diff --git a/Documentation/Tutorials/MaxScale-Information-Schema.md b/Documentation/Tutorials/MaxScale-Information-Schema.md
index 59f56d16c..8a5e686f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/Tutorials/MaxScale-Information-Schema.md
+++ b/Documentation/Tutorials/MaxScale-Information-Schema.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ to localhost as well.
 type=service
 router=maxinfo
 user=monitor
-passwd=EBD2F49C3B375812A8CDEBA632ED8BBC
+passwd=my_secret
 ```
 
 The listener section defines the protocol, port and other information needed
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ to create a listener for the service. To listen on a port using the MySQL
 protocol a section as shown below should be added to the configuration
 file.
 
+In this example we use a cleartext password `my_secret`. For increased
+security the password can be encrypted as explained
+[here](../Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md#encrypting-passwords).
+
 ```
 [MaxInfo Listener]
 type=listener
@@ -83,9 +87,9 @@ MySQL status and ping requests. These may be used for simple monitoring of
 MariaDB MaxScale.
 
 ```
-% mysqladmin -hmaxscale.mariadb.com -P9003 -umonitor -pxyz ping
+% mysqladmin -hmaxscale.mariadb.com -P9003 -umonitor -pmy_secret ping
 mysqld is alive
-% mysqladmin -hmaxscale.mariadb.com -P9003 -umonitor -pxyz status
+% mysqladmin -hmaxscale.mariadb.com -P9003 -umonitor -pmy_secret status
 Uptime: 72  Threads: 1  Sessions: 11
 %
 ```