diff --git a/include/crm/common/Makefile.am b/include/crm/common/Makefile.am
index c492680441..a9a6254c52 100644
--- a/include/crm/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/crm/common/Makefile.am
@@ -1,51 +1,52 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2004-2022 the Pacemaker project contributors
 #
 # The version control history for this file may have further details.
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2
 # or later (GPLv2+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
 #
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 headerdir=$(pkgincludedir)/crm/common
 
 header_HEADERS = acl.h \
 				 agents.h \
 				 agents_compat.h \
 				 cib.h \
 				 ipc.h \
 				 ipc_attrd_internal.h \
 				 ipc_controld.h \
 				 ipc_pacemakerd.h \
 				 ipc_schedulerd.h \
 				 iso8601.h \
 				 logging.h \
 				 logging_compat.h \
 				 mainloop.h \
 				 mainloop_compat.h \
 				 nvpair.h \
 				 output.h \
 				 results.h \
 				 util.h \
 				 util_compat.h \
 				 xml.h \
 				 xml_compat.h
 
-noinst_HEADERS = alerts_internal.h	\
+noinst_HEADERS = acl_internal.h 	\
+				 alerts_internal.h	\
 				 attrd_internal.h	\
 				 cmdline_internal.h	\
 				 health_internal.h	\
 				 internal.h		\
 				 ipc_internal.h		\
 				 iso8601_internal.h	\
 				 lists_internal.h	\
 				 logging_internal.h	\
 				 messages_internal.h	\
 				 options_internal.h	\
 				 output_internal.h	\
 				 remote_internal.h	\
 				 results_internal.h	\
 				 strings_internal.h	\
 				 xml_internal.h
diff --git a/include/crm/common/acl_internal.h b/include/crm/common/acl_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8554ef798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/crm/common/acl_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015-2022 the Pacemaker project contributors
+ *
+ * The version control history for this file may have further details.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
+ */
+
+#ifndef CRM_COMMON_ACL_INTERNAL__H
+#define CRM_COMMON_ACL_INTERNAL__H
+
+/* internal ACL-related utilities */
+
+char *pcmk__uid2username(uid_t uid);
+const char *pcmk__update_acl_user(xmlNode *request, const char *field,
+                                  const char *peer_user);
+
+static inline bool
+pcmk__is_privileged(const char *user)
+{
+    return user && (!strcmp(user, CRM_DAEMON_USER) || !strcmp(user, "root"));
+}
+
+void pcmk__enable_acl(xmlNode *acl_source, xmlNode *target, const char *user);
+
+bool pcmk__check_acl(xmlNode *xml, const char *name,
+                     enum xml_private_flags mode);
+
+#endif /* CRM_COMMON_INTERNAL__H */
diff --git a/include/crm/common/internal.h b/include/crm/common/internal.h
index 344763c12e..f5acd940f1 100644
--- a/include/crm/common/internal.h
+++ b/include/crm/common/internal.h
@@ -1,403 +1,387 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2015-2022 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 
 #ifndef CRM_COMMON_INTERNAL__H
 #define CRM_COMMON_INTERNAL__H
 
 #include <unistd.h>             // getpid()
 #include <stdbool.h>            // bool
 #include <stdint.h>             // uint8_t, uint64_t
 #include <string.h>             // strcmp()
 #include <fcntl.h>              // open()
 #include <sys/types.h>          // uid_t, gid_t, pid_t
 
 #include <glib.h>               // guint, GList, GHashTable
 #include <libxml/tree.h>        // xmlNode
 
 #include <crm/common/util.h>    // crm_strdup_printf()
 #include <crm/common/logging.h>  // do_crm_log_unlikely(), etc.
 #include <crm/common/mainloop.h> // mainloop_io_t, struct ipc_client_callbacks
 #include <crm/common/health_internal.h>
 #include <crm/common/iso8601_internal.h>
 #include <crm/common/results_internal.h>
 #include <crm/common/messages_internal.h>
 #include <crm/common/strings_internal.h>
+#include <crm/common/acl_internal.h>
 
 /* This says whether the current application is a Pacemaker daemon or not,
  * and is used to change default logging settings such as whether to log to
  * stderr, etc., as well as a few other details such as whether blackbox signal
  * handling is enabled.
  *
  * It is set when logging is initialized, and does not need to be set directly.
  */
 extern bool pcmk__is_daemon;
 
