diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 76a4abfd6b..59445a6f42 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   session and the private data of session. An opaque pointer can be exposed
   directly to application which can be attached to the ``rte_crypto_op``.
 
-* cryptodev: The interface between library and drivers will be marked
-  as internal in DPDK 21.11.
-
 * security: Hide structure ``rte_security_session`` and expose an opaque
   pointer for the private data to the application which can be attached
   to the packet while enqueuing.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
index e7ad50ba09..8785b25ff6 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_21_11.rst
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ API Changes
   rte_cryptodev_is_valid_dev as it can be used by the application as
   well as PMD to check whether the device is valid or not.
 
+* cryptodev: The rte_cryptodev_pmd.* files are renamed as cryptodev_pmd.*
+  as it is for drivers only and should be private to DPDK, and not
+  installed for app use.
+
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
index 886e2a5aaa..330aad8157 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd_ops.c
index 18dbc4c18c..edb7275e76 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd_ops.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "aesni_gcm_pmd_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
index a01c826a3c..60963a8208 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c
index fc7fdfec8e..48a8f91868 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_ether.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "aesni_mb_pmd_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
index c642ac350f..36a1a9bb4f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd_ops.c
index 01ccfb4b23..1b2749fe62 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd_ops.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "armv8_pmd_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_pmd.c
index aa7fad6d70..d1dd22823e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_pmd.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "bcmfs_device.h"
 #include "bcmfs_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_session.h b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_session.h
index 8240c6fc25..d40595b4bd 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_session.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/bcmfs/bcmfs_sym_session.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "bcmfs_sym_defs.h"
 #include "bcmfs_sym_req.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
index 3fb3fe0f8a..258750afe7 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_crypto.c
index f37d35f18f..70daed791e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_crypto.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <rte_memory.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "ccp_dev.h"
 #include "ccp_crypto.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_pmd_ops.c
index 98f964f361..0d615d311c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp_pmd_ops.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "ccp_pmd_private.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c
index ab9416942e..a54d81de46 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/rte_ccp_pmd.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev.c
index db7b5aa7c6..012eb0c051 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c
index cccca77f60..3a1a4a2e29 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_event_crypto_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.h b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.h
index b03d2eee14..d7e9f87396 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define _CN10K_CRYPTODEV_OPS_H_
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 extern struct rte_cryptodev_ops cn10k_cpt_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev.c
index e60b352fac..6b8cb01a12 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c
index 40109acc3f..75277936b0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_event_crypto_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_ip.h>
 #include <rte_vect.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.h b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.h
index 1255de33ae..309f507346 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _CN9K_CRYPTODEV_OPS_H_
 #define _CN9K_CRYPTODEV_OPS_H_
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 extern struct rte_cryptodev_ops cn9k_cpt_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_cryptodev_ops.c
index 957c78063f..41d8fe49e1 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 
 #include "roc_cpt.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
index 1ccead3641..bf69c61916 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_kvargs.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_fslmc.h>
 #include <fslmc_vfio.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
index 19d4684e24..3d53746ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_byteorder.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
index 48b7db9e9b..d6f927417a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd_ops.c
index 43376c1aa0..f075054807 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd_ops.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "kasumi_pmd_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.h b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.h
index 722acb8d19..d589e0ac3d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include <mlx5_common_utils.h>
 #include <mlx5_common_devx.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
index ed85bb6547..a72642a772 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c
index fa36461276..3064b1f136 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
 
 #include "mrvl_pmd_private.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c
index 2768bdd2e1..f8b7edcd69 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/nitrox/nitrox_sym.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 
 #include "nitrox_sym.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
index 179e5ff36d..f9935d52cc 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd_ops.c
index d67892a1bb..a8b5a06e7f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/null/null_crypto_pmd_ops.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "null_crypto_pmd_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev.c
index 3822c0d779..c294f86d79 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
index eac6796cfb..9b5bde53f8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_event_crypto_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c
index 75fb4f9a3b..85b1f00263 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c
index 42100154cd..09ddbb5f34 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_event_crypto_adapter.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h
index 1970187f88..8d135909b3 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _OTX2_CRYPTODEV_OPS_H_
 #define _OTX2_CRYPTODEV_OPS_H_
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #define OTX2_CPT_MIN_HEADROOM_REQ	24
 #define OTX2_CPT_MIN_TAILROOM_REQ	8
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index 37b969b916..13c6ea8724 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c
index ed75877581..52715f86f8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd_ops.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "openssl_pmd_private.h"
 #include "compat.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.h
index 2838aee76f..308b6b2e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _QAT_ASYM_H_
 #define _QAT_ASYM_H_
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_crypto_asym.h>
 #include "icp_qat_fw_pke.h"
 #include "qat_common.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
index 0c25cce09e..e91bb0d317 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym_pmd.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "qat_logs.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
index 20b1b53d36..e3ec7f0de4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef _QAT_SYM_H_
 #define _QAT_SYM_H_
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 #include <rte_net_crc.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_hw_dp.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_hw_dp.c
index ac9ac05363..36d11e0dc9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_hw_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_hw_dp.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "adf_transport_access_macros.h"
 #include "icp_qat_fw.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
index 6868e5f001..efda921c05 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_pmd.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_pci.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 #include <rte_security_driver.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
index 33b236e49b..6ebc176729 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define _QAT_SYM_SESSION_H_
 
