diff --git a/libkeyutils/Android.bp b/libkeyutils/Android.bp
index dda491a..b388e95 100644
--- a/libkeyutils/Android.bp
+++ b/libkeyutils/Android.bp
@@ -16,17 +16,3 @@
     srcs: ["keyutils_test.cpp"],
     test_suites: ["device-tests"],
 }
-
-cc_binary {
-    name: "mini-keyctl",
-    srcs: [
-        "mini_keyctl.cpp",
-        "mini_keyctl_utils.cpp"
-    ],
-    shared_libs: [
-        "libbase",
-        "libkeyutils",
-        "liblog",
-    ],
-    cflags: ["-Werror", "-Wall", "-Wextra", "-fexceptions"],
-}
diff --git a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl.cpp b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index fe89e62..0000000
--- a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-/*
- * A tool loads keys to keyring.
- */
-
-#include "mini_keyctl_utils.h"
-
-#include <error.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <android-base/parseint.h>
-
-static void Usage(int exit_code) {
-  fprintf(stderr, "usage: mini-keyctl <action> [args,]\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl add <type> <desc> <data> <keyring>\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl padd <type> <desc> <keyring>\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl unlink <key> <keyring>\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl restrict_keyring <keyring>\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl security <key>\n");
-  _exit(exit_code);
-}
-
-static key_serial_t parseKeyOrDie(const char* str) {
-  key_serial_t key;
-  if (!android::base::ParseInt(str, &key)) {
-    error(1 /* exit code */, 0 /* errno */, "Unparsable key: '%s'\n", str);
-  }
-  return key;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
-  if (argc < 2) Usage(1);
-  const std::string action = argv[1];
-
-  if (action == "add") {
-    if (argc != 6) Usage(1);
-    std::string type = argv[2];
-    std::string desc = argv[3];
-    std::string data = argv[4];
-    std::string keyring = argv[5];
-    return Add(type, desc, data, keyring);
-  } else if (action == "padd") {
-    if (argc != 5) Usage(1);
-    std::string type = argv[2];
-    std::string desc = argv[3];
-    std::string keyring = argv[4];
-    return Padd(type, desc, keyring);
-  } else if (action == "restrict_keyring") {
-    if (argc != 3) Usage(1);
-    std::string keyring = argv[2];
-    return RestrictKeyring(keyring);
-  } else if (action == "unlink") {
-    if (argc != 4) Usage(1);
-    key_serial_t key = parseKeyOrDie(argv[2]);
-    const std::string keyring = argv[3];
-    return Unlink(key, keyring);
-  } else if (action == "security") {
-    if (argc != 3) Usage(1);
-    const char* key_str = argv[2];
-    key_serial_t key = parseKeyOrDie(key_str);
-    std::string context = RetrieveSecurityContext(key);
-    if (context.empty()) {
-      perror(key_str);
-      return 1;
-    }
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", context.c_str());
-    return 0;
-  } else {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Unrecognized action: %s\n", action.c_str());
-    Usage(1);
-  }
-
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/Android.bp b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a04a3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libmini_keyctl_static",
+    srcs: [
+        "mini_keyctl_utils.cpp"
+    ],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libkeyutils",
+    ],
+    cflags: ["-Werror", "-Wall", "-Wextra"],
+    export_include_dirs: ["."],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "mini-keyctl",
+    srcs: [
+        "mini_keyctl.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libmini_keyctl_static",
+    ],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libkeyutils",
+    ],
+    cflags: ["-Werror", "-Wall", "-Wextra"],
+}
diff --git a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl.cpp b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aace9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * A tool loads keys to keyring.
