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+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.95 2006/11/17 23:25:17 tgl Exp $ -->
<chapter id="client-authentication">
<title>Client Authentication</title>
</para>
<para>
- A typical <replaceable>CIDR-address</replaceable> is
+ Typical examples of a <replaceable>CIDR-address</replaceable> are
<literal>172.20.143.89/32</literal> for a single host, or
- <literal>172.20.143.0/24</literal> for a network.
+ <literal>172.20.143.0/24</literal> for a small network, or
+ <literal>10.6.0.0/16</literal> for a larger one.
To specify a single host, use a CIDR mask of 32 for IPv4 or
- 128 for IPv6.
+ 128 for IPv6. In a network address, do not omit trailing zeroes.
</para>
<para>