diff --git a/Octokit/Authentication/BasicAuthenticator.cs b/Octokit/Authentication/BasicAuthenticator.cs
index 2f992356..21bb3cce 100644
--- a/Octokit/Authentication/BasicAuthenticator.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Authentication/BasicAuthenticator.cs
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ namespace Octokit.Internal
     class BasicAuthenticator : IAuthenticationHandler
     {
         ///<summary>
-        /// 
+        ///Authenticate a request using the basic access authentication scheme
         ///</summary>
-        ///<param name="request">Http Header request</param>
-        ///<param name="credentials">Login & Password</param>
+        ///<param name="request">The request to authenticate</param>
+        ///<param name="credentials">The credentials to attach to the request</param>
         ///<remarks>
         ///See the <a href="http://developer.github.com/v3/#basic-authentication">Basic Authentication documentation</a> for more information.
         ///</remarks>