diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev_asym.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev_asym.c
index 9d044c65b2..7bd7cde16e 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev_asym.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev_asym.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ queue_ops_rsa_sign_verify(void *sess)
 	asym_op->rsa.message.length = rsaplaintext.len;
 	asym_op->rsa.sign.length = 0;
 	asym_op->rsa.sign.data = output_buf;
-	asym_op->rsa.pad = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
+	asym_op->rsa.padding.type = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
 
 	debug_hexdump(stdout, "message", asym_op->rsa.message.data,
 		      asym_op->rsa.message.length);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ queue_ops_rsa_sign_verify(void *sess)
 
 	/* Verify sign */
 	asym_op->rsa.op_type = RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_VERIFY;
-	asym_op->rsa.pad = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
+	asym_op->rsa.padding.type = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
 
 	/* Process crypto operation */
 	if (rte_cryptodev_enqueue_burst(dev_id, 0, &op, 1) != 1) {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ queue_ops_rsa_enc_dec(void *sess)
 	asym_op->rsa.cipher.data = cipher_buf;
 	asym_op->rsa.cipher.length = 0;
 	asym_op->rsa.message.length = rsaplaintext.len;
-	asym_op->rsa.pad = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
+	asym_op->rsa.padding.type = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
 
 	debug_hexdump(stdout, "message", asym_op->rsa.message.data,
 		      asym_op->rsa.message.length);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ queue_ops_rsa_enc_dec(void *sess)
 	asym_op = result_op->asym;
 	asym_op->rsa.message.length = 0;
 	asym_op->rsa.op_type = RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_DECRYPT;
-	asym_op->rsa.pad = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
+	asym_op->rsa.padding.type = RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5;
 
 	/* Process crypto operation */
 	if (rte_cryptodev_enqueue_burst(dev_id, 0, &op, 1) != 1) {
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ test_cryptodev_asym_op(struct crypto_testsuite_params_asym *ts_params,
 		}
 
 		xform_tc.rsa.key_type = key_type;
-		op->asym->rsa.pad = data_tc->rsa_data.padding;
+		op->asym->rsa.padding.type = data_tc->rsa_data.padding;
 
 		if (op->asym->rsa.op_type == RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_ENCRYPT) {
 			asym_op->rsa.message.data = data_tc->rsa_data.pt.data;
diff --git a/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_ucode_asym.h b/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_ucode_asym.h
index f5d91f2583..1105a0c125 100644
--- a/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_ucode_asym.h
+++ b/drivers/common/cpt/cpt_ucode_asym.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ cpt_rsa_prep(struct asym_op_params *rsa_params,
 	/* Result buffer */
 	rlen = mod_len;
 
-	if (rsa_op.pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
+	if (rsa_op.padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
 		/* Use mod_exp operation for no_padding type */
 		vq_cmd_w0.s.opcode.minor = CPT_MINOR_OP_MODEX;
 		vq_cmd_w0.s.param2 = exp_len;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ cpt_rsa_crt_prep(struct asym_op_params *rsa_params,
 	/* Result buffer */
 	rlen = mod_len;
 
-	if (rsa_op.pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
+	if (rsa_op.padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
 		/*Use mod_exp operation for no_padding type */
 		vq_cmd_w0.s.opcode.minor = CPT_MINOR_OP_MODEX_CRT;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_ae.h b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_ae.h
index 10854c79c8..0562f72270 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_ae.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cnxk_ae.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ cnxk_ae_rsa_prep(struct rte_crypto_op *op, struct roc_ae_buf_ptr *meta_buf,
 	dptr += in_size;
 	dlen = total_key_len + in_size;
 
-	if (rsa_op.pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
+	if (rsa_op.padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
 		/* Use mod_exp operation for no_padding type */
 		w4.s.opcode_minor = ROC_AE_MINOR_OP_MODEX;
 		w4.s.param2 = exp_len;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ cnxk_ae_rsa_crt_prep(struct rte_crypto_op *op, struct roc_ae_buf_ptr *meta_buf,
 	dptr += in_size;
 	dlen = total_key_len + in_size;
 
