diff --git a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi.py b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi.py
index a492888..76e6cc8 100644
--- a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi.py
+++ b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi.py
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ class ESP_SPIcontrol:  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
             self.reset()
             return False
 
-    def connect(self, settings):
-        """Connect to an access point using a settings dictionary
+    def connect(self, secrets):
+        """Connect to an access point using a secrets dictionary
         that contains a 'ssid' and 'password' entry"""
-        self.connect_AP(settings['ssid'], settings['password'])
+        self.connect_AP(secrets['ssid'], secrets['password'])
 
     def connect_AP(self, ssid, password): # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         """Connect to an access point with given name and password.
diff --git a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.py b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.py
index cc65f92..5f20afa 100755
--- a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.py
+++ b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class ESPSPI_WiFiManager:
     """
     A class to help manage the Wifi connection
     """
-    def __init__(self, esp, settings, status_neopixel=None, attempts=2):
+    def __init__(self, esp, secrets, status_neopixel=None, attempts=2):
         """
         :param ESP_SPIcontrol esp: The ESP object we are using
-        :param dict settings: The WiFi and Adafruit IO Settings (See examples)
+        :param dict secrets: The WiFi and Adafruit IO secrets dict (See examples)
         :param int attempts: (Optional) Failed attempts before resetting the ESP32 (default=2)
         :param status_neopixel: (Optional) The neopixel pin - Usually board.NEOPIXEL (default=None)
         :type status_neopixel: Pin
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class ESPSPI_WiFiManager:
         # Read the settings
         self._esp = esp
         self.debug = False
-        self.ssid = settings['ssid']
-        self.password = settings['password']
+        self.ssid = secrets['ssid']
+        self.password = secrets['password']
         self.attempts = attempts
         requests.set_interface(self._esp)
         if status_neopixel:
diff --git a/examples/esp32spi_aio_post.py b/examples/esp32spi_aio_post.py
index 2527369..e0e3bf5 100644
--- a/examples/esp32spi_aio_post.py
+++ b/examples/esp32spi_aio_post.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ from adafruit_esp32spi import adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager
 
 print("ESP32 SPI webclient test")
 
-# Get wifi details and more from a settings.py file
+# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
 try:
-    from esp32spi_settings import settings
+    from esp32spi_secrets import secrets
 except ImportError:
-    print("WiFi settings are kept in esp32spi_settings.py, please add them there!")
+    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
     raise
 
 esp32_cs = DigitalInOut(board.D9)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ esp32_ready = DigitalInOut(board.D10)
 esp32_reset = DigitalInOut(board.D5)
 spi = busio.SPI(board.SCK, board.MOSI, board.MISO)
 esp = adafruit_esp32spi.ESP_SPIcontrol(spi, esp32_cs, esp32_ready, esp32_reset)
-wifi = adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.ESPSPI_WiFiManager(esp, settings, board.NEOPIXEL)
+wifi = adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.ESPSPI_WiFiManager(esp, secrets, board.NEOPIXEL)
 
 counter = 0
 while True:
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ while True:
         feed = 'test'
         payload = {'value':data}
         response = wifi.post(
-            "https://io.adafruit.com/api/v2/"+settings['aio_username']+"/feeds/"+feed+"/data",
-            json=payload,headers={bytes("X-AIO-KEY","utf-8"):bytes(settings['aio_key'],"utf-8")})
+            "https://io.adafruit.com/api/v2/"+secrets['aio_username']+"/feeds/"+feed+"/data",
+            json=payload,headers={bytes("X-AIO-KEY","utf-8"):bytes(secrets['aio_key'],"utf-8")})
         print(response.json())
         response.close()
         counter = counter + 1
diff --git a/examples/esp32spi_cheerlights.py b/examples/esp32spi_cheerlights.py
index b44060f..37339ae 100644
--- a/examples/esp32spi_cheerlights.py
+++ b/examples/esp32spi_cheerlights.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ from adafruit_esp32spi import adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager
 import neopixel
 import adafruit_fancyled.adafruit_fancyled as fancy
 
