--- a/src/memory/memory.py	Sun Sep 21 13:06:53 2014 +0200
+++ b/src/memory/memory.py	Sun Sep 21 13:10:55 2014 +0200
@@ -47,14 +47,16 @@
         self._sessions = dict()
         self.timeout = timeout or Sessions.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 
-    def newSession(self, session_data=None, profile=None):
+    def newSession(self, session_data=None, session_id=None, profile=None):
         """ Create a new session
         @param session_data: mutable data to use, default to a dict
+        @param session_id (str): force the session_id to the given string
         @param profile: if set, the session is owned by the profile,
                         and profileGet must be used instead of __getitem__
         @return: session_id, session_data
         """
-        session_id = str(uuid4())
+        if session_id is None:
+            session_id = str(uuid4())
         timer = reactor.callLater(self.timeout, self._purgeSession, session_id)
         if session_data is None:
             session_data = {}
@@ -268,7 +270,7 @@
         """
         def gotPersonalKey(personal_key):
             """Create the session for this profile and store the personal key"""
-            self.auth_sessions.newSession({C.MEMORY_CRYPTO_KEY: personal_key}, profile)
+            self.auth_sessions.newSession({C.MEMORY_CRYPTO_KEY: personal_key}, profile=profile)
             log.debug('auth session created for profile %s' % profile)
 
         d = PersistentDict(C.MEMORY_CRYPTO_NAMESPACE, profile).load()
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@
         @return: Deferred
         """
         personal_key = BlockCipher.getRandomKey(base64=True)  # generated once for all and saved in a PersistentDict
-        self.auth_sessions.newSession({C.MEMORY_CRYPTO_KEY: personal_key}, name)  # will be encrypted by setParam
+        self.auth_sessions.newSession({C.MEMORY_CRYPTO_KEY: personal_key}, profile=name)  # will be encrypted by setParam
         d = self.params.asyncCreateProfile(name)
         d.addCallback(lambda dummy: self.setParam(C.PROFILE_PASS_PATH[1], password, C.PROFILE_PASS_PATH[0], profile_key=name))
         return d