diff --git a/docs/enterprise/install/helm.md b/docs/enterprise/install/helm.md
index 72354b43c..88a1f9163 100644
--- a/docs/enterprise/install/helm.md
+++ b/docs/enterprise/install/helm.md
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ This setup assumes an existing certificate solution using cert-manager, as descr
          pass_identity_headers: true
    ```
 
+1. If you haven't already, set a static `signing_key` value to be shared with the Enterprise Console. See [Reference: Signing Key](/reference/readme.md#signing-key) for information on generating a key.
+
 1. Use Helm to update your Pomerium installation:
 
    ```bash
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ This setup assumes an existing certificate solution using cert-manager, as descr
      sharedSecret: #Shared with Pomerium
      databaseEncryptionKey:  #Generate from "head -c32 /dev/urandom | base64"
      administrators: "youruser@yourcompany.com" #This is a hard-coded access, remove once setup is complete
+     signing_key: "ZZZZZZZ" #This base64-encoded key is shared with open-source Pomerium
    tls:
      existingCASecret: pomerium-tls
      caSecretKey: ca.crt
diff --git a/docs/enterprise/install/quickstart.md b/docs/enterprise/install/quickstart.md
index 7eb1ca64a..0c0c91092 100644
--- a/docs/enterprise/install/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/enterprise/install/quickstart.md
@@ -110,6 +110,31 @@ sudo systemctl enable --now pomerium-console
 
 Like the open-source Pomerium base, Pomerium Enterprise Console is configured through a single config file, located at `/etc/pomerium-console/config.yaml`.
 
+
+### Update Pomerium
+
+Open your Pomerium config file, `/etc/pomerium/config.yaml`.
+
+1. Add a list item in the `routes` block for the Enterprise Console:
+
+   ```yaml
+     routes:
+       - from: https://console.localhost.pomerium.com
+         to: https://pomerium-console.pomerium.svc.cluster.local
+         policy:
+           - allow:
+               or:
+                 - domain:
+                     is: companydomain.com
+         pass_identity_headers: true
+   ```
+
+1. If you haven't already, set `signing_key`. See the [reference page](/reference/readme.md#signing-key) for more information.
+
+   ```yaml
+   signing_key: "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
+   ```
+
 ### External Services
 
 First configure the Console to communicate with the database and databroker service:
@@ -133,25 +158,27 @@ administrators: you@mydomain.com
 
 Once you have set permissions in the console UI, you should remove this configuration.
 
-### TLS
+### TLS and Signing Key
 
-If your open-source Pomerium installation is already configured to use TLS to secure back-end communication, you can do the same for the Pomerium Enterprise Console by providing it a certificate, key, and optional custom CA file to validate the `databroker_service_url` connection:
+1. If your open-source Pomerium installation is already configured to use TLS to secure back-end communication, you can do the same for the Pomerium Enterprise Console by providing it a certificate, key, and optional custom CA file to validate the `databroker_service_url` connection:
 
-```yaml
-tls_ca_file: /etc/pomerium-console/ca.pem
-tls_cert_file: /etc/pomerium-console/cert.pem
-tls_key_file: /etc/pomerium-console/key.pem
-```
+   ```yaml
+   tls_ca_file: /etc/pomerium-console/ca.pem
+   tls_cert_file: /etc/pomerium-console/cert.pem
+   tls_key_file: /etc/pomerium-console/key.pem
+   ```
 
-For proof-of-concept installations in the same local system, this is not required.
+   For proof-of-concept installations in the same local system, this is not required.
+
+1. Set the [`signing_key`](/enterprise/reference/config.md#signing-key) to match Pomerium's.
 
 Once complete, your `/etc/pomerium-console/config.yaml` file should look something like this:
 
 ```yaml
 database_url: pg://user:pass@dbhost.internal.mydomain.com/pomerium?sslmode=require
 databroker_service_url: https://pomerium-cache.internal.mydomain.com
-shared_secret: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-database_encryption_key: YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
+shared_secret: "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
+database_encryption_key: "YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY"
 
 # change / remove this after initial setup
 administrators: you@mydomain.com
@@ -159,24 +186,10 @@ administrators: you@mydomain.com
 tls_ca_file: /etc/pomerium-console/ca.pem
 tls_cert_file: /etc/pomerium-console/cert.pem
 tls_key_file: /etc/pomerium-console/key.pem
+
+signing_key: "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
 ```
 
-### Update Pomerium
-
-Open your Pomerium config file, `/etc/pomerium/config.yaml`. Add a list item in the `routes` block for the Enterprise Console:
-
-   ```yaml
-     routes:
-       - from: https://console.localhost.pomerium.com
-         to: https://pomerium-console.pomerium.svc.cluster.local
-         policy:
-           - allow:
-               or:
-                 - domain:
-                     is: companydomain.com
-         pass_identity_headers: true
-   ```
-
 ## Next Steps
 
 The Pomerium Enterprise Console assumes access to a [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/) data store for metrics. See [Prometheus Metrics](/enterprise/prometheus.md) to learn how to configure access.