diff --git a/lib/krb5/read_message.c b/lib/krb5/read_message.c
index 0026f4ad1..416627ac3 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/read_message.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/read_message.c
@@ -61,3 +61,41 @@ krb5_read_message (krb5_context context,
     }
     return 0;
 }
+
+krb5_error_code
+krb5_read_priv_message(krb5_context context,
+		       krb5_auth_context ac,
+		       krb5_pointer p_fd,
+		       krb5_data *data)
+{
+    krb5_error_code ret;
+    krb5_data packet;
+
+    ret = krb5_read_message(context, p_fd, &packet);
+    if(ret)
+	return ret;
+    ret = krb5_rd_priv (context, ac, &packet, data, NULL);
+    krb5_data_free(&packet);
+    if(ret)
+	return ret;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+krb5_error_code
+krb5_read_safe_message(krb5_context context,
+		       krb5_auth_context ac,
+		       krb5_pointer p_fd,
+		       krb5_data *data)
+{
+    krb5_error_code ret;
+    krb5_data packet;
+
+    ret = krb5_read_message(context, p_fd, &packet);
+    if(ret)
+	return ret;
+    ret = krb5_rd_safe (context, ac, &packet, data, NULL);
+    krb5_data_free(&packet);
+    if(ret)
+	return ret;
+    return ret;
+}