diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
index 51b95ed04f3..105f1a975dc 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
@@ -889,16 +889,16 @@ host    all             all             192.168.0.0/16          ident map=omicro
 # list of names of administrators.  Passwords are required in all cases.
 #
 # TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD
-local   sameuser        all                                     md5
-local   all             /^.*helpdesk$                           md5
-local   all             @admins                                 md5
-local   all             +support                                md5
+local   sameuser        all                                     scram-sha-256
+local   all             /^.*helpdesk$                           scram-sha-256
+local   all             @admins                                 scram-sha-256
+local   all             +support                                scram-sha-256
 
 # The last two lines above can be combined into a single line:
-local   all             @admins,+support                        md5
+local   all             @admins,+support                        scram-sha-256
 
 # The database column can also use lists and file names:
-local   db1,db2,@demodbs  all                                   md5
+local   db1,db2,@demodbs  all                                   scram-sha-256
 </programlisting>
    </example>
  </sect1>