diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8d93ef38..f9441b6e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-05-18  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+	* man/shadow.5.xml: What is important in shadow is not the
+	encryption, but that the file is not world readable.
+
 2009-05-18  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
 	* man/po/fr.po: Updated French translation. Thanks to ABBAS
diff --git a/man/shadow.5.xml b/man/shadow.5.xml
index c548e397..a440c67c 100644
--- a/man/shadow.5.xml
+++ b/man/shadow.5.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   </refmeta>
   <refnamediv id='name'>
     <refname>shadow</refname>
-    <refpurpose>encrypted password file</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>shadowed password file</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
 
   <refsect1 id='description'>