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diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8 b/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8
index 737689fbc1..ee83f09d09 100644
--- a/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8
+++ b/doc/man/man8/slappasswd.8
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .TH SLAPPASSWD 8C "RELEASEDATE" "OpenLDAP LDVERSION"
 .\" $OpenLDAP$
-.\" Copyright 1998-2003 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
+.\" Copyright 1998-2004 The OpenLDAP Foundation All Rights Reserved.
 .\" Copying restrictions apply.  See COPYRIGHT/LICENSE.
 .SH NAME
 slappasswd \- OpenLDAP password utility
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ be specified:
 The default is 
 .IR {SSHA} .
 
+Note that scheme names may need to be protected, due to
+.B {
+and
+.BR } ,
+from expansion by the user's command interpreter.
+
 .B {SHA}
 and
 .B {SSHA}
@@ -102,11 +108,16 @@ interoperability.  A new attribute type, authPassword, to hold
 hashed passwords has been defined (RFC 3112), but is not yet
 implemented in
 .BR slapd (8).
+.TP
+It should also be noted that the behavior of
+.BR crypt (3)
+is platform specific.
 .SH "SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS"
 Use of hashed passwords does not protect passwords during
 protocol transfer.  TLS or other eavesdropping protections
-should be inplace before using LDAP simple bind.  The
-hashed password values should be protected as if they
+should be in\-place before using LDAP simple bind.
+.TP
+The hashed password values should be protected as if they
 were clear text passwords.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR ldappasswd (1),