diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
index 26e78ff43..4ae14390b 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/main.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ cperf_initialize_cryptodev(struct cperf_options *opts, uint8_t *enabled_cdevs,
 	uint32_t max_sess_size = 0, sess_size;
 
 	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id < rte_cryptodev_count(); cdev_id++) {
-		sess_size = rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
+		sess_size = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
 		if (sess_size > max_sess_size)
 			max_sess_size = sess_size;
 	}
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/cryptodev_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/cryptodev_lib.rst
index b279a20e5..30f0bcf7a 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/cryptodev_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/cryptodev_lib.rst
@@ -454,12 +454,12 @@ mempool for all crypto devices (where the mempool object size is big
 enough to hold the private session of any crypto device), as well as having
 multiple session mempools of different sizes for better memory usage.
 
-An application can use ``rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size()`` to
+An application can use ``rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size()`` to
 get the private session size of given crypto device. This function would allow
 an application to calculate the max device session size of all crypto devices
 to create a single session mempool.
 If instead an application creates multiple session mempools, the Crypto device
-framework also provides ``rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size`` to get
+framework also provides ``rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size`` to get
 the size of an uninitialized session.
 
 Once the session mempools have been created, ``rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create()``
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ using one of the crypto PMDs available in DPDK.
     uint8_t cdev_id = rte_cryptodev_get_dev_id(crypto_name);
 
     /* Get private session data size. */
-    session_size = rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
+    session_size = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
 
     /*
      * Create session mempool, with two objects per session,
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 2819b4864..1e2443c76 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -90,3 +90,9 @@ Deprecation Notices
     with them.
   - Some feature flags such as ``RTE_CRYPTODEV_FF_MBUF_SCATTER_GATHER`` are ambiguous,
     so some will be replaced by more explicit flags.
+  - Function ``rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size()`` will be deprecated
+    in 18.05, and it gets replaced with ``rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size()``.
+    It will be removed in 18.08.
+  - Function ``rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size()`` will be deprecated
+    in 18.05, and it gets replaced with ``rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size()``.
+    It will be removed in 18.08.
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
index bc5ee1b73..80360dd9c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_gcm/aesni_gcm_pmd.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ handle_completed_gcm_crypto_op(struct aesni_gcm_qp *qp,
 	if (op->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SESSIONLESS) {
 		memset(sess, 0, sizeof(struct aesni_gcm_session));
 		memset(op->sym->session, 0,
-				rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size());
+				rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size());
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, sess);
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, op->sym->session);
 		op->sym->session = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
index 2e500784d..bb35c66ab 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ post_process_mb_job(struct aesni_mb_qp *qp, JOB_AES_HMAC *job)
 	if (op->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SESSIONLESS) {
 		memset(sess, 0, sizeof(struct aesni_mb_session));
 		memset(op->sym->session, 0,
-				rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size());
+				rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size());
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, sess);
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, op->sym->session);
 		op->sym->session = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
index 1fe82ccad..fbb08f729 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/armv8/rte_armv8_pmd.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ process_op(struct armv8_crypto_qp *qp, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
 	if (op->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SESSIONLESS) {
 		memset(sess, 0, sizeof(struct armv8_crypto_session));
 		memset(op->sym->session, 0,
-				rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size());
+				rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size());
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, sess);
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, op->sym->session);
 		op->sym->session = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
index 08ee90051..205dc1de7 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/kasumi/rte_kasumi_pmd.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ process_ops(struct rte_crypto_op **ops, struct kasumi_session *session,
 		if (ops[i]->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SESSIONLESS) {
 			memset(session, 0, sizeof(struct kasumi_session));
 			memset(ops[i]->sym->session, 0,
-					rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size());
+					rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size());
 			rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, session);
 			rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, ops[i]->sym->session);
 			ops[i]->sym->session = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index f584d0d6f..93c6d7e5d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ process_op(struct openssl_qp *qp, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
 		openssl_reset_session(sess);
 		memset(sess, 0, sizeof(struct openssl_session));
 		memset(op->sym->session, 0,
-				rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size());
+				rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size());
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, sess);
 		rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, op->sym->session);
 		op->sym->session = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
index 5edc0fa0f..72751e35e 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/snow3g/rte_snow3g_pmd.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ process_ops(struct rte_crypto_op **ops, struct snow3g_session *session,
 		if (ops[i]->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SESSIONLESS) {
 			memset(session, 0, sizeof(struct snow3g_session));
 			memset(ops[i]->sym->session, 0,
-					rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size());
+					rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size());
 			rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, session);
 			rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, ops[i]->sym->session);
 			ops[i]->sym->session = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
index cd38f3030..a805b2278 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/zuc/rte_zuc_pmd.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ process_ops(struct rte_crypto_op **ops, enum zuc_operation op_type,
 		if (ops[i]->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SESSIONLESS) {
 			memset(sessions[i], 0, sizeof(struct zuc_session));
 			memset(ops[i]->sym->session, 0,
-					rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size());
+					rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size());
 			rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, sessions[i]);
 			rte_mempool_put(qp->sess_mp, ops[i]->sym->session);
 			ops[i]->sym->session = NULL;
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index c94118ef5..a5da8b280 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ cryptodevs_init(void)
 
