diff --git a/src/esx/esx_driver.c b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
index 51bd5b2e89bca4bc57a115cc8ac3dfd58c55cede..7689306e82f6b4332db39610958892ada256accb 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_driver.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ esxConnectToHost(esxPrivate *priv, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
             goto cleanup;
         }
     } else {
-        username = virRequestUsername(auth, "root", hostname);
+        username = virAuthGetUsername(auth, "root", hostname);
 
         if (username == NULL) {
             ESX_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s", _("Username request failed"));
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ esxConnectToHost(esxPrivate *priv, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
         }
     }
 
-    unescapedPassword = virRequestPassword(auth, username, hostname);
+    unescapedPassword = virAuthGetPassword(auth, username, hostname);
 
     if (unescapedPassword == NULL) {
         ESX_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s", _("Password request failed"));
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ esxConnectToVCenter(esxPrivate *priv, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
             goto cleanup;
         }
     } else {
-        username = virRequestUsername(auth, "administrator", hostname);
+        username = virAuthGetUsername(auth, "administrator", hostname);
 
         if (username == NULL) {
             ESX_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s", _("Username request failed"));
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ esxConnectToVCenter(esxPrivate *priv, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
         }
     }
 
-    unescapedPassword = virRequestPassword(auth, username, hostname);
+    unescapedPassword = virAuthGetPassword(auth, username, hostname);
 
     if (unescapedPassword == NULL) {
         ESX_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s", _("Password request failed"));
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_driver.c b/src/hyperv/hyperv_driver.c
index 5ca20cf73cafbe1d1a9cf81615c12c6eca3787ee..0469e2ee8d14fa96d5eb2babc6f38a55377494c5 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_driver.c
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_driver.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ hypervOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int flags)
             goto cleanup;
         }
     } else {
-        username = virRequestUsername(auth, "administrator", conn->uri->server);
+        username = virAuthGetUsername(auth, "administrator", conn->uri->server);
 
         if (username == NULL) {
             HYPERV_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s", _("Username request failed"));
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ hypervOpen(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth, unsigned int flags)
         }
     }
 
-    password = virRequestPassword(auth, username, conn->uri->server);
+    password = virAuthGetPassword(auth, username, conn->uri->server);
 
     if (password == NULL) {
         HYPERV_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s", _("Password request failed"));
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 475ddf866e495bef8fe09261f4c4457318609bc7..14f013dd7a5182b76e4608159279c85f0a8f84d6 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 # Keep this file sorted by header name, then by symbols with each header.
 #
 
-# authhelper.h
-virRequestPassword;
-virRequestUsername;
-
-
 # bitmap.h
 virBitmapAlloc;
 virBitmapClearBit;
@@ -1165,6 +1160,11 @@ virUUIDGenerate;
 virUUIDParse;
 
 
+# virauth.h
+virAuthGetUsername;
+virAuthGetPassword;
+
+
 # viraudit.h
 virAuditClose;
 virAuditEncode;
diff --git a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
index 4b99465850a241461e0d38b4a7c15a60658d17b9..470706d9515a999455f3a20ed90d485a29bb825e 100644
--- a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
+++ b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ openSSHSession(virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
             goto err;
         }
 
-        username = virRequestUsername(auth, NULL, conn->uri->server);
+        username = virAuthGetUsername(auth, NULL, conn->uri->server);
 
         if (username == NULL) {
             PHYP_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s",
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ keyboard_interactive:
             goto disconnect;
         }
 
-        password = virRequestPassword(auth, username, conn->uri->server);
+        password = virAuthGetPassword(auth, username, conn->uri->server);
 
         if (password == NULL) {
             PHYP_ERROR(VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED, "%s",
diff --git a/src/util/virauth.c b/src/util/virauth.c
index a3c6b94f394f78804d2d783d76eab13f8d9923f3..d7375e9c0f7e8f5d5b4885cce8943f9e7bfc01cc 100644
--- a/src/util/virauth.c
+++ b/src/util/virauth.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 
 char *
-virRequestUsername(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *defaultUsername,
+virAuthGetUsername(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *defaultUsername,
                    const char *hostname)
 {
     unsigned int ncred;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ virRequestUsername(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *defaultUsername,
 
 
 char *
-virRequestPassword(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *username,
+virAuthGetPassword(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *username,
                    const char *hostname)
 {
     unsigned int ncred;
diff --git a/src/util/virauth.h b/src/util/virauth.h
index 2c8d80f556ac1878cd1010164f739e542225ce3a..88567010c909685b42b69416c746d236b7577973 100644
--- a/src/util/virauth.h
+++ b/src/util/virauth.h
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 # include "internal.h"
 
-char *virRequestUsername(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *defaultUsername,
+char *virAuthGetUsername(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *defaultUsername,
                          const char *hostname);
-char *virRequestPassword(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *username,
+char *virAuthGetPassword(virConnectAuthPtr auth, const char *username,
                          const char *hostname);
 
 #endif /* __VIR_AUTH_H__ */
diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
index 8d261ef5f57d9266dfdfe864c5157f1a1f43f912..3f88c915a5fc1a00174f8b3a5f6af9f6d6bdf56d 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ xenapiOpen (virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
             goto error;
         }
     } else {
-        username = virRequestUsername(auth, NULL, conn->uri->server);
+        username = virAuthGetUsername(auth, NULL, conn->uri->server);
 
         if (username == NULL) {
             xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ xenapiOpen (virConnectPtr conn, virConnectAuthPtr auth,
         }
     }
 
-    password = virRequestPassword(auth, username, conn->uri->server);
+    password = virAuthGetPassword(auth, username, conn->uri->server);
 
     if (password == NULL) {
         xenapiSessionErrorHandler(conn, VIR_ERR_AUTH_FAILED,