diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/dast/authentication.md b/doc/user/application_security/dast/authentication.md
index 30f355927a5442f12507ff053e204e347fde5b33..3a192a55e63050edea115c599bc0de043f68c897 100644
--- a/doc/user/application_security/dast/authentication.md
+++ b/doc/user/application_security/dast/authentication.md
@@ -66,27 +66,28 @@ To run a DAST authenticated scan:
 
 ### Available CI/CD variables
 
-| CI/CD variable                                 | Type                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
-|:-----------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `DAST_AUTH_COOKIES`                            | string                                    | Set to a comma-separated list of cookie names to specify which cookies are used for authentication.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| `DAST_AUTH_REPORT`                             | boolean                                   | Set to `true` to generate a report detailing steps taken during the authentication process. You must also define `gl-dast-debug-auth-report.html` as a CI job artifact to be able to access the generated report. The report's content aids when debugging authentication failures.             |
-| `DAST_AUTH_TYPE` <sup>2</sup>                  | string                                    | The authentication type to use. Example: `basic-digest`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| `DAST_AUTH_URL` <sup>1</sup>                   | URL                                       | The URL of the page containing the login form on the target website. `DAST_USERNAME` and `DAST_PASSWORD` are submitted with the login form to create an authenticated scan. Example: `https://login.example.com`.                                                                               |
-| `DAST_AUTH_VERIFICATION_LOGIN_FORM`            | boolean                                   | Verifies successful authentication by checking for the absence of a login form after the login form has been submitted.                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| `DAST_AUTH_VERIFICATION_SELECTOR`              | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing an element whose presence is used to determine if authentication has succeeded after the login form is submitted. Example: `css:.user-photo`.                                                                                                                             |
-| `DAST_AUTH_VERIFICATION_URL` <sup>1</sup>      | URL                                       | A URL that is compared to the URL in the browser to determine if authentication has succeeded after the login form is submitted. Example: `"https://example.com/loggedin_page"`.                                                                                                                |
-| `DAST_BROWSER_PATH_TO_LOGIN_FORM` <sup>1</sup> | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A comma-separated list of selectors representing elements to click on prior to entering the `DAST_USERNAME` and `DAST_PASSWORD` into the login form. Example: `"css:.navigation-menu,css:.login-menu-item"`.                                                                                    |
-| `DAST_EXCLUDE_URLS` <sup>1</sup>               | URLs                                      | The URLs to skip during the authenticated scan; comma-separated. Regular expression syntax can be used to match multiple URLs. For example, `.*` matches an arbitrary character sequence.                                                                                                       |
-| `DAST_FIRST_SUBMIT_FIELD`                      | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element that is clicked on to submit the username form of a multi-page login process. For example, `css:button[type='user-submit']`.                                                                                                                                  |
-| `DAST_PASSWORD` <sup>1</sup>                   | string                                    | The password to authenticate to in the website. Example: `P@55w0rd!`                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| `DAST_PASSWORD_FIELD`                          | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element used to enter the password on the login form. Example: `id:password`                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| `DAST_SUBMIT_FIELD`                            | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element clicked on to submit the login form for a single-page login form, or the password form for a multi-page login form. For example, `css:button[type='submit']`.                                                                                                 |
-| `DAST_USERNAME` <sup>1</sup>                   | string                                    | The username to authenticate to in the website. Example: `admin`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
-| `DAST_USERNAME_FIELD` <sup>1</sup>             | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element used to enter the username on the login form. Example: `name:username`                                                                                                                                                                                    |
-| `DAST_AUTH_DISABLE_CLEAR_FIELDS`               | boolean                                   | Disables clearing of username and password fields before attempting manual login. Set to `false` by default.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
-| `DAST_AFTER_LOGIN_ACTIONS`                     | string                                    | Comma separated list of actions to be run after login but before login verification. Currently supports "click" actions. Example: `click(on=id:change_to_bar_graph),click(on=css:input[name=username])`                                                                                                             |
-
-1. Available to an on-demand proxy-based DAST scan.
+Use the following CI/CD variables to configure the authentication actions required for DAST scanning of your application.
+
+| CI/CD variable                      | Type                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+|:------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `DAST_AUTH_COOKIES`                 | string                                    | Set to a comma-separated list of cookie names to specify which cookies are used for authentication.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
+| `DAST_AUTH_REPORT`                  | boolean                                   | Set to `true` to generate a report detailing steps taken during the authentication process. You must also define `gl-dast-debug-auth-report.html` as a CI job artifact to be able to access the generated report. The report's content aids when debugging authentication failures.             |
+| `DAST_AUTH_TYPE` <sup>1</sup>       | string                                    | The authentication type to use. Example: `basic-digest`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `DAST_AUTH_URL`                     | URL                                       | The URL of the page containing the login form on the target website. `DAST_USERNAME` and `DAST_PASSWORD` are submitted with the login form to create an authenticated scan. Example: `https://login.example.com`.                                                                               |
+| `DAST_AUTH_VERIFICATION_LOGIN_FORM` | boolean                                   | Verifies successful authentication by checking for the absence of a login form after the login form has been submitted.                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| `DAST_AUTH_VERIFICATION_SELECTOR`   | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing an element whose presence is used to determine if authentication has succeeded after the login form is submitted. Example: `css:.user-photo`.                                                                                                                             |
+| `DAST_AUTH_VERIFICATION_URL`        | URL                                       | A URL that is compared to the URL in the browser to determine if authentication has succeeded after the login form is submitted. Example: `"https://example.com/loggedin_page"`.                                                                                                                |
+| `DAST_BROWSER_PATH_TO_LOGIN_FORM`   | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A comma-separated list of selectors representing elements to click on prior to entering the `DAST_USERNAME` and `DAST_PASSWORD` into the login form. Example: `"css:.navigation-menu,css:.login-menu-item"`.                                                                                    |
+| `DAST_EXCLUDE_URLS`                 | URLs                                      | The URLs to skip during the authenticated scan; comma-separated. Regular expression syntax can be used to match multiple URLs. For example, `.*` matches an arbitrary character sequence.                                                                                                       |
+| `DAST_FIRST_SUBMIT_FIELD`           | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element that is clicked on to submit the username form of a multi-page login process. For example, `css:button[type='user-submit']`.                                                                                                                                  |
+| `DAST_PASSWORD`                     | string                                    | The password to authenticate to in the website. Example: `P@55w0rd!`                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
+| `DAST_PASSWORD_FIELD`               | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element used to enter the password on the login form. Example: `id:password`                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| `DAST_SUBMIT_FIELD`                 | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element clicked on to submit the login form for a single-page login form, or the password form for a multi-page login form. For example, `css:button[type='submit']`.                                                                                                 |
+| `DAST_USERNAME`                     | string                                    | The username to authenticate to in the website. Example: `admin`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| `DAST_USERNAME_FIELD`               | [selector](#finding-an-elements-selector) | A selector describing the element used to enter the username on the login form. Example: `name:username`                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| `DAST_AUTH_DISABLE_CLEAR_FIELDS`    | boolean                                   | Disables clearing of username and password fields before attempting manual login. Set to `false` by default.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| `DAST_AFTER_LOGIN_ACTIONS`          | string                                    | Comma separated list of actions to be run after login but before login verification. Currently supports "click" actions. Example: `click(on=id:change_to_bar_graph),click(on=css:input[name=username])`                                                                                                             |
+
 1. Not available to proxy-based scans.
 
 ### Update the target website