diff --git a/docs/proposed/psa-driver-interface.md b/docs/proposed/psa-driver-interface.md
index 47d7271..2bdbff4 100644
--- a/docs/proposed/psa-driver-interface.md
+++ b/docs/proposed/psa-driver-interface.md
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@
 
 If this function returns `PSA_SUCCESS` or `PSA_ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL`, it must fill `attributes` with the attributes of the key (except for the key identifier). On success, this function must also fill `key_buffer` with the key context.
 
-On entry, `psa_get_key_lifetime(attributes)` is the location at which the driver was declared and the persistence level `#PSA_KEY_LIFETIME_PERSISTENT`. The driver entry point may change the lifetime to one with the same location but a different persistence level. The standard attributes other than the key identifier and lifetime have the value conveyed by `PSA_KEY_ATTRIBUTES_INIT`.
+On entry, `psa_get_key_lifetime(attributes)` is the location at which the driver was declared and a persistence level with which the platform is attempting to register the key. The driver entry point may choose to change the lifetime (`psa_set_key_lifetime(attributes, lifetime)`) of the reported key attributes to one with the same location but a different persistence level, in case the driver has more specific knowledge about the actual persistence level of the key which is being retrieved. For example, if a driver knows it cannot delete a key, it may override the persistence level in the lifetime to `PSA_KEY_PERSISTENCE_READ_ONLY`. The standard attributes other than the key identifier and lifetime have the value conveyed by `PSA_KEY_ATTRIBUTES_INIT`.
 
 The output parameter `key_buffer` points to a writable buffer of `key_buffer_size` bytes. If the driver has a [`"builtin_key_size"` property](#key-format-for-opaque-drivers) property, `key_buffer_size` has this value, otherwise `key_buffer_size` has the value determined from the key type and size.
 
diff --git a/include/psa/crypto_extra.h b/include/psa/crypto_extra.h
index 2c0e33b..1310bb5 100644
--- a/include/psa/crypto_extra.h
+++ b/include/psa/crypto_extra.h
@@ -778,7 +778,12 @@
  * \param[out] lifetime         On success, the lifetime associated with the key
  *                              corresponding to \p key_id. Lifetime is a
  *                              combination of which driver contains the key,
- *                              and with what lifecycle the key can be used.
+ *                              and with what persistence level the key is
+ *                              intended to be used. If the platform
+ *                              implementation does not contain specific
+ *                              information about the intended key persistence
+ *                              level, the persistence level may be reported as
+ *                              #PSA_KEY_PERSISTENCE_DEFAULT.
  * \param[out] slot_number      On success, the slot number known to the driver
  *                              registered at the lifetime location reported
  *                              through \p lifetime which corresponds to the