diff --git a/man/sd-journal.xml b/man/sd-journal.xml
index da4e4e1f82..bcde6779b5 100644
--- a/man/sd-journal.xml
+++ b/man/sd-journal.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <structname>sd_journal</structname> objects might cause optional shared libraries to be dynamically
     loaded via
     <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>dlopen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-    such as decompression libraries (xz, lz4, zstd) or cryptographic libraries (gcrypt).
+    such as decompression libraries (xz, lz4, zstd).
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f953eeab13..943e00bfb2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1813,8 +1813,7 @@ if static_libsystemd != 'false'
                 install_tag: 'libsystemd',
                 install_dir : libdir,
                 pic : static_libsystemd_pic,
-                dependencies : [libgcrypt_cflags,
-                                liblz4_cflags,
+                dependencies : [liblz4_cflags,
                                 libm,
                                 libucontext,
                                 libxz_cflags,
diff --git a/src/basic/meson.build b/src/basic/meson.build
index 90a464f2c4..31fd129871 100644
--- a/src/basic/meson.build
+++ b/src/basic/meson.build
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ basic_sources = files(
         'format-ifname.c',
         'format-util.c',
         'fs-util.c',
-        'gcrypt-util.c',
         'glob-util.c',
         'glyph-util.c',
         'gunicode.c',
@@ -214,7 +213,6 @@ libbasic_static = static_library(
         include_directories : basic_includes,
         implicit_include_directories : false,
         dependencies : [libbzip2_cflags,
-                        libgcrypt_cflags,
                         liblz4_cflags,
                         libxz_cflags,
                         libz_cflags,
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c b/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c
index 95d28ba1a5..44b169c591 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-remote-main.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "format-util.h"
 #include "fileio.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
+#include "journal-authenticate.h"
 #include "journal-compression-util.h"
 #include "journal-remote.h"
 #include "journal-remote-write.h"
@@ -1166,6 +1167,8 @@ static int run(int argc, char **argv) {
 
         log_setup();
 
+        journal_auth_init();
+
         r = parse_config();
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c b/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c
index be0b09d8fe..000c1c6a2b 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl-misc.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "format-table.h"
 #include "format-util.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
+#include "journal-authenticate.h"
 #include "journal-internal.h"
 #include "journal-verify.h"
 #include "journalctl.h"
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ int action_verify(void) {
 
         assert(arg_action == ACTION_VERIFY);
 
+        journal_auth_init();
+
         r = acquire_journal(&j);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
diff --git a/src/journal/journald.c b/src/journal/journald.c
index f72ba2cc90..91f02178f5 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         sigbus_install();
 
+        journal_auth_init();
+
         r = manager_new(&m);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_oom();
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/meson.build b/src/libsystemd/meson.build
index e27f3ce376..d1797722a4 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/meson.build
+++ b/src/libsystemd/meson.build
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 sd_journal_sources = files(
         'sd-journal/audit-type.c',
         'sd-journal/catalog.c',
-        'sd-journal/fsprg.c',
-        'sd-journal/journal-authenticate.c',
         'sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.c',
         'sd-journal/journal-file.c',
         'sd-journal/journal-send.c',
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.c
index 2210bd1b3f..7c23b4f0ce 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.c
@@ -1,35 +1,51 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
 
-#include "journal-authenticate.h"
 #include "journal-authenticate-internal.h"
 #include "journal-file.h"
 
