diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 86b63b7875d..6df6840848a 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -865,9 +865,10 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;; Allow users to sign-in with a passkey
 ;ENABLE_PASSKEY_AUTHENTICATION = true
 ;;
-;; More detail: https://github.com/gogits/gogs/issues/165
+;; Reverse proxy authentication for the web interface, Git over HTTP, Git LFS and the package registry.
+;; Gitea must only be reachable through the proxy, which must set or remove the authentication headers on every request.
 ;ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION = false
-; Enable this to allow reverse proxy authentication for API requests, the reverse proxy is responsible for ensuring that no CSRF is possible.
+;; Reverse proxy authentication for the REST API under /api/v1.
 ;ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_API = false
 ;ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_AUTO_REGISTRATION = false
 ;ENABLE_REVERSE_PROXY_EMAIL = false