue {
+  std::string value;
+
+ public:
+  XmlValue() {}
+
+  XmlValue(const std::string &value) { this->value = value; }
+  virtual ~XmlValue();
+
+  XmlValuePtr operator[](const char *path) const;
+
+  const std::string &text() const { return value; }
+
+  bool read(const char *path, std::string *out) const;
+  bool readB64(const char *path, unsigned char *out, int length) const;
+
+  bool read(const char *path, int *out) const;
+  bool read(const char *path, long *out) const;
+  bool read(const char *path, double *out) const;
+  bool read(const char *path, bool *out) const;
+
+  bool read(const char *path, rel::Interface *out) const;
+
+ protected:
+  virtual XmlValuePtr find(const char *name) const;
+};
+
+class XmlReader {
+ public:
+  XmlReader();
+  ~XmlReader();
+
+  bool load(const char *fileName);
+
+  XmlValuePtr operator[](const char *name) const;
+
+ private:
+  struct XmlReaderData;
+  shared_ptr<XmlReaderData> pd;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/encfs/base64.cpp b/encfs/base64.cpp
index bd2e768..af080f2 100644
--- a/encfs/base64.cpp
+++ b/encfs/base64.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "base64.h"
 
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#include <rlog/rlog.h>
+
 // change between two powers of two, stored as the low bits of the bytes in the
 // arrays.
 // It is the caller's responsibility to make sure the output array is large
@@ -177,3 +180,99 @@ void AsciiToB32(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in, int length) {
     *out++ = (unsigned char)lch;
   }
 }
+
+#define WHITESPACE 64
+#define EQUALS 65
+#define INVALID 66
+
+static const unsigned char d[] = {
+    66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 64, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66,
+    66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66,
+    66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 66, 62, 66, 66, 66, 63, 52, 53, 54,
+    55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 66, 66,  // 50-59
+    66, 65, 66, 66, 66, 0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10, 11,
+    12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 66, 66, 66,
+    66, 66, 66, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,  // 100-109
+    39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51};
+
+bool B64StandardDecode(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in, int inLen) {
+  const unsigned char *end = in + inLen;
+  size_t buf = 1;
+
+  while (in < end) {
+    unsigned char v = *in++;
+    if (v > 'z') {
+      rError("Invalid character: %d", (unsigned int)v);
+      return false;
+    }
+    unsigned char c = d[v];
+
+    switch (c) {
+      case WHITESPACE:
+        continue; /* skip whitespace */
+      case INVALID:
+        rError("Invalid character: %d", (unsigned int)v);
+        return false; /* invalid input, return error */
+      case EQUALS:    /* pad character, end of data */
+        in = end;
+        continue;
+      default:
+        buf = buf << 6 | c;
+
+        /* If the buffer is full, split it into bytes */
+        if (buf & 0x1000000) {
+          *out++ = buf >> 16;
+          *out++ = buf >> 8;
+          *out++ = buf;
+          buf = 1;
+        }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (buf & 0x40000) {
+    *out++ = buf >> 10;
+    *out++ = buf >> 2;
+  } else if (buf & 0x1000) {
+    *out++ = buf >> 4;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+// Lookup table for encoding
+// If you want to use an alternate alphabet, change the characters here
+const static char encodeLookup[] =
+    "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
+std::string B64StandardEncode(std::vector<unsigned char> inputBuffer) {
+  std::string encodedString;
+  encodedString.reserve(B256ToB64Bytes(inputBuffer.size()));
+  long temp;
+  std::vector<unsigned char>::iterator cursor = inputBuffer.begin();
+  for (size_t idx = 0; idx < inputBuffer.size() / 3; idx++) {
+    temp = (*cursor++) << 16;  // Convert to big endian
+    temp += (*cursor++) << 8;
+    temp += (*cursor++);
+    encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x00FC0000) >> 18]);
+    encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x0003F000) >> 12]);
+    encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x00000FC0) >> 6]);
+    encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x0000003F)]);
+  }
+
+  switch (inputBuffer.size() % 3) {
+    case 1:
+      temp = (*cursor++) << 16;  // Convert to big endian
+      encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x00FC0000) >> 18]);
+      encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x0003F000) >> 12]);
+      encodedString.append(2, '=');
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      temp = (*cursor++) << 16;  // Convert to big endian
+      temp += (*cursor++) << 8;
+      encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x00FC0000) >> 18]);
+      encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x0003F000) >> 12]);
+      encodedString.append(1, encodeLookup[(temp & 0x00000FC0) >> 6]);
+      encodedString.append(1, '=');
+      break;
+  }
+  return encodedString;
+}
diff --git a/encfs/base64.h b/encfs/base64.h
index 2b648ed..d88f681 100644
--- a/encfs/base64.h
+++ b/encfs/base64.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #ifndef _base64_incl_
 #define _base64_incl_
 
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
 inline int B64ToB256Bytes(int numB64Bytes) {
   return (numB64Bytes * 6) / 8;  // round down
 }
@@ -62,4 +65,11 @@ void AsciiToB64(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in, int length);
 void AsciiToB32(unsigned char *buf, int length);
 void AsciiToB32(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in, int length);
 
