diff --git a/pgpainless-cli/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/cli/commands/RoundTripEncryptDecryptCmdTest.java b/pgpainless-cli/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/cli/commands/RoundTripEncryptDecryptCmdTest.java
index d314de20..8c294e59 100644
--- a/pgpainless-cli/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/cli/commands/RoundTripEncryptDecryptCmdTest.java
+++ b/pgpainless-cli/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/cli/commands/RoundTripEncryptDecryptCmdTest.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class RoundTripEncryptDecryptCmdTest extends CLITest {
         String romeosVerif = readStringFromFile(anotherVerificationsFile);
         assertEquals(julietsVerif, romeosVerif);
         assertFalse(julietsVerif.isEmpty());
-        assertEquals(103, julietsVerif.length()); // 103 is number of symbols in [DATE, FINGER, FINGER] for V4
+        assertEquals(115, julietsVerif.length()); // 115 is number of symbols in [DATE, FINGER, FINGER, MODE] for V4
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class RoundTripEncryptDecryptCmdTest extends CLITest {
 
         assertEquals(plaintext, out.toString());
         String verificationString = readStringFromFile(verifications);
-        assertEquals("2022-11-09T17:22:48Z C0DCEC44B1A173664B05DABCECD0BF863F65C9A5 A2EC077FC977E15DD799EFF92C0D3C123CF51C08\n",
+        assertEquals("2022-11-09T17:22:48Z C0DCEC44B1A173664B05DABCECD0BF863F65C9A5 A2EC077FC977E15DD799EFF92C0D3C123CF51C08 mode:binary\n",
                 verificationString);
     }
 
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DecryptImpl.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DecryptImpl.java
index f7876799..d15713ca 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DecryptImpl.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DecryptImpl.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class DecryptImpl implements Decrypt {
 
                 List<Verification> verificationList = new ArrayList<>();
                 for (SignatureVerification signatureVerification : metadata.getVerifiedInlineSignatures()) {
-                    verificationList.add(map(signatureVerification));
+                    verificationList.add(VerificationHelper.mapVerification(signatureVerification));
                 }
 
                 SessionKey sessionKey = null;
@@ -163,10 +163,4 @@ public class DecryptImpl implements Decrypt {
             }
         };
     }
-
-    private Verification map(SignatureVerification sigVerification) {
-        return new Verification(sigVerification.getSignature().getCreationTime(),
-                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getSubkeyFingerprint().toString(),
-                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getPrimaryKeyFingerprint().toString());
-    }
 }
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DetachedVerifyImpl.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DetachedVerifyImpl.java
index f0cb1161..cdae0215 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DetachedVerifyImpl.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/DetachedVerifyImpl.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKeyRingCollection;
-import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignature;
 import org.bouncycastle.util.io.Streams;
 import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
 import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.ConsumerOptions;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.MessageMetadata;
 import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.SignatureVerification;
 import org.pgpainless.exception.MalformedOpenPgpMessageException;
 import sop.Verification;
-import sop.enums.SignatureMode;
 import sop.exception.SOPGPException;
 import sop.operation.DetachedVerify;
 
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ public class DetachedVerifyImpl implements DetachedVerify {
             List<Verification> verificationList = new ArrayList<>();
 
             for (SignatureVerification signatureVerification : metadata.getVerifiedDetachedSignatures()) {
-                verificationList.add(map(signatureVerification));
+                verificationList.add(VerificationHelper.mapVerification(signatureVerification));
             }
 
