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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
index ea5684569f9..20d0c31ed3b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
@@ -1398,10 +1398,12 @@ omicron bryanh guest1
<literal>negotiate</literal> mode, which will use
<productname>Kerberos</productname> when possible and automatically
fall back to <productname>NTLM</productname> in other cases.
- <productname>SSPI</productname> authentication only works when both
- server and client are running <productname>Windows</productname>,
- or, on non-Windows platforms, when <productname>GSSAPI</productname>
- is available.
+ <productname>SSPI</productname> and <productname>GSSAPI</productname>
+ interoperate as clients and servers, e.g., an
+ <productname>SSPI</productname> client can authenticate to an
+ <productname>GSSAPI</productname> server. It is recommended to use
+ <productname>SSPI</productname> on Windows clients and servers and
+ <productname>GSSAPI</productname> on non-Windows platforms.
</para>
<para>