diff --git a/src/distributions/other.rs b/src/distributions/other.rs
index 32cc470d1eb..46d3c57c922 100644
--- a/src/distributions/other.rs
+++ b/src/distributions/other.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 ///         .collect();
 /// println!("Random chars: {}", chars);
 /// ```
+///
+/// # Passwords
+///
+/// Users sometimes ask whether it is safe to use a string of random characters
+/// as a password. In principle, all RNGs in Rand implementing `CryptoRng` are
+/// suitable as a source of randomness for generating passwords (if they are
+/// properly seeded), but it is more conservative to only use randomness
+/// directly from the operating system via the `getrandom` crate, or the
+/// corresponding bindings of a crypto library.
+///
+/// When generating passwords or keys, it is important to consider the threat
+/// model and in some cases the memorability of the password. This is out of
+/// scope of the Rand project, and therefore we defer to the following
+/// references:
+///
+/// - [Wikipedia article on Password Strength](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_strength)
+/// - [Diceware for generating memorable passwords](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diceware)
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde1", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 pub struct Alphanumeric;