+static const JournalAuthOps *auth_ops = NULL;
+
+void journal_auth_set_ops(const JournalAuthOps *ops) {
+        assert(ops);
+        assert(!auth_ops || auth_ops == ops);
+
+        auth_ops = ops;
+}
+
 void journal_file_auth_done(JournalFile *f) {
         assert(f);
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        f->auth_context = journal_auth_free(f->auth_context);
-#endif
+        if (!auth_ops)
+                return;
+
+        assert(auth_ops->free);
+        f->auth_context = auth_ops->free(f->auth_context);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_load(JournalFile *f) {
         assert(f);
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_load(&f->auth_context);
-#else
-        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-#endif
+        if (!auth_ops)
+                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+        if (f->auth_context)
+                return -EBUSY;
+
+        assert(auth_ops->load);
+        return auth_ops->load(&f->auth_context);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_load_key(JournalFile *f, const char *key) {
         assert(f);
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_load_key(&f->auth_context, key);
-#else
-        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-#endif
+        if (!auth_ops)
+                return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+        if (f->auth_context)
+                return -EBUSY;
+
+        assert(auth_ops->load_key);
+        return auth_ops->load_key(&f->auth_context, key);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(JournalFile *f, uint64_t epoch, usec_t *ret_start, usec_t *ret_end) {
@@ -38,11 +54,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(JournalFile *f, uint64_t epoch, use
         if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header))
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(f->auth_context, epoch, ret_start, ret_end);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->epoch_to_realtime_usec);
+        return auth_ops->epoch_to_realtime_usec(f->auth_context, epoch, ret_start, ret_end);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_next_evolve_usec(JournalFile *f, usec_t *ret) {
@@ -51,11 +65,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_next_evolve_usec(JournalFile *f, usec_t *ret) {
         if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header))
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_next_evolve_usec(f->auth_context, ret);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->next_evolve_usec);
+        return auth_ops->next_evolve_usec(f->auth_context, ret);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_seek(JournalFile *f, uint64_t goal) {
@@ -64,11 +76,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_seek(JournalFile *f, uint64_t goal) {
         if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header))
                 return 0;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_seek(f->auth_context, goal);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->seek);
+        return auth_ops->seek(f->auth_context, goal);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_start(JournalFile *f) {
@@ -77,11 +87,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_start(JournalFile *f) {
         if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header))
                 return 0;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_start(f->auth_context);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->start);
+        return auth_ops->start(f->auth_context);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_end(JournalFile *f, uint8_t ret[static TAG_LENGTH]) {
@@ -90,11 +98,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_end(JournalFile *f, uint8_t ret[static TAG_LENGTH]) {
         if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header))
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_end(f->auth_context, ret);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->end);
+        return auth_ops->end(f->auth_context, ret);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_put_header(JournalFile *f) {
@@ -103,11 +109,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_put_header(JournalFile *f) {
         if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header))
                 return 0;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_put_header(f->auth_context, f);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->put_header);
+        return auth_ops->put_header(f->auth_context, f);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_put_object(JournalFile *f, ObjectType type, Object *o, uint64_t p) {
@@ -116,11 +120,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_put_object(JournalFile *f, ObjectType type, Object *o, uin
         if (!JOURNAL_HEADER_SEALED(f->header))
                 return 0;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_put_object(f->auth_context, f, type, o, p);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->put_object);
+        return auth_ops->put_object(f->auth_context, f, type, o, p);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_append_tag(JournalFile *f) {
@@ -132,11 +134,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_append_tag(JournalFile *f) {
         if (!journal_file_writable(f))
                 return 0;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_append_tag(f->auth_context, f);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->append_tag);
+        return auth_ops->append_tag(f->auth_context, f);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_append_tag_first(JournalFile *f) {
@@ -148,11 +148,9 @@ int journal_file_auth_append_tag_first(JournalFile *f) {
         if (!journal_file_writable(f))
                 return 0;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_append_tag_first(f->auth_context, f);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->append_tag_first);
+        return auth_ops->append_tag_first(f->auth_context, f);
 }
 
 int journal_file_auth_append_tag_maybe(JournalFile *f, usec_t realtime) {
@@ -164,9 +162,7 @@ int journal_file_auth_append_tag_maybe(JournalFile *f, usec_t realtime) {
         if (!journal_file_writable(f))
                 return 0;
 
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-        return journal_auth_append_tag_maybe(f->auth_context, f, realtime);
-#else
-        assert_not_reached();
-#endif
+        assert(auth_ops);
+        assert(auth_ops->append_tag_maybe);
+        return auth_ops->append_tag_maybe(f->auth_context, f, realtime);
 }
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.h
index ee7ea6779f..0c5e559370 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate-internal.h
@@ -4,6 +4,24 @@
 #include "journal-def.h"
 #include "sd-forward.h"
 
