diff --git a/sample-messaging-app/go.mod b/sample-messaging-app/go.mod
index 5a7506be351ff99c588c2140782f6773fc3df25e..c3db580320f9e34717182c803dbfd7d3d8e7d36c 100644
--- a/sample-messaging-app/go.mod
+++ b/sample-messaging-app/go.mod
@@ -4,33 +4,36 @@ go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/client v1.5.1-0.20211111194243-5cdddd1adb0d
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20211111193842-1e8c19599a2a
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/client v1.5.1-0.20220216175337-b35c5f632b80
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220211185439-4a6d9f41f8ab
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20220214225457-636c7b31cb78
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/badoux/checkmail v1.2.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.0.1-0.20211008185751-59b49bc148ce // indirect
+	github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang-collections/collections v0.0.0-20130729185459-604e922904d3 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e // indirect
 	github.com/ttacon/builder v0.0.0-20170518171403-c099f663e1c2 // indirect
 	github.com/ttacon/libphonenumber v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20211101174956-590ba1b47887 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.5 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20211102233208-a716d5c670b6 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20211014163953-e774276b83ae // indirect
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211014163843-57b345890686 // indirect
-	gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20211014163031-53405cf191fb // indirect
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220214214811-4a1bd320aa45 // indirect
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.6 // indirect
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220104173924-275cb9d7834f // indirect
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20220126231737-fe2338016cce // indirect
+	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20211227194420-f311e8920467 // indirect
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/ring v0.0.3-0.20210527191221-ce3f170aabd5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220128200615-198e4374d7ed // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210902050250-f475640dd07b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.6 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20210105202744-fe13368bc0e1 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.42.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/sample-messaging-app/go.sum b/sample-messaging-app/go.sum
index 67149f82a7b9036b713cea72ca7b93db8d7eda69..6f94107bfdd07dcf4ecbaf4d965bb45bb24189da 100644
--- a/sample-messaging-app/go.sum
+++ b/sample-messaging-app/go.sum
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
+github.com/antihax/optional v1.0.0/go.mod h1:uupD/76wgC+ih3iEmQUL+0Ugr19nfwCT1kdvxnR2qWY=
 github.com/armon/circbuf v0.0.0-20150827004946-bbbad097214e/go.mod h1:3U/XgcO3hCbHZ8TKRvWD2dDTCfh9M9ya+I9JpbB7O8o=
 github.com/armon/go-metrics v0.0.0-20180917152333-f0300d1749da/go.mod h1:Q73ZrmVTwzkszR9V5SSuryQ31EELlFMUz1kKyl939pY=
 github.com/armon/go-radix v0.0.0-20180808171621-7fddfc383310/go.mod h1:ufUuZ+zHj4x4TnLV4JWEpy2hxWSpsRywHrMgIH9cCH8=
@@ -25,11 +26,19 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/bgentry/speakeasy v0.1.0/go.mod h1:+zsyZBPWlz7T6j88CTgSN5bM796AkVf0kBD4zp0CCIs=
 github.com/bketelsen/crypt v0.0.3-0.20200106085610-5cbc8cc4026c/go.mod h1:MKsuJmJgSg28kpZDP6UIiPt0e0Oz0kqKNGyRaWEPv84=
+github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0/go.mod h1:XrSqR1VqqWfGrhpAt58auRo0WTKS1nRRg3ghfAqPWnc=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.0.1-0.20211008185751-59b49bc148ce h1:2s+cfEmFVdtV8Z85o6U0QxtNhCXDCMR2OLZKgL39ApI=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.0.1-0.20211008185751-59b49bc148ce/go.mod h1:tnEeRn/onb0b4Ew40H00boTlcVMHveaTzi6m+/iMruw=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20191209042840-269d4d468f6f/go.mod h1:M8M6+tZqaGXZJjfX53e64911xZQV5JYwmTeXPW+k8Sc=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20201120205902-5459f2c99403/go.mod h1:WmhPx2Nbnhtbo57+VJT5O0JRkEi1Wbu0z5j0R8u5Hbk=
+github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20210930031921-04548b0d99d4/go.mod h1:6pvJx4me5XPnfI9Z40ddWsdw2W/uZgQLFXToKeRcDiI=
+github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20210805033703-aa0b78936158/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
+github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20210922020428-25de7278fc84/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
+github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20211011173535-cb28da3451f1/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/coreos/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:iRUV2dpdMOn7Bo10OQBFzIJO9kkE559Wcmn+qkEiiKk=
