diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 673ff67..108497d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ This library is currently built into Vault and can be used by a Vault CLI client $ vault hcp connect ``` -It authenticates users or machines to HCP using either provided arguments or retrieved HCP token through -browser login. A successful authentication results in an HCP token and an HCP Vault address being -locally cached. +The Vault CLI authenticates users and machines to HCP Vault using a provided credential or interactively with an HCP token generated through browser login. On a successful authentication, the CLI caches the returned HCP token and current HCP Vault address The default authentication method is an interactive one, redirecting users to the HCP login browser. If a non-interactive option is supplied, it can be used if provided with a service principal credential