diff --git a/icecast.xml b/icecast.xml
index e03ecaf..a7be6b2 100644
--- a/icecast.xml
+++ b/icecast.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <queue-size>524288</queue-size>
         <client-timeout>30</client-timeout>
         <header-timeout>15</header-timeout>
-        <source-timeout>10</source-timeout>
+        <source-timeout>17</source-timeout>
         <!-- If enabled, this will provide a burst of data when a client
              first connects, thereby significantly reducing the startup
              time for listeners that do substantial buffering. However,
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
 
     <authentication>
         <!-- Sources log in with username 'source' -->
-        <source-password>shredsourcepassword</source-password>
+        <source-password>$shredsourcepassword$</source-password>
         <!-- Relays log in with username 'relay' -->
-        <relay-password>shredrelaypassword</relay-password>
+        <relay-password>$shredrelaypassword$</relay-password>
 
         <!-- Admin logs in with the username given below -->
         <admin-user>admin</admin-user>
-        <admin-password>shredadminpassword</admin-password>
+        <admin-password>$shredadminpassword$</admin-password>
     </authentication>
 
     <!-- set the mountpoint for a shoutcast source to use, the default if not
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         <!-- <intro>/server-wide-intro.ogg</intro> -->
         <max-listener-duration>3600</max-listener-duration>
 	<username>live</username>
-	<password>shredlivepassword</password>
+	<password>$shredlivepassword$</password>
         <authentication type="url">
                 <option name="mount_add" value="http://auth.example.org/stream_start.php"/>
         </authentication>