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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ privacyIDEA
 
 privacyIDEA is an open solution for strong two-factor authentication like
 OTP tokens, SMS, smartphones or SSH keys.
-Using privacyIDEA you can enhance your existing aplications like local login
+Using privacyIDEA you can enhance your existing applications like local login
 (PAM, Windows Credential Provider),
 VPN, remote access, SSH connections, access to web sites or web portals with
 a second factor during authentication. Thus boosting the security of your
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ stored. This is achieved by its totally modular architecture.
 privacyIDEA is not only open as far as its modular architecture is
 concerned. But privacyIDEA is completely licensed under the AGPLv3.
 
-It suports a wide variety of authentication devices like OTP tokens 
+It supports a wide variety of authentication devices like OTP tokens 
 (HMAC, HOTP, TOTP, OCRA, mOTP), Yubikey (HOTP, TOTP, AES), FIDO U2F, as well
 as FIDO2 WebAuthn devices like Yubikey and Plug-Up, smartphone Apps like Google
 Authenticator, FreeOTP, Token2  or TiQR, SMS, Email, SSH keys, x509 certificates