diff --git a/app/test-security-perf/test_security_perf.c b/app/test-security-perf/test_security_perf.c
index 84726de7b0..b0d55cbab0 100644
--- a/app/test-security-perf/test_security_perf.c
+++ b/app/test-security-perf/test_security_perf.c
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ args_parse(int argc, char **argv)
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[RTE_DIM(alg_list)];
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[RTE_DIM(alg_list)];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[RTE_DIM(sec_alg_list)];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[RTE_DIM(sec_alg_list)];
 	struct ipsec_test_flags flags;
 	uint32_t lcore_id;
 	uint8_t nb_lcores;
@@ -513,11 +513,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (ret)
 		goto cryptodev_fini;
 
-	test_ipsec_alg_list_populate();
+	test_sec_alg_list_populate();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(alg_list); i++) {
-		test_ipsec_td_prepare(alg_list[i].param1,
-				      alg_list[i].param2,
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(sec_alg_list); i++) {
+		test_ipsec_td_prepare(sec_alg_list[i].param1,
+				      sec_alg_list[i].param2,
 				      &flags,
 				      &td_outb[i],
 				      1);
@@ -529,10 +529,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (ctx.is_inbound)
 		ctx.td = td_inb;
 
-	for (ctx.td_idx = 0; ctx.td_idx < RTE_DIM(alg_list); ctx.td_idx++) {
+	for (ctx.td_idx = 0; ctx.td_idx < RTE_DIM(sec_alg_list); ctx.td_idx++) {
 
 		printf("\n\n    Algorithm combination:");
-		test_sec_alg_display(alg_list[ctx.td_idx].param1, alg_list[ctx.td_idx].param2);
+		test_sec_alg_display(sec_alg_list[ctx.td_idx].param1,
+				     sec_alg_list[ctx.td_idx].param2);
 		printf("    ----------------------");
 
 		printf("\n%20s%20s%20s%20s%20s%20s\n\n",
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
index 218761f0a9..fbb97d5456 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ ipsec_proto_testsuite_setup(void)
 		ret = TEST_SKIPPED;
 	}
 
-	test_ipsec_alg_list_populate();
-	test_ipsec_ah_alg_list_populate();
+	test_sec_alg_list_populate();
+	test_sec_auth_only_alg_list_populate();
 
 	/*
 	 * Stop the device. Device would be started again by individual test
@@ -10483,19 +10483,19 @@ test_ipsec_proto_known_vec_inb_rx_inject(const void *test_data)
 static int
 test_ipsec_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 {
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
 	unsigned int i, nb_pkts = 1, pass_cnt = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (flags->iv_gen ||
 	    flags->sa_expiry_pkts_soft ||
 	    flags->sa_expiry_pkts_hard)
-		nb_pkts = IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX;
+		nb_pkts = TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(alg_list); i++) {
-		test_ipsec_td_prepare(alg_list[i].param1,
-				      alg_list[i].param2,
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(sec_alg_list); i++) {
+		test_ipsec_td_prepare(sec_alg_list[i].param1,
+				      sec_alg_list[i].param2,
 				      flags,
 				      td_outb,
 				      nb_pkts);
@@ -10540,7 +10540,7 @@ test_ipsec_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 			return TEST_FAILED;
 
 		if (flags->display_alg)
-			test_sec_alg_display(alg_list[i].param1, alg_list[i].param2);
+			test_sec_alg_display(sec_alg_list[i].param1, sec_alg_list[i].param2);
 
 		pass_cnt++;
 	}
@@ -10554,14 +10554,14 @@ test_ipsec_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 static int
 test_ipsec_ah_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 {
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
 	unsigned int i, nb_pkts = 1, pass_cnt = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(ah_alg_list); i++) {
-		test_ipsec_td_prepare(ah_alg_list[i].param1,
-				      ah_alg_list[i].param2,
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(sec_auth_only_alg_list); i++) {
+		test_ipsec_td_prepare(sec_auth_only_alg_list[i].param1,
+				      sec_auth_only_alg_list[i].param2,
 				      flags,
 				      td_outb,
 				      nb_pkts);
@@ -10585,7 +10585,8 @@ test_ipsec_ah_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 			return TEST_FAILED;
 
