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+import requests
+from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
+import urllib3
+
+from passwords import *
+
+urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
+
+
+# From /html/en_EN/en_EN.js localeStrings
+eventStrings = {
+    1022: 'Denied Access{6} Card Not Found {3}',
+    1023: 'Denied Access{6} Access PIN Not Found {3}',
+    2020: 'Granted Access{6} {2}',
+    2021: 'Granted Access{6}  Extended Time {2}',
+    2024: 'Denied Access{6} Schedule {2}',
+    2029: 'Denied Access{6} Wrong PIN {2}',
+    2036: 'Denied Access{6} Card Expired {2}',
+    2042: 'Denied Access{6} PIN Lockout {2}',
+    2043: 'Denied Access{6} Unassigned Card {3}',
+    2044: 'Denied Access{6} Unassigned Access PIN {3}',
+    2046: 'Denied Access - PIN Expired {2}',
+    4051: 'REX Switch Alarm',
+    7020: 'Time Set to: {5}',
+    12031: 'Granted Access{6} Manual',
+    12032: 'Door Unlocked',
+    12033: 'Door Locked',
+    4034: 'Alarm Acknowledged',
+    4035: 'Door Locked-Scheduled',
+    4036: 'Door Unlocked-Scheduled',
+    4041: 'Door Forced Alarm',
+    4042: 'Door Held Alarm',
+    4043: 'Tamper Switch Alarm',
+    4044: 'AC Failure',
+    4045: 'Battery Failure',
+}
+
+def doRequest(xml):
+    r = requests.get(
+        'https://172.18.51.11/cgi-bin/vertx_xml.cgi',
+        params={'XML': b'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' + xml},
+        auth=requests.auth.HTTPDigestAuth(DOOR_USERNAME, DOOR_PASSWORD),
+        verify=False)
+    return ET.XML(r.text)
+
+
+#<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <VertXMessage> <hid:EventMessages action="LR" recordCount="100" historyRecordMarker="463" historyTimestamp="1525824431"/> </VertXMessage>
+
+#<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><VertXMessage xmlns:hid="http://www.hidcorp.com/VertX"><hid:EventMessages action="RL" historyRecordMarker="463" historyTimestamp="1525824431" currentRecordMarker="463" currentTimestamp="1525824431" /></VertXMessage>
+
+XML = ET.Element("VertXMessage")
+ET.SubElement(XML, "hid:EventMessages", attrib={"action": "LR"})
+xml = doRequest(ET.tostring(XML))
+print(xml[0].attrib)
+
+XML = ET.Element("VertXMessage")
+ET.SubElement(XML, "hid:EventMessages",
+              attrib={"action": "LR",
+                      "recordCount": "1000",
+                      "historyRecordMarker": xml[0].attrib["historyRecordMarker"],
+                      "historyTimestamp": xml[0].attrib["historyTimestamp"]})
+xml = doRequest(ET.tostring(XML))
+for event in xml[0]:
+    ET.dump(event)
+    att = event.attrib
+    eventType = int(att["eventType"])
+    print(att["timestamp"], eventStrings[eventType].format(
+        'ios-' + att.get('ioState', ''),
+        'status-' + att.get('commandStatus', ''),
+        att.get('forename', '') + " " + att.get('surname', ''),
+        att.get('rawCardNumber', ''),
+        att.get('oldTime', ''),
+        att.get('newTime', ''),
+        "IN" if att.get("readerAddress", '') == '0' else "OUT"))