diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py
index bfd32e99..82854755 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/base.py
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ class BaseMetadataService(object):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def post_password(self, enc_password_b64, version='latest'):
-        path = posixpath.normpath(posixpath.join(path,
-                                                 'openstack',
+        path = posixpath.normpath(posixpath.join('openstack',
                                                  version,
                                                  'password'))
         return self._post_data(path, enc_password_b64)
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py
index 474c57c6..e70504ff 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/metadata/services/httpservice.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import posixpath
-import urllib
 import urllib2
 
 from cloudbaseinit.metadata.services.base import *
@@ -47,25 +46,25 @@ class HttpService(BaseMetadataService):
         try:
             return urllib2.urlopen(req)
         except urllib2.HTTPError as ex:
-            if ex.code == 404:            
+            if ex.code == 404:
                 raise NotExistingMetadataException()
             else:
-                raise ex    
-            
+                raise ex
+
     def _get_data(self, path):
         norm_path = posixpath.join(CONF.metadata_base_url, path)
         LOG.debug('Getting metadata from: %(norm_path)s' % locals())
         req = urllib2.Request(norm_path)
         response = self._get_response(req)
         return response.read()
-    
+
     def _post_data(self, path, data):
         norm_path = posixpath.join(CONF.metadata_base_url, path)
         LOG.debug('Posting metadata to: %(norm_path)s' % locals())
-        req = urllib2.Request(norm_path, data=urllib.urlencode(data))
+        req = urllib2.Request(norm_path, data=data)
         self._get_response(req)
         return True
-        
+
     def post_password(self, enc_password_b64, version='latest'):
         try:
             return super(HttpService, self).post_password(enc_password_b64,
@@ -76,6 +75,5 @@ class HttpService(BaseMetadataService):
                 return False
             else:
                 raise ex
-            
-        
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+
+
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/utils/crypt.py b/cloudbaseinit/utils/crypt.py
index 60db31f1..c2d8552b 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/utils/crypt.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/utils/crypt.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ import struct
 import sys
 
 if sys.platform == "win32":
-    openssl_lib_name = "libeay32"
+    openssl_lib_path = "libeay32.dll"
 else:
-    openssl_lib_name = "ssl"
+    openssl_lib_path = ctypes.util.find_library("ssl")
 
-openssl = ctypes.CDLL(ctypes.util.find_library(openssl_lib_name))
+openssl = ctypes.CDLL(openssl_lib_path)
 clib = ctypes.CDLL(ctypes.util.find_library("c"))
 
 class RSA(ctypes.Structure):
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ class CryptManager(object):
     def load_ssh_rsa_public_key(self, ssh_pub_key):
         ssh_rsa_prefix = "ssh-rsa "
 
-        i = ssh_pub_key.rindex(' ')
-        b64_pub_key = ssh_pub_key[len(ssh_rsa_prefix):i]
+        s = ssh_pub_key[len(ssh_rsa_prefix):]
+        b64_pub_key = s[:s.index(' ')]
 
         pub_key = base64.b64decode(b64_pub_key)