diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_playerSetup.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_playerSetup.sqf
index 17ece4894..cea9a494a 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_playerSetup.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_playerSetup.sqf
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ _playerObj setVariable ["lastPos",getPosATL _playerObj];
 
 _clientID = owner _playerObj;
 _randomKey = [];
-_randomInput = toArray "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890!@#$^*";
 for "_i" from 0 to 12 do {
-	_randomKey set [count _randomKey, (_randomInput call BIS_fnc_selectRandom)];
+	_randomKey set [_i, (ceil(random 128)) + 256]; //Latin Extended-A characters not filtered in publicvariableval.txt
 };
+_randomKey = toString _randomKey;
 _findIndex = dayz_serverPUIDArray find _playerID;
 if (_findIndex > -1) then {
 	dayz_serverClientKeys set [_findIndex, [_clientID,_randomKey]];
diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf
index 02340966f..6a8d975fe 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_updateObject.sqf
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ _object_killed = {
 
 	_exitReason = switch true do {
 		//Can't use owner because player may already be dead, can't use distance because player may be far from vehicle wreck
-		case ([_clientKey,dayz_serverKey] call BIS_fnc_areEqual): {""};
+		case (_clientKey == dayz_serverKey): {""};
 		case (_index < 0): {
 			format["Server_UpdateObject error: PUID NOT FOUND ON SERVER. PV ARRAY: %1",_this]
 		};
-		case !([((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 1),_clientKey] call BIS_fnc_areEqual): {
+		case ((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 1 != _clientKey): {
 			format["Server_UpdateObject error: CLIENT AUTH KEY INCORRECT OR UNRECOGNIZED. PV ARRAY: %1",_this]
 		};
 		case (alive _object && {!(_class isKindOf "TentStorage_base" or _class isKindOf "IC_Tent")}): {
diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_verifySender.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_verifySender.sqf
index b299002c3..ef2681423 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_verifySender.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_verifySender.sqf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _exitReason = switch true do {
 	case (_index < 0): {
 		format["%1 error: PUID NOT FOUND ON SERVER. PV ARRAY: %2",_function,_params]
 	};
-	case (((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 0 != owner _player) or !([((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 1),_clientKey] call BIS_fnc_areEqual)): {
+	case (((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 0 != owner _player) or ((dayz_serverClientKeys select _index) select 1 != _clientKey)): {
 		format["%1 error: CLIENT AUTH KEY INCORRECT OR UNRECOGNIZED. PV ARRAY: %2",_function,_params]
 	};
 	default {""};
diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
index 39f7356e0..803179faa 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/init/server_functions.sqf
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_code\loot\compile.sqf";
 
 BIS_Effects_Burn = {};
 dayz_disconnectPlayers = [];
-dayz_serverKey = [];
-for "_i" from 0 to 12 do {
+dayz_serverKey = [59]; //makes sure client is kicked by publicvariableval.txt if they try to send it
+for "_i" from 1 to 12 do {
 	dayz_serverKey set [_i, ceil(random 128)];
 };
+dayz_serverKey = toString dayz_serverKey;
 server_playerLogin = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_server\compile\server_playerLogin.sqf";
 server_playerSetup = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_server\compile\server_playerSetup.sqf";
 server_onPlayerDisconnect = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_server\compile\server_onPlayerDisconnect.sqf";