diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4d61293e6..59a13680d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ Version 5.x -- future
         * rot_get_conf deprecated and replaced by rot_get_conf2
 
 Version 4.5
-        * 2022-03-XX
-        * Add password capability to rigctld via -A switch. rigctl uses \password, hamlib uses rig_set_password
+        * 2022-04-XX
+        * Add password capability to rigctld via -A switch. 
+          rigctld -A will produce a consistent shared key for any specific password that can used in \password and rig_set_password
+          TBD The shared key can also be placed in .hamlib_settings 
         * Asynchronous rig data output handling to support transceive and spectrum data. Mikael, OH3BHX
         * See new set_conf option async for some Icom rigs
         * Multicast UDP packet output for asynchronous data. Mikael, OH3BHX
diff --git a/include/hamlib/rig.h b/include/hamlib/rig.h
index 804b3f12d..5b402064b 100644
--- a/include/hamlib/rig.h
+++ b/include/hamlib/rig.h
@@ -3395,6 +3395,8 @@ int locator2longlat HAMLIB_PARAMS((double *longitude,
                                double *latitude,
                                const char *locator));
 
+extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(char*) rig_make_md5(char *pass);
+
 
 //! @endcond
 
diff --git a/security/md5.h b/security/md5.h
index e05422e65..ec40b5335 100644
--- a/security/md5.h
+++ b/security/md5.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "hamlib/rig.h"
 
-extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(char*) rig_make_md5(char *pass);
-
 typedef unsigned long MD5_u32plus;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/tests/rigctld.c b/tests/rigctld.c
index b3407b888..b48d70404 100644
--- a/tests/rigctld.c
+++ b/tests/rigctld.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 #include "serial.h"
 #include "sprintflst.h"
 #include "network.h"
-#include "md5.h"
 
 #include "rigctl_parse.h"