diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index fdeb85a..316cf6a 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -1269,6 +1269,7 @@ struct sctp_endpoint {
 	/* SCTP-AUTH: endpoint shared keys */
 	struct list_head endpoint_shared_keys;
 	__u16 active_key_id;
+	__u8  auth_enable;
 };
 
 /* Recover the outter endpoint structure. */
@@ -1297,7 +1298,8 @@ struct sctp_endpoint *sctp_endpoint_is_match(struct sctp_endpoint *,
 int sctp_has_association(struct net *net, const union sctp_addr *laddr,
 			 const union sctp_addr *paddr);
 
-int sctp_verify_init(struct net *net, const struct sctp_association *asoc,
+int sctp_verify_init(struct net *net, const struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
+		     const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 		     sctp_cid_t, sctp_init_chunk_t *peer_init,
 		     struct sctp_chunk *chunk, struct sctp_chunk **err_chunk);
 int sctp_process_init(struct sctp_association *, struct sctp_chunk *chunk,
diff --git a/net/sctp/auth.c b/net/sctp/auth.c
index d8420ae..2a60ac5 100644
--- a/net/sctp/auth.c
+++ b/net/sctp/auth.c
@@ -392,14 +392,13 @@ nomem:
  */
 int sctp_auth_asoc_init_active_key(struct sctp_association *asoc, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(asoc->base.sk);
 	struct sctp_auth_bytes	*secret;
 	struct sctp_shared_key *ep_key;
 
 	/* If we don't support AUTH, or peer is not capable
 	 * we don't need to do anything.
 	 */
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable || !asoc->peer.auth_capable)
+	if (!asoc->ep->auth_enable || !asoc->peer.auth_capable)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* If the key_id is non-zero and we couldn't find an
@@ -446,16 +445,16 @@ struct sctp_shared_key *sctp_auth_get_shkey(
  */
 int sctp_auth_init_hmacs(struct sctp_endpoint *ep, gfp_t gfp)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(ep->base.sk);
 	struct crypto_hash *tfm = NULL;
 	__u16   id;
 
-	/* if the transforms are already allocted, we are done */
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable) {
+	/* If AUTH extension is disabled, we are done */
+	if (!ep->auth_enable) {
 		ep->auth_hmacs = NULL;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* If the transforms are already allocated, we are done */
 	if (ep->auth_hmacs)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -676,12 +675,10 @@ static int __sctp_auth_cid(sctp_cid_t chunk, struct sctp_chunks_param *param)
 /* Check if peer requested that this chunk is authenticated */
 int sctp_auth_send_cid(sctp_cid_t chunk, const struct sctp_association *asoc)
 {
-	struct net  *net;
 	if (!asoc)
 		return 0;
 
-	net = sock_net(asoc->base.sk);
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable || !asoc->peer.auth_capable)
+	if (!asoc->ep->auth_enable || !asoc->peer.auth_capable)
 		return 0;
 
 	return __sctp_auth_cid(chunk, asoc->peer.peer_chunks);
@@ -690,12 +687,10 @@ int sctp_auth_send_cid(sctp_cid_t chunk, const struct sctp_association *asoc)
 /* Check if we requested that peer authenticate this chunk. */
 int sctp_auth_recv_cid(sctp_cid_t chunk, const struct sctp_association *asoc)
 {
-	struct net *net;
 	if (!asoc)
 		return 0;
 
-	net = sock_net(asoc->base.sk);
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!asoc->ep->auth_enable)
 		return 0;
 
 	return __sctp_auth_cid(chunk,
diff --git a/net/sctp/endpointola.c b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
index 1a9c5fb..c1401bb 100644
--- a/net/sctp/endpointola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/endpointola.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static struct sctp_endpoint *sctp_endpoint_init(struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
 	if (!ep->digest)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (net->sctp.auth_enable) {
+	ep->auth_enable = net->sctp.auth_enable;
+	if (ep->auth_enable) {
 		/* Allocate space for HMACS and CHUNKS authentication
 		 * variables.  There are arrays that we encode directly
 		 * into parameters to make the rest of the operations easier.
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index c98d310..fba6f3d 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_init(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			     gfp_t gfp, int vparam_len)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net(asoc->base.sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = asoc->ep;
 	sctp_inithdr_t init;
 	union sctp_params addrs;
 	size_t chunksize;
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_init(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	chunksize += vparam_len;
 