 // Number of elements in a statically defined array
 #define PCMK__NELEM(a) ((int) (sizeof(a)/sizeof(a[0])) )
 
-/* internal ACL-related utilities */
-
-char *pcmk__uid2username(uid_t uid);
-const char *pcmk__update_acl_user(xmlNode *request, const char *field,
-                                  const char *peer_user);
-
-static inline bool
-pcmk__is_privileged(const char *user)
-{
-    return user && (!strcmp(user, CRM_DAEMON_USER) || !strcmp(user, "root"));
-}
-
-void pcmk__enable_acl(xmlNode *acl_source, xmlNode *target, const char *user);
-
-bool pcmk__check_acl(xmlNode *xml, const char *name,
-                     enum xml_private_flags mode);
-
 #if SUPPORT_CIBSECRETS
 /* internal CIB utilities (from cib_secrets.c) */
 
 int pcmk__substitute_secrets(const char *rsc_id, GHashTable *params);
 #endif
 
 
 /* internal digest-related utilities (from digest.c) */
 
 bool pcmk__verify_digest(xmlNode *input, const char *expected);
 
 
 /* internal I/O utilities (from io.c) */
 
 int pcmk__real_path(const char *path, char **resolved_path);
 
 char *pcmk__series_filename(const char *directory, const char *series,
                             int sequence, bool bzip);
 int pcmk__read_series_sequence(const char *directory, const char *series,
                                unsigned int *seq);
 void pcmk__write_series_sequence(const char *directory, const char *series,
                                  unsigned int sequence, int max);
 int pcmk__chown_series_sequence(const char *directory, const char *series,
                                 uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
 
 int pcmk__build_path(const char *path_c, mode_t mode);
 char *pcmk__full_path(const char *filename, const char *dirname);
 bool pcmk__daemon_can_write(const char *dir, const char *file);
 void pcmk__sync_directory(const char *name);
 
 int pcmk__file_contents(const char *filename, char **contents);
 int pcmk__write_sync(int fd, const char *contents);
 int pcmk__set_nonblocking(int fd);
 const char *pcmk__get_tmpdir(void);
 
 void pcmk__close_fds_in_child(bool);
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Open /dev/null to consume next available file descriptor
  *
  * Open /dev/null, disregarding the result. This is intended when daemonizing to
  * be able to null stdin, stdout, and stderr.
  *
  * \param[in] flags  O_RDONLY (stdin) or O_WRONLY (stdout and stderr)
  */
 static inline void
 pcmk__open_devnull(int flags)
 {
     // Static analysis clutter
     // cppcheck-suppress leakReturnValNotUsed
     (void) open("/dev/null", flags);
 }
 
 
 /* internal main loop utilities (from mainloop.c) */
 
 int pcmk__add_mainloop_ipc(crm_ipc_t *ipc, int priority, void *userdata,
                            struct ipc_client_callbacks *callbacks,
                            mainloop_io_t **source);
 guint pcmk__mainloop_timer_get_period(mainloop_timer_t *timer);
 
 
 /* internal name/value utilities (from nvpair.c) */
 
 int pcmk__scan_nvpair(const char *input, char **name, char **value);
 char *pcmk__format_nvpair(const char *name, const char *value,
                           const char *units);
 char *pcmk__format_named_time(const char *name, time_t epoch_time);
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Add a boolean attribute to an XML node.
  *
  * \param[in,out] node  XML node to add attributes to
  * \param[in]     name  XML attribute to create
  * \param[in]     value Value to give to the attribute
  */
 void
 pcmk__xe_set_bool_attr(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, bool value);
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Extract a boolean attribute's value from an XML element
  *
  * \param[in] node XML node to get attribute from
  * \param[in] name XML attribute to get
  *
  * \return True if the given \p name is an attribute on \p node and has
  *         the value "true", False in all other cases
  */
 bool
 pcmk__xe_attr_is_true(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name);
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Extract a boolean attribute's value from an XML element, with
  *        error checking
  *
  * \param[in]  node  XML node to get attribute from
  * \param[in]  name  XML attribute to get
  * \param[out] value Destination for the value of the attribute
  *
  * \return EINVAL if \p name or \p value are NULL, ENODATA if \p node is
  *         NULL or the attribute does not exist, pcmk_rc_unknown_format
  *         if the attribute is not a boolean, and pcmk_rc_ok otherwise.
  *
  * \note \p value only has any meaning if the return value is pcmk_rc_ok.
  */
 int
 pcmk__xe_get_bool_attr(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, bool *value);
 
