def getWSSEHeader(_username, _password)
 		# key for providing a good hash
 		nonce = rand(100000000000000).to_s
 		passwordHash = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(_password)
 		timestamp = DateTime.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%SZ")
 		passwordSha = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest(nonce+timestamp+passwordHash)
 		passwordDigest = Base64.encode64(passwordSha)
 		returned = "UsernameToken "
 		returned << "Username=\\"" + _username + "\\","
 		returned << " PasswordDigest=\\"" + passwordDigest + "\\","
 		returned << " Nonce=\\"" + nonce + "\\","
 		returned << " Created=\\"" + timestamp + "\\""
 		returned
 	end