diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 5616c0d44c..59ae5c2720 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -1854,6 +1854,7 @@ virAuthAskCredential;
 virAuthConnectCredentialFree;
 virAuthGetConfigFilePath;
 virAuthGetConfigFilePathURI;
+virAuthGetCredential;
 virAuthGetPassword;
 virAuthGetPasswordPath;
 virAuthGetUsername;
diff --git a/src/util/virauth.c b/src/util/virauth.c
index 42b77f750a..375f1a8fd8 100644
--- a/src/util/virauth.c
+++ b/src/util/virauth.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ virAuthGetConfigFilePath(virConnectPtr conn,
 }
 
 
-static int
+int
 virAuthGetCredential(const char *servicename,
                      const char *hostname,
                      const char *credname,
diff --git a/src/util/virauth.h b/src/util/virauth.h
index 3eaf40c626..589f3df6b7 100644
--- a/src/util/virauth.h
+++ b/src/util/virauth.h
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ char *virAuthGetPassword(virConnectPtr conn,
                          const char *servicename,
                          const char *username,
                          const char *hostname);
+int virAuthGetCredential(const char *servicename,
+                         const char *hostname,
+                         const char *credname,
+                         const char *path,
+                         char **value);
 char * virAuthGetUsernamePath(const char *path,
                               virConnectAuthPtr auth,
                               const char *servicename,