diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 49a76fc..93aee24 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1445,9 +1445,11 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "ptth_core"
 version = "1.2.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64",
  "ctrlc",
  "futures",
  "hyper",
+ "rand",
  "serde",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/crates/ptth_core/Cargo.toml b/crates/ptth_core/Cargo.toml
index 4413722..53a5149 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ptth_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 
 name = "ptth_core"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 authors = ["Trish"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "AGPL-3.0"
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ repository = "https://github.com/ReactorScram/ptth"
 
 [dependencies]
 
+base64 = "0.13.0"
 ctrlc = { version = "3.1.8", features = [ "termination" ] }
 futures = "0.3.7"
 hyper = "0.14.4"
+rand = "0.8.3"
 serde = {version = "1.0.124", features = ["derive"]}
 thiserror = "1.0.24"
 tokio = { version = "1.2.0", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/crates/ptth_core/src/lib.rs b/crates/ptth_core/src/lib.rs
index 7c834b7..e694746 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ pub fn prefix_match <'a> (prefix: &str, hay: &'a str) -> Option <&'a str>
 	hay.strip_prefix (prefix)
 }
 
+/// Generates 64 bytes of entropy and returns it as Base64
+
+pub fn gen_key () -> String {
+	use rand::RngCore;
+	let mut buffer = vec! [0_u8; 64];
+	rand::thread_rng ().fill_bytes (&mut buffer);
+	
+	base64::encode (&buffer)
+}
+
 #[cfg (test)]
 mod tests {
 	use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/ptth_server/Cargo.toml b/crates/ptth_server/Cargo.toml
index 29ce534..ca4754d 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ptth_server/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ toml = "0.5.7"
 uom = "0.30.0"
 
 always_equal = { path = "../always_equal", version = "1.0.0" }
-ptth_core = { path = "../ptth_core", version = "1.2.0" }
+ptth_core = { path = "../ptth_core", version = "1.3.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 
diff --git a/crates/ptth_server/src/bin/ptth_server.rs b/crates/ptth_server/src/bin/ptth_server.rs
index 93b5fea..c98e061 100644
--- a/crates/ptth_server/src/bin/ptth_server.rs
+++ b/crates/ptth_server/src/bin/ptth_server.rs
@@ -48,18 +48,8 @@ pub struct ConfigFile {
 	pub file_server_root: Option <PathBuf>,
 }
 
-/// Generates 64 bytes of entropy and returns it as Base64
-
-fn gen_key () -> String {
-	use rand::RngCore;
-	let mut buffer = vec! [0_u8; 64];
-	rand::thread_rng ().fill_bytes (&mut buffer);
-	
-	base64::encode (&buffer)
-}
-
 fn gen_and_save_key (path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result <()> {
-	let api_key = gen_key ();
+	let api_key = ptth_core::gen_key ();
 	
 	{
 		let mut f = File::create (path)?;