 	/* Account for AUTH related parameters */
-	if (net->sctp.auth_enable) {
+	if (ep->auth_enable) {
 		/* Add random parameter length*/
 		chunksize += sizeof(asoc->c.auth_random);
 
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_init(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	}
 
 	/* Add SCTP-AUTH chunks to the parameter list */
-	if (net->sctp.auth_enable) {
+	if (ep->auth_enable) {
 		sctp_addto_chunk(retval, sizeof(asoc->c.auth_random),
 				 asoc->c.auth_random);
 		if (auth_hmacs)
@@ -2012,7 +2013,7 @@ static void sctp_process_ext_param(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 			    /* if the peer reports AUTH, assume that he
 			     * supports AUTH.
 			     */
-			    if (net->sctp.auth_enable)
+			    if (asoc->ep->auth_enable)
 				    asoc->peer.auth_capable = 1;
 			    break;
 		    case SCTP_CID_ASCONF:
@@ -2104,6 +2105,7 @@ static sctp_ierror_t sctp_process_unk_param(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
  * 	SCTP_IERROR_NO_ERROR - continue with the chunk
  */
 static sctp_ierror_t sctp_verify_param(struct net *net,
+					const struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
 					const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 					union sctp_params param,
 					sctp_cid_t cid,
@@ -2154,7 +2156,7 @@ static sctp_ierror_t sctp_verify_param(struct net *net,
 		goto fallthrough;
 
 	case SCTP_PARAM_RANDOM:
-		if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+		if (!ep->auth_enable)
 			goto fallthrough;
 
 		/* SCTP-AUTH: Secion 6.1
@@ -2171,7 +2173,7 @@ static sctp_ierror_t sctp_verify_param(struct net *net,
 		break;
 
 	case SCTP_PARAM_CHUNKS:
-		if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+		if (!ep->auth_enable)
 			goto fallthrough;
 
 		/* SCTP-AUTH: Section 3.2
@@ -2187,7 +2189,7 @@ static sctp_ierror_t sctp_verify_param(struct net *net,
 		break;
 
 	case SCTP_PARAM_HMAC_ALGO:
-		if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+		if (!ep->auth_enable)
 			goto fallthrough;
 
 		hmacs = (struct sctp_hmac_algo_param *)param.p;
@@ -2221,10 +2223,9 @@ fallthrough:
 }
 
 /* Verify the INIT packet before we process it.  */
-int sctp_verify_init(struct net *net, const struct sctp_association *asoc,
-		     sctp_cid_t cid,
-		     sctp_init_chunk_t *peer_init,
-		     struct sctp_chunk *chunk,
+int sctp_verify_init(struct net *net, const struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
+		     const struct sctp_association *asoc, sctp_cid_t cid,
+		     sctp_init_chunk_t *peer_init, struct sctp_chunk *chunk,
 		     struct sctp_chunk **errp)
 {
 	union sctp_params param;
@@ -2267,8 +2268,8 @@ int sctp_verify_init(struct net *net, const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 
 	/* Verify all the variable length parameters */
 	sctp_walk_params(param, peer_init, init_hdr.params) {
-
-		result = sctp_verify_param(net, asoc, param, cid, chunk, errp);
+		result = sctp_verify_param(net, ep, asoc, param, cid,
+					   chunk, errp);
 		switch (result) {
 		    case SCTP_IERROR_ABORT:
 		    case SCTP_IERROR_NOMEM:
@@ -2500,6 +2501,7 @@ static int sctp_process_param(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	struct sctp_af *af;
 	union sctp_addr_param *addr_param;
 	struct sctp_transport *t;
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = asoc->ep;
 
 	/* We maintain all INIT parameters in network byte order all the
 	 * time.  This allows us to not worry about whether the parameters
@@ -2640,7 +2642,7 @@ do_addr_param:
 		goto fall_through;
 
 	case SCTP_PARAM_RANDOM:
-		if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+		if (!ep->auth_enable)
 			goto fall_through;
 
 		/* Save peer's random parameter */
@@ -2653,7 +2655,7 @@ do_addr_param:
 		break;
 
 	case SCTP_PARAM_HMAC_ALGO:
-		if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+		if (!ep->auth_enable)
 			goto fall_through;
 
