diff --git a/modules/reference/pages/command/securityUtility-encode.adoc b/modules/reference/pages/command/securityUtility-encode.adoc
index 5cbdd2243..a40ab9cf8 100644
--- a/modules/reference/pages/command/securityUtility-encode.adoc
+++ b/modules/reference/pages/command/securityUtility-encode.adoc
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ securityUtility encode [options]
 |--encoding=_encoding_type_
 |Specifies how to encode the password.
 Supported encodings types are `xor`, `aes`, and `hash`.
-If this option isn't specified, a default encoding type of `xor` is used. The `aes` type uses AES-256 encryption.
+The default value for this option is `xor`.
+The `aes` type uses AES-256 encryption.
 {empty} +
 {empty} +
 You can use the `hash` encoding type to encode passwords for a xref:ROOT:user-registries-application-security.adoc[basic user registry] or passwords for the xref:config/quickStartSecurity.adoc[quickStartSecurity element].