diff --git a/auth/callback.go b/auth/callback.go
index 4bddccd921f3a4dd4d62db2e25a61adfd47058a1..c9a7e2d12307bb616c82aefafaebca8055c026ed 100644
--- a/auth/callback.go
+++ b/auth/callback.go
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ func (m *Manager) handleRequest(cmixMsg format.Message,
 
 	myPubKey := diffieHellman.GeneratePublicKey(myHistoricalPrivKey, grp)
 
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleRequest MYPUBKEY: %v", myPubKey.Bytes())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleRequest PARTNERPUBKEY: %v", partnerPubKey.Bytes())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleRequest MYPUBKEY: %v", myPubKey.Bytes())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleRequest PARTNERPUBKEY: %v", partnerPubKey.Bytes())
 
 	//decrypt the message
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleRequest SALT: %v", baseFmt.GetSalt())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleRequest ECRPAYLOAD: %v", baseFmt.GetEcrPayload())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleRequest MAC: %v", cmixMsg.GetMac())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleRequest SALT: %v", baseFmt.GetSalt())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleRequest ECRPAYLOAD: %v", baseFmt.GetEcrPayload())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleRequest MAC: %v", cmixMsg.GetMac())
 
 	success, payload := cAuth.Decrypt(myHistoricalPrivKey,
 		partnerPubKey, baseFmt.GetSalt(), baseFmt.GetEcrPayload(),
@@ -230,13 +230,13 @@ func (m *Manager) handleConfirm(cmixMsg format.Message, sr *auth.SentRequest,
 		return
 	}
 
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleConfirm PARTNERPUBKEY: %v", partnerPubKey.Bytes())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleConfirm SRMYPUBKEY: %v", sr.GetMyPubKey().Bytes())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleConfirm PARTNERPUBKEY: %v", partnerPubKey.Bytes())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleConfirm SRMYPUBKEY: %v", sr.GetMyPubKey().Bytes())
 
 	// decrypt the payload
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleConfirm SALT: %v", baseFmt.GetSalt())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleConfirm ECRPAYLOAD: %v", baseFmt.GetEcrPayload())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("handleConfirm MAC: %v", cmixMsg.GetMac())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleConfirm SALT: %v", baseFmt.GetSalt())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleConfirm ECRPAYLOAD: %v", baseFmt.GetEcrPayload())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("handleConfirm MAC: %v", cmixMsg.GetMac())
 	success, payload := cAuth.Decrypt(sr.GetMyPrivKey(),
 		partnerPubKey, baseFmt.GetSalt(), baseFmt.GetEcrPayload(),
 		cmixMsg.GetMac(), grp)
diff --git a/auth/request.go b/auth/request.go
index 40c6c378b02b4080f1cca27fb6625ee5bb28e398..add36835bf19025abc00c8272b6a7bdd042634e1 100644
--- a/auth/request.go
+++ b/auth/request.go
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func RequestAuth(partner, me contact.Contact, message string, rng io.Reader,
 	ownership := cAuth.MakeOwnershipProof(storage.E2e().GetDHPrivateKey(),
 		partner.DhPubKey, storage.E2e().GetGroup())
 
-	jww.INFO.Printf("RequestAuth MYPUBKEY: %v", newPubKey.Bytes())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("RequestAuth THEIRPUBKEY: %v", partner.DhPubKey.Bytes())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("RequestAuth MYPUBKEY: %v", newPubKey.Bytes())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("RequestAuth THEIRPUBKEY: %v", partner.DhPubKey.Bytes())
 
 	/*encrypt payload*/
 	requestFmt.SetID(storage.GetUser().ReceptionID)
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ func RequestAuth(partner, me contact.Contact, message string, rng io.Reader,
 	cmixMsg.SetMac(mac)
 	cmixMsg.SetContents(baseFmt.Marshal())
 
-	jww.INFO.Printf("RequestAuth SALT: %v", salt)
-	jww.INFO.Printf("RequestAuth ECRPAYLOAD: %v", baseFmt.GetEcrPayload())
-	jww.INFO.Printf("RequestAuth MAC: %v", mac)
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("RequestAuth SALT: %v", salt)
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("RequestAuth ECRPAYLOAD: %v", baseFmt.GetEcrPayload())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("RequestAuth MAC: %v", mac)
 
 	/*store state*/
 	//fixme: channel is bricked if the first store succedes but the second fails