+ */
+
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <error.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/parseint.h>
+#include <keyutils.h>
+#include <mini_keyctl_utils.h>
+
+constexpr int kMaxCertSize = 4096;
+
+static void Usage(int exit_code) {
+  fprintf(stderr, "usage: mini-keyctl <action> [args,]\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl add <type> <desc> <data> <keyring>\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl padd <type> <desc> <keyring>\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl unlink <key> <keyring>\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl restrict_keyring <keyring>\n");
+  fprintf(stderr, "       mini-keyctl security <key>\n");
+  _exit(exit_code);
+}
+
+static key_serial_t parseKeyOrDie(const char* str) {
+  key_serial_t key;
+  if (!android::base::ParseInt(str, &key)) {
+    error(1 /* exit code */, 0 /* errno */, "Unparsable key: '%s'\n", str);
+  }
+  return key;
+}
+
+int Unlink(key_serial_t key, const std::string& keyring) {
+  key_serial_t keyring_id = android::GetKeyringId(keyring);
+  if (keyctl_unlink(key, keyring_id) < 0) {
+    error(1, errno, "Failed to unlink key %x from keyring %s", key, keyring.c_str());
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int Add(const std::string& type, const std::string& desc, const std::string& data,
+        const std::string& keyring) {
+  if (data.size() > kMaxCertSize) {
+    error(1, 0, "Certificate too large");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  key_serial_t keyring_id = android::GetKeyringId(keyring);
+  key_serial_t key = add_key(type.c_str(), desc.c_str(), data.c_str(), data.size(), keyring_id);
+
+  if (key < 0) {
+    error(1, errno, "Failed to add key");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << key << std::endl;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int Padd(const std::string& type, const std::string& desc, const std::string& keyring) {
+  key_serial_t keyring_id = android::GetKeyringId(keyring);
+
+  // read from stdin to get the certificates
+  std::istreambuf_iterator<char> begin(std::cin), end;
+  std::string data(begin, end);
+
+  if (data.size() > kMaxCertSize) {
+    error(1, 0, "Certificate too large");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  key_serial_t key = add_key(type.c_str(), desc.c_str(), data.c_str(), data.size(), keyring_id);
+
+  if (key < 0) {
+    error(1, errno, "Failed to add key");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << key << std::endl;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int RestrictKeyring(const std::string& keyring) {
+  key_serial_t keyring_id = android::GetKeyringId(keyring);
+  if (keyctl_restrict_keyring(keyring_id, nullptr, nullptr) < 0) {
+    error(1, errno, "Cannot restrict keyring '%s'", keyring.c_str());
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+std::string RetrieveSecurityContext(key_serial_t key) {
+  // Simply assume this size is enough in practice.
+  const int kMaxSupportedSize = 256;
+  std::string context;
+  context.resize(kMaxSupportedSize);
+  long retval = keyctl_get_security(key, context.data(), kMaxSupportedSize);
+  if (retval < 0) {
+    error(1, errno, "Cannot get security context of key %x", key);
+    return std::string();
+  }
+  if (retval > kMaxSupportedSize) {
+    error(1, 0, "The key has unexpectedly long security context than %d", kMaxSupportedSize);
+    return std::string();
+  }
+  context.resize(retval);
+  return context;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
+  if (argc < 2) Usage(1);
+  const std::string action = argv[1];
+
+  if (action == "add") {
+    if (argc != 6) Usage(1);
+    std::string type = argv[2];
+    std::string desc = argv[3];
+    std::string data = argv[4];
+    std::string keyring = argv[5];
+    return Add(type, desc, data, keyring);
+  } else if (action == "padd") {
+    if (argc != 5) Usage(1);
+    std::string type = argv[2];
+    std::string desc = argv[3];
+    std::string keyring = argv[4];
+    return Padd(type, desc, keyring);
+  } else if (action == "restrict_keyring") {
+    if (argc != 3) Usage(1);
+    std::string keyring = argv[2];
+    return RestrictKeyring(keyring);
+  } else if (action == "unlink") {
+    if (argc != 4) Usage(1);
+    key_serial_t key = parseKeyOrDie(argv[2]);
+    const std::string keyring = argv[3];
+    return Unlink(key, keyring);
+  } else if (action == "security") {
+    if (argc != 3) Usage(1);
+    const char* key_str = argv[2];
+    key_serial_t key = parseKeyOrDie(key_str);
+    std::string context = RetrieveSecurityContext(key);
+    if (context.empty()) {
+      perror(key_str);
+      return 1;
+    }
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", context.c_str());
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unrecognized action: %s\n", action.c_str());
+    Usage(1);
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl_utils.cpp b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb9503f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <mini_keyctl_utils.h>
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/parseint.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+namespace {
+
+std::vector<std::string> SplitBySpace(const std::string& s) {
+  std::istringstream iss(s);
+  return std::vector<std::string>{std::istream_iterator<std::string>{iss},
+                                  std::istream_iterator<std::string>{}};
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+// Find the keyring id. request_key(2) only finds keys in the process, session or thread keyring
+// hierarchy, but not internal keyring of a kernel subsystem (e.g. .fs-verity). To support all
+// cases, this function looks up a keyring's ID by parsing /proc/keys. The keyring description may
+// contain other information in the descritption section depending on the key type, only the first
+// word in the keyring description is used for searching.
