diff --git a/cmd/keygen.go b/cmd/keygen.go
index 9a4faa940..527a7ca3d 100644
--- a/cmd/keygen.go
+++ b/cmd/keygen.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ func newKeygenCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer) *cobr
 	cmd := ctl.NewKeygenCommand(stdin, stdout, stderr)
 	ccmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "keygen",
-		Short: "Generate keys for authentication.",
+		Short: "Generate secret key for authentication.",
 		Long: `
-Generate hash and block keys to configure FeatureBase for Authentication.
+Generate secret key to configure FeatureBase for Authentication.
 `,
 		RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return cmd.Run(context.Background())
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ Generate hash and block keys to configure FeatureBase for Authentication.
 	}
 
 	flags := ccmd.Flags()
-	flags.IntVarP(&cmd.KeyLength, "length", "l", 32, "length of keys to produce")
+	flags.IntVarP(&cmd.KeyLength, "length", "l", 32, "length of the key to produce")
 	return ccmd
 }
diff --git a/ctl/keygen.go b/ctl/keygen.go
index 06cc797ad..dc0d4aa36 100644
--- a/ctl/keygen.go
+++ b/ctl/keygen.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	pilosa "github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2"
 )
 
-// Keygen represents a command for generating crytographic keys.
+// Keygen represents a command for generating a crytographic key.
 type KeygenCommand struct {
 	CmdIO     *pilosa.CmdIO
 	KeyLength int
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ func NewKeygenCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Writer) *KeygenCommand
 	}
 }
 
-// Run keys to use for authentication .
+// Run keygen to obtain key to use for authentication .
 func (kg *KeygenCommand) Run(_ context.Context) error {
-	fmt.Printf("hash-key = \"%+x\"\n", securecookie.GenerateRandomKey(kg.KeyLength))
-	fmt.Printf("block-key = \"%+x\"\n", securecookie.GenerateRandomKey(kg.KeyLength))
+	fmt.Printf("secret-key = \"%+x\"\n", securecookie.GenerateRandomKey(kg.KeyLength))
 	return nil
 }