diff --git a/src/pamusb-check.c b/src/pamusb-check.c
index e5fbd14..6f8772f 100644
--- a/src/pamusb-check.c
+++ b/src/pamusb-check.c
@@ -17,119 +17,124 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
 #include "conf.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "device.h"
 #include "local.h"
 
-static void	pusb_check_conf_dump(t_pusb_options *opts)
+static void pusb_check_conf_dump(t_pusb_options *opts, const char *username,
+		const char *service)
 {
-  fprintf(stdout, "Configuration dump:\n");
-  fprintf(stdout, "enable\t\t\t: %s\n", opts->enable ? "true" : "false");
-  fprintf(stdout, "debug\t\t\t: %s\n", opts->debug ? "true" : "false");
-  fprintf(stdout, "quiet\t\t\t: %s\n", opts->quiet ? "true" : "false");
-  fprintf(stdout, "color_log\t\t: %s\n", opts->color_log ? "true" : "false");
-  fprintf(stdout, "one_time_pad\t\t: %s\n",
-	  opts->one_time_pad ? "true" : "false");
-  fprintf(stdout, "probe_timeout\t\t: %d\n", opts->probe_timeout);
-  fprintf(stdout, "hostname\t\t: %s\n", opts->hostname);
-  fprintf(stdout, "system_pad_directory\t: %s\n",
-	  opts->system_pad_directory);
-  fprintf(stdout, "device_pad_directory\t: %s\n",
-	  opts->device_pad_directory);
+	fprintf(stdout, "Configuration dump for user %s (service: %s):\n",
+			username, service);
+	fprintf(stdout, "enable\t\t\t: %s\n", opts->enable ? "true" : "false");
+	fprintf(stdout, "debug\t\t\t: %s\n", opts->debug ? "true" : "false");
+	fprintf(stdout, "quiet\t\t\t: %s\n", opts->quiet ? "true" : "false");
+	fprintf(stdout, "color_log\t\t: %s\n", opts->color_log ? "true" : "false");
+	fprintf(stdout, "one_time_pad\t\t: %s\n",
+			opts->one_time_pad ? "true" : "false");
+	fprintf(stdout, "probe_timeout\t\t: %d\n", opts->probe_timeout);
+	fprintf(stdout, "hostname\t\t: %s\n", opts->hostname);
+	fprintf(stdout, "system_pad_directory\t: %s\n",
+			opts->system_pad_directory);
+	fprintf(stdout, "device_pad_directory\t: %s\n",
+			opts->device_pad_directory);
 }
 
-static int	pusb_check_perform_authentication(t_pusb_options *opts,
-						  const char *user,
-						  const char *service)
+static int pusb_check_perform_authentication(t_pusb_options *opts,
+		const char *user,
+		const char *service)
 {
-  int		retval;
+	int		retval;
 
-  if (!opts->enable)
-    {
-      log_debug("Not enabled, exiting...\n");
-      return (0);
-    }
-  log_info("Authentication request for user \"%s\" (%s)\n",
-	   user, service);
-  if (!pusb_local_login(opts, user))
-    {
-      log_error("Access denied.\n");
-      return (0);
-    }
-  retval = pusb_device_check(opts, user);
-  if (retval)
-    log_info("Access granted.\n");
-  else
-    log_error("Access denied.\n");
-  return (retval);
+	if (!opts->enable)
+	{
+		log_debug("Not enabled, exiting...\n");
+		return (0);
+	}
+	log_info("Authentication request for user \"%s\" (%s)\n",
+			user, service);
+	if (!pusb_local_login(opts, user))
+	{
+		log_error("Access denied.\n");
+		return (0);
+	}
+	retval = pusb_device_check(opts, user);
+	if (retval)
+		log_info("Access granted.\n");
+	else
+		log_error("Access denied.\n");
+	return (retval);
 }
 
-static void	pusb_check_usage(const char *name)
+static void pusb_check_usage(const char *name)
 {
-  fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-c <config file>] -u <username> -s <service>" \
-	  " [options]\n", name);
-  fprintf(stderr, "-u and -s are mandatory\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "Options can be one or more of the followings:\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "\t-a Authenticate: Try to authenticate the user\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "\t-d Dump: Parse and dump the settings\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "\t-q Quiet: Silent mode\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [--help] [--config=path] [--service=name] [--dump] [--quiet]" \
+			" <username>\n", name);
 }
 