+key_serial_t GetKeyringId(const std::string& keyring_desc) {
+  // If the keyring id is already a hex number, directly convert it to keyring id
+  key_serial_t keyring_id;
+  if (android::base::ParseInt(keyring_desc.c_str(), &keyring_id)) {
+    return keyring_id;
+  }
+
+  // Only keys allowed by SELinux rules will be shown here.
+  std::ifstream proc_keys_file("/proc/keys");
+  if (!proc_keys_file.is_open()) {
+    PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to open /proc/keys";
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  std::string line;
+  while (getline(proc_keys_file, line)) {
+    std::vector<std::string> tokens = SplitBySpace(line);
+    if (tokens.size() < 9) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    std::string key_id = "0x" + tokens[0];
+    std::string key_type = tokens[7];
+    // The key description may contain space.
+    std::string key_desc_prefix = tokens[8];
+    // The prefix has a ":" at the end
+    std::string key_desc_pattern = keyring_desc + ":";
+    if (key_type != "keyring" || key_desc_prefix != key_desc_pattern) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!android::base::ParseInt(key_id.c_str(), &keyring_id)) {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Unexpected key format in /proc/keys: " << key_id;
+      return -1;
+    }
+    return keyring_id;
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
+
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl_utils.h b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc31d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl/mini_keyctl_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _MINI_KEYCTL_MINI_KEYCTL_UTILS_H_
+#define _MINI_KEYCTL_MINI_KEYCTL_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <keyutils.h>
+
+namespace android {
+key_serial_t GetKeyringId(const std::string& keyring_desc);
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // _MINI_KEYCTL_MINI_KEYCTL_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl_utils.cpp b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl_utils.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 79b4680..0000000
--- a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl_utils.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include <mini_keyctl_utils.h>
-
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <error.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <iterator>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include <android-base/file.h>
-#include <android-base/parseint.h>
-#include <android-base/properties.h>
-#include <android-base/strings.h>
-#include <keyutils.h>
-
-static constexpr int kMaxCertSize = 4096;
-
-static std::vector<std::string> SplitBySpace(const std::string& s) {
-  std::istringstream iss(s);
-  return std::vector<std::string>{std::istream_iterator<std::string>{iss},
-                                  std::istream_iterator<std::string>{}};
-}
-
-// Find the keyring id. Because request_key(2) syscall is not available or the key is
-// kernel keyring, the id is looked up from /proc/keys. The keyring description may contain other
-// information in the descritption section depending on the key type, only the first word in the
-// keyring description is used for searching.
-static key_serial_t GetKeyringIdOrDie(const std::string& keyring_desc) {
-  // If the keyring id is already a hex number, directly convert it to keyring id
-  key_serial_t keyring_id;
-  if (android::base::ParseInt(keyring_desc.c_str(), &keyring_id)) {
-    return keyring_id;
-  }
-
-  // Only keys allowed by SELinux rules will be shown here.
-  std::ifstream proc_keys_file("/proc/keys");
-  if (!proc_keys_file.is_open()) {
-    error(1, errno, "Failed to open /proc/keys");
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  std::string line;
-  while (getline(proc_keys_file, line)) {
-    std::vector<std::string> tokens = SplitBySpace(line);
-    if (tokens.size() < 9) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    std::string key_id = "0x" + tokens[0];
-    std::string key_type = tokens[7];
-    // The key description may contain space.
