From 5a7b04117bc412a14afeb46729e73ae27d96d5bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sandra Cheex <s-cheex@krusty.local>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:18:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add signing-key generator

---
 scripts/keygen.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/keygen.py

diff --git a/scripts/keygen.py b/scripts/keygen.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65c0c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/keygen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Generate a fresh HMAC key for signing telemetry packets.
+# Prints the key once; store it in the collector's .env yourself.
+import os, base64
+print(base64.b64encode(os.urandom(32)).decode())