diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index e6b43cf0b..17737abe4 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ soc:
       global: True
       advanced: True
   server:
+    srvKey:
+      description: Unique key for protecting the integrity of user submitted data via the web browser.
+      global: True
+      sensitive: True
+      advanced: True
     maxPacketCount:
       description: Maximum number of packets to show in the PCAP viewer. Larger values can cause more resource utilization on both the SOC server and the browser.
       global: True
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 8139b60a1..dc5d21f08 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1245,6 +1245,7 @@ generate_passwords(){
   SENSORONIKEY=$(get_random_value)
   KRATOSKEY=$(get_random_value)
   REDISPASS=$(get_random_value)
+  SOCSRVKEY=$(get_random_value 64)
 }
 
 generate_interface_vars() {
@@ -1380,7 +1381,11 @@ idstools_pillar() {
 soc_pillar() {
 	title "Creating the SOC pillar"
 	touch $adv_soc_pillar_file
-	touch $soc_pillar_file
+	printf '%s\n'\
+		"soc:"\
+		"  server:"\
+		"    srvKey: '$SOCSRVKEY'"\
+		"" > "$soc_pillar_file"
 }
 
 telegraf_pillar() {