diff --git a/docs/security.rst b/docs/security.rst
index c87c5de8..9f7af68b 100644
--- a/docs/security.rst
+++ b/docs/security.rst
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ to be explicit.
 Custom Authenticators
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 If you're using something other than Cassandra's ``PasswordAuthenticator``,
-you may need to create your own subclasses of :class:`~.AuthProvider` and
-:class:`~.Authenticator`.  You can use :class:`~.PlainTextAuthProvider`
-and :class:`~.PlainTextAuthenticator` as example implementations.
+:class:`~.SaslAuthProvider` is provided for generic SASL authentication mechanisms,
+utilizing the ``pure-sasl`` package.
+If these do not suit your needs, you may need to create your own subclasses of
+:class:`~.AuthProvider` and :class:`~.Authenticator`.  You can use the Sasl classes
+as example implementations.
 
 Protocol v1 Authentication
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^