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diff --git a/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5
--- a/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/wpa/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd March 26, 2018
+.Dd March 16, 2022
.Dt WPA_SUPPLICANT.CONF 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -133,11 +133,12 @@
or hex string enclosed in quotation marks.
.It Va scan_ssid
SSID scan technique; 0 (default) or 1.
-Technique 0 scans for the SSID using a broadcast Probe Request
-frame while 1 uses a directed Probe Request frame.
-Access points that cloak themselves by not broadcasting their SSID
-require technique 1, but beware that this scheme can cause scanning
-to take longer to complete.
+Technique 0 scans for the SSID using a broadcast Probe Request frame.
+Technique 1 uses directed Probe Request frames, sent to each configured SSID.
+Access points that cloak themselves by not broadcasting their SSID require
+technique 1.
+Beware that this technique can cause scanning to take longer to complete,
+and exposes the list of configured network SSIDs to eavesdroppers.
.It Va bssid
Network BSSID (typically the MAC address of the access point).
.It Va priority

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