diff --git a/x509-cert/src/certificate.rs b/x509-cert/src/certificate.rs
index 364ba0f5f..d435789a7 100644
--- a/x509-cert/src/certificate.rs
+++ b/x509-cert/src/certificate.rs
@@ -165,13 +165,34 @@ pub struct TbsCertificateInner<P: Profile = Rfc5280> {
 impl<P: Profile> TbsCertificateInner<P> {
     /// Decodes a single extension
     ///
-    /// Returns an error if multiple of these extensions is present. Returns
-    /// `Ok(None)` if the extension is not present. Returns a decoding error
-    /// if decoding failed. Otherwise returns the extension.
-    pub fn get<'a, T: Decode<'a> + AssociatedOid>(
+    /// Returns `Ok(None)` if the extension is not present.
+    ///
+    /// Otherwise returns the extension, and indicates if the extension was marked critical in the
+    /// boolean.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # #[cfg(feature = "pem")]
+    /// # fn pemonly() {
+    /// # const CERT_PEM: &str = include_str!("../tests/examples/amazon.pem");
+    /// use x509_cert::{der::DecodePem, ext::pkix::BasicConstraints, Certificate};
+    /// let certificate = Certificate::from_pem(CERT_PEM.as_bytes()).expect("parse certificate");
+    ///
+    /// let (critical, constraints) = certificate.tbs_certificate.get_extension::<BasicConstraints>()
+    ///     .expect("Failed to parse extension")
+    ///     .expect("Basic constraints expected");
+    /// # let _ = constraints;
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if multiple of these extensions are present.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a decoding error if decoding failed.
+    pub fn get_extension<'a, T: Decode<'a> + AssociatedOid>(
         &'a self,
     ) -> Result<Option<(bool, T)>, <T as Decode<'a>>::Error> {
-        let mut iter = self.filter::<T>().peekable();
+        let mut iter = self.filter_extensions::<T>().peekable();
         match iter.next() {
             None => Ok(None),
             Some(item) => match iter.peek() {
@@ -184,7 +205,28 @@ impl<P: Profile> TbsCertificateInner<P> {
     /// Filters extensions by an associated OID
     ///
     /// Returns a filtered iterator over all the extensions with the OID.
-    pub fn filter<'a, T: Decode<'a> + AssociatedOid>(
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # #[cfg(feature = "pem")]
+    /// # fn pemonly() {
+    /// # const CERT_PEM: &str = include_str!("../tests/examples/amazon.pem");
+    /// use x509_cert::{der::DecodePem, ext::pkix::BasicConstraints, Certificate};
+    /// let certificate = Certificate::from_pem(CERT_PEM.as_bytes()).expect("parse certificate");
+    ///
+    /// let mut extensions_found = certificate.tbs_certificate.filter_extensions::<BasicConstraints>();
+    /// while let Some(Ok((critical, extension))) = extensions_found.next() {
+    ///     println!("Found (critical={critical}): {extension:?}");
+    /// }
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// According to [RFC 5290 section 4.2], extensions should not appear more than once.
+    /// A better alternative is to use [`TbsCertificateInner::get_extension`] instead.
+    ///
+    /// [RFC 5290 section 4.2]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5280#section-4.2
+    pub fn filter_extensions<'a, T: Decode<'a> + AssociatedOid>(
         &'a self,
     ) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = Result<(bool, T), <T as Decode<'a>>::Error>> {
         self.extensions
diff --git a/x509-cert/src/ext.rs b/x509-cert/src/ext.rs
index acdcc3417..ef3084581 100644
--- a/x509-cert/src/ext.rs
+++ b/x509-cert/src/ext.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,45 @@ pub type Extensions = alloc::vec::Vec<Extension>;
 
 /// Trait to be implemented by extensions to allow them to be formatted as x509 v3 extensions by
 /// builder.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// use const_oid::{AssociatedOid, ObjectIdentifier};
+/// use x509_cert::{der::Sequence, ext, name};
+///
+/// /// This extension indicates the age of the captain at the time of signature
+/// #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Sequence)]
+/// pub struct CaptainAge {
+///     pub age: u32,
+/// }
+///
+/// impl AssociatedOid for CaptainAge {
+/// # // https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5612
+/// # // 32473 is the private OID reserved for documentation.
+///     const OID: ObjectIdentifier = ObjectIdentifier::new_unwrap("1.3.6.1.4.1.32473.1");
+/// }
+///
+/// impl ext::AsExtension for CaptainAge {
+///     fn critical(&self, _subject: &name::Name, _extensions: &[ext::Extension]) -> bool {
+///         false
+///     }
+/// }
+/// ```
 pub trait AsExtension: AssociatedOid + der::Encode {
     /// Should the extension be marked critical
+    ///
+    /// This affects the behavior of a validator when using the generated certificate.
+    /// See [RFC 5280 Section 4.2]:
+    /// ```text
+    /// A certificate-using system MUST reject the certificate if it encounters
+    /// a critical extension it does not recognize or a critical extension
+    /// that contains information that it cannot process.  A non-critical
+    /// extension MAY be ignored if it is not recognized, but MUST be
+    /// processed if it is recognized.
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [RFC 5280 Section 4.2]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5280#section-4.2
     fn critical(&self, subject: &crate::name::Name, extensions: &[Extension]) -> bool;
 
     /// Returns the Extension with the content encoded.