diff --git a/src/etc/passwd.conf b/src/etc/passwd.conf
index 1d1d1a40..9b47f27e 100644
--- a/src/etc/passwd.conf
+++ b/src/etc/passwd.conf
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: passwd.conf,v 1.3 1997/03/27 00:07:14 provos Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: passwd.conf,v 1.4 1997/03/27 23:09:13 deraadt Exp $
 #
 # Passwd configuration file
 #
 # Possible options are at the moment:
 #	localcipher, ypcipher
 # they can take values of
-#	old		- old unix style salt of 12bit
+#	old		- old unix style salt of 12bit (YP compatible)
 #	newsalt		- DES hash with salt of 64 bit
-#	md5		- MD5 hashing algorithmus
+#	md5		- MD5 hashing algorithm
 #	blowfish,x	- Blowfish cipher, x is number of rounds
-#			  128 bit salt, 4 rounds are min, 31 max
+#			  128 bit salt, 4 rounds are min, 31 max (BEST!)
 
 default:
 	localcipher=old