 		if (flags->display_alg)
-			test_sec_alg_display(ah_alg_list[i].param1, ah_alg_list[i].param2);
+			test_sec_alg_display(sec_auth_only_alg_list[i].param1,
+					     sec_auth_only_alg_list[i].param2);
 
 		pass_cnt++;
 	}
@@ -11087,8 +11088,8 @@ test_ipsec_pkt_replay(const void *test_data, const uint64_t esn[],
 		      bool replayed_pkt[], uint32_t nb_pkts, bool esn_en,
 		      uint64_t winsz)
 {
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
 	struct ipsec_test_flags flags;
 	uint32_t i = 0, ret = 0;
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.c
index dafe3244e8..1aba1ad993 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.c
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 #define IPVERSION 4
 #endif
 
-struct crypto_param_comb alg_list[RTE_DIM(aead_list) +
-				  (RTE_DIM(cipher_list) *
-				   RTE_DIM(auth_list))];
-
-struct crypto_param_comb ah_alg_list[2 * (RTE_DIM(auth_list) - 1)];
-
 static bool
 is_valid_ipv4_pkt(const struct rte_ipv4_hdr *pkt)
 {
@@ -61,46 +55,6 @@ is_valid_ipv6_pkt(const struct rte_ipv6_hdr *pkt)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void
-test_ipsec_alg_list_populate(void)
-{
-	unsigned long i, j, index = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(aead_list); i++) {
-		alg_list[index].param1 = &aead_list[i];
-		alg_list[index].param2 = NULL;
-		index++;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(cipher_list); i++) {
-		for (j = 0; j < RTE_DIM(auth_list); j++) {
-			alg_list[index].param1 = &cipher_list[i];
-			alg_list[index].param2 = &auth_list[j];
-			index++;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-void
-test_ipsec_ah_alg_list_populate(void)
-{
-	unsigned long i, index = 0;
-
-	for (i = 1; i < RTE_DIM(auth_list); i++) {
-		ah_alg_list[index].param1 = &auth_list[i];
-		ah_alg_list[index].param2 = NULL;
-		index++;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 1; i < RTE_DIM(auth_list); i++) {
-		/* NULL cipher */
-		ah_alg_list[index].param1 = &cipher_list[0];
-
-		ah_alg_list[index].param2 = &auth_list[i];
-		index++;
-	}
-}
-
 int
 test_ipsec_sec_caps_verify(struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec_xform,
 			   const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap,
@@ -447,8 +401,7 @@ test_ipsec_td_prepare(const struct crypto_param *param1,
 			td->ipsec_xform.options.iv_gen_disable = 0;
 
 		if (flags->sa_expiry_pkts_soft)
-			td->ipsec_xform.life.packets_soft_limit =
-					IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX - 1;
+			td->ipsec_xform.life.packets_soft_limit = TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX - 1;
 
 		if (flags->ip_csum) {
 			td->ipsec_xform.options.ip_csum_enable = 1;
@@ -526,8 +479,7 @@ test_ipsec_td_update(struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[],
 		}
 
 		if (flags->sa_expiry_pkts_hard)
-			td_inb[i].ipsec_xform.life.packets_hard_limit =
-					IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX - 1;
+			td_inb[i].ipsec_xform.life.packets_hard_limit = TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX - 1;
 
 		if (flags->udp_encap)
 			td_inb[i].ipsec_xform.options.udp_encap = 1;
@@ -570,7 +522,7 @@ test_ipsec_tunnel_hdr_len_get(const struct ipsec_test_data *td)
 static int
 test_ipsec_iv_verify_push(const uint8_t *output_text, const struct ipsec_test_data *td)
 {
-	static uint8_t iv_queue[IV_LEN_MAX * IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
+	static uint8_t iv_queue[IV_LEN_MAX * TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
 	int i, iv_pos, iv_len;
 	static int index;
 	uint8_t *iv_tmp;
@@ -601,7 +553,7 @@ test_ipsec_iv_verify_push(const uint8_t *output_text, const struct ipsec_test_da
 	memcpy(iv_tmp, output_text, iv_len);
 	index++;
 
