diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
index 4370a1a3f1..9ea1e92497 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
@@ -4189,9 +4189,9 @@ user@example.com's password: *******
~/.ssh/known_hosts2 for SSH v2
fingerprints.
- By default, OpenSSH servers are configured to accept both
- SSH v1 and SSH v2 connections. The client, however, can choose
- between the two. Version 2 is known to be more robust and
+ By default, OpenSSH servers are configured to only accept
+ SSH v2 connections. The client, however, can choose
+ between version 1 and 2. Version 2 is known to be more robust and
secure than its predecessor.
The &man.ssh.1; command can be forced to use either protocol