 #include <rte_crypto.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 #include <rte_security.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/rte_cryptodev_scheduler.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/rte_cryptodev_scheduler.c
index 1e0b4df0ca..1e0c4fe464 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/rte_cryptodev_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/rte_cryptodev_scheduler.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_reorder.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
 #include "rte_cryptodev_scheduler.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
index 632197833c..560c26af50 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd_ops.c
index cb125e8027..465b88ade8 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/scheduler/scheduler_pmd_ops.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_reorder.h>
 
 #include "scheduler_pmd_private.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
index 9aab357846..8284ac0b66 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd_ops.c
index 906a0fe60b..3f46014b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd_ops.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "snow3g_pmd_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_cryptodev.c b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_cryptodev.c
index 4bae74a487..8faa39df4a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_cryptodev.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <rte_pci.h>
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 
 #include "virtio_cryptodev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
index e1cb4ad104..a65524a306 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_rxtx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  * Copyright(c) 2018 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  */
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "virtqueue.h"
 #include "virtio_cryptodev.h"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
index 42b669f188..d4b343a7af 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_hexdump.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_bus_vdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_cpuflags.h>
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd_ops.c
index dc9dc25ef8..38642d45ab 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd_ops.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "zuc_pmd_private.h"
 
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_rx.h b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_rx.h
index a543225376..b33cb7e139 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_rx.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_rx.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define _OTX2_EVDEV_CRYPTO_ADPTR_RX_H_
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 
 #include "cpt_pmd_logs.h"
diff --git a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_tx.h b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_tx.h
index ecf7eb9f56..1fc56f903b 100644
--- a/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/event/octeontx2/otx2_evdev_crypto_adptr_tx.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #define _OTX2_EVDEV_CRYPTO_ADPTR_TX_H_
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_event_crypto_adapter.h>
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c
index 8e278801c5..9a7d006f1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cryptodev.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_softnic_internals.h"
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.c b/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.c
similarity index 99%
rename from lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.c
rename to lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.c
index e342daabc4..71e34140cd 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.c
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 
-#include "rte_cryptodev_pmd.h"
+#include "cryptodev_pmd.h"
 
 /**
  * Parse name from argument
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h b/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.h
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
rename to lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.h
index dd2a4940a2..ec7bb82be8 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/cryptodev_pmd.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2015-2020 Intel Corporation.
  */
 
-#ifndef _RTE_CRYPTODEV_PMD_H_
-#define _RTE_CRYPTODEV_PMD_H_
+#ifndef _CRYPTODEV_PMD_H_
+#define _CRYPTODEV_PMD_H_
 
 /** @file
  * RTE Crypto PMD APIs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct cryptodev_driver {
  * @return
  *   - The rte_cryptodev structure pointer for the given device ID.
  */
+__rte_internal
 struct rte_cryptodev *
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(uint8_t dev_id);
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev(uint8_t dev_id);
  * @return
  *   - The rte_cryptodev structure pointer for the given device ID.
  */
+__rte_internal
 struct rte_cryptodev *
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_named_dev(const char *name);
 
@@ -401,6 +403,7 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_ops {
  * @return
  *   - Slot in the rte_dev_devices array for a new device;
  */
+__rte_internal
 struct rte_cryptodev *
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_allocate(const char *name, int socket_id);
 
@@ -414,6 +417,7 @@ rte_cryptodev_pmd_allocate(const char *name, int socket_id);
  * @return
  *   - 0 on success, negative on error
  */
+__rte_internal
 extern int
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_release_device(struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev);
 
@@ -435,6 +439,7 @@ rte_cryptodev_pmd_release_device(struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev);
  *  - 0 on success
  *  - errno on failure
  */
+__rte_internal
 int
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_parse_input_args(
 		struct rte_cryptodev_pmd_init_params *params,
@@ -454,6 +459,7 @@ rte_cryptodev_pmd_parse_input_args(
  *  - crypto device instance on success
  *  - NULL on creation failure
  */
+__rte_internal
 struct rte_cryptodev *
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(const char *name,
 		struct rte_device *device,
@@ -471,6 +477,7 @@ rte_cryptodev_pmd_create(const char *name,
  *  - 0 on success
  *  - errno on failure
  */
+__rte_internal
 int
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev);
 
