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diff --git a/report/v2_authentication.tex b/report/v2_authentication.tex
index 57a210e..69d1d00 100644
--- a/report/v2_authentication.tex
+++ b/report/v2_authentication.tex
@@ -15,15 +15,19 @@ public (Principle of complete mediation).
 \end{result}
 
 \item
-\pass{}
+\fail{}
 Verify that forms containing credentials are not filled in by
 the application. Pre-filling by the application implies that
 credentials are stored in plaintext or a reversible format,
 which is explicitly prohibited.
 
 \begin{result}
-No credentials (that should not be stored in plain text) are ever filled in by
-the application.
+No credentials that come from the database are pre-filled by the application.
+However, in some forms, the application pre-fills password fields from the
+request's POST data. This is not necesarry.\footnote{This issue was actually
+overlooked when auditing manually, and was found when running the Fortify tool.
+In the initial audit, we only ensured that no internal information (from the
+database) was leaked in this way.}
 \end{result}
 
 \setcounter{enumi}{3}
@@ -217,8 +221,8 @@ stored in a protected location.
 
     However, the installation instructions state the following:
     \begin{verbatim}
-Change the file permissions to allow all users write access to the folder
-you extracted testcms to.
+Change the file permissions to allow all users write access to the
+folder you extracted testcms to.
     \end{verbatim}
     This implies making the configuration file readable for all users on the
     system. This information should not be accessible for any user other than