diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/nettest.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/nettest.c
index d9a6fd2cd9d3..3841e5fec7c7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/nettest.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/nettest.c
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ struct sock_args {
 	const char *clientns;
 	const char *serverns;
 
 	const char *password;
 	const char *client_pw;
-	/* prefix for MD5 password */
-	const char *md5_prefix_str;
+	/* prefix for MD5/AO*/
+	const char *key_addr_prefix_str;
 	union {
 		struct sockaddr_in v4;
 		struct sockaddr_in6 v6;
-	} md5_prefix;
-	unsigned int prefix_len;
+	} key_addr;
+	unsigned int key_addr_prefix_len;
 	/* 0: default, -1: force off, +1: force on */
 	int bind_key_ifindex;
 
 	/* expected addresses and device index for connection */
 	const char *expected_dev;
@@ -264,16 +264,16 @@ static int tcp_md5sig(int sd, void *addr, socklen_t alen, struct sock_args *args
 	int rc;
 
 	md5sig.tcpm_keylen = keylen;
 	memcpy(md5sig.tcpm_key, args->password, keylen);
 
-	if (args->prefix_len) {
+	if (args->key_addr_prefix_len) {
 		opt = TCP_MD5SIG_EXT;
 		md5sig.tcpm_flags |= TCP_MD5SIG_FLAG_PREFIX;
 
-		md5sig.tcpm_prefixlen = args->prefix_len;
-		addr = &args->md5_prefix;
+		md5sig.tcpm_prefixlen = args->key_addr_prefix_len;
+		addr = &args->key_addr;
 	}
 	memcpy(&md5sig.tcpm_addr, addr, alen);
 
 	if ((args->ifindex && args->bind_key_ifindex >= 0) || args->bind_key_ifindex >= 1) {
 		opt = TCP_MD5SIG_EXT;
@@ -309,17 +309,17 @@ static int tcp_md5_remote(int sd, struct sock_args *args)
 	int alen;
 
 	switch (args->version) {
 	case AF_INET:
 		sin.sin_port = htons(args->port);
-		sin.sin_addr = args->md5_prefix.v4.sin_addr;
+		sin.sin_addr = args->key_addr.v4.sin_addr;
 		addr = &sin;
 		alen = sizeof(sin);
 		break;
 	case AF_INET6:
 		sin6.sin6_port = htons(args->port);
-		sin6.sin6_addr = args->md5_prefix.v6.sin6_addr;
+		sin6.sin6_addr = args->key_addr.v6.sin6_addr;
 		addr = &sin6;
 		alen = sizeof(sin6);
 		break;
 	default:
 		log_error("unknown address family\n");
@@ -705,11 +705,11 @@ enum addr_type {
 	ADDR_TYPE_LOCAL,
 	ADDR_TYPE_REMOTE,
 	ADDR_TYPE_MCAST,
 	ADDR_TYPE_EXPECTED_LOCAL,
 	ADDR_TYPE_EXPECTED_REMOTE,
-	ADDR_TYPE_MD5_PREFIX,
+	ADDR_TYPE_KEY_PREFIX,
 };
 
 static int convert_addr(struct sock_args *args, const char *_str,
 			enum addr_type atype)
 {
@@ -745,32 +745,32 @@ static int convert_addr(struct sock_args *args, const char *_str,
 		break;
 	case ADDR_TYPE_EXPECTED_REMOTE:
 		desc = "expected remote";
 		addr = &args->expected_raddr;
 		break;
-	case ADDR_TYPE_MD5_PREFIX:
-		desc = "md5 prefix";
+	case ADDR_TYPE_KEY_PREFIX:
+		desc = "key addr prefix";
 		if (family == AF_INET) {
-			args->md5_prefix.v4.sin_family = AF_INET;
-			addr = &args->md5_prefix.v4.sin_addr;
+			args->key_addr.v4.sin_family = AF_INET;
+			addr = &args->key_addr.v4.sin_addr;
 		} else if (family == AF_INET6) {
-			args->md5_prefix.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-			addr = &args->md5_prefix.v6.sin6_addr;
+			args->key_addr.v6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
+			addr = &args->key_addr.v6.sin6_addr;
 		} else
 			return 1;
 
 		sep = strchr(str, '/');
 		if (sep) {
 			*sep = '\0';
 			sep++;
 			if (str_to_uint(sep, 1, pfx_len_max,
-					&args->prefix_len) != 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "Invalid port\n");
+					&args->key_addr_prefix_len) != 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Invalid prefix\n");
 				return 1;
 			}
 		} else {
-			args->prefix_len = 0;
+			args->key_addr_prefix_len = 0;
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		log_error("unknown address type\n");
 		exit(1);
@@ -835,13 +835,13 @@ static int validate_addresses(struct sock_args *args)
 
 	if (args->remote_addr_str &&
 	    convert_addr(args, args->remote_addr_str, ADDR_TYPE_REMOTE) < 0)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (args->md5_prefix_str &&
-	    convert_addr(args, args->md5_prefix_str,
-			 ADDR_TYPE_MD5_PREFIX) < 0)
+	if (args->key_addr_prefix_str &&
+	    convert_addr(args, args->key_addr_prefix_str,
+			 ADDR_TYPE_KEY_PREFIX) < 0)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (args->expected_laddr_str &&
 	    convert_addr(args, args->expected_laddr_str,
 			 ADDR_TYPE_EXPECTED_LOCAL))
@@ -2020,11 +2020,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 		case 'X':
 			args.client_pw = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'm':
-			args.md5_prefix_str = optarg;
+			args.key_addr_prefix_str = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'S':
 			args.use_setsockopt = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'f':
@@ -2079,17 +2079,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (args.password &&
-	    ((!args.has_remote_ip && !args.md5_prefix_str) ||
+	    ((!args.has_remote_ip && !args.key_addr_prefix_str) ||
 	      args.type != SOCK_STREAM)) {
 		log_error("MD5 passwords apply to TCP only and require a remote ip for the password\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (args.md5_prefix_str && !args.password) {
+	if (args.key_addr_prefix_str && !args.password) {
 		log_error("Prefix range for MD5 protection specified without a password\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	if (iter == 0) {
