diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/extending/authentication.rst b/user_guide_src/source/extending/authentication.rst
index 5ab8f1bf3552..e319472099f8 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/extending/authentication.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/extending/authentication.rst
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-Authentication 
+Authentication
 #####################################
 
-CodeIgniter intentionally does not provide an internal authentication or authorization class. There are a number
-of great third-party modules that provide these services, as well as resources in the community for writing
-your own. The following are recommended guidelines to encourage consistency among developers of
+CodeIgniter provides an official authentication and authorization framework
+:ref:`CodeIgniter Shield <shield>` for CodeIgniter 4,
+It is designed to be secure, flexible, and easily extendable to meet the needs
+of many different types of websites.
+
+The following are recommended guidelines to encourage consistency among developers of
 modules, projects, and the framework itself.
 
 Recommendations
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/official_packages.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/official_packages.rst
index 769da6aac3ed..17acdd3d14cf 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/official_packages.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/official_packages.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ additional functionality that not every site will need or want.
     :local:
     :depth: 2
 
+.. _shield:
+
 ******
 Shield
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