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diff --git a/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_hosting.diviner b/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_hosting.diviner
--- a/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_hosting.diviner
+++ b/src/docs/user/userguide/diffusion_hosting.diviner
@@ -127,8 +127,13 @@
use only anonymous HTTP, you can leave this setting disabled.
If you plan to use authenticated HTTP, you'll also need to configure a VCS
-password in {nav Settings > VCS Password}. This is a different password than
-your main Phabricator password primarily for security reasons.
+password in {nav Settings > VCS Password}.
+
+Your VCS password must be a different password than your main Phabricator
+password because VCS passwords are very easy to accidentally disclose. They are
+often stored in plaintext in world-readable files, observable in `ps` output,
+and present in command output and logs. We strongly encourage you to use SSH
+instead of HTTP to authenticate access to repositories.
Otherwise, if you've configured system accounts above, you're all set. No
additional server configuration is required to make HTTP work.
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