-	if (rsa_op.pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
+	if (rsa_op.padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
 		/*Use mod_exp operation for no_padding type */
 		w4.s.opcode_minor = ROC_AE_MINOR_OP_MODEX_CRT;
 	} else {
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ cnxk_ae_dequeue_rsa_op(struct rte_crypto_op *cop, uint8_t *rptr,
 		memcpy(rsa->cipher.data, rptr, rsa->cipher.length);
 		break;
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_DECRYPT:
-		if (rsa->pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
+		if (rsa->padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
 			rsa->message.length = rsa_ctx->n.length;
 			memcpy(rsa->message.data, rptr, rsa->message.length);
 		} else {
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ cnxk_ae_dequeue_rsa_op(struct rte_crypto_op *cop, uint8_t *rptr,
 		memcpy(rsa->sign.data, rptr, rsa->sign.length);
 		break;
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_VERIFY:
-		if (rsa->pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
+		if (rsa->padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE) {
 			rsa->sign.length = rsa_ctx->n.length;
 			memcpy(rsa->sign.data, rptr, rsa->sign.length);
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
index d5851d9987..914b17decf 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx/otx_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ otx_cpt_asym_rsa_op(struct rte_crypto_op *cop, struct cpt_request_info *req,
 		memcpy(rsa->cipher.data, req->rptr, rsa->cipher.length);
 		break;
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_DECRYPT:
-		if (rsa->pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE)
+		if (rsa->padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE)
 			rsa->message.length = rsa_ctx->n.length;
 		else {
 			/* Get length of decrypted output */
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ otx_cpt_asym_rsa_op(struct rte_crypto_op *cop, struct cpt_request_info *req,
 		memcpy(rsa->sign.data, req->rptr, rsa->sign.length);
 		break;
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_VERIFY:
-		if (rsa->pad == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE)
+		if (rsa->padding.type == RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE)
 			rsa->sign.length = rsa_ctx->n.length;
 		else {
 			/* Get length of decrypted output */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
index 8270b01517..6ac2dfff5a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/openssl/rte_openssl_pmd.c
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ process_openssl_rsa_op(struct rte_crypto_op *cop,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct rte_crypto_asym_op *op = cop->asym;
 	RSA *rsa = sess->u.r.rsa;
-	uint32_t pad = (op->rsa.pad);
+	uint32_t pad = (op->rsa.padding.type);
 	uint8_t *tmp;
 
 	cop->status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.c
index d2041b2efa..82a0450aed 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_asym.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ rsa_set_pub_input(struct rte_crypto_asym_op *asym_op,
 	alg_bytesize = qat_function.bytesize;
 
 	if (asym_op->rsa.op_type == RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_ENCRYPT) {
-		switch (asym_op->rsa.pad) {
+		switch (asym_op->rsa.padding.type) {
 		case RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
 			SET_PKE_LN(asym_op->rsa.message, alg_bytesize, 0);
 			break;
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ rsa_set_pub_input(struct rte_crypto_asym_op *asym_op,
 		}
 		HEXDUMP("RSA Message", cookie->input_array[0], alg_bytesize);
 	} else {
-		switch (asym_op->rsa.pad) {
+		switch (asym_op->rsa.padding.type) {
 		case RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
 			SET_PKE_LN(asym_op->rsa.sign, alg_bytesize, 0);
 			break;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ rsa_set_priv_input(struct rte_crypto_asym_op *asym_op,
 
 	if (asym_op->rsa.op_type ==
 			RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_DECRYPT) {
-		switch (asym_op->rsa.pad) {
+		switch (asym_op->rsa.padding.type) {
 		case RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
 			SET_PKE_LN(asym_op->rsa.cipher,	alg_bytesize, 0);
 			HEXDUMP("RSA ciphertext", cookie->input_array[0],
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ rsa_set_priv_input(struct rte_crypto_asym_op *asym_op,
 
 	} else if (asym_op->rsa.op_type ==
 			RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_SIGN) {
-		switch (asym_op->rsa.pad) {
+		switch (asym_op->rsa.padding.type) {
 		case RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
 			SET_PKE_LN(asym_op->rsa.message, alg_bytesize, 0);
 			HEXDUMP("RSA text to be signed", cookie->input_array[0],
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ rsa_collect(struct rte_crypto_asym_op *asym_op,
 		} else {
 			uint8_t *rsa_result = asym_op->rsa.cipher.data;
 