-# Get wifi details and more from a settings.py file
+# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
 try:
-    from esp32spi_settings import settings
+    from esp32spi_secrets import secrets
 except ImportError:
-    print("WiFi settings are kept in esp32spi_settings.py, please add them there!")
+    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
     raise
 
 print("ESP32 SPI webclient test")
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ esp32_ready = DigitalInOut(board.D10)
 esp32_reset = DigitalInOut(board.D5)
 spi = busio.SPI(board.SCK, board.MOSI, board.MISO)
 esp = adafruit_esp32spi.ESP_SPIcontrol(spi, esp32_cs, esp32_ready, esp32_reset)
-wifi = adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.ESPSPI_WiFiManager(esp, settings, board.NEOPIXEL)
+wifi = adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.ESPSPI_WiFiManager(esp, secrets, board.NEOPIXEL)
 
 # neopixels
 pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(board.A1, 16, brightness=0.3)
diff --git a/examples/esp32spi_localtime.py b/examples/esp32spi_localtime.py
index 87cc0a4..4bb606d 100644
--- a/examples/esp32spi_localtime.py
+++ b/examples/esp32spi_localtime.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ from adafruit_esp32spi import adafruit_esp32spi
 from adafruit_esp32spi import adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager
 import rtc
 
-# Get wifi details and more from a settings.py file
+# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
 try:
-    from settings import settings
+    from secrets import secrets
 except ImportError:
-    print("WiFi settings are kept in settings.py, please add them there!")
+    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
     raise
 
 print("ESP32 local time")
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ esp32_gpio0 = DigitalInOut(microcontroller.pin.PB15)
 esp32_reset = DigitalInOut(microcontroller.pin.PB17)
 spi = busio.SPI(board.SCK, board.MOSI, board.MISO)
 esp = adafruit_esp32spi.ESP_SPIcontrol(spi, esp32_cs, esp32_ready, esp32_reset)
-wifi = adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.ESPSPI_WiFiManager(esp, settings, board.NEOPIXEL)
+wifi = adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager.ESPSPI_WiFiManager(esp, secrets, board.NEOPIXEL)
 
 the_rtc = rtc.RTC()
 
diff --git a/examples/esp32spi_settings.py b/examples/esp32spi_secrets.py
similarity index 96%
rename from examples/esp32spi_settings.py
rename to examples/esp32spi_secrets.py
index 4b5013d..0f3a3fd 100644
--- a/examples/esp32spi_settings.py
+++ b/examples/esp32spi_secrets.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file is where you keep secret settings, passwords, and tokens!
 # If you put them in the code you risk committing that info or sharing it
 
-settings = {
+secrets = {
     'ssid' : 'yourssid',
     'password' : 'yourpassword',
     'timezone' : -5, # this is offset from UTC
diff --git a/examples/esp32spi_simpletest.py b/examples/esp32spi_simpletest.py
index b4b9a29..67d67c7 100644
--- a/examples/esp32spi_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/esp32spi_simpletest.py
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ if esp.status == adafruit_esp32spi.WL_IDLE_STATUS:
     print("ESP32 found and in idle mode")
 print("Firmware vers.", esp.firmware_version)
 print("MAC addr:", [hex(i) for i in esp.MAC_address])
+
 for ap in esp.scan_networks():
     print("\t%s\t\tRSSI: %d" % (str(ap['ssid'], 'utf-8'), ap['rssi']))
+
 print("Connecting to AP...")
-esp.connect_AP(b'adafruit', b'ffffffff')
+esp.connect_AP(b'MY_SSID_NAME', b'MY_SSID_PASSWORD')
 print("Connected to", str(esp.ssid, 'utf-8'), "\tRSSI:", esp.rssi)
 print("My IP address is", esp.pretty_ip(esp.ip_address))
 print("IP lookup adafruit.com: %s" % esp.pretty_ip(esp.get_host_by_name("adafruit.com")))