 
 /* internal procfs utilities (from procfs.c) */
 
 pid_t pcmk__procfs_pid_of(const char *name);
 unsigned int pcmk__procfs_num_cores(void);
 
 
 /* internal XML schema functions (from xml.c) */
 
 void crm_schema_init(void);
 void crm_schema_cleanup(void);
 
 
 /* internal functions related to process IDs (from pid.c) */
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Check whether process exists (by PID and optionally executable path)
  *
  * \param[in] pid     PID of process to check
  * \param[in] daemon  If not NULL, path component to match with procfs entry
  *
  * \return Standard Pacemaker return code
  * \note Particular return codes of interest include pcmk_rc_ok for alive,
  *       ESRCH for process is not alive (verified by kill and/or executable path
  *       match), EACCES for caller unable or not allowed to check. A result of
  *       "alive" is less reliable when \p daemon is not provided or procfs is
  *       not available, since there is no guarantee that the PID has not been
  *       recycled for another process.
  * \note This function cannot be used to verify \e authenticity of the process.
  */
 int pcmk__pid_active(pid_t pid, const char *daemon);
 
 int pcmk__read_pidfile(const char *filename, pid_t *pid);
 int pcmk__pidfile_matches(const char *filename, pid_t expected_pid,
                           const char *expected_name, pid_t *pid);
 int pcmk__lock_pidfile(const char *filename, const char *name);
 
 
 /* internal functions related to resource operations (from operations.c) */
 
 // printf-style format to create operation ID from resource, action, interval
 #define PCMK__OP_FMT "%s_%s_%u"
 
 char *pcmk__op_key(const char *rsc_id, const char *op_type, guint interval_ms);
 char *pcmk__notify_key(const char *rsc_id, const char *notify_type,
                        const char *op_type);
 char *pcmk__transition_key(int transition_id, int action_id, int target_rc,
                            const char *node);
 void pcmk__filter_op_for_digest(xmlNode *param_set);
 bool pcmk__is_fencing_action(const char *action);
 
 
 // bitwise arithmetic utilities
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Set specified flags in a flag group
  *
  * \param[in] function    Function name of caller
  * \param[in] line        Line number of caller
  * \param[in] log_level   Log a message at this level
  * \param[in] flag_type   Label describing this flag group (for logging)
  * \param[in] target      Name of object whose flags these are (for logging)
  * \param[in] flag_group  Flag group being manipulated
  * \param[in] flags       Which flags in the group should be set
  * \param[in] flags_str   Readable equivalent of \p flags (for logging)
  *
  * \return Possibly modified flag group
  */
 static inline uint64_t
 pcmk__set_flags_as(const char *function, int line, uint8_t log_level,
                    const char *flag_type, const char *target,
                    uint64_t flag_group, uint64_t flags, const char *flags_str)
 {
     uint64_t result = flag_group | flags;
 
     if (result != flag_group) {
         do_crm_log_unlikely(log_level,
                             "%s flags %#.8llx (%s) for %s set by %s:%d",
                             ((flag_type == NULL)? "Group of" : flag_type),
                             (unsigned long long) flags,
                             ((flags_str == NULL)? "flags" : flags_str),
                             ((target == NULL)? "target" : target),
                             function, line);
     }
     return result;
 }
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Clear specified flags in a flag group
  *
  * \param[in] function    Function name of caller
  * \param[in] line        Line number of caller
  * \param[in] log_level   Log a message at this level
  * \param[in] flag_type   Label describing this flag group (for logging)
  * \param[in] target      Name of object whose flags these are (for logging)
  * \param[in] flag_group  Flag group being manipulated
  * \param[in] flags       Which flags in the group should be cleared
  * \param[in] flags_str   Readable equivalent of \p flags (for logging)
  *
  * \return Possibly modified flag group
  */
 static inline uint64_t
 pcmk__clear_flags_as(const char *function, int line, uint8_t log_level,
                      const char *flag_type, const char *target,
                      uint64_t flag_group, uint64_t flags, const char *flags_str)
 {
     uint64_t result = flag_group & ~flags;
 
