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diff --git a/session.php b/session.php
index 9dc3f4e..26523c2 100644
--- a/session.php
+++ b/session.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # GLOSSARY
 #
 # session_key  16 digit string identifying the session
-# session_id   integer id of the record in the "sessions" table of the database
+# session_id   integer id of the record in the "wfpl_sessions" table of the database
 # UNTIL_CLOSE  a constant passed as session length to indicate "until browser window closes"
 
 
@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ function session_exists_and_authed() {
 	return logged_in();
 }
 
+
+# generate a random password using only letters and numbers that look
+# particularly unique
+function new_readable_password($length = 8) {
+	$character_set = "ABCDEFHJKLMNPQRTUVWXY34789";
+	$code = "";
+
+	# PHP 4.2.0 and up seed the random number generator for you.
+	# Lets hope that it seeds with something harder to guess than the clock.
+	while($length--) {
+		$code .= $character_set{mt_rand(0, 25)}; # inclusive
+	}
+
+	return $code;
+}
+
 # return username if a session exists and is authenticated
 function logged_in() {
 	if(!session_exists()) {