@@ -484,6 +491,7 @@ rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(struct rte_cryptodev *cryptodev);
  * @return
  *  void
  */
+__rte_internal
 void rte_cryptodev_pmd_callback_process(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 				enum rte_cryptodev_event_type event);
 
@@ -491,6 +499,7 @@ void rte_cryptodev_pmd_callback_process(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
  * @internal
  * Create unique device name
  */
+__rte_internal
 int
 rte_cryptodev_pmd_create_dev_name(char *name, const char *dev_name_prefix);
 
@@ -506,6 +515,7 @@ rte_cryptodev_pmd_create_dev_name(char *name, const char *dev_name_prefix);
  * @return
  *  The driver type identifier
  */
+__rte_internal
 uint8_t rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver(struct cryptodev_driver *crypto_drv,
 		const struct rte_driver *drv);
 
@@ -555,4 +565,4 @@ set_asym_session_private_data(struct rte_cryptodev_asym_session *sess,
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* _RTE_CRYPTODEV_PMD_H_ */
+#endif /* _CRYPTODEV_PMD_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/meson.build b/lib/cryptodev/meson.build
index bec80beab3..735935df4a 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/meson.build
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017-2019 Intel Corporation
 
-sources = files('rte_cryptodev.c', 'rte_cryptodev_pmd.c', 'cryptodev_trace_points.c')
-headers = files('rte_cryptodev.h',
-        'rte_cryptodev_pmd.h',
+sources = files(
+        'cryptodev_pmd.c',
+	'cryptodev_trace_points.c',
+        'rte_cryptodev.c',
+)
+headers = files(
+        'rte_cryptodev.h',
         'rte_cryptodev_trace.h',
         'rte_cryptodev_trace_fp.h',
         'rte_crypto.h',
         'rte_crypto_sym.h',
-        'rte_crypto_asym.h')
+        'rte_crypto_asym.h',
+)
+
+driver_sdk_headers += files(
+        'cryptodev_pmd.h',
+)
+
 deps += ['kvargs', 'mbuf', 'rcu']
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c b/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
index 37502b9b3c..9fa3aff1d3 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #include "rte_crypto.h"
 #include "rte_cryptodev.h"
-#include "rte_cryptodev_pmd.h"
+#include "cryptodev_pmd.h"
 #include "rte_cryptodev_trace.h"
 
 static uint8_t nb_drivers;
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/version.map b/lib/cryptodev/version.map
index 1a7f759c57..8294c9f64f 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/version.map
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/version.map
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ DPDK_22 {
 	rte_crypto_cipher_algorithm_strings;
 	rte_crypto_cipher_operation_strings;
 	rte_crypto_op_pool_create;
-	rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver;
 	rte_cryptodev_callback_register;
 	rte_cryptodev_callback_unregister;
 	rte_cryptodev_close;
@@ -27,15 +26,6 @@ DPDK_22 {
 	rte_cryptodev_info_get;
 	rte_cryptodev_is_valid_dev;
 	rte_cryptodev_name_get;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_allocate;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_callback_process;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_create;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_create_dev_name;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_named_dev;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_parse_input_args;
-	rte_cryptodev_pmd_release_device;
 	rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_count;
 	rte_cryptodev_queue_pair_setup;
 	rte_cryptodev_socket_id;
@@ -117,3 +107,18 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_cryptodev_remove_enq_callback;
 
 };
+
+INTERNAL {
+	global:
+
+	rte_cryptodev_allocate_driver;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_allocate;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_callback_process;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_create;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_create_dev_name;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_dev;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_get_named_dev;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_parse_input_args;
+	rte_cryptodev_pmd_release_device;
+};
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_crypto_adapter.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_crypto_adapter.c
index 2d38389858..ebfc8326a8 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_crypto_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_crypto_adapter.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_service_component.h>
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
index cb0ed7b620..e347d6dfd5 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_eventdev.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 #include <rte_telemetry.h>
 
 #include "rte_eventdev.h"
diff --git a/lib/pipeline/rte_table_action.c b/lib/pipeline/rte_table_action.c
index 54721ed96a..ad7904c0ee 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/rte_table_action.c
+++ b/lib/pipeline/rte_table_action.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <rte_udp.h>
 #include <rte_vxlan.h>
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
-#include <rte_cryptodev_pmd.h>
+#include <cryptodev_pmd.h>
 
 #include "rte_table_action.h"