+// Decode standard B64 into the output array.
+// Used only to decode legacy Boost XML serialized config format.
+// The output size must be at least B64ToB256Bytes(inputLen).
+bool B64StandardDecode(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in, int inputLen);
+
+std::string B64StandardEncode(std::vector<unsigned char> input);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/encfs/boost-versioning.h b/encfs/boost-versioning.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f97ab3..0000000
--- a/encfs/boost-versioning.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef BOOST_VERSIONING_INCL
-#define BOOST_VERSIONING_INCL
-
-// This header stores workaround code for dealing with incompatible changes
-// made to boost archive/serialization classes.
-
-#if (BOOST_VERSION <= 104100)
-// Easy case, boost archive serial numbers are sizeof(int)
-BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(EncFSConfig, V6SubVersion)
-#else
-// starting with boost 1.42, serial numbers change to 8-bit.  However to make
-// things tricker, the internal comparison is more like 16bit, which makes
-// writing backward compatible code very tricky.
-
-// We make a partial specialization of the iserializer class to remove the
-// version number checking which would otherwise cause boost::serialization to
-// throw an exception if it came across a version that was greater then what
-// we specify in BOOST_CLASS_VERSION below.  Without this, manual editing
-// of the file is needed before boost will allow us to read it.
-
-BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(EncFSConfig, 20)
-
-namespace boost {
-namespace archive {
-namespace detail {
-
-// Specialize iserializer class in order to get rid of version check
-template <class Archive>
-class iserializer<Archive, EncFSConfig> : public basic_iserializer {
- private:
-  virtual void destroy(/*const*/ void *address) const {
-    boost::serialization::access::destroy(static_cast<EncFSConfig *>(address));
-  }
-
- protected:
-  explicit iserializer()
-      : basic_iserializer(boost::serialization::singleton<
-            BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::serialization::
-                type_info_implementation<
-                    EncFSConfig>::type>::get_const_instance()) {}
-
- public:
-  virtual BOOST_DLLEXPORT void load_object_data(
-      basic_iarchive &ar, void *x,
-      const unsigned int file_version) const BOOST_USED;
-  virtual bool class_info() const {
-    return boost::serialization::implementation_level<EncFSConfig>::value >=
-           boost::serialization::object_class_info;
-  }
-  virtual bool tracking(const unsigned int /* flags */) const {
-    return boost::serialization::tracking_level<EncFSConfig>::value ==
-               boost::serialization::track_always ||
-           (boost::serialization::tracking_level<EncFSConfig>::value ==
-                boost::serialization::track_selectively &&
-            serialized_as_pointer());
-  }
-  virtual version_type version() const {
-    return version_type(::boost::serialization::version<EncFSConfig>::value);
-  }
-  virtual bool is_polymorphic() const {
-    return boost::is_polymorphic<EncFSConfig>::value;
-  }
-  virtual ~iserializer(){};
-};
-
-template <class Archive>
-BOOST_DLLEXPORT void iserializer<Archive, EncFSConfig>::load_object_data(
-    basic_iarchive &ar, void *x, const unsigned int file_version) const {
-  boost::serialization::serialize_adl(
-      boost::serialization::smart_cast_reference<Archive &>(ar),
-      *static_cast<EncFSConfig *>(x), file_version);
-}
-}
-}
-}
-
-#endif
-
-#endif  // BOOST_VERSIONING_INCL
diff --git a/encfs/encfsctl.cpp b/encfs/encfsctl.cpp
index 33cd5b5..ce313e5 100644
--- a/encfs/encfsctl.cpp
+++ b/encfs/encfsctl.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int showInfo(int argc, char **argv) {
   string rootDir = argv[1];
   if (!checkDir(rootDir)) return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-  shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> config(new EncFSConfig);
+  EncFSConfig* config = new EncFSConfig;
   ConfigType type = readConfig(rootDir, config);
 
   // show information stored in config..
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static int do_chpasswd(bool useStdin, bool annotate, bool checkOnly, int argc, c
   string rootDir = argv[1];
   if (!checkDir(rootDir)) return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-  shared_ptr<EncFSConfig> config(new EncFSConfig);
+  EncFSConfig* config = new EncFSConfig;
   ConfigType cfgType = readConfig(rootDir, config);
 
   if (cfgType == Config_None) {
diff --git a/encfs/test.cpp b/encfs/test.cpp
index 6bd8f70..411706d 100644
--- a/encfs/test.cpp
+++ b/encfs/test.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <rlog/Error.h>
-#include <rlog/RLogChannel.h>
-#include <rlog/StdioNode.h>
-#include <rlog/rlog.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <list>
@@ -29,6 +26,11 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <rlog/Error.h>
+#include <rlog/RLogChannel.h>
+#include <rlog/StdioNode.h>
+#include <rlog/rlog.h>
+
 #include "BlockNameIO.h"
 #include "Cipher.h"
 #include "CipherKey.h"
@@ -132,8 +134,9 @@ static bool testNameCoding(DirNode &dirNode, bool verbose) {
 
 bool runTests(const shared_ptr<Cipher> &cipher, bool verbose) {
   // create a random key
-  if (verbose)
+  if (verbose) {
     cerr << "Generating new key, output will be different on each run\n\n";
+  }
   CipherKey key = cipher->newRandomKey();
 
   if (verbose) cerr << "Testing key save / restore :";
@@ -173,18 +176,17 @@ bool runTests(const shared_ptr<Cipher> &cipher, bool verbose) {
     cfg.assignKeyData(keyBuf, encodedKeySize);
 
     // save config
-    string data;
+    auto name = std::tmpnam(nullptr);
     {
-      ostringstream st;
-      st << cfg;
-      data = st.str();
+      auto ok = writeV6Config(name, &cfg);
+      rAssert(ok == true);
     }
 
     // read back in and check everything..
     EncFSConfig cfg2;
     {
-      istringstream st(data);
-      st >> cfg2;
+      auto ok = readV6Config(name, &cfg2, nullptr);
+      rAssert(ok == true);
     }
 
     // check..