diff --git a/authd/Makefile.am b/authd/Makefile.am
index ce7fb4bf..b394aacf 100644
--- a/authd/Makefile.am
+++ b/authd/Makefile.am
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ AM_CFLAGS=$(WARNFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I../include -I../librb/include 
 
 
-authd_SOURCES = auth.c authd.c res.c reslib.c dns.c
+authd_SOURCES = provider.c authd.c res.c reslib.c dns.c
 authd_LDADD = ../librb/src/librb.la
diff --git a/authd/auth.c b/authd/provider.c
similarity index 98%
rename from authd/auth.c
rename to authd/provider.c
index fe7cb9ee..a36fc0c4 100644
--- a/authd/auth.c
+++ b/authd/provider.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* authd/auth.c - authentication provider framework
+/* authd/provider.c - authentication provider framework
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Elizabeth Myers <elizabeth@interlinked.me>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "authd.h"
-#include "auth.h"
+#include "provider.h"
 
 rb_dlink_list auth_providers;
 
diff --git a/authd/auth.h b/authd/provider.h
similarity index 95%
rename from authd/auth.h
rename to authd/provider.h
index c5a481f2..87a859d9 100644
--- a/authd/auth.h
+++ b/authd/provider.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* authd/auth.h - authentication provider framework
+/* authd/provider.h - authentication provider framework
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Elizabeth Myers <elizabeth@interlinked.me>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#ifndef __CHARYBDIS_AUTHD_AUTH_H__
-#define __CHARYBDIS_AUTHD_AUTH_H__
+#ifndef __CHARYBDIS_AUTHD_PROVIDER_H__
+#define __CHARYBDIS_AUTHD_PROVIDER_H__
 
 #include "stdinc.h"
 
@@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ static inline bool is_provider(struct auth_client *auth, provider_t provider)
 	return auth->providers & provider;
 }
 
-#endif /* __CHARYBDIS_AUTHD_AUTH_H__ */
+#endif /* __CHARYBDIS_AUTHD_PROVIDER_H__ */