 	uint32_t max_sess_sz = 0, sess_sz;
 	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id < rte_cryptodev_count(); cdev_id++) {
-		sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
+		sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
 		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
 			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
index f4e3e0b10..4bca87b19 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ initialize_cryptodevs(struct l2fwd_crypto_options *options, unsigned nb_ports,
 	}
 
 	for (cdev_id = 0; cdev_id < cdev_count; cdev_id++) {
-		sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
+		sess_sz = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(cdev_id);
 		if (sess_sz > max_sess_sz)
 			max_sess_sz = sess_sz;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c b/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
index 860200e29..f334d7123 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost_crypto/main.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	snprintf(name, 127, "SESS_POOL_%u", worker_lcore);
 	info.sess_pool = rte_mempool_create(name, SESSION_MAP_ENTRIES,
-			rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(
+			rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(
 			cryptodev_id), 64, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 			rte_lcore_to_socket_id(worker_lcore), 0);
 	if (!info.sess_pool) {
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
index 4959f2ae6..e678fe8d9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
@@ -1224,6 +1224,12 @@ rte_cryptodev_sym_session_free(struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess)
 
 unsigned int
 rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size(void)
+{
+	return rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size();
+}
+
+unsigned int
+rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Header contains pointers to the private data
@@ -1235,6 +1241,12 @@ rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size(void)
 
 unsigned int
 rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(uint8_t dev_id)
+{
+	return rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(dev_id);
+}
+
+unsigned int
+rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(uint8_t dev_id)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
 	unsigned int header_size = sizeof(void *) * nb_drivers;
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
index db367a1f8..542f93d99 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
@@ -969,15 +969,18 @@ rte_cryptodev_sym_session_clear(uint8_t dev_id,
 			struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess);
 
 /**
+ * deprecated
  * Get the size of the header session, for all registered drivers.
  *
  * @return
  *   Size of the header session.
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 unsigned int
 rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size(void);
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * Get the size of the private session data for a device.
  *
  * @param	dev_id		The device identifier.
@@ -986,9 +989,33 @@ rte_cryptodev_get_header_session_size(void);
  *   - Size of the private data, if successful
  *   - 0 if device is invalid or does not have private session
  */
+__rte_deprecated
 unsigned int
 rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(uint8_t dev_id);
 
+/**
+ * Get the size of the header session, for all registered drivers.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Size of the symmetric eader session.
+ */
+unsigned int
+rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size(void);
+
+/**
+ * Get the size of the private symmetric session data
+ * for a device.
+ *
+ * @param	dev_id		The device identifier.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   - Size of the private data, if successful
+ *   - 0 if device is invalid or does not have private
+ *   symmetric session
+ */
+unsigned int
+rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(uint8_t dev_id);
+
 /**
  * @deprecated
  * Attach queue pair with sym session.
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map
index da6905ee6..be8f4c1a7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_version.map
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ DPDK_17.11 {
 
 } DPDK_17.08;
 
+DPDK_18.05 {
+	global:
+
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_get_header_session_size;
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size;
+
+} DPDK_17.11;
+
 EXPERIMENTAL {
         global:
 
diff --git a/test/test/test_cryptodev.c b/test/test/test_cryptodev.c
index 940e3378a..389f79677 100644
--- a/test/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/test/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 	ts_params->conf.nb_queue_pairs = info.max_nb_queue_pairs;
 	ts_params->conf.socket_id = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
 
-	unsigned int session_size = rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(dev_id);
+	unsigned int session_size =
+		rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(dev_id);
 
 	/*
 	 * Create mempool with maximum number of sessions * 2,
@@ -8534,7 +8535,8 @@ test_scheduler_attach_slave_op(void)
 			rte_mempool_free(ts_params->session_mpool);
 			ts_params->session_mpool = NULL;
 		}
-		unsigned int session_size = rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(i);
+		unsigned int session_size =
+			rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(i);
 
 		/*
 		 * Create mempool with maximum number of sessions * 2,
diff --git a/test/test/test_event_crypto_adapter.c b/test/test/test_event_crypto_adapter.c
index 6f0e79460..066b0adef 100644
--- a/test/test/test_event_crypto_adapter.c
+++ b/test/test/test_event_crypto_adapter.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ configure_cryptodev(void)
 	 * Create mempool with maximum number of sessions * 2,
 	 * to include the session headers & private data
 	 */
-	session_size = rte_cryptodev_get_private_session_size(TEST_CDEV_ID);
+	session_size = rte_cryptodev_sym_get_private_session_size(TEST_CDEV_ID);
 	session_size += sizeof(union rte_event_crypto_metadata);
 
 	params.session_mpool = rte_mempool_create(
