diff --git a/aspnetcore/security/authorization/resourcebased.md b/aspnetcore/security/authorization/resourcebased.md
index a885ffe73978..c78182535e85 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/security/authorization/resourcebased.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/security/authorization/resourcebased.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Writing a handler for resource based authorization is not that much different to
 ```csharp
 public class DocumentAuthorizationHandler : AuthorizationHandler<MyRequirement, Document>
 {
-    public override Task HandleRequirementAsync(AuthorizationHandlerContext context,
+    protected override Task HandleRequirementAsync(AuthorizationHandlerContext context,
                                                 MyRequirement requirement,
                                                 Document resource)
     {