diff --git a/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/README b/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/README
index 57ed8604c7d0b6e92a91a657264c525ca7832a09..80edc22ad4156ed47de0978b4d61ebb9c5ff0a14 100644
--- a/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/README
+++ b/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/README
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ D. Configuration
    warden_client-kippo.cfg
     warden - path to warden-client config, e.g. 'warden/warden_client.cfg'
     name - sensor's source id used as a source of events, e.g. 'cz.cesnet.server.kippo'
+    secret - secret to authenticate client
+           - if 'secret' is non empty, is used instead of value in client's configuration
+           - useful while using more sensors with single client's configuration 
 
     anonymised - no | yes | omit
                - no (default value)
diff --git a/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden3-kippo-sender.py b/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden3-kippo-sender.py
index 69eb7f4bcf6b6d22605e5377908d3f2f6bf9c477..b2fe61fa29e8009f99a7dcc126a054100203fe4d 100644
--- a/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden3-kippo-sender.py
+++ b/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden3-kippo-sender.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ DEFAULT_NAME = 'org.example.warden.test'
 DEFAULT_AWIN = 5
 DEFAULT_ANONYMISED = 'no'
 DEFAULT_TARGET_NET = '0.0.0.0/0'
+DEFAULT_SECRET = ''
 
 
 def gen_event_idea(client_name, detect_time, win_start_time, win_end_time, conn_count, src_ip, dst_ip, aggr_win, anonymised, target_net):
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ def main():
   awin = aconfig.get('awin', DEFAULT_AWIN) * 60
   wconfig['name'] = aname
 
+  asecret = aconfig.get('secret', DEFAULT_SECRET)
+  if asecret:
+    wconfig['secret'] = asecret
+
   wclient = Client(**wconfig)   
 
   aanonymised = aconfig.get('anonymised', DEFAULT_ANONYMISED)
diff --git a/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden_client-kippo.cfg b/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden_client-kippo.cfg
index 9a274a770abefb7ca774c0c03ed05ecc6b219c46..3faadf50a5306226bdbeaa2951f4e1cd45c06301 100644
--- a/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden_client-kippo.cfg
+++ b/warden3/contrib/connectors/hp-kippo/warden_client-kippo.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "warden": "warden_client.cfg",
     "name": "cz.cesnet.server.kippo",
+    "secret": "",
 
     "anonymised": "no",
     "target_net": "195.113.0.0/16",