}
        if (!auth->authorizer && ac->ops && ac->ops->create_authorizer) {
                int ret = ac->ops->create_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS,
-                                                       auth);
+                                                    auth);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ERR_PTR(ret);
+       } else if (ac->ops && ac->ops_update_authorizer) {
+               int ret = ac->ops->update_authorizer(ac, CEPH_ENTITY_TYPE_MDS,
+                                                    auth);
                if (ret)
                        return ERR_PTR(ret);
        }
 
         */
        int (*create_authorizer)(struct ceph_auth_client *ac, int peer_type,
                                 struct ceph_auth_handshake *auth);
+       /* ensure that an existing authorizer is up to date */
+       int (*update_authorizer)(struct ceph_auth_client *ac, int peer_type,
+                                struct ceph_auth_handshake *auth);
        int (*verify_authorizer_reply)(struct ceph_auth_client *ac,
                                       struct ceph_authorizer *a, size_t len);
        void (*destroy_authorizer)(struct ceph_auth_client *ac,
 
                        return -ENOMEM;
        }
        au->service = th->service;
+       au->secret_id = th->secret_id;
 
        msg_a = au->buf->vec.iov_base;
        msg_a->struct_v = 1;
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int ceph_x_update_authorizer(
+       struct ceph_auth_client *ac, int peer_type,
+       struct ceph_auth_handshake *auth)
+{
+       struct ceph_x_authorizer *au;
+       struct ceph_x_ticket_handler *th;
+       int ret;
+
+       th = get_ticket_handler(ac, peer_type);
+       if (IS_ERR(th))
+               return PTR_ERR(th);
+
+       au = (struct ceph_x_authorizer *)auth->authorizer;
+       if (au->secret_id < th->secret_id) {
+               dout("ceph_x_update_authorizer service %u secret %llu < %llu\n",
+                    au->service, au->secret_id, th->secret_id);
+               return ceph_x_build_authorizer(ac, th, au);
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int ceph_x_verify_authorizer_reply(struct ceph_auth_client *ac,
                                          struct ceph_authorizer *a, size_t len)
 {
        .build_request = ceph_x_build_request,
        .handle_reply = ceph_x_handle_reply,
        .create_authorizer = ceph_x_create_authorizer,
+       .update_authorizer = ceph_x_update_authorizer,
        .verify_authorizer_reply = ceph_x_verify_authorizer_reply,
        .destroy_authorizer = ceph_x_destroy_authorizer,
        .invalidate_authorizer = ceph_x_invalidate_authorizer,