diff --git a/docs/services/prometheus-ssh-exporter.md b/docs/services/prometheus-ssh-exporter.md
index 56ec936..0de1ea6 100644
--- a/docs/services/prometheus-ssh-exporter.md
+++ b/docs/services/prometheus-ssh-exporter.md
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ To enable this service, add the following configuration to your `vars.yml` file
 
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_enabled: true
 
-# if you want to export ssh's probe endpoint, uncomment and adjust the following vars
-
+# To expose the metrics publicly, enable and configure the lines below:
 # prometheus_ssh_exporter_hostname: mash.example.com
-# prometheus_ssh_exporter_path_prefix: /metrics/ssh-exporter
-# prometheus_ssh_exporter_basicauth_user: your_username
-# prometheus_ssh_exporter_basicauth_password: your password
+# prometheus_ssh_exporter_path_prefix: /metrics/mash-prometheus-ssh-exporter
+
+# To protect the metrics with HTTP Basic Auth, enable and configure the lines below.
+# See: https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/middlewares/http/basicauth/#users
+# prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_metrics_middleware_basic_auth_enabled: true
+# prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_metrics_middleware_basic_auth_users: ''
 
 ########################################################################
 #                                                                      #
@@ -31,4 +33,4 @@ prometheus_ssh_exporter_enabled: true
 
 ## Usage
 
-After you've installed the ssh exporter, your ssh prober will be available on `mash.example.com/metrics/ssh-exporter` with the basic auth credentials you've configured if hostname and path prefix where provided
+After you've installed the ssh exporter, your ssh prober will be available on `mash.example.com/metrics/mash-prometheus-ssh-exporter` with the basic auth credentials you've configured if hostname and path prefix were provided.
diff --git a/templates/group_vars_mash_servers b/templates/group_vars_mash_servers
index e2555f0..27aff9a 100644
--- a/templates/group_vars_mash_servers
+++ b/templates/group_vars_mash_servers
@@ -3866,15 +3866,13 @@ prometheus_ssh_exporter_enabled: false
 
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_identifier: "{{ mash_playbook_service_identifier_prefix }}prometheus-ssh-exporter"
 
+prometheus_ssh_exporter_path_prefix: "{{ mash_playbook_metrics_exposure_path_prefix }}/{{ prometheus_ssh_exporter_identifier }}"
+
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_base_path: "{{ mash_playbook_base_path }}/{{ mash_playbook_service_base_directory_name_prefix }}prometheus-ssh-exporter"
 
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_uid: "{{ mash_playbook_uid }}"
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_gid: "{{ mash_playbook_gid }}"
 
-prometheus_ssh_exporter_basicauth_enabled: "{{ prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_traefik_enabled }}"
-prometheus_ssh_exporter_basicauth_user: "{{ '%s' | format(mash_playbook_generic_secret_key) | password_hash('sha512', 'ssh.user', rounds=655555) | to_uuid }}"
-prometheus_ssh_exporter_basicauth_password: "{{ '%s' | format(mash_playbook_generic_secret_key) | password_hash('sha512', 'ssh.password', rounds=655555) | to_uuid }}"
-
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_additional_networks: |
   {{
     ([mash_playbook_reverse_proxyable_services_additional_network] if mash_playbook_reverse_proxyable_services_additional_network else [])
@@ -3886,6 +3884,9 @@ prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_traefik_docker_network: "{{ mash_playbo
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_traefik_entrypoints: "{{ devture_traefik_entrypoint_primary }}"
 prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_traefik_tls_certResolver: "{{ devture_traefik_certResolver_primary }}"
 
+prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_metrics_middleware_basic_auth_enabled: "{{ mash_playbook_metrics_exposure_http_basic_auth_enabled }}"
+prometheus_ssh_exporter_container_labels_metrics_middleware_basic_auth_users: "{{ mash_playbook_metrics_exposure_http_basic_auth_users }}"
+
 ########################################################################
 #                                                                      #
 # /prometheus_ssh_exporter                                             #
diff --git a/templates/requirements.yml b/templates/requirements.yml
index 833c9b9..840d0b8 100644
--- a/templates/requirements.yml
+++ b/templates/requirements.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
   name: prometheus_postgres_exporter
   activation_prefix: prometheus_postgres_exporter_
 - src: git+https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-prometheus-ssh-exporter.git
-  version: v1.5.0-1
+  version: v1.5.0-2
   name: prometheus_ssh_exporter
   activation_prefix: prometheus_ssh_exporter_
 - src: git+https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/roles/radicale.git