 github.com/coreos/etcd v3.3.13+incompatible/go.mod h1:uF7uidLiAD3TWHmW31ZFd/JWoc32PjwdhPthX9715RE=
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0/go.mod h1:nnelYz7RCh+5ahJtPPxZlU+153eP4D4r3EedlOD2RNk=
@@ -42,10 +51,14 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:E3ru+11k8xSBh+hMPgOLZmtrrCbhqsmaPHjLKYnJCaQ=
 github.com/dgryski/go-sip13 v0.0.0-20181026042036-e10d5fee7954/go.mod h1:vAd38F8PWV+bWy6jNmig1y/TA+kYO4g3RSRF0IAv0no=
+github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap v1.4.0 h1:wZtfeEONCbx6in1CZyE6bELEt/vFayMvsxqI5SgsR+A=
+github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap v1.4.0/go.mod h1:wsDwEaX5jEoyhbs7x93zk2H/qv0zwuhg4inXhDkYqys=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.0/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.1-0.20191026205805-5f8ba28d4473/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.4/go.mod h1:6rpuAdCZL397s3pYoYcLgu1mIlRU8Am5FuJP05cCM98=
+github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.9-0.20201210154907-fd9021fe5dad/go.mod h1:cXg6YxExXjJnVBQHBLXeUAgxn2UodCpnH306RInaBQk=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.9-0.20210217033140-668b12f5399d/go.mod h1:cXg6YxExXjJnVBQHBLXeUAgxn2UodCpnH306RInaBQk=
+github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.10-0.20210907150352-cf90f659a021/go.mod h1:AFq3mo9L8Lqqiid3OhADV3RfLJnjiw63cSpi+fDTRC0=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
@@ -76,6 +89,7 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0-rc.4.0.20200313231945-b860323f09d0/go.mod h1:W
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.0/go.mod h1:jodUvKwWbYaEsadDk5Fwe5c77LiNKVO9IDvqG2KuDX0=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.1/go.mod h1:U8fpvMrcmy5pZrNK1lt4xCsGvpyWQ/VVv6QDs8UjoX8=
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+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3/go.mod h1:oDoupMAO8OvCJWAcko0GGGIgR6R6ocIYbsSw735rRwI=
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@@ -101,6 +115,7 @@ github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/ad
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.0.0/go.mod h1:FiyG127CGDf3tlThmgyCl78X/SZQqEOJBCDaAfeWzPs=
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 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.9.0/go.mod h1:vNeuVxBJEsws4ogUvrchl83t/GYV9WGTSLVdBhOQFDY=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0/go.mod h1:BDjrQk3hbvj6Nolgz8mAMFbcEtjT1g+wF4CSlocrBnw=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.1.0/go.mod h1:VmuI/Lkw1nC05EYQWNKwWGbkg+FbDBtguAZLlVdkD9Q=
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@@ -158,6 +173,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.4.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RR
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
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+github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646 h1:zYyBkD/k9seD2A7fsi6Oo2LfFZAehjjQMERAvZLEDnQ=
+github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646/go.mod h1:jpp1/29i3P1S/RLdc7JQKbRpFeM1dOBd8T9ki5s+AY8=
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@@ -182,6 +199,7 @@ github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.0.0-20181005140218-185b4288413d/go.mod h1:c3At6R
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+github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6LYCDYWNEvQ=
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@@ -213,8 +231,9 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXf
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-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1 h1:hDPOHmpOpP40lSULcqw7IrRb/u7w6RpDC9399XyoNd0=
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@@ -233,41 +252,42 @@ github.com/zeebo/pcg v0.0.0-20181207190024-3cdc6b625a05/go.mod h1:Gr+78ptB0MwXxm
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+gitlab.com/elixxir/client v1.5.1-0.20220216175337-b35c5f632b80 h1:uskXsOVUw6zD58SSfp7elbXn1royODdH9D93nWqjn4s=
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+gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220214214811-4a1bd320aa45 h1:Hkd3hM2WCb7eZXWc2+37zJ9UWbtXePSda4c2SI85Eso=
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diff --git a/sample-messaging-app/main.go b/sample-messaging-app/main.go
index 79c083be35e8151a669854a87acd964184068360..e2c692225bd855d4dc85f3a2243d83776a56ff81 100644
--- a/sample-messaging-app/main.go
+++ b/sample-messaging-app/main.go
@@ -11,42 +11,55 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/params"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/switchboard"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-
-	// external
-	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman" // logging
 )
 
