diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuma/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kuma/defaults/main.yml
index 97ca4c0..bb1d59c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kuma/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuma/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@
 kuma_enabled: true
 kuma_url: "https://status.vrije.cloud"
 
-# Authentication options:
-# Option 1: Username/Password (required for Socket.io API used by Python library)
-kuma_username: ""  # Set this for automated registration
-kuma_password: ""  # Set this for automated registration
-
-# Option 2: API Key (only for REST endpoints like /metrics, not for monitor management)
-kuma_api_key: "uk1_H2YjQsSG8em8GG9G9c0arQogSizXI1CRPNgTEUlU"
+# Authentication - credentials loaded from shared_secrets in tasks/main.yml
+# Uses username/password (required for Socket.io API used by Python library)
+kuma_username: ""  # Loaded from shared_secrets.kuma_username
+kuma_password: ""  # Loaded from shared_secrets.kuma_password
 
 # Monitors to create for each client
 kuma_monitors: