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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
index 84b7cdd7a1..5c9ce3d5fb 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml
@@ -246,10 +246,12 @@
<tag><c><![CDATA[{pref_public_key_algs, list()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>List of user (client) public key algorithms to try to use.</p>
- <p>The default value is
- <c><![CDATA[['ssh-rsa','ssh-dss','ecdsa-sha2-nistp256','ecdsa-sha2-nistp384','ecdsa-sha2-nistp521'] ]]></c>
+ <p>The default value is the <c>public_key</c> entry in
+ <seealso marker="#default_algorithms/0">ssh:default_algorithms/0</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ <p>If there is no public key of a specified type available, the corresponding entry is ignored.
+ Note that the available set is dependent on the underlying cryptolib and current user's public keys.
</p>
- <p>If there is no public key of a specified type available, the corresponding entry is ignored.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{preferred_algorithms, algs_list()}]]></c></tag>
@@ -293,6 +295,15 @@
connection. For <c>gen_tcp</c> the time is in milli-seconds and the default value is
<c>infinity</c>.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[{auth_methods, string()}]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Comma-separated string that determines which
+ authentication methods that the client shall support and
+ in which order they are tried. Defaults to
+ <c><![CDATA["publickey,keyboard-interactive,password"]]></c></p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{user, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Provides a username. If this option is not given, <c>ssh</c>
@@ -300,6 +311,7 @@
<c><![CDATA[USER]]></c> on UNIX,
<c><![CDATA[USERNAME]]></c> on Windows).</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{password, string()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Provides a password for password authentication.
@@ -307,6 +319,7 @@
password, if the password authentication method is
attempted.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{key_cb, key_cb()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>Module implementing the behaviour <seealso
@@ -316,6 +329,7 @@
module via the options passed to it under the key 'key_cb_private'.
</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c><![CDATA[{quiet_mode, atom() = boolean()}]]></c></tag>
<item>
<p>If <c>true</c>, the client does not print anything on authorization.</p>
@@ -466,6 +480,7 @@
authentication methods that the server is to support and
in what order they are tried. Defaults to
<c><![CDATA["publickey,keyboard-interactive,password"]]></c></p>
+ <p>Note that the client is free to use any order and to exclude methods.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[{auth_method_kb_interactive_data, PromptTexts}]]></c>