--- wikisrc/pkgsrc/hardening.mdwn	2017/07/09 15:37:21	1.15
+++ wikisrc/pkgsrc/hardening.mdwn	2017/07/09 15:38:59	1.16
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ in `mk.conf`, and consist of:
   enabled by default)
 * `PKGSRC_USE_RELRO`: this also makes the exploitation of some security
   vulnerabilities more difficult in some cases.
-* `PKGSRC_USE_SSP`: enables stack-smashing protection on supported platforms
-  (now enabled by default)
+* `PKGSRC_USE_SSP`: enables a stack-smashing protection mitigation (now enabled
+  by default where known supported)
 * `PKGSRC_USE_STACK_CHECK`: uses `-fstack-check` with GCC for another stack
-  protection mitigation
+  protection mitigation.
 
 # Caveats