diff --git a/library/x509_crt.c b/library/x509_crt.c
index e4fedb194a..a6fcd1b4e6 100644
--- a/library/x509_crt.c
+++ b/library/x509_crt.c
@@ -167,12 +167,8 @@ const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile mbedtls_x509_crt_profile_none =
     (uint32_t) -1,
 };
 
-/*
- * Check md_alg against profile
- * Return 0 if md_alg is acceptable for this profile, -1 otherwise
- */
-static int x509_profile_check_md_alg(const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile,
-                                     mbedtls_md_type_t md_alg)
+int mbedtls_x509_profile_check_md_alg(const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile,
+                                      mbedtls_md_type_t md_alg)
 {
     if (md_alg == MBEDTLS_MD_NONE) {
         return -1;
@@ -185,12 +181,8 @@ static int x509_profile_check_md_alg(const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile,
     return -1;
 }
 
-/*
- * Check pk_alg against profile
- * Return 0 if pk_alg is acceptable for this profile, -1 otherwise
- */
-static int x509_profile_check_pk_alg(const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile,
-                                     mbedtls_pk_sigalg_t pk_alg)
+int mbedtls_x509_profile_check_pk_alg(const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile,
+                                      mbedtls_pk_sigalg_t pk_alg)
 {
     if (pk_alg == MBEDTLS_PK_SIGALG_NONE) {
         return -1;
@@ -2050,11 +2042,11 @@ static int x509_crt_verifycrl(mbedtls_x509_crt *crt, mbedtls_x509_crt *ca,
         /*
          * Check if CRL is correctly signed by the trusted CA
          */
-        if (x509_profile_check_md_alg(profile, crl_list->sig_md) != 0) {
+        if (mbedtls_x509_profile_check_md_alg(profile, crl_list->sig_md) != 0) {
             flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCRL_BAD_MD;
         }
 
-        if (x509_profile_check_pk_alg(profile, crl_list->sig_pk) != 0) {
+        if (mbedtls_x509_profile_check_pk_alg(profile, crl_list->sig_pk) != 0) {
             flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCRL_BAD_PK;
         }
 
@@ -2563,11 +2555,11 @@ static int x509_crt_verify_chain(
         }
 
         /* Check signature algorithm: MD & PK algs */
-        if (x509_profile_check_md_alg(profile, child->sig_md) != 0) {
+        if (mbedtls_x509_profile_check_md_alg(profile, child->sig_md) != 0) {
             *flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_BAD_MD;
         }
 
-        if (x509_profile_check_pk_alg(profile, child->sig_pk) != 0) {
+        if (mbedtls_x509_profile_check_pk_alg(profile, child->sig_pk) != 0) {
             *flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_BAD_PK;
         }
 
@@ -3075,7 +3067,7 @@ static int x509_crt_verify_restartable_ca_cb(mbedtls_x509_crt *crt,
     /* Check the type and size of the key */
     pk_type = mbedtls_pk_get_type(&crt->pk);
 
-    if (x509_profile_check_pk_alg(profile, (mbedtls_pk_sigalg_t) pk_type) != 0) {
+    if (mbedtls_x509_profile_check_pk_alg(profile, (mbedtls_pk_sigalg_t) pk_type) != 0) {
         ee_flags |= MBEDTLS_X509_BADCERT_BAD_PK;
     }
 
diff --git a/library/x509_internal.h b/library/x509_internal.h
index fcb996b19d..f68b6593bd 100644
--- a/library/x509_internal.h
+++ b/library/x509_internal.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "mbedtls/private_access.h"
 
 #include "mbedtls/x509.h"
+#include "mbedtls/x509_crt.h"
 #include "mbedtls/asn1.h"
 
 #include "pk_internal.h" // for a lot of things, including in SSL
@@ -79,4 +80,18 @@ int mbedtls_x509_info_key_usage(char **buf, size_t *size,
 int mbedtls_x509_write_set_san_common(mbedtls_asn1_named_data **extensions,
                                       const mbedtls_x509_san_list *san_list);
 
+/*
+ * Check md_alg against profile
+ * Return 0 if md_alg is acceptable for this profile, -1 otherwise
+ */
+int mbedtls_x509_profile_check_md_alg(const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile,
+                                      mbedtls_md_type_t md_alg);
+
+/*
+ * Check pk_alg against profile
+ * Return 0 if pk_alg is acceptable for this profile, -1 otherwise
+ */
+int mbedtls_x509_profile_check_pk_alg(const mbedtls_x509_crt_profile *profile,
+                                      mbedtls_pk_sigalg_t pk_alg);
+
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_X509_INTERNAL_H */