Merge branch 'master' into datarestructure

main.py

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import json
 import pickle
 from redis import StrictRedis
 from string import digits
+from os import urandom
+
 from utils.logging.log import *
 
 configPath = "conf/"
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ CommandMap = {}
 runningSample = 0
 lastMinuteSample = 0
 
+# Generate 16-byte hex key for message checksums
+hashKey = urandom(16)
+lastEvents = {}
+
 def nets():
     if not "pool" in globals():
         return