diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.c b/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.c
index f438cb20e..68f37f471 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.c
@@ -549,6 +549,22 @@ bool asn1_parse_simple_object(chunk_t *object, asn1_t type, u_int level, const c
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Described in header
+ */
+u_int64_t asn1_parse_integer_uint64(chunk_t blob)
+{
+	u_int64_t val = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < blob.len; i++)
+	{	/* if it is longer than 8 bytes, we just use the 8 LSBs */
+		val <<= 8;
+		val |= (u_int64_t)blob.ptr[i];
+	}
+	return val;
+}
+
 /**
  * ASN.1 definition of an algorithmIdentifier
  */
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.h b/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.h
index 15ffff62e..a1d625380 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.h
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.h
@@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ int asn1_parse_algorithmIdentifier(chunk_t blob, int level0, chunk_t *params);
 bool asn1_parse_simple_object(chunk_t *object, asn1_t type, u_int level0,
 							  const char* name);
 
+/**
+ * Converts an ASN.1 INTEGER object to an u_int64_t. If the INTEGER is longer
+ * than 8 bytes only the 8 LSBs are returned.
+ *
+ * @param blob		body of an ASN.1 coded integer object
+ * @return			converted integer
+ */
+u_int64_t asn1_parse_integer_uint64(chunk_t blob);
+
 /**
  * Print the value of an ASN.1 simple object
  *
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/crypto/pkcs5.c b/src/libstrongswan/crypto/pkcs5.c
index 76a67fc4a..5c5d78c28 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/crypto/pkcs5.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/crypto/pkcs5.c
@@ -346,26 +346,6 @@ METHOD(pkcs5_t, decrypt, bool,
 						   keymat, key, iv);
 }
 
-/**
- * Converts an ASN.1 INTEGER object to an u_int64_t. If the INTEGER is longer
- * than 8 bytes only the 8 LSBs are returned.
- *
- * @param blob		body of an ASN.1 coded integer object
- * @return			converted integer
- */
-static u_int64_t parse_asn1_integer_uint64(chunk_t blob)
-{
-	u_int64_t val = 0;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < blob.len; i++)
-	{	/* if it is longer than 8 bytes, we just use the 8 LSBs */
-		val <<= 8;
-		val |= (u_int64_t)blob.ptr[i];
-	}
-	return val;
-}
-
 /**
  * ASN.1 definition of a PBEParameter structure
  */
@@ -402,7 +382,7 @@ static bool parse_pbes1_params(private_pkcs5_t *this, chunk_t blob, int level0)
 			}
 			case PBEPARAM_ITERATION_COUNT:
 			{
-				this->iterations = parse_asn1_integer_uint64(object);
+				this->iterations = asn1_parse_integer_uint64(object);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -458,12 +438,12 @@ static bool parse_pbkdf2_params(private_pkcs5_t *this, chunk_t blob, int level0)
 			}
 			case PBKDF2_ITERATION_COUNT:
 			{
-				this->iterations = parse_asn1_integer_uint64(object);
+				this->iterations = asn1_parse_integer_uint64(object);
 				break;
 			}
 			case PBKDF2_KEYLENGTH:
 			{
-				this->keylen = (size_t)parse_asn1_integer_uint64(object);
+				this->keylen = (size_t)asn1_parse_integer_uint64(object);
 				break;
 			}
 			case PBKDF2_PRF: