diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1030131..afcce15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ So there are two ways to execute it:
 
 ## CRaSH SSHD
 
-After launching CRaSH, you should be able to connect through SSH with admin/admin
+After launching CRaSH, you will need to configure an SSH key pair for authentication.
diff --git a/crash/src/main/resources/crash/cloudius/crash.properties b/crash/src/main/resources/crash/cloudius/crash.properties
index 0fabae4..3593aef 100644
--- a/crash/src/main/resources/crash/cloudius/crash.properties
+++ b/crash/src/main/resources/crash/cloudius/crash.properties
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ crash.ssh.keygen=true
 crash.auth=openssh,ec2_metadata,gce_metadata
 
 # Simple authentication
+# This is disabled by default. If enabling it, be sure to set a secure password instead of using the default admin/admin credentials defined below.
 #crash.auth=simple
-crash.auth.simple.username=admin
-crash.auth.simple.password=admin
+#crash.auth.simple.username=admin
+#crash.auth.simple.password=admin
 
 # Key authentication (PEM format public key)
 #crash.auth=key
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@ crash.auth.simple.password=admin
 #crash.auth=gce_metadata
 #
 # This is the default URL
-#crash.auth.gce_metadata.public_keys_url=http://metadata/computeMetadata/v1/project/attributes/sshKeys
\ No newline at end of file
+#crash.auth.gce_metadata.public_keys_url=http://metadata/computeMetadata/v1/project/attributes/sshKeys