DOCSP-45381-oidc-authmechanism (#10275)

mongodb · Nov 18, 2024 · b9c8b8b · b9c8b8b
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diff --git a/source/reference/connection-string-options.txt b/source/reference/connection-string-options.txt
@@ -686,8 +686,13 @@ credentials are authenticated against the ``admin`` database.
 
        - :ref:`PLAIN <security-auth-ldap>` (LDAP SASL) 
 
-       - ``MONGODB-OIDC`` (OpenID Connect OIDC), you must also set the
-         :urioption:`authMechanismProperties` ``ENVIRONMENT`` variable
+       - ``MONGODB-OIDC`` (OpenID Connect OIDC). To use ``MONGODB-OIDC``, you 
+         must either: 
+
+         - Set the :urioption:`authMechanismProperties` ``ENVIRONMENT`` 
+           variable.
+
+         - Provide an OIDC callback to the client constructor.
 
        Only MongoDB Enterprise :binary:`~bin.mongod` and
        :binary:`~bin.mongos` instances provide ``GSSAPI`` (Kerberos) and