     if (result != flag_group) {
         do_crm_log_unlikely(log_level,
                             "%s flags %#.8llx (%s) for %s cleared by %s:%d",
                             ((flag_type == NULL)? "Group of" : flag_type),
                             (unsigned long long) flags,
                             ((flags_str == NULL)? "flags" : flags_str),
                             ((target == NULL)? "target" : target),
                             function, line);
     }
     return result;
 }
 
 // miscellaneous utilities (from utils.c)
 
 void pcmk__daemonize(const char *name, const char *pidfile);
 void pcmk__panic(const char *origin);
 pid_t pcmk__locate_sbd(void);
 void pcmk__sleep_ms(unsigned int ms);
 
 extern int pcmk__score_red;
 extern int pcmk__score_green;
 extern int pcmk__score_yellow;
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Resize a dynamically allocated memory block
  *
  * \param[in] ptr   Memory block to resize (or NULL to allocate new memory)
  * \param[in] size  New size of memory block in bytes (must be > 0)
  *
  * \return Pointer to resized memory block
  *
  * \note This asserts on error, so the result is guaranteed to be non-NULL
  *       (which is the main advantage of this over directly using realloc()).
  */
 static inline void *
 pcmk__realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
 {
     void *new_ptr;
 
     // realloc(p, 0) can replace free(p) but this wrapper can't
     CRM_ASSERT(size > 0);
 
     new_ptr = realloc(ptr, size);
     if (new_ptr == NULL) {
         free(ptr);
         abort();
     }
     return new_ptr;
 }
 
 
 static inline char *
 pcmk__getpid_s(void)
 {
     return crm_strdup_printf("%lu", (unsigned long) getpid());
 }
 
 // More efficient than g_list_length(list) == 1
 static inline bool
 pcmk__list_of_1(GList *list)
 {
     return list && (list->next == NULL);
 }
 
 // More efficient than g_list_length(list) > 1
 static inline bool
 pcmk__list_of_multiple(GList *list)
 {
     return list && (list->next != NULL);
 }
 
 /* convenience functions for failure-related node attributes */
 
 #define PCMK__FAIL_COUNT_PREFIX   "fail-count"
 #define PCMK__LAST_FAILURE_PREFIX "last-failure"
 
 /*!
  * \internal
  * \brief Generate a failure-related node attribute name for a resource
  *
  * \param[in] prefix       Start of attribute name
  * \param[in] rsc_id       Resource name
  * \param[in] op           Operation name
  * \param[in] interval_ms  Operation interval
  *
  * \return Newly allocated string with attribute name
  *
  * \note Failure attributes are named like PREFIX-RSC#OP_INTERVAL (for example,
  *       "fail-count-myrsc#monitor_30000"). The '#' is used because it is not
  *       a valid character in a resource ID, to reliably distinguish where the
  *       operation name begins. The '_' is used simply to be more comparable to
  *       action labels like "myrsc_monitor_30000".
  */
 static inline char *
 pcmk__fail_attr_name(const char *prefix, const char *rsc_id, const char *op,
                    guint interval_ms)
 {
     CRM_CHECK(prefix && rsc_id && op, return NULL);
     return crm_strdup_printf("%s-%s#%s_%u", prefix, rsc_id, op, interval_ms);
 }
 
 static inline char *
 pcmk__failcount_name(const char *rsc_id, const char *op, guint interval_ms)
 {
     return pcmk__fail_attr_name(PCMK__FAIL_COUNT_PREFIX, rsc_id, op,
                                 interval_ms);
 }
 
 static inline char *
 pcmk__lastfailure_name(const char *rsc_id, const char *op, guint interval_ms)
 {
     return pcmk__fail_attr_name(PCMK__LAST_FAILURE_PREFIX, rsc_id, op,
                                 interval_ms);
 }
 
 // internal resource agent functions (from agents.c)
 int pcmk__effective_rc(int rc);
 
 #endif /* CRM_COMMON_INTERNAL__H */