+typedef struct JournalAuthOps {
+        JournalAuthContext* (*free)(JournalAuthContext *c);
+        int (*load)(JournalAuthContext **ret);
+        int (*load_key)(JournalAuthContext **ret, const char *key);
+        int (*epoch_to_realtime_usec)(const JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t epoch, usec_t *ret_start, usec_t *ret_end);
+        int (*next_evolve_usec)(const JournalAuthContext *c, usec_t *ret);
+        int (*seek)(JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t goal);
+        int (*start)(JournalAuthContext *c);
+        int (*end)(JournalAuthContext *c, uint8_t ret[static TAG_LENGTH]);
+        int (*put_header)(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f);
+        int (*put_object)(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, ObjectType type, Object *o, uint64_t p);
+        int (*append_tag)(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f);
+        int (*append_tag_first)(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f);
+        int (*append_tag_maybe)(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, usec_t realtime);
+} JournalAuthOps;
+
+void journal_auth_set_ops(const JournalAuthOps *ops);
+
 void journal_file_auth_done(JournalFile *f);
 int journal_file_auth_load(JournalFile *f);
 int journal_file_auth_load_key(JournalFile *f, const char *key);
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c50c83a7a2..0000000000
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
-#pragma once
-
-#include "journal-authenticate-internal.h"       /* IWYU pragma: export */
-#include "journal-def.h"
-#include "sd-forward.h"
-
-#if HAVE_GCRYPT
-
-JournalAuthContext* journal_auth_free(JournalAuthContext *c);
-int journal_auth_load(JournalAuthContext **ret);
-int journal_auth_load_key(JournalAuthContext **ret, const char *key);
-int journal_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t epoch, usec_t *ret_start, usec_t *ret_end);
-int journal_auth_next_evolve_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, usec_t *ret);
-int journal_auth_seek(JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t goal);
-int journal_auth_start(JournalAuthContext *c);
-int journal_auth_end(JournalAuthContext *c, uint8_t ret[static TAG_LENGTH]);
-int journal_auth_put_header(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f);
-int journal_auth_put_object(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, ObjectType type, Object *o, uint64_t p);
-int journal_auth_append_tag(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f);
-int journal_auth_append_tag_first(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f);
-int journal_auth_append_tag_maybe(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, usec_t realtime);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal-verify.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal-verify.c
index 2d797a18f3..413f8ce05c 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal-verify.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal-verify.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "chattr-util.h"
 #include "fd-util.h"
 #include "iovec-util.h"
+#include "journal-authenticate.h"
 #include "journal-file-util.h"
 #include "journal-verify.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         const char *verification_key = NULL;
         int max_iterations = 512;
 
+        journal_auth_init();
+
         if (argc > 1) {
                 /* Don't limit the number of iterations when the verification key
                  * is provided on the command line, we want to do that only in CIs */
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal.c
index d638192dc3..645636d0d0 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/test-journal.c
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ static int intro(void) {
         if (access("/etc/machine-id", F_OK) != 0)
                 return log_tests_skipped("/etc/machine-id not found");
 
+        journal_auth_init();
+
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/fsprg.c b/src/shared/fsprg.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/libsystemd/sd-journal/fsprg.c
rename to src/shared/fsprg.c
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/fsprg.h b/src/shared/fsprg.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/libsystemd/sd-journal/fsprg.h
rename to src/shared/fsprg.h
diff --git a/src/basic/gcrypt-util.c b/src/shared/gcrypt-util.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/basic/gcrypt-util.c
rename to src/shared/gcrypt-util.c
diff --git a/src/basic/gcrypt-util.h b/src/shared/gcrypt-util.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/basic/gcrypt-util.h
rename to src/shared/gcrypt-util.h
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate.c b/src/shared/journal-authenticate.c
similarity index 88%
rename from src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate.c
rename to src/shared/journal-authenticate.c
index e77ccb9e29..ea582f41b1 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-authenticate.c
+++ b/src/shared/journal-authenticate.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct JournalAuthContext {
         struct iovec fsprg_seed;
 };
 
-JournalAuthContext* journal_auth_free(JournalAuthContext *c) {
+static JournalAuthContext* journal_auth_free(JournalAuthContext *c) {
         if (!c)
                 return NULL;
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static void* fssheader_free(FSSHeader *p) {
 
 DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC(FSSHeader*, fssheader_free);
 
-int journal_auth_load(JournalAuthContext **ret) {
+static int journal_auth_load(JournalAuthContext **ret) {
         int r;
 
         assert(ret);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int journal_auth_load(JournalAuthContext **ret) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_load_key(JournalAuthContext **ret, const char *key) {
+static int journal_auth_load_key(JournalAuthContext **ret, const char *key) {
         int r;
 
         assert(ret);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int journal_auth_load_key(JournalAuthContext **ret, const char *key) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t epoch, usec_t *ret_start, usec_t *ret_end) {
+static int journal_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t epoch, usec_t *ret_start, usec_t *ret_end) {
         assert(c);
         assert(c->fss_start_usec > 0);
         assert(c->fss_interval_usec > 0);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int journal_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t ep
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_next_evolve_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, usec_t *ret) {
+static int journal_auth_next_evolve_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, usec_t *ret) {
         assert(c);
 
         uint64_t epoch = FSPRG_GetEpoch(c->fsprg_state.iov_base);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int journal_auth_next_evolve_usec(const JournalAuthContext *c, usec_t *ret) {
         return journal_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec(c, epoch, /* ret_start= */ NULL, ret);
 }
 
