diff --git a/internal/provider/data_source_public_key.go b/internal/provider/data_source_public_key.go
index dc35216bd..854a3f802 100644
--- a/internal/provider/data_source_public_key.go
+++ b/internal/provider/data_source_public_key.go
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ func dataSourcePublicKey() *schema.Resource {
 
 			"public_key_fingerprint_md5": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
-				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key as MD5 hashing",
+				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key data in OpenSSH MD5 hash format",
 				Computed:    true,
 			},
 
 			"public_key_fingerprint_sha256": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
-				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key as SHA256 hashing",
+				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key data in OpenSSH SHA256 hash format",
 				Computed:    true,
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_private_key.go b/internal/provider/resource_private_key.go
index 63078dcd2..29938d72a 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_private_key.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_private_key.go
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ func resourcePrivateKey() *schema.Resource {
 
 			"public_key_fingerprint_md5": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
-				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key as MD5 hashing",
+				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key data in OpenSSH MD5 hash format",
 				Computed:    true,
 			},
 
 			"public_key_fingerprint_sha256": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
-				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key as SHA256 hashing",
+				Description: "Fingerprint of the public key data in OpenSSH SHA256 hash format",
 				Computed:    true,
 			},
 		},