diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_config.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_config.ini
index 0bdc95f6c96b4..08090e2f3ffa9 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_config.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_config.ini
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ COM_CONFIG_FRONTEDITING_LABEL="Mouse-over Edit Icons for"
 COM_CONFIG_FRONTEDITING_MENUSANDMODULES="Modules & Menus"
 COM_CONFIG_FRONTEDITING_MENUSANDMODULES_ADMIN_TOO="Modules & Menus (administrator too)"
 COM_CONFIG_FRONTEDITING_MODULES="Modules"
-COM_CONFIG_FIELD_FORCE_SSL_DESC="Force site access to always occur under SSL (https) for selected areas. You will not be able to access selected areas under non-ssl. Note, you must have SSL enabled on your server to utilise this option."
-COM_CONFIG_FIELD_FORCE_SSL_LABEL="Force SSL"
+COM_CONFIG_FIELD_FORCE_SSL_DESC="Force site access in the selected areas to occur only with HTTPS (encrypted HTTP connections with the https:// protocol prefix). Note, you must have HTTPS enabled on your server to utilise this option."
+COM_CONFIG_FIELD_FORCE_SSL_LABEL="Force HTTPS"
 COM_CONFIG_FIELD_FTP_ENABLE_DESC="Enable the built in FTP (File Transfer Protocol) functionality which is needed in some server environments to be used instead of the normal upload functionality of Joomla."
 COM_CONFIG_FIELD_FTP_ENABLE_LABEL="Enable FTP"
 COM_CONFIG_FIELD_FTP_HOST_DESC="Enter the name of the host of your FTP server."
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
index 331f4e414a0c8..0dde0f26e2db0 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_PAGE_TITLE_DESC="Optional text for the "Browser page t
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_PAGE_TITLE_LABEL="Browser Page Title"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_PARENT_DESC="Select a parent item."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_PARENT_LABEL="Parent Item"
-COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_SECURE_DESC="Selects whether or not this link should use SSL and the Secure Site URL."
+COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_SECURE_DESC="Selects whether or not this link should use HTTPS (encrypted HTTP connections with the https:// protocol prefix). Note, you must have HTTPS enabled on your server to utilise this option."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_SECURE_LABEL="Secure"
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_SHOW_PAGE_HEADING_DESC="Show or hide the Browser Page Title in the heading of the page ( If no optional text entered - will default to value based on the Menu Item Title ). The Page heading is usually displayed inside the "H1" tag."
 COM_MENUS_ITEM_FIELD_SHOW_PAGE_HEADING_LABEL="Show Page Heading"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini
index ed65673ec26d7..693ac62c2a5c1 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ; Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8
 
 MOD_LOGIN="Login Form"
-MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USESECURE_DESC="Submit encrypted login data (requires SSL). Do not enable this option if Joomla is not accessible using the https:// protocol prefix."
+MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USESECURE_DESC="Submit encrypted login data using HTTPS (encrypted HTTP connections with the https:// protocol prefix). Note, you must have HTTPS enabled on your server to utilise this option."
 MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USESECURE_LABEL="Encrypt Login Form"
 MOD_LOGIN_LANGUAGE="Language"
 MOD_LOGIN_LOGIN="Log in"
diff --git a/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini b/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini
index c7c54394e7cea..8933d1ed59420 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/en-GB.mod_login.ini
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_POST_TEXT_DESC="This is the text or HTML that is displayed below
 MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_POST_TEXT_LABEL="Post-text"
 MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_PRE_TEXT_DESC="This is the text or HTML that is displayed above the login form."
 MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_PRE_TEXT_LABEL="Pre-text"
-MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USESECURE_DESC="Submit encrypted login data (requires SSL). Do not enable this option if Joomla is not accessible using the https:// protocol prefix."
+MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USESECURE_DESC="Submit encrypted login data using HTTPS (encrypted HTTP connections with the https:// protocol prefix). Note, you must have HTTPS enabled on your server to utilise this option."
 MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USESECURE_LABEL="Encrypt Login Form"
 MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USETEXT_DESC="Choose text or icons to display the field labels. Default is icons."
 MOD_LOGIN_FIELD_USETEXT_LABEL="Display Labels"