 		/* Save peer's HMAC list */
@@ -2669,7 +2671,7 @@ do_addr_param:
 		break;
 
 	case SCTP_PARAM_CHUNKS:
-		if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+		if (!ep->auth_enable)
 			goto fall_through;
 
 		asoc->peer.peer_chunks = kmemdup(param.p,
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 9973079..6eb2640 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_do_5_1B_init(struct net *net,
 
 	/* Verify the INIT chunk before processing it. */
 	err_chunk = NULL;
-	if (!sctp_verify_init(net, asoc, chunk->chunk_hdr->type,
+	if (!sctp_verify_init(net, ep, asoc, chunk->chunk_hdr->type,
 			      (sctp_init_chunk_t *)chunk->chunk_hdr, chunk,
 			      &err_chunk)) {
 		/* This chunk contains fatal error. It is to be discarded.
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_do_5_1C_ack(struct net *net,
 
 	/* Verify the INIT chunk before processing it. */
 	err_chunk = NULL;
-	if (!sctp_verify_init(net, asoc, chunk->chunk_hdr->type,
+	if (!sctp_verify_init(net, ep, asoc, chunk->chunk_hdr->type,
 			      (sctp_init_chunk_t *)chunk->chunk_hdr, chunk,
 			      &err_chunk)) {
 
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ static sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_do_unexpected_init(
 
 	/* Verify the INIT chunk before processing it. */
 	err_chunk = NULL;
-	if (!sctp_verify_init(net, asoc, chunk->chunk_hdr->type,
+	if (!sctp_verify_init(net, ep, asoc, chunk->chunk_hdr->type,
 			      (sctp_init_chunk_t *)chunk->chunk_hdr, chunk,
 			      &err_chunk)) {
 		/* This chunk contains fatal error. It is to be discarded.
diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index 4b33509..49e96d1 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -3317,10 +3317,10 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_auth_chunk(struct sock *sk,
 				      char __user *optval,
 				      unsigned int optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_authchunk val;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (optlen != sizeof(struct sctp_authchunk))
@@ -3337,7 +3337,7 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_auth_chunk(struct sock *sk,
 	}
 
 	/* add this chunk id to the endpoint */
-	return sctp_auth_ep_add_chunkid(sctp_sk(sk)->ep, val.sauth_chunk);
+	return sctp_auth_ep_add_chunkid(ep, val.sauth_chunk);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3350,12 +3350,12 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_hmac_ident(struct sock *sk,
 				      char __user *optval,
 				      unsigned int optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_hmacalgo *hmacs;
 	u32 idents;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (optlen < sizeof(struct sctp_hmacalgo))
@@ -3372,7 +3372,7 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_hmac_ident(struct sock *sk,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = sctp_auth_ep_set_hmacs(sctp_sk(sk)->ep, hmacs);
+	err = sctp_auth_ep_set_hmacs(ep, hmacs);
 out:
 	kfree(hmacs);
 	return err;
@@ -3388,12 +3388,12 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_auth_key(struct sock *sk,
 				    char __user *optval,
 				    unsigned int optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_authkey *authkey;
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (optlen <= sizeof(struct sctp_authkey))
@@ -3414,7 +3414,7 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_auth_key(struct sock *sk,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = sctp_auth_set_key(sctp_sk(sk)->ep, asoc, authkey);
+	ret = sctp_auth_set_key(ep, asoc, authkey);
 out:
 	kzfree(authkey);
 	return ret;
@@ -3430,11 +3430,11 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_active_key(struct sock *sk,
 				      char __user *optval,
 				      unsigned int optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_authkeyid val;
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (optlen != sizeof(struct sctp_authkeyid))
@@ -3446,8 +3446,7 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_active_key(struct sock *sk,
 	if (!asoc && val.scact_assoc_id && sctp_style(sk, UDP))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return sctp_auth_set_active_key(sctp_sk(sk)->ep, asoc,
-					val.scact_keynumber);
+	return sctp_auth_set_active_key(ep, asoc, val.scact_keynumber);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3459,11 +3458,11 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_del_key(struct sock *sk,
 				   char __user *optval,
 				   unsigned int optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_authkeyid val;
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (optlen != sizeof(struct sctp_authkeyid))
@@ -3475,8 +3474,7 @@ static int sctp_setsockopt_del_key(struct sock *sk,
 	if (!asoc && val.scact_assoc_id && sctp_style(sk, UDP))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return sctp_auth_del_key_id(sctp_sk(sk)->ep, asoc,
-				    val.scact_keynumber);
+	return sctp_auth_del_key_id(ep, asoc, val.scact_keynumber);
 
