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diff --git a/doc/apps/ciphers.pod b/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
index ac195e79ff..21077614a7 100644
--- a/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/ciphers.pod
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ the appropriate cipherlist.
 
 =item B<-v>
 
-verbose option. List ciphers with a complete decsription of the authentication,
-key exchange, encryption and mac algorithms used along with any key size
+verbose option. List ciphers with a complete description of
+protocol version (SSLv2 or SSLv3; the latter includes TLS), key exchange,
+authentication, encryption and mac algorithms used along with any key size
 restrictions and whether the algorithm is classed as an "export" cipher.
+Note that without the B<-v> option, ciphers may seem to appear twice
+in a cipher list; this is when similar ciphers are available for
+SSL v2 and for SSL v3/TLS v1.
 
 =item B<-ssl3>
 
@@ -101,7 +105,8 @@ The following is a list of all permitted cipher strings and their meanings.
 =item B<DEFAULT>
 
 the default cipher list. This is determined at compile time and is normally
-B<TBA>. This must be the first cipher string specified.
+B<ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+SSLv2:@STRENGTH>. This must be the first cipher string
+specified.
 
 =item B<ALL>
 
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ included.
 
 the cipher suites offering no authentication. This is currently the anonymous
 DH algorithms. These cipher suites are vulnerable to a "man in the middle"
-attack and so there use is normally discouraged.
+attack and so their use is normally discouraged.
 
 =item B<kRSA>, B<RSA>
 
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ cipher suites using DH, including anonymous DH.
 
 =item B<ADH>
 
-anoymous DH cipher suites.
+anonymous DH cipher suites.
 
 =item B<3DES>
 
@@ -313,7 +318,7 @@ Note: these ciphers can also be used in SSL v3.
 
 =head1 NOTES
 
-The non ephemeral DH modes are currently unimplimented in OpenSSL
+The non-ephemeral DH modes are currently unimplemented in OpenSSL
 because there is no support for DH certificates.
 
 Some compiled versions of OpenSSL may not include all the ciphers
@@ -336,6 +341,6 @@ Include only 3DES ciphers and then place RSA ciphers last:
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-s_client(1), s_server(1), ssl(3)
+L<s_client(1)|s_client(1)>, L<s_server(1)|s_server(1)>, L<ssl(3)|ssl(3)>
 
 =cut