diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 982c9c2f9d77..047587ffe7bb 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct rxrpc_crypt {
 #define rxrpc_queue_delayed_work(WS,D)	\
 	queue_delayed_work(rxrpc_workqueue, (WS), (D))
 
+struct key_preparsed_payload;
 struct rxrpc_connection;
 
 /*
@@ -217,6 +218,15 @@ struct rxrpc_security {
 	/* Clean up a security service */
 	void (*exit)(void);
 
+	/* Parse the information from a server key */
+	int (*preparse_server_key)(struct key_preparsed_payload *);
+
+	/* Clean up the preparse buffer after parsing a server key */
+	void (*free_preparse_server_key)(struct key_preparsed_payload *);
+
+	/* Destroy the payload of a server key */
+	void (*destroy_server_key)(struct key *);
+
 	/* initialise a connection's security */
 	int (*init_connection_security)(struct rxrpc_connection *,
 					struct rxrpc_key_token *);
@@ -1049,6 +1059,7 @@ extern const struct rxrpc_security rxkad;
  * security.c
  */
 int __init rxrpc_init_security(void);
+const struct rxrpc_security *rxrpc_security_lookup(u8);
 void rxrpc_exit_security(void);
 int rxrpc_init_client_conn_security(struct rxrpc_connection *);
 const struct rxrpc_security *rxrpc_get_incoming_security(struct rxrpc_sock *,
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
index 554c8b931867..301894857473 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/key-type.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/af_rxrpc.h>
 #include <keys/rxrpc-type.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,49 @@ static struct crypto_sync_skcipher *rxkad_ci;
 static struct skcipher_request *rxkad_ci_req;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(rxkad_ci_mutex);
 
+/*
+ * Parse the information from a server key
+ *
+ * The data should be the 8-byte secret key.
+ */
+static int rxkad_preparse_server_key(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
+{
+	struct crypto_skcipher *ci;
+
+	if (prep->datalen != 8)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memcpy(&prep->payload.data[2], prep->data, 8);
+
+	ci = crypto_alloc_skcipher("pcbc(des)", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
+	if (IS_ERR(ci)) {
+		_leave(" = %ld", PTR_ERR(ci));
+		return PTR_ERR(ci);
+	}
+
+	if (crypto_skcipher_setkey(ci, prep->data, 8) < 0)
+		BUG();
+
+	prep->payload.data[0] = ci;
+	_leave(" = 0");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void rxkad_free_preparse_server_key(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
+{
+	
+	if (prep->payload.data[0])
+		crypto_free_skcipher(prep->payload.data[0]);
+}
+
+static void rxkad_destroy_server_key(struct key *key)
+{
+	if (key->payload.data[0]) {
+		crypto_free_skcipher(key->payload.data[0]);
+		key->payload.data[0] = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * initialise connection security
  */
@@ -1313,6 +1357,9 @@ const struct rxrpc_security rxkad = {
 	.no_key_abort			= RXKADUNKNOWNKEY,
 	.init				= rxkad_init,
 	.exit				= rxkad_exit,
+	.preparse_server_key		= rxkad_preparse_server_key,
+	.free_preparse_server_key	= rxkad_free_preparse_server_key,
+	.destroy_server_key		= rxkad_destroy_server_key,
 	.init_connection_security	= rxkad_init_connection_security,
 	.secure_packet			= rxkad_secure_packet,
 	.verify_packet			= rxkad_verify_packet,
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/security.c b/net/rxrpc/security.c
index bef9971e15cd..50cb5f1ee0c0 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/security.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/security.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void rxrpc_exit_security(void)
 /*
  * look up an rxrpc security module
  */
-static const struct rxrpc_security *rxrpc_security_lookup(u8 security_index)
+const struct rxrpc_security *rxrpc_security_lookup(u8 security_index)
 {
 	if (security_index >= ARRAY_SIZE(rxrpc_security_types))
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/server_key.c b/net/rxrpc/server_key.c
index b75bda05120d..1a2f0b63ee1d 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/server_key.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/server_key.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ static void rxrpc_destroy_s(struct key *);
 static void rxrpc_describe_s(const struct key *, struct seq_file *);
 
 /*
- * rxrpc server defined keys take "<serviceId>:<securityIndex>" as the
- * description and an 8-byte decryption key as the payload
+ * rxrpc server keys take "<serviceId>:<securityIndex>[:<sec-specific>]" as the
+ * description and the key material as the payload.
  */
 struct key_type key_type_rxrpc_s = {
 	.name		= "rxrpc_s",
@@ -45,64 +45,62 @@ struct key_type key_type_rxrpc_s = {
 };
 
 /*
- * Vet the description for an RxRPC server key
+ * Vet the description for an RxRPC server key.
  */
 static int rxrpc_vet_description_s(const char *desc)
 {
-	unsigned long num;
+	unsigned long service, sec_class;
 	char *p;
 
-	num = simple_strtoul(desc, &p, 10);
-	if (*p != ':' || num > 65535)
+	service = simple_strtoul(desc, &p, 10);
+	if (*p != ':' || service > 65535)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	num = simple_strtoul(p + 1, &p, 10);
-	if (*p || num < 1 || num > 255)
+	sec_class = simple_strtoul(p + 1, &p, 10);
+	if ((*p && *p != ':') || sec_class < 1 || sec_class > 255)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Preparse a server secret key.
- *
- * The data should be the 8-byte secret key.
  */
 static int rxrpc_preparse_s(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
-	struct crypto_skcipher *ci;
+	const struct rxrpc_security *sec;
+	unsigned int service, sec_class;
+	int n;
 
 	_enter("%zu", prep->datalen);
 
-	if (prep->datalen != 8)
+	if (!prep->orig_description)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	memcpy(&prep->payload.data[2], prep->data, 8);
+	if (sscanf(prep->orig_description, "%u:%u%n", &service, &sec_class, &n) != 2)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ci = crypto_alloc_skcipher("pcbc(des)", 0, CRYPTO_ALG_ASYNC);
-	if (IS_ERR(ci)) {
-		_leave(" = %ld", PTR_ERR(ci));
-		return PTR_ERR(ci);
-	}
+	sec = rxrpc_security_lookup(sec_class);
+	if (!sec)
+		return -ENOPKG;
 
-	if (crypto_skcipher_setkey(ci, prep->data, 8) < 0)
-		BUG();
+	prep->payload.data[1] = (struct rxrpc_security *)sec;
 
-	prep->payload.data[0] = ci;
-	_leave(" = 0");
-	return 0;
+	return sec->preparse_server_key(prep);
 }
 
 static void rxrpc_free_preparse_s(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 {
-	if (prep->payload.data[0])
-		crypto_free_skcipher(prep->payload.data[0]);
+	const struct rxrpc_security *sec = prep->payload.data[1];
+
+	if (sec)
+		sec->free_preparse_server_key(prep);
 }
 
 static void rxrpc_destroy_s(struct key *key)
 {
-	if (key->payload.data[0]) {
-		crypto_free_skcipher(key->payload.data[0]);
-		key->payload.data[0] = NULL;
-	}
+	const struct rxrpc_security *sec = key->payload.data[1];
+
+	if (sec)
+		sec->destroy_server_key(key);
 }
 
 static void rxrpc_describe_s(const struct key *key, struct seq_file *m)