             if (!options.getCertificateSource().getExplicitCertificates().isEmpty()) {
@@ -92,23 +90,4 @@ public class DetachedVerifyImpl implements DetachedVerify {
             throw new SOPGPException.BadData(e);
         }
     }
-
-    private Verification map(SignatureVerification sigVerification) {
-        return new Verification(sigVerification.getSignature().getCreationTime(),
-                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getSubkeyFingerprint().toString(),
-                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getPrimaryKeyFingerprint().toString(),
-                getMode(sigVerification.getSignature()),
-                null);
-    }
-
-    private static SignatureMode getMode(PGPSignature signature) {
-        if (signature.getSignatureType() == PGPSignature.BINARY_DOCUMENT) {
-            return SignatureMode.binary;
-        }
-        if (signature.getSignatureType() == PGPSignature.CANONICAL_TEXT_DOCUMENT) {
-            return SignatureMode.text;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/InlineVerifyImpl.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/InlineVerifyImpl.java
index eea5ebfb..aecb891b 100644
--- a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/InlineVerifyImpl.java
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/InlineVerifyImpl.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKeyRingCollection;
-import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignature;
 import org.bouncycastle.util.io.Streams;
 import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
 import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.ConsumerOptions;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ import org.pgpainless.exception.MalformedOpenPgpMessageException;
 import org.pgpainless.exception.MissingDecryptionMethodException;
 import sop.ReadyWithResult;
 import sop.Verification;
-import sop.enums.SignatureMode;
 import sop.exception.SOPGPException;
 import sop.operation.InlineVerify;
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ public class InlineVerifyImpl implements InlineVerify {
                             metadata.getVerifiedInlineSignatures();
 
                     for (SignatureVerification signatureVerification : verifications) {
-                        verificationList.add(map(signatureVerification));
+                        verificationList.add(VerificationHelper.mapVerification(signatureVerification));
                     }
 
                     if (!options.getCertificateSource().getExplicitCertificates().isEmpty()) {
@@ -94,23 +92,4 @@ public class InlineVerifyImpl implements InlineVerify {
             }
         };
     }
-
-    private Verification map(SignatureVerification sigVerification) {
-        return new Verification(sigVerification.getSignature().getCreationTime(),
-                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getSubkeyFingerprint().toString(),
-                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getPrimaryKeyFingerprint().toString(),
-                getMode(sigVerification.getSignature()),
-                null);
-    }
-
-    private static SignatureMode getMode(PGPSignature signature) {
-        if (signature.getSignatureType() == PGPSignature.BINARY_DOCUMENT) {
-            return SignatureMode.binary;
-        }
-        if (signature.getSignatureType() == PGPSignature.CANONICAL_TEXT_DOCUMENT) {
-            return SignatureMode.text;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/VerificationHelper.java b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/VerificationHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..126a5e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgpainless-sop/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/sop/VerificationHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Paul Schaub <vanitasvitae@fsfe.org>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package org.pgpainless.sop;
+
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSignature;
+import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.SignatureVerification;
+import sop.Verification;
+import sop.enums.SignatureMode;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for shared methods related to {@link Verification Verifications}.
+ */
+public class VerificationHelper {
+
+    /**
+     * Map a {@link SignatureVerification} object to a {@link Verification}.
+     *
+     * @param sigVerification signature verification
+     * @return verification
+     */
+    public static Verification mapVerification(SignatureVerification sigVerification) {
+        return new Verification(
+                sigVerification.getSignature().getCreationTime(),
+                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getSubkeyFingerprint().toString(),
+                sigVerification.getSigningKey().getPrimaryKeyFingerprint().toString(),
+                getMode(sigVerification.getSignature()),
+                null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Map an OpenPGP signature type to a {@link SignatureMode} enum.
+     * Note: This method only maps {@link PGPSignature#BINARY_DOCUMENT} and {@link PGPSignature#CANONICAL_TEXT_DOCUMENT}.
+     * Other values are mapped to <pre>null</pre>.
+     *
+     * @param signature signature
+     * @return signature mode enum or null
+     */
+    private static SignatureMode getMode(PGPSignature signature) {
+
+        if (signature.getSignatureType() == PGPSignature.BINARY_DOCUMENT) {
+            return SignatureMode.binary;
+        }
+
+        if (signature.getSignatureType() == PGPSignature.CANONICAL_TEXT_DOCUMENT) {
+            return SignatureMode.text;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+}