diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index abb528f951..91b864df81 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ $a->init_pagehead();
 
 session_start();
 
+// header('Link: <' . $a->get_baseurl() . '/amcd>; rel="acct-mgmt";');
 
 if((x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) || (x($_POST,'auth-params')) || ($a->module === 'login'))
 	require("auth.php");
diff --git a/mod/amcd.php b/mod/amcd.php
index 01c6b92da5..a2a1327e6d 100644
--- a/mod/amcd.php
+++ b/mod/amcd.php
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 <?php
 
 function amcd_content(&$a) {
-header("Content-type: text/json");
+//header("Content-type: text/json");
 echo <<< EOT
 {
-  "methods": {
+  "version":1,
+  "sessionstatus":{
+    "method":"GET",
+    "path":"/session"
+  },
+  "auth-methods": {
     "username-password-form": {
       "connect": {
         "method":"POST",
@@ -12,11 +17,29 @@ echo <<< EOT
         "params": {
           "username":"login-name",
           "password":"password"
-        }
+        },
+        "onsuccess": { "action":"reload" }
       },
       "disconnect": {
         "method":"GET",
-        "path":"/logout"
+        "path":"\/logout"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  "methods": {
+    "username-password-form": {
+      "connect": {
+        "method":"POST",
+        "path":"\/login",
+        "params": {
+          "username":"login-name",
+          "password":"password"
+        },
+        "onsuccess": { "action":"reload" }
+      },
+      "disconnect": {
+        "method":"GET",
+        "path":"\/logout"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/mod/salmon.php b/mod/salmon.php
index 3a18f35f09..3c62a6d8c5 100644
--- a/mod/salmon.php
+++ b/mod/salmon.php
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ function salmon_post(&$a) {
 
     $verify = $rsa->verify($signed_data,$signature);
 
-	if(! $verify)
+	if(! $verify) {
+		logger('mod-salmon: message did not verify using protocol. Trying statusnet hack.');
 	    $verify = $rsa->verify($stnet_signed_data,$signature);
+    }
 
 	if(! $verify) {
 		logger('mod-salmon: Message did not verify. Discarding.');