diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/configuring-ldap-realm.asciidoc b/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/configuring-ldap-realm.asciidoc
index 9d124a66a0753..b43a0911e0467 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/configuring-ldap-realm.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/docs/en/security/authentication/configuring-ldap-realm.asciidoc
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ operation, a user search mode and a mode with specific templates for user DNs.
 +
 --
 LDAP user search is the most common mode of operation. In this mode, a specific
-user with permission to search the LDAP directory is used to search for the
-authenticating user DN based on its username and an LDAP attribute. Once found,
-the user is authenticated by attempting to bind to the LDAP server using the 
-found DN and the provided password.
+user with permission to search the LDAP directory is used to search for the DN 
+of the authenticating user based on the provided username and an LDAP attribute. 
+Once found, the user is authenticated by attempting to bind to the LDAP server 
+using the found DN and the provided password.
 
 If your LDAP environment uses a few specific standard naming conditions for
 users, you can use user DN templates to configure the realm. The advantage of
diff --git a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc b/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
index 00b280a5466f9..f10ced77f718a 100644
--- a/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/docs/en/security/securing-communications/tls-ldap.asciidoc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ xpack:
             certificate_authorities: [ "CONFIG_DIR/x-pack/cacert.pem" ]
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-The CA cert must be a PEM encoded certificate.
+The CA certificate must be a PEM encoded.
 
 NOTE: You can also specify the individual server certificates rather than the CA
 certificate, but this is only recommended if you have a single LDAP server or