diff --git a/journalmarks/templates/login.html b/journalmarks/templates/login.html
index 8325700..af6732d 100644
--- a/journalmarks/templates/login.html
+++ b/journalmarks/templates/login.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ else document.attachEvent('onreadystatechange', function(){
 
     <fieldset class="pure-group">
         <input class="pure-input-1-2" id="username" type="text" placeholder="Username">
-        <input class="pure-input-1-2" id="password" type="password" placeholder="Password">
+        <input class="pure-input-1-2" id="password" type="password" placeholder="Passphrase">
     </fieldset>
 
     <div clas="pure-controls">
diff --git a/journalmarks/templates/register.html b/journalmarks/templates/register.html
index 7484fdc..d2082bc 100644
--- a/journalmarks/templates/register.html
+++ b/journalmarks/templates/register.html
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ else document.attachEvent('onreadystatechange', function(){
 {% block body %}
 <h1>Registration</h1>
 
+<p>
+Please fill in the following fields to register a new account. You should choose a strong passphrase, as it is used to encrypt your Journalmarks. Unfortunatelly, there's no possibility yet to change your passphrase later on. However, you won't have to enter it often, sessions are remembered for some time.
+</p>
+
 <div id='registration-form' class="pure-form pure-form-aligned">
     <p id="err-passwords-dont-match" class="errmsg">
-    Passwords do not match.
+    Passphrases do not match.
     </p>
 
     <p id="err-fill-all-fields" class="errmsg">
@@ -69,13 +73,13 @@ else document.attachEvent('onreadystatechange', function(){
         </div>
 
         <div class="pure-control-group">
-            <label for="password">Password</label>
-            <input id="password" type="password" placeholder="Password">
+            <label for="password">Passphrase</label>
+            <input id="password" type="password" placeholder="Passphrase">
         </div>
 
         <div class="pure-control-group">
-            <label for="password2">Password (again)</label>
-            <input id="password2" type="password" placeholder="Password (again)">
+            <label for="password2">Passphrase (again)</label>
+            <input id="password2" type="password" placeholder="Passphrase (again)">
         </div>
 
         <div class="pure-control-group">