diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/CertUtil.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/CertUtil.java
index cdbd8c76b..7d5289e06 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/CertUtil.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/CertUtil.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import net.i2p.crypto.provider.I2PProvider;
 import net.i2p.data.Base64;
 import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
 import net.i2p.data.SigningPrivateKey;
+import net.i2p.data.SigningPublicKey;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.FileSuffixFilter;
 import net.i2p.util.SecureFileOutputStream;
@@ -583,7 +584,9 @@ public final class CertUtil {
             File f = new File(args[1]);
             if (args[0].equals("loadcert")) {
                 X509Certificate cert = loadCert(f);
-                System.out.println(net.i2p.util.HexDump.dump(cert.getEncoded()));
+                PublicKey pub = cert.getPublicKey();
+                SigningPublicKey spk = SigUtil.fromJavaKey(pub);
+                System.out.println("Loaded " + spk + ' ' + spk.toBase64());
             } else if (args[0].equals("loadcrl")) {
                 loadCRL(f);
             } else if (args[0].equals("loadcrldir")) {
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/ECConstants.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/ECConstants.java
index 2518e34f9..1914f93fa 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/ECConstants.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/ECConstants.java
@@ -334,4 +334,20 @@ final class ECConstants {
     //public static final ECParameterSpec K571_SPEC = genSpec("sect571k1", "K-571", null);
 
 
+    /**
+     *  There is no ECParameterSpec.equals().
+     *  Needed to load family keys on Android via SigUtil.fromJavaKey().
+     *
+     *  @since 0.9.55
+     */
+    public static boolean equals(ECParameterSpec s1, ECParameterSpec s2) {
+        if (s1 == s2)
+            return true;
+        // do this field by field, nothing has equals()
+        // but the BigIntegers, however they do have defined hashcodes
+        return s1.getCofactor() == s2.getCofactor() &&                          // int
+               s1.getCurve().hashCode() == s2.getCurve().hashCode() &&          // EllipticCurve
+               s1.getGenerator().hashCode() == s2.getGenerator().hashCode() &&  // ECPoint
+               s1.getOrder().equals(s2.getOrder());                             // BigInteger
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SigUtil.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SigUtil.java
index 20e707d11..e6f47aa8a 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SigUtil.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/SigUtil.java
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ public final class SigUtil {
         }
         if (pk instanceof ECPublicKey) {
             ECPublicKey k = (ECPublicKey) pk;
-            AlgorithmParameterSpec spec = k.getParams();
+            ECParameterSpec spec = k.getParams();
             SigType type;
-            if (spec.equals(SigType.ECDSA_SHA256_P256.getParams()))
+            if (ECConstants.equals(spec, ECConstants.P256_SPEC))
                 type = SigType.ECDSA_SHA256_P256;
-            else if (spec.equals(SigType.ECDSA_SHA384_P384.getParams()))
+            else if (ECConstants.equals(spec, ECConstants.P384_SPEC))
                 type = SigType.ECDSA_SHA384_P384;
-            else if (spec.equals(SigType.ECDSA_SHA512_P521.getParams()))
+            else if (ECConstants.equals(spec, ECConstants.P521_SPEC))
                 type = SigType.ECDSA_SHA512_P521;
             else
                 throw new InvalidKeyException("Unknown EC type");