diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf
index bf6e443c356e68ab7daeec9438fc1d5be9d9357c..8dcfcc53908e4bc8db8d3c1a94e99e45e8cbb120 100644
--- a/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf
+++ b/doc/guide/admin/security.sdf
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ The LDAP "simple" method has three modes of operation:
 * unauthenticated, and
 * user/password authenticated.
 
-Anonymous access is obtained by providing no name and no password
-to the "simple" bind operation.  Unauthenticated access is obtained
-by providing a name but no password.  Authenticated access is obtain
-by providing a valid name and password.
+Anonymous access is requested by providing no name and no password
+to the "simple" bind operation.  Unauthenticated access is requested
+by providing a name but no password.  Authenticated access is
+requested by providing a valid name and password.
 
 An anonymous bind results in an {{anonymous}} authorization
 association.  Anonymous bind mechanism is enabled by default, but