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man: suggest using hash= atribut for swap in example
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                                 <term><varname>tries=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Specifies the maximum number of
-                                times the user is queried for a password.</para></listitem>
+                                times the user is queried for a password.
+                                The default is 3. If set to 0, the user is
+                                queried for a password indefinitely.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
 swap       /dev/sda7       /dev/urandom             swap
 truecrypt  /dev/sda2       /etc/container_password  tcrypt
 hidden     /mnt/tc_hidden  /null                    tcrypt-hidden,tcrypt-keyfile=/etc/keyfile</programlisting>
+                        <para>Note that the default hash algorithm is ripemd160. If you use your system
+                        in FIPS mode, please specify supported hash algorithm (e.g.: hash=sha1).</para>
                 </example>
         </refsect1>