diff --git a/doc/tools/opensc-explorer.1.xml b/doc/tools/opensc-explorer.1.xml
index 64cf8bc0..60e12fdf 100644
--- a/doc/tools/opensc-explorer.1.xml
+++ b/doc/tools/opensc-explorer.1.xml
@@ -328,12 +328,16 @@
 				<term>
 					<command>verify</command> <replaceable>key-type</replaceable> <replaceable>key-id</replaceable> [<replaceable>key</replaceable>]
 				</term>
-				<listitem><para>Present a PIN or key to the card. Where <replaceable>key-type</replaceable>
-				can be one of CHV, KEY or PRO. <replaceable>key-id</replaceable> is a number representing the
-				key or PIN reference. <replaceable>key</replaceable> is the key or PIN to be verified in hex.
+				<listitem><para>Present a PIN or key to the card, where
+				<replaceable>key-type</replaceable> can be one of <literal>CHV</literal>,
+				<literal>KEY</literal>, <literal>AUT</literal> or <literal>PRO</literal>.
+				<replaceable>key-id</replaceable> is a number representing the key or PIN reference.
+				<replaceable>key</replaceable> is the key or PIN to be verified, formatted as a
+				colon-separated list of hex values or a <literal>"</literal> enclosed string.
 				</para>
                                 <para>
-                                If <replaceable>key</replaceable> is omitted, PIN will be verified with PIN-Pad.
+                                If <replaceable>key</replaceable> is omitted, the PIN will be verified
+				using the card reader's pin pad.
                                 </para>
 				<para>
 					Example: verify CHV0 31:32:33:34:00:00:00:00