diff --git a/EduNetworkBuilder/TrippleDESDocumentEncryption.cs b/EduNetworkBuilder/TrippleDESDocumentEncryption.cs
index 8f3bef9..d375c6f 100644
--- a/EduNetworkBuilder/TrippleDESDocumentEncryption.cs
+++ b/EduNetworkBuilder/TrippleDESDocumentEncryption.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
 
         public static string GenSalt(Random RanGen)
         {
-            return GenCharString(RanGen, 20);
+            return GenCharString(RanGen, 50);
         }
 
         public static string GenUserPW(Random RanGen)
@@ -145,5 +145,20 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
             return GenCharString(RanGen, 6);
         }
 
+        public static TripleDES GenKey(string password, string salt)
+        {
+            TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider tDESkey = new TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider();
+            byte[] saltBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(salt);
+            var p = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(password, saltBytes);
+            tDESkey.IV = p.GetBytes(tDESkey.BlockSize / 8);
+            tDESkey.Key = p.GetBytes(tDESkey.KeySize / 8);
+            return tDESkey;
+        }
+
+        public void SetKey(string password, string salt)
+        {            
+            algValue = GenKey(password, salt);
+        }
+
     }
 }