=== modified file 'mandos'
--- mandos	2018-02-06 19:46:04 +0000
+++ mandos	2018-02-06 19:49:19 +0000
@@ -2579,7 +2579,7 @@
         command = request[0]
 
         if command == 'init':
-            fpr = request[1]
+            fpr = request[1].decode("ascii")
             address = request[2]
 
             for c in self.clients.values():