# File lib/chef/config.rb, line 33
    def self.manage_secret_key
      newkey = nil
      if Chef::FileCache.has_key?("chef_server_cookie_id")
        newkey = Chef::FileCache.load("chef_server_cookie_id")
      else
        chars = ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a + ("0".."9").to_a
        newkey = ""
        40.times { |i| newkey << chars[rand(chars.size-1)] }
        Chef::FileCache.store("chef_server_cookie_id", newkey)
      end
      newkey
    end