diff --git a/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md b/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md
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--- a/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md
+++ b/content/client-server-api/modules/secrets.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ secret when storing, fetching, requesting, or sharing the secret.
 Secrets are plain strings; structured data can be stored by encoding it
 as a string.
 
+The mechanism described in this section is known as secure secret storage and
+sharing, SSSS, or 4S.
+
 #### Storage
 
 When secrets are stored on the server, they are stored in the user's