diff --git a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/coconut/models.rs b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/coconut/models.rs
index 109fcbb2c9..0db4b4a9f1 100644
--- a/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/coconut/models.rs
+++ b/nym-api/nym-api-requests/src/coconut/models.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub struct FreePassRequest {
     // secp256k1 key associated with the admin account
     pub cosmos_pubkey: cosmrs::crypto::PublicKey,
 
-    pub inner_sign_request: BlindSignRequest,
+    pub inner_sign_request: WithdrawalRequest,
 
     // we need to include a nonce here to prevent replay attacks
     // (and not making the nym-api store the serial numbers of all issued credential)
@@ -145,36 +145,33 @@ pub struct FreePassRequest {
     /// to prove the possession of the cosmos key/address
     pub nonce_signature: cosmrs::crypto::secp256k1::Signature,
 
-    pub public_attributes_plain: Vec<String>,
+    pub ecash_pubkey: PublicKeyUser,
+
+    pub expiration_date: u64,
 }
 
 impl FreePassRequest {
     pub fn new(
         cosmos_pubkey: cosmrs::crypto::PublicKey,
-        inner_sign_request: BlindSignRequest,
+        inner_sign_request: WithdrawalRequest,
         used_nonce: [u8; 16],
         nonce_signature: cosmrs::crypto::secp256k1::Signature,
-        public_attributes_plain: Vec<String>,
+        ecash_pubkey: PublicKeyUser,
+        expiration_date: u64,
     ) -> Self {
         FreePassRequest {
             cosmos_pubkey,
             inner_sign_request,
             used_nonce,
             nonce_signature,
-            public_attributes_plain,
+            ecash_pubkey,
+            expiration_date,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn tendermint_pubkey(&self) -> tendermint::PublicKey {
         self.cosmos_pubkey.into()
     }
-
-    pub fn public_attributes_hashed(&self) -> Vec<Attribute> {
-        self.public_attributes_plain
-            .iter()
-            .map(hash_to_scalar)
-            .collect()
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/api_routes/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/api_routes/mod.rs
index d661f88a31..54b4e8658c 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/api_routes/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/api_routes/mod.rs
@@ -30,48 +30,6 @@ use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 mod helpers;
 
-fn validate_freepass_public_attributes(res: &FreePassRequest) -> Result<()> {
-    let public_attributes = &res.public_attributes_plain;
-
-    if public_attributes.len() != IssuanceBandwidthCredential::PUBLIC_ATTRIBUTES as usize {
-        return Err(CoconutError::InvalidFreePassAttributes {
-            got: public_attributes.len(),
-            expected: IssuanceBandwidthCredential::PUBLIC_ATTRIBUTES as usize,
-        });
-    }
-
-    // SAFETY: we just ensured correct number of attributes
-    let expiry_raw = public_attributes.first().unwrap();
-    let type_raw = public_attributes.get(1).unwrap();
-
-    let parsed_type = type_raw.parse::<CredentialType>()?;
-    if parsed_type != CredentialType::FreePass {
-        return Err(CoconutError::InvalidFreePassTypeAttribute { got: parsed_type });
-    }
-
-    let expiry_timestamp: i64 = expiry_raw
-        .parse()
-        .map_err(|source| CoconutError::ExpiryDateParsingFailure { source })?;
-
-    let expiry_date = OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(expiry_timestamp).map_err(|source| {
-        CoconutError::InvalidExpiryDate {
-            unix_timestamp: expiry_timestamp,
-            source,
-        }
-    })?;
-    let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-
-    if expiry_date > now + MAX_FREE_PASS_VALIDITY {
-        return Err(CoconutError::TooLongFreePass { expiry_date });
-    }
-
-    if expiry_date < now {
-        return Err(CoconutError::FreePassExpiryInThePast { expiry_date });
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 #[get("/free-pass-nonce")]
 pub async fn get_current_free_pass_nonce(
     state: &RocketState<State>,
@@ -94,7 +52,16 @@ pub async fn post_free_pass(
     debug!("Received free pass sign request");
     trace!("body: {:?}", freepass_request_body);
 
-    validate_freepass_public_attributes(&freepass_request_body)?;
+    //check expiration date validity
+    if freepass_request_body.expiration_date > freepass_exp_date_timestamp() {
+        return Err(CoconutError::TooLongFreePass {
+            expiry_date: OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(
+                //safety : expiration date is a unix timestamp so these unwraps will not fail for 290 million years
+                freepass_request_body.expiration_date.try_into().unwrap(),
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        });
+    }
 
     // grab the admin of the bandwidth contract
     let Some(authorised_admin) = state.get_bandwidth_contract_admin().await? else {
@@ -161,8 +128,10 @@ pub async fn post_free_pass(
 
     // produce the partial signature
     debug!("producing the partial credential");
-    let blinded_signature =
-        blind_sign(freepass_request_body.deref(), signing_key.keys.secret_key())?;
+    let blinded_signature = blind_sign(
+        freepass_request_body.deref(),
+        &signing_key.keys.secret_key(),
+    )?;
 
     // update the number of issued free passes
     state.storage.increment_issued_freepasses().await?;
diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/helpers.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/helpers.rs
index bb1692a321..47ed2fa3b6 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/helpers.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/helpers.rs
@@ -51,12 +51,16 @@ impl CredentialRequest for BlindSignRequestBody {
 }
 
 impl CredentialRequest for FreePassRequest {
-    fn blind_sign_request(&self) -> &BlindSignRequest {
+    fn withdrawal_request(&self) -> &WithdrawalRequest {
         &self.inner_sign_request
     }
 
-    fn public_attributes(&self) -> Vec<Attribute> {
-        self.public_attributes_hashed()
+    fn expiration_date(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.expiration_date
+    }
+
+    fn ecash_pubkey(&self) -> PublicKeyUser {
+        self.ecash_pubkey.clone()
     }
 }