diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/credential-provider-protocol.md b/src/doc/src/reference/credential-provider-protocol.md
index b577493ee76..31006abee00 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/credential-provider-protocol.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/credential-provider-protocol.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Not a message by itself. Included in all messages sent by Cargo as the `registry
 }
 ```
 
-If the `token` field is set, than the credential provider should use the token provided. If
+If the `token` field is set, then the credential provider should use the token provided. If
 the `token` is not set, then the credential provider should prompt the user for a token.
 
 In addition to the arguments that may be passed to the credential provider in
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ in the `args` field after any args from Cargo configuration.
 The `token` will be sent to the registry as the value of the `Authorization` HTTP header.
 
 `operation_independent` indicates whether the token can be cached across different
-operations (such as publishing or fetching). In general this should be `true` unless
+operations (such as publishing or fetching). In general, this should be `true` unless
 the provider wants to generate tokens that are scoped to specific operations.
 
 ### Login success response
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ the provider wants to generate tokens that are scoped to specific operations.
 }}
 ```
 Sent if the credential provider is designed
-to only handle specific registry URLs, and the given URL
+to only handle specific registry URLs and the given URL
 is not supported. Cargo will attempt another provider if
 available.
 
diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/registry-authentication.md b/src/doc/src/reference/registry-authentication.md
index 7da33c590e6..9f8f7e9796b 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/registry-authentication.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/registry-authentication.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Registry Authentication
-Cargo authenticates to registries with through credential providers. These
+Cargo authenticates to registries with credential providers. These
 credential providers are external executables or built-in providers that Cargo
 uses to store and retrieve credentials.
 
 Using alternative registries with authentication *requires* a credential provider to be configured
-to avoid unknowningly storing unecrypted credentials on disk. For historical reasons, public
-(non-authenticated) registres do not require credential provider configuration and the `cargo:token`
+to avoid unknowingly storing unencrypted credentials on disk. For historical reasons, public
+(non-authenticated) registries do not require credential provider configuration, and the `cargo:token`
 provider is used if no providers are configured.
 
 Cargo also includes platform-specific providers that use the operating system to securely store
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ In the config, add to (or create) `registry.global-credential-providers`:
 global-credential-providers = ["cargo:token", "cargo-credential-1password --email you@example.com"]
 ```
 
-The values in `global-credential-providers` are split on spaces to into path and command-line arguments. To
+The values in `global-credential-providers` are split on spaces into path and command-line arguments. To
 define a global credential provider where the path or arguments contain spaces, use
 the [`[credential-alias]` table](config.md#credential-alias).