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@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ $ kubectl config current-context
 my-cluster
 ```
 
+If your cluster has Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) enabled, you may want
+to [configure a service account and rules](service_account.md) before proceeding.
+
 ## Install Helm
 
 Download a binary release of the Helm client. You can use tools like
@@ -45,6 +48,10 @@ This will install Tiller into the Kubernetes cluster you saw with
 
 **TIP:** When you want to upgrade Tiller, just run `helm init --upgrade`.
 
+By default, when Tiller is installed,it does not have authentication enabled.
+To learn more about configuring strong TLS authentication for Tiller, consult
+[the Tiller TLS guide](tiller_ssl.md).
+
 ## Install an Example Chart
 
 To install a chart, you can run the `helm install` command. Helm has