-int			main(int argc, char **argv)
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  t_pusb_options	opts;
-  char			*conf_file = PUSB_CONF_FILE;
-  int			quiet = 0;
-  char			*user = NULL;
-  char			*service = NULL;
-  int			opt;
-  int			mode = 0;
-  extern char		*optarg;
+	t_pusb_options	opts;
+	char			*conf_file = PUSB_CONF_FILE;
+	char			*service = "pamusb-check";
+	char			*user = NULL;
+	int				quiet = 0;
+	int				dump = 0;
+	int				opt;
+	int				opt_index = 0;
+	extern char		*optarg;
+	char			*short_options = "hc:s:dq";
+	struct option	long_options[] = {
+		{ "help", 0, 0, 0},
+		{ "config", 1, 0, 0},
+		{ "service", 1, 0, 0},
+		{ "dump", 0, &dump, 1 },
+		{ "quiet", 0, &quiet, 1},
+		{ 0, 0, 0, 0}
+	};
 
-  while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "u:s:c:qad")) != EOF)
-    {
-      switch (opt)
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, short_options, long_options,
+					&opt_index)) != EOF)
+	{
+		if (opt == 'h' || (!opt && !strcmp(long_options[opt_index].name, "help")))
+		{
+			pusb_check_usage(argv[0]);
+			return (1);
+		}
+		else if (opt == 'c' || (!opt && !strcmp(long_options[opt_index].name, "config")))
+			conf_file = optarg;
+		else if (opt == 's' || (!opt && !strcmp(long_options[opt_index].name, "service")))
+			service = optarg;
+		else if (opt == '?')
+		{
+			pusb_check_usage(argv[0]);
+			return (1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ((argc - 1) == optind)
+		user = argv[optind];
+	else
+	{
+		pusb_check_usage(argv[0]);
+		return (1);
+	}
+	pusb_conf_init(&opts);
+	if (!pusb_conf_parse(conf_file, &opts, user, service))
+		return (1);
+	if (quiet)
+	{
+		opts.quiet = 1;
+		opts.debug = 0;
+	}
+	pusb_log_init(&opts);
+	if (dump)
 	{
-	case 'u':
-	  user = optarg;
-	  break;
-	case 's':
-	  service = optarg;
-	  break;
-	case 'c':
-	  conf_file = optarg;
-	  break;
-	case 'q':
-	  quiet = 1;
-	  break;
-	case 'a':
-	  mode = 1;
-	  break;
-	case 'd':
-	  mode = 2;
-	  break;
-	default:
-	  break;
+		pusb_check_conf_dump(&opts, user, service);
+		return (1);
 	}
-    }
-  if (!user || !service || !mode)
-    {
-      pusb_check_usage(argv[0]);
-      return (1);
-    }
-  pusb_conf_init(&opts);
-  if (!pusb_conf_parse(conf_file, &opts, user, service))
-    return (1);
-  if (quiet)
-    {
-      opts.quiet = 1;
-      opts.debug = 0;
-    }
-  pusb_log_init(&opts);
-  if (mode == 1)
-    return (!pusb_check_perform_authentication(&opts, user, service));
-  else if (mode == 2)
-    pusb_check_conf_dump(&opts);
-  return (0);
+	return (!pusb_check_perform_authentication(&opts, user, service));
 }
diff --git a/tools/pamusb-agent b/tools/pamusb-agent
index 5eae2d9..5d512e1 100755
--- a/tools/pamusb-agent
+++ b/tools/pamusb-agent
@@ -182,9 +182,8 @@ def authChangeCallback(event):
 
 	logger.info('Device "%s" has been inserted. ' \
 			'Performing verification...' % deviceName)
-	cmdLine = "%s -q -c %s -u %s -s pamusb-agent -a" % (options['check'],
-			options['configFile'],
-			username)
+	cmdLine = "%s --quiet --config=%s --service=pamusb-agent %s" % (
+			options['check'], options['configFile'], username)
 	logger.info('Executing "%s"' % cmdLine)
 	if not os.system(cmdLine):
 		logger.info('Authentication succeeded. ' \