 func main() {
 
 	// Create a new client object-------------------------------------------------------
 
-	// You'd ideally use a configuration tool to acquire these parameters
-	sessionPath := "sessionPath"
-	sessionPass := "sessionPass"
+	// You would ideally use a configuration tool to acquire these parameters
+	statePath := "statePath"
+	statePass := "password"
+	// The following connects to mainnet. For historical reasons it is called a json file
+	// but it is actually a marshalled file with a cryptographic signature attached.
+	// This may change in the future.
+	ndfURL := "https://elixxir-bins.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ndf/mainnet.json"
+	certificatePath := "mainnet.crt"
+	ndfPath := "ndf.json"
+
+	// Create the client if there is no session
+	if _, err := os.Stat(statePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		var ndfJSON []byte
+		if ndfPath != "" {
+			ndfJSON, err = ioutil.ReadFile(ndfPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("Could not read NDF: %+v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		if ndfJSON == nil {
+			cert, err := ioutil.ReadFile(certificatePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("Failed to read certificate: %v", err)
+			}
 
-	// Create the client if there's no session
-	if _, err := os.Stat(sessionPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		// Load NDF (assumes you've saved it to your current working directory)
-		// You'd ideally use a configuration tool to acquire this path
-		ndfPath := "ndf.json"
-		ndfJSON, err := ioutil.ReadFile(ndfPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to read NDF: %+v", err)
+			ndfJSON, err = api.DownloadAndVerifySignedNdfWithUrl(ndfURL, string(cert))
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("Failed to download NDF: %+v", err)
+			}
 		}
-		err = api.NewClient(string(ndfJSON), sessionPath, []byte(sessionPass), "")
+		err = api.NewClient(string(ndfJSON), statePath, []byte(statePass), "")
 		if err != nil {
-			jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to create new client: %+v", err)
+			fmt.Printf("Failed to create new client: %+v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Login to your client session-----------------------------------------------------
 
 	// Login with the same sessionPath and sessionPass used to call NewClient()
-	// Assumes you've imported "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/params"
-	client, err := api.Login(sessionPath, []byte(sessionPass), params.GetDefaultNetwork())
+	// Assumes you have imported "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/params"
+	client, err := api.Login(statePath, []byte(statePass), params.GetDefaultNetwork())
 	if err != nil {
-		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to initialize client: %+v", err)
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to initialize client: %+v", err)
 	}
 
 	// view current user identity--------------------------------------------------------
@@ -57,34 +70,39 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Set up a reception handler
 	swboard := client.GetSwitchboard()
-	receiverChannel := make(chan message.Receive, 10000) // Needs to be large
+	// Note: the receiverChannel needs to be large enough that your reception thread will
+	// process the messages. If it is too small, messages can be dropped or important xxDK
+	// threads could be blocked.
+	receiverChannel := make(chan message.Receive, 10000)
 	// Note that the name `listenerID` is arbitrary
 	listenerID := swboard.RegisterChannel("DefaultCLIReceiver",
-		switchboard.AnyUser(), message.Text, receiverChannel)
-	jww.INFO.Printf("Message ListenerID: %v", listenerID)
+		switchboard.AnyUser(), message.XxMessage, receiverChannel)
+	fmt.Printf("Message ListenerID: %v", listenerID)
 
 	// Start network threads------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  networkFollowerTimeout := 1200
+	networkFollowerTimeout := 5 * time.Second
 
+	// Set networkFollowerTimeout to a value of your choice (seconds)
 	err = client.StartNetworkFollower(networkFollowerTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
-		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to start network follower: %+v", err)
+		fmt.Printf("Failed to start network follower: %+v", err)
 	}
 
 	waitUntilConnected := func(connected chan bool) {
+		// Assumes you have imported the `time` package
 		waitTimeout := time.Duration(150)
 		timeoutTimer := time.NewTimer(waitTimeout * time.Second)
 		isConnected := false
-		//Wait until we connect or panic if we can't by a timeout
+		// Wait until we connect or panic if we cannot by a timeout
 		for !isConnected {
 			select {
 			case isConnected = <-connected:
-				jww.INFO.Printf("Network Status: %v\n",
+				fmt.Printf("Network Status: %v\n",
 					isConnected)
 				break
 			case <-timeoutTimer.C:
-				jww.FATAL.Panic("timeout on connection")
+				fmt.Printf("timeout on connection")
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -92,7 +110,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Create a tracker channel to be notified of network changes
 	connected := make(chan bool, 10)
 	// AddChannel() adds a channel to the list of Tracker channels that will be
-  // notified of network changes
+	// notified of network changes
 	client.GetHealth().AddChannel(connected)
 	// Wait until connected or crash on timeout
 	waitUntilConnected(connected)
@@ -100,11 +118,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Register a handler for authenticated channel requests-----------------------------
 