-    std::string key_desc_prefix = tokens[8];
-    // The prefix has a ":" at the end
-    std::string key_desc_pattern = keyring_desc + ":";
-    if (key_type != "keyring" || key_desc_prefix != key_desc_pattern) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    if (!android::base::ParseInt(key_id.c_str(), &keyring_id)) {
-      error(1, 0, "Unexpected key format in /proc/keys: %s", key_id.c_str());
-      return -1;
-    }
-    return keyring_id;
-  }
-  return -1;
-}
-
-int Unlink(key_serial_t key, const std::string& keyring) {
-  key_serial_t keyring_id = GetKeyringIdOrDie(keyring);
-  if (keyctl_unlink(key, keyring_id) < 0) {
-    error(1, errno, "Failed to unlink key %x from keyring %s", key, keyring.c_str());
-    return 1;
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int Add(const std::string& type, const std::string& desc, const std::string& data,
-        const std::string& keyring) {
-  if (data.size() > kMaxCertSize) {
-    error(1, 0, "Certificate too large");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  key_serial_t keyring_id = GetKeyringIdOrDie(keyring);
-  key_serial_t key = add_key(type.c_str(), desc.c_str(), data.c_str(), data.size(), keyring_id);
-
-  if (key < 0) {
-    error(1, errno, "Failed to add key");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  std::cout << key << std::endl;
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int Padd(const std::string& type, const std::string& desc, const std::string& keyring) {
-  key_serial_t keyring_id = GetKeyringIdOrDie(keyring);
-
-  // read from stdin to get the certificates
-  std::istreambuf_iterator<char> begin(std::cin), end;
-  std::string data(begin, end);
-
-  if (data.size() > kMaxCertSize) {
-    error(1, 0, "Certificate too large");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  key_serial_t key = add_key(type.c_str(), desc.c_str(), data.c_str(), data.size(), keyring_id);
-
-  if (key < 0) {
-    error(1, errno, "Failed to add key");
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  std::cout << key << std::endl;
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int RestrictKeyring(const std::string& keyring) {
-  key_serial_t keyring_id = GetKeyringIdOrDie(keyring);
-  if (keyctl_restrict_keyring(keyring_id, nullptr, nullptr) < 0) {
-    error(1, errno, "Cannot restrict keyring '%s'", keyring.c_str());
-    return 1;
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-std::string RetrieveSecurityContext(key_serial_t key) {
-  // Simply assume this size is enough in practice.
-  const int kMaxSupportedSize = 256;
-  std::string context;
-  context.resize(kMaxSupportedSize);
-  long retval = keyctl_get_security(key, context.data(), kMaxSupportedSize);
-  if (retval < 0) {
-    error(1, errno, "Cannot get security context of key %x", key);
-    return std::string();
-  }
-  if (retval > kMaxSupportedSize) {
-    error(1, 0, "The key has unexpectedly long security context than %d", kMaxSupportedSize);
-    return std::string();
-  }
-  context.resize(retval);
-  return context;
-}
diff --git a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl_utils.h b/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl_utils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3616831..0000000
--- a/libkeyutils/mini_keyctl_utils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#include "include/keyutils.h"
-
-#include <string>
-
-// Add key to a keyring. Returns non-zero if error happens.
-int Add(const std::string& type, const std::string& desc, const std::string& data,
-        const std::string& keyring);
-
-// Add key from stdin to a keyring. Returns non-zero if error happens.
-int Padd(const std::string& type, const std::string& desc, const std::string& keyring);
-
-// Removes the link from a keyring to a key if exists. Return non-zero if error happens.
-int Unlink(key_serial_t key, const std::string& keyring);
-
-// Apply key-linking to a keyring. Return non-zero if error happens.
-int RestrictKeyring(const std::string& keyring);
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-// Retrieves a key's security context. Return the context string, or empty string on error.
-std::string RetrieveSecurityContext(key_serial_t key);