-			switch (asym_op->rsa.pad) {
+			switch (asym_op->rsa.padding.type) {
 			case RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
 				rte_memcpy(rsa_result,
 						cookie->output_array[0],
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ rsa_collect(struct rte_crypto_asym_op *asym_op,
 		if (asym_op->rsa.op_type == RTE_CRYPTO_ASYM_OP_DECRYPT) {
 			uint8_t *rsa_result = asym_op->rsa.message.data;
 
-			switch (asym_op->rsa.pad) {
+			switch (asym_op->rsa.padding.type) {
 			case RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
 				rte_memcpy(rsa_result,
 					cookie->output_array[0],
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/rte_crypto_asym.h b/lib/cryptodev/rte_crypto_asym.h
index 5f6bf41e68..ae0b62c22f 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/rte_crypto_asym.h
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/rte_crypto_asym.h
@@ -236,6 +236,47 @@ struct rte_crypto_rsa_priv_key_qt {
 };
 
 /**
+ * RSA padding type
+ */
+struct rte_crypto_rsa_padding {
+	enum rte_crypto_rsa_padding_type type;
+	/**< RSA padding scheme to be used for transform */
+	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm md;
+	/**<
+	 * RSA padding hash algorithm
+	 * Valid hash algorithms are:
+	 * MD5, SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512
+	 *
+	 * When a specific padding type is selected, the following rules apply:
+	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
+	 * This field is ignored by the PMD
+	 *
+	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5:
+	 * When signing an operation this field is used to determine value
+	 * of the DigestInfo structure, therefore specifying which algorithm
+	 * was used to create the message digest.
+	 * When doing encryption/decryption this field is ignored for this
+	 * padding type.
+	 *
+	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_OAEP
+	 * This field shall be set with the hash algorithm used
+	 * in the padding scheme
+	 *
+	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PSS
+	 * This field shall be set with the hash algorithm used
+	 * in the padding scheme (and to create the input message digest)
+	 */
+	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm mgf1md;
+	/**<
+	 * Hash algorithm to be used for mask generation if the
+	 * padding scheme is either OAEP or PSS. If the padding
+	 * scheme is unspecified a data hash algorithm is used
+	 * for mask generation. Valid hash algorithms are:
+	 * MD5, SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512
+	 */
+};
+
+/**
  * Asymmetric RSA transform data
  *
  * Structure describing RSA xform params
@@ -391,43 +432,8 @@ struct rte_crypto_rsa_op_param {
 	 * All data is in Octet-string network byte order format.
 	 */
 
-	enum rte_crypto_rsa_padding_type pad;
-	/**< RSA padding scheme to be used for transform */
-
-	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm md;
-	/**<
-	 * RSA padding hash algorithm
-	 * Valid hash algorithms are:
-	 * MD5, SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512
-	 *
-	 * When a specific padding type is selected, the following rule apply:
-	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_NONE:
-	 * This field is ignored by the PMD
-	 *
-	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PKCS1_5:
-	 * For sign operation, this field is used to determine value
-	 * of the DigestInfo structure, therefore specifying which algorithm
-	 * was used to create the message digest.
-	 * For encryption/decryption, this field is ignored for this
-	 * padding type.
-	 *
-	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_OAEP
-	 * This field shall be set with the hash algorithm used
-	 * in the padding scheme
-	 *
-	 * - RTE_CRYPTO_RSA_PADDING_PSS
-	 * This field shall be set with the hash algorithm used
-	 * in the padding scheme (and to create the input message digest)
-	 */
-
-	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm mgf1md;
-	/**<
-	 * Hash algorithm to be used for mask generation if
-	 * padding scheme is either OAEP or PSS. If padding
-	 * scheme is unspecified data hash algorithm is used
-	 * for mask generation. Valid hash algorithms are:
-	 * MD5, SHA1, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512
-	 */
+	struct rte_crypto_rsa_padding padding;
+	/**< RSA padding information */
 };
 
 /**