 }
 
@@ -5367,16 +5365,16 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_maxburst(struct sock *sk, int len,
 static int sctp_getsockopt_hmac_ident(struct sock *sk, int len,
 				    char __user *optval, int __user *optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_hmacalgo  __user *p = (void __user *)optval;
 	struct sctp_hmac_algo_param *hmacs;
 	__u16 data_len = 0;
 	u32 num_idents;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	hmacs = sctp_sk(sk)->ep->auth_hmacs_list;
+	hmacs = ep->auth_hmacs_list;
 	data_len = ntohs(hmacs->param_hdr.length) - sizeof(sctp_paramhdr_t);
 
 	if (len < sizeof(struct sctp_hmacalgo) + data_len)
@@ -5397,11 +5395,11 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_hmac_ident(struct sock *sk, int len,
 static int sctp_getsockopt_active_key(struct sock *sk, int len,
 				    char __user *optval, int __user *optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_authkeyid val;
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (len < sizeof(struct sctp_authkeyid))
@@ -5416,7 +5414,7 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_active_key(struct sock *sk, int len,
 	if (asoc)
 		val.scact_keynumber = asoc->active_key_id;
 	else
-		val.scact_keynumber = sctp_sk(sk)->ep->active_key_id;
+		val.scact_keynumber = ep->active_key_id;
 
 	len = sizeof(struct sctp_authkeyid);
 	if (put_user(len, optlen))
@@ -5430,7 +5428,7 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_active_key(struct sock *sk, int len,
 static int sctp_getsockopt_peer_auth_chunks(struct sock *sk, int len,
 				    char __user *optval, int __user *optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_authchunks __user *p = (void __user *)optval;
 	struct sctp_authchunks val;
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
@@ -5438,7 +5436,7 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_peer_auth_chunks(struct sock *sk, int len,
 	u32    num_chunks = 0;
 	char __user *to;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (len < sizeof(struct sctp_authchunks))
@@ -5474,7 +5472,7 @@ num:
 static int sctp_getsockopt_local_auth_chunks(struct sock *sk, int len,
 				    char __user *optval, int __user *optlen)
 {
-	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	struct sctp_endpoint *ep = sctp_sk(sk)->ep;
 	struct sctp_authchunks __user *p = (void __user *)optval;
 	struct sctp_authchunks val;
 	struct sctp_association *asoc;
@@ -5482,7 +5480,7 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_local_auth_chunks(struct sock *sk, int len,
 	u32    num_chunks = 0;
 	char __user *to;
 
-	if (!net->sctp.auth_enable)
+	if (!ep->auth_enable)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	if (len < sizeof(struct sctp_authchunks))
@@ -5499,7 +5497,7 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_local_auth_chunks(struct sock *sk, int len,
 	if (asoc)
 		ch = (struct sctp_chunks_param*)asoc->c.auth_chunks;
 	else
-		ch = sctp_sk(sk)->ep->auth_chunk_list;
+		ch = ep->auth_chunk_list;
 
 	if (!ch)
 		goto num;
diff --git a/net/sctp/sysctl.c b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
index bf3c6e8..fe0ba74 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
@@ -65,8 +65,11 @@ extern int sysctl_sctp_wmem[3];
 static int proc_sctp_do_hmac_alg(ctl_table *ctl,
 				int write,
 				void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
-
 				loff_t *ppos);
+static int proc_sctp_do_auth(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
+			     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+			     loff_t *ppos);
+
 static ctl_table sctp_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "sctp_mem",
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ static ctl_table sctp_net_table[] = {
 		.data		= &init_net.sctp.auth_enable,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_sctp_do_auth,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "addr_scope_policy",
@@ -348,6 +351,37 @@ static int proc_sctp_do_hmac_alg(ctl_table *ctl,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int proc_sctp_do_auth(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
+			     void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp,
+			     loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
+	struct ctl_table tbl;
+	int new_value, ret;
+
+	memset(&tbl, 0, sizeof(struct ctl_table));
+	tbl.maxlen = sizeof(unsigned int);
+
+	if (write)
+		tbl.data = &new_value;
+	else
+		tbl.