-	if (index == IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX)
+	if (index == TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX)
 		index = 0;
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -1101,7 +1053,7 @@ test_ipsec_status_check(const struct ipsec_test_data *td,
 
 	if (dir == RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_INGRESS &&
 	    flags->sa_expiry_pkts_hard &&
-	    pkt_num == IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX) {
+	    pkt_num == TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX) {
 		if (op->status != RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_ERROR) {
 			printf("SA hard expiry (pkts) test failed\n");
 			return TEST_FAILED;
@@ -1133,7 +1085,7 @@ test_ipsec_status_check(const struct ipsec_test_data *td,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (flags->sa_expiry_pkts_soft && pkt_num == IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX) {
+	if (flags->sa_expiry_pkts_soft && pkt_num == TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX) {
 		if (!(op->aux_flags &
 		      RTE_CRYPTO_OP_AUX_FLAGS_IPSEC_SOFT_EXPIRY)) {
 			printf("SA soft expiry (pkts) test failed\n");
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.h b/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.h
index 41aa865a0f..3c69471099 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.h
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_security_ipsec.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include "test_security_proto.h"
 
-#define IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX 32
 #define IPSEC_TEXT_MAX_LEN 16384u
 
 struct ipsec_test_data {
@@ -117,26 +116,11 @@ struct ipsec_test_flags {
 	bool rx_inject;
 };
 
-struct crypto_param_comb {
-	const struct crypto_param *param1;
-	const struct crypto_param *param2;
-};
-
 extern struct ipsec_test_data pkt_aes_256_gcm;
 extern struct ipsec_test_data pkt_aes_256_gcm_v6;
 extern struct ipsec_test_data pkt_aes_128_cbc_hmac_sha256;
 extern struct ipsec_test_data pkt_aes_128_cbc_hmac_sha256_v6;
 
-extern struct crypto_param_comb alg_list[RTE_DIM(aead_list) +
-					 (RTE_DIM(cipher_list) *
-					  RTE_DIM(auth_list))];
-
-extern struct crypto_param_comb ah_alg_list[2 * (RTE_DIM(auth_list) - 1)];
-
-void test_ipsec_alg_list_populate(void);
-
-void test_ipsec_ah_alg_list_populate(void);
-
 int test_ipsec_sec_caps_verify(struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec_xform,
 			       const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap,
 			       bool silent);
diff --git a/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c b/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c
index 6cda9fe7aa..481382b64e 100644
--- a/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c
+++ b/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c
@@ -1295,11 +1295,11 @@ test_ipsec_inline_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 			flags->sa_expiry_bytes_soft ||
 			flags->sa_expiry_bytes_hard ||
 			flags->sa_expiry_pkts_hard)
-		nb_pkts = IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX;
+		nb_pkts = TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(alg_list); i++) {
-		test_ipsec_td_prepare(alg_list[i].param1,
-				      alg_list[i].param2,
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(sec_alg_list); i++) {
+		test_ipsec_td_prepare(sec_alg_list[i].param1,
+				      sec_alg_list[i].param2,
 				      flags, &td_outb, 1);
 
 		if (!td_outb.aead) {
@@ -1331,8 +1331,7 @@ test_ipsec_inline_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 				(((td_outb.output_text.len + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN)
 				  * nb_pkts) >> 3) - 1;
 		if (flags->sa_expiry_pkts_hard)
-			td_outb.ipsec_xform.life.packets_hard_limit =
-					IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX - 1;
+			td_outb.ipsec_xform.life.packets_hard_limit = TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX - 1;
 		if (flags->sa_expiry_bytes_hard)
 			td_outb.ipsec_xform.life.bytes_hard_limit =
 				(((td_outb.output_text.len + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN)
@@ -1345,7 +1344,7 @@ test_ipsec_inline_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 
 		if (ret == TEST_FAILED) {
 			printf("\n TEST FAILED");
-			test_sec_alg_display(alg_list[i].param1, alg_list[i].param2);
+			test_sec_alg_display(sec_alg_list[i].param1, sec_alg_list[i].param2);
 			fail_cnt++;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1359,13 +1358,13 @@ test_ipsec_inline_proto_all(const struct ipsec_test_flags *flags)
 
 		if (ret == TEST_FAILED) {
 			printf("\n TEST FAILED");
-			test_sec_alg_display(alg_list[i].param1, alg_list[i].param2);
+			test_sec_alg_display(sec_alg_list[i].param1, sec_alg_list[i].param2);
 			fail_cnt++;
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		if (flags->display_alg)
-			test_sec_alg_display(alg_list[i].param1, alg_list[i].param2);
+			test_sec_alg_display(sec_alg_list[i].param1, sec_alg_list[i].param2);
 
 		pass_cnt++;
 	}
@@ -1742,7 +1741,8 @@ inline_ipsec_testsuite_setup(void)
 				ret, port_id);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	test_ipsec_alg_list_populate();
+
+	test_sec_alg_list_populate();
 
