diff --git a/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/digestauth.md b/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/digestauth.md
index 8e53543933..3789f2c7a2 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/digestauth.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/digestauth.md
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ spec:
 
 ### Passwords format
 
-Passwords must be hashed using MD5, SHA1, or BCrypt.
-Use `htpasswd` to generate the passwords.
+Use `htdigest` to generate the passwords.
 
 ### users & usersFile