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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def generate_session_token(secret_key, **payload):
 """ This function generates a session token signed by the secret key which can be used to extract the user credentials in a verifiable way. """

    return jwt.encode(payload, secret_key, algorithm=token_encryption_algorithm()).decode('utf-8')