 	/* Change the plaintext size for tests without Known vectors */
 	if (sg_mode) {
@@ -2003,7 +2003,8 @@ event_inline_ipsec_testsuite_setup(void)
 	}
 
 	event_mode_enabled = true;
-	test_ipsec_alg_list_populate();
+
+	test_sec_alg_list_populate();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2685,8 +2686,8 @@ test_ipsec_inline_pkt_replay(const void *test_data, const uint64_t esn[],
 		      bool replayed_pkt[], uint32_t nb_pkts, bool esn_en,
 		      uint64_t winsz)
 {
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
-	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[IPSEC_TEST_PACKETS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_outb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
+	struct ipsec_test_data td_inb[TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX];
 	struct ipsec_test_flags flags;
 	uint32_t i, ret = 0;
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_security_proto.c b/app/test/test_security_proto.c
index d62302a8dd..d242c852af 100644
--- a/app/test/test_security_proto.c
+++ b/app/test/test_security_proto.c
@@ -7,6 +7,52 @@
 
 #include "test_security_proto.h"
 
+struct crypto_param_comb sec_alg_list[RTE_DIM(aead_list) +
+				  (RTE_DIM(cipher_list) *
+				   RTE_DIM(auth_list))];
+
+struct crypto_param_comb sec_auth_only_alg_list[2 * (RTE_DIM(auth_list) - 1)];
+
+void
+test_sec_alg_list_populate(void)
+{
+	unsigned long i, j, index = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(aead_list); i++) {
+		sec_alg_list[index].param1 = &aead_list[i];
+		sec_alg_list[index].param2 = NULL;
+		index++;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < RTE_DIM(cipher_list); i++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < RTE_DIM(auth_list); j++) {
+			sec_alg_list[index].param1 = &cipher_list[i];
+			sec_alg_list[index].param2 = &auth_list[j];
+			index++;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void
+test_sec_auth_only_alg_list_populate(void)
+{
+	unsigned long i, index = 0;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < RTE_DIM(auth_list); i++) {
+		sec_auth_only_alg_list[index].param1 = &auth_list[i];
+		sec_auth_only_alg_list[index].param2 = NULL;
+		index++;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 1; i < RTE_DIM(auth_list); i++) {
+		/* NULL cipher */
+		sec_auth_only_alg_list[index].param1 = &cipher_list[0];
+
+		sec_auth_only_alg_list[index].param2 = &auth_list[i];
+		index++;
+	}
+}
+
 int
 test_sec_crypto_caps_aead_verify(const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap,
 		struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *aead)
diff --git a/app/test/test_security_proto.h b/app/test/test_security_proto.h
index d6a00018e3..6797e8b8c2 100644
--- a/app/test/test_security_proto.h
+++ b/app/test/test_security_proto.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 #include <rte_security.h>
 
+#define TEST_SEC_PKTS_MAX 32
+
 struct crypto_param {
 	enum rte_crypto_sym_xform_type type;
 	union {
@@ -138,6 +140,20 @@ static const struct crypto_param auth_list[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+struct crypto_param_comb {
+	const struct crypto_param *param1;
+	const struct crypto_param *param2;
+};
+
+extern struct crypto_param_comb sec_alg_list[RTE_DIM(aead_list) +
+					     (RTE_DIM(cipher_list) * RTE_DIM(auth_list))];
+
+extern struct crypto_param_comb sec_auth_only_alg_list[2 * (RTE_DIM(auth_list) - 1)];
+
+void test_sec_alg_list_populate(void);
+
+void test_sec_auth_only_alg_list_populate(void);
+
 int test_sec_crypto_caps_aead_verify(const struct rte_security_capability *sec_cap,
 		struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *aead);
 
