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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ to help me keep it free for everyone. Thanks!
 2.  Run `npm install -g ember-cli` to install Ember CLI.
 3.  Run `yarn` to install app dependencies.
 4.  Run `cp .env{.sample,}` to create `.env` file. This file will be used by Foreman to set environment variables when running the app locally.
-    - `SECRET` key is used to encrypt cookies and generate room name based on public IP address for `/` route. It can be any random string - you can generate one using e.g. `date | md5sum`
+    - `SECRET` key is used to encrypt cookies and generate room name based on public IP address for `/` route. It can be any random string - you can generate one using e.g. `openssl rand -hex 32`
     - `NEW_RELIC_*` keys are only necessary in production
 5.  Run `yarn develop` to start the app.