 	// Handler for authenticated channel requests
-	confirmChanRequest := func(requestor contact.Contact, message string) {
+	confirmChanRequest := func(requestor contact.Contact) {
 		// Check if a channel exists for this recipientID
 		recipientID := requestor.ID
 		if client.HasAuthenticatedChannel(recipientID) {
-			jww.INFO.Printf("Authenticated channel already in place for %s",
+			fmt.Printf("Authenticated channel already in place for %s",
 				recipientID)
 			return
 		}
@@ -112,17 +130,16 @@ func main() {
 		// one exists for the given userID.  Returns an error if no contact is found.
 		recipientContact, err := client.GetAuthenticatedChannelRequest(recipientID)
 		if err == nil {
-			jww.INFO.Printf("Accepting existing channel request for %s",
+			fmt.Printf("Accepting existing channel request for %s",
 				recipientID)
 			// ConfirmAuthenticatedChannel() creates an authenticated channel out of a valid
 			// received request and informs the requestor that their request has
 			// been confirmed
 			roundID, err := client.ConfirmAuthenticatedChannel(recipientContact)
-			fmt.Println("Accepted existing channel request in round ", roundID)
-			jww.INFO.Printf("Accepted existing channel request in round %v",
+			fmt.Printf("Accepted existing channel request in round %v",
 				roundID)
 			if err != nil {
-				jww.FATAL.Panicf("%+v", err)
+				fmt.Printf("%+v", err)
 			}
 			return
 		}
@@ -136,53 +153,49 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Sender's contact for requesting auth channels
 	me := client.GetUser().GetContact()
+
 	// Recipient's contact (read from a Client CLI-generated contact file)
-	contactData, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("../user2/user-contact.json")
-	// Assumes you've imported "gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact" which provides
-	// an `Unmarshal` function to convert the byte slice ([]byte) output 
-	// of `ioutil.ReadFile()` to the `Contact` type expected by
-	// `RequestAuthenticatedChannel()`
+	contactData, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("../user1b/user-contact1b.json")
+	// Assumes you have imported "gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
+	// which provides an `Unmarshal` function to convert the byte slice ([]byte) output
+	// of `ioutil.ReadFile()` to the `Contact` type expected by `RequestAuthenticatedChannel()`
 	recipientContact, _ := contact.Unmarshal(contactData)
 	recipientID := recipientContact.ID
 
 	roundID, authReqErr := client.RequestAuthenticatedChannel(recipientContact, me, "Hi! Let's connect!")
 	if authReqErr == nil {
-		jww.INFO.Printf("Requested auth channel from: %s in round %d",
+		fmt.Printf("Requested auth channel from: %s in round %d",
 			recipientID, roundID)
 	} else {
-		jww.FATAL.Panicf("%+v", err)
+		fmt.Printf("%+v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Send a message to another user----------------------------------------------------
+
+	// Send safe message with authenticated channel, requires an authenticated channel
+
+	// Test message
 	msgBody := "If this message is sent successfully, we'll have established first contact with aliens."
-	unsafe := client.HasAuthenticatedChannel(recipientID)
 
 	msg := message.Send{
 		Recipient:   recipientID,
 		Payload:     []byte(msgBody),
-		MessageType: message.Text,
+		MessageType: message.XxMessage,
 	}
+	// Get default network parameters for E2E payloads
 	paramsE2E := params.GetDefaultE2E()
-	paramsUnsafe := params.GetDefaultUnsafe()
 
 	fmt.Printf("Sending to %s: %s\n", recipientID, msgBody)
-	fmt.Println("Sending to: ", recipientID, " , ", msgBody)
-	var roundIDs []id.Round
-	if unsafe {
-		roundIDs, err = client.SendUnsafe(msg,
-			paramsUnsafe)
-	} else {
-		roundIDs, _, _, err = client.SendE2E(msg,
-			paramsE2E)
-	}
+	roundIDs, _, _, err := client.SendE2E(msg,
+		paramsE2E)
 	if err != nil {
-		jww.FATAL.Panicf("%+v", err)
+		fmt.Printf("%+v", err)
 	}
-	jww.INFO.Printf("RoundIDs: %+v\n", roundIDs)
+	fmt.Printf("Message sent in RoundIDs: %+v\n", roundIDs)
 
 	// Keep app running to receive messages-----------------------------------------------
 	for {
 		msg := <-receiverChannel
 		fmt.Println(string(msg.Payload))
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}