diff --git a/system/typemill/Controllers/ControllerWebAuth.php b/system/typemill/Controllers/ControllerWebAuth.php
index 4065880..36c2671 100644
--- a/system/typemill/Controllers/ControllerWebAuth.php
+++ b/system/typemill/Controllers/ControllerWebAuth.php
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class ControllerWebAuth extends Controller
 		$validation		= new Validation();
 		$securitylog 	= $this->settings['securitylog'] ?? false;
 		$authcodeactive = $this->settings['authcode'] ?? false;
-		$authtitle 		= Translations::translate('Auth code missing?');
-		$authtext 		= Translations::translate('If you did not receive an email with an authentication code, then the username or password you entered was wrong. Please try again.');
+		$authtitle 		= Translations::translate('Verification code missing?');
+		$authtext 		= Translations::translate('If you did not receive an email with the verification code, then the username or password you entered was wrong. Please try again.');
 
 		if($validation->signin($input) !== true)
 		{
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ class ControllerWebAuth extends Controller
 
 			$mail 			= new SimpleMail($this->settings);
 
-			$subject 		= Translations::translate('Your authentication code for Typemill');
-			$message		= Translations::translate('Use the following authentication code to login into Typemill') . ': ' . $authcodevalue;
+			$subject 		= Translations::translate('Your verification code for Typemill');
+			$message		= Translations::translate('Use the following verification code to login into Typemill') . ': ' . $authcodevalue;
 
 			$send 			= $mail->send($userdata['email'], $subject, $message);
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ControllerWebAuth extends Controller
 			if(!$send)
 			{
 				$authtitle 		= Translations::translate('Error sending email');
-				$authtext 		= Translations::translate('We could not send the email with the authentication code to your address. Reason: ') . $mail->error;
+				$authtext 		= Translations::translate('We could not send the email with the verification code to your address. Reason: ') . $mail->error;
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ class ControllerWebAuth extends Controller
 		{
 			if($securitylog)
 			{
-				\Typemill\Static\Helpers::addLogEntry('login: invalid authcode format');
+				\Typemill\Static\Helpers::addLogEntry('login: invalid verification code format');
 			}
 
-			$this->c->get('flash')->addMessage('error', Translations::translate('Invalid authcode format, please try again.'));
+			$this->c->get('flash')->addMessage('error', Translations::translate('Invalid verification code format, please try again.'));
 
 			return $response->withHeader('Location', $this->routeParser->urlFor('auth.show'))->withStatus(302);
 		}
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ class ControllerWebAuth extends Controller
 		{
 			if($securitylog)
 			{
-				\Typemill\Static\Helpers::addLogEntry('login: authcode wrong or outdated.');
+				\Typemill\Static\Helpers::addLogEntry('login: verification code wrong or outdated.');
 			}
 
-			$this->c->get('flash')->addMessage('error', Translations::translate('The authcode was wrong or outdated, please start again.'));
+			$this->c->get('flash')->addMessage('error', Translations::translate('The verification was wrong or outdated, please start again.'));
 
 			return $response->withHeader('Location', $this->routeParser->urlFor('auth.show'))->withStatus(302);
 		}
diff --git a/system/typemill/author/auth/authcode.twig b/system/typemill/author/auth/authcode.twig
index f44f97f..90dc73f 100644
--- a/system/typemill/author/auth/authcode.twig
+++ b/system/typemill/author/auth/authcode.twig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends 'layouts/layoutAuth.twig' %}
 
-{% block title %}Login Authentication Code{% endblock %}
+{% block title %}Login Verification Code{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
 
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 		<div class="lg:w-1/2 bg-teal-600 text-white min-h-screen flex justify-center items-center">
 			<div class="max-w-md content-center">
 
-				<h1 class="text-4xl py-5">Authentication Code</h1>
+				<h1 class="text-4xl py-5">Login Verification Code</h1>
 			
-				<p>{{ translate('Enter the authentication code from your email:') }}</a>
+				<p>{{ translate('Enter the verification code from your email:') }}</a>
 
 				<form method="POST" action="{{ url_for("auth.authcode") }}" autocomplete="off">
 				
diff --git a/system/typemill/settings/system.yaml b/system/typemill/settings/system.yaml
index 46e215e..3f06009 100644
--- a/system/typemill/settings/system.yaml
+++ b/system/typemill/settings/system.yaml
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ fieldsetsecurity:
       checkboxlabel: 'Track spam and suspicious actions in a logfile'
     authcode:
       type: checkbox
-      label: 'Authentication code (recommended)'
-      checkboxlabel: 'Send a 5-digit authentication code by email to confirm login.'
-      description: 'Please test this with your account first. If you do not get an email, make sure you have ftp-access to the server to disable the feature in the settings.yaml manually. The authentication code will be valid for 5 minutes. Be aware that device fingerprints will be stored in the user accounts. Make sure this complies with privacy legislation in your country.'
+      label: 'Login Verification (recommended)'
+      checkboxlabel: 'Verify your login with a 5-digit code send by email.'
+      description: 'Please test this with your account. If you do not get an email, make sure you have ftp-access to disable the feature in the settings.yaml manually. The verification code will be valid for 5 minutes. Be aware that device fingerprints will be stored in the user accounts. Make sure this complies with privacy legislation in your country.'
     authcaptcha:
       type: radio
       label: 'Use captcha in authentication forms'