-int journal_auth_seek(JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t goal) {
+static int journal_auth_seek(JournalAuthContext *c, uint64_t goal) {
         int r;
 
         assert(c);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int journal_auth_setup(JournalAuthContext *c) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_start(JournalAuthContext *c) {
+static int journal_auth_start(JournalAuthContext *c) {
         int r;
 
         assert(c);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int journal_auth_start(JournalAuthContext *c) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_end(JournalAuthContext *c, uint8_t ret[static TAG_LENGTH]) {
+static int journal_auth_end(JournalAuthContext *c, uint8_t ret[static TAG_LENGTH]) {
         assert(c);
         assert(ret);
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int journal_auth_end(JournalAuthContext *c, uint8_t ret[static TAG_LENGTH]) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_put_header(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
+static int journal_auth_put_header(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
         int r;
 
         assert(c);
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ int journal_auth_put_header(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_put_object(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, ObjectType type, Object *o, uint64_t p) {
+static int journal_auth_put_object(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, ObjectType type, Object *o, uint64_t p) {
         int r;
 
         assert(c);
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ int journal_auth_put_object(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, ObjectType ty
         return 0;
 }
 
-int journal_auth_append_tag(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
+static int journal_auth_append_tag(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
         int r;
 
         assert(c);
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ int journal_auth_append_tag(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
         return journal_auth_end(c, o->tag.tag);
 }
 
-int journal_auth_append_tag_first(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
+static int journal_auth_append_tag_first(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
         uint64_t p;
         int r;
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ int journal_auth_append_tag_first(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f) {
         return journal_auth_append_tag(c, f);
 }
 
-int journal_auth_append_tag_maybe(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, usec_t realtime) {
+static int journal_auth_append_tag_maybe(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, usec_t realtime) {
         int r;
 
         assert(c);
@@ -514,4 +514,29 @@ int journal_auth_append_tag_maybe(JournalAuthContext *c, JournalFile *f, usec_t
         }
 }
 
+static const JournalAuthOps journal_auth_ops = {
+        .free = journal_auth_free,
+        .load = journal_auth_load,
+        .load_key = journal_auth_load_key,
+        .epoch_to_realtime_usec = journal_auth_epoch_to_realtime_usec,
+        .next_evolve_usec = journal_auth_next_evolve_usec,
+        .seek = journal_auth_seek,
+        .start = journal_auth_start,
+        .end = journal_auth_end,
+        .put_header = journal_auth_put_header,
+        .put_object = journal_auth_put_object,
+        .append_tag = journal_auth_append_tag,
+        .append_tag_first = journal_auth_append_tag_first,
+        .append_tag_maybe = journal_auth_append_tag_maybe,
+};
+
+void journal_auth_init(void) {
+        journal_auth_set_ops(&journal_auth_ops);
+}
+
+#else
+
+void journal_auth_init(void) {
+}
+
 #endif /* HAVE_GCRYPT */
diff --git a/src/shared/journal-authenticate.h b/src/shared/journal-authenticate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a12afb9ac7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/journal-authenticate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "journal-authenticate-internal.h"  /* IWYU pragma: export */
+#include "shared-forward.h"
+
+void journal_auth_init(void);
diff --git a/src/shared/meson.build b/src/shared/meson.build
index def42815c7..0bd41719f7 100644
--- a/src/shared/meson.build
+++ b/src/shared/meson.build
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ shared_sources = files(
         'firewall-util.c',
         'fork-notify.c',
         'format-table.c',
+        'fsprg.c',
         'fstab-util.c',
+        'gcrypt-util.c',
         'generator.c',
         'geneve-util.c',
         'gnutls-util.c',
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ shared_sources = files(
         'ioprio-util.c',
         'ip-protocol-list.c',
         'ipvlan-util.c',
+        'journal-authenticate.c',
         'journal-file-util.c',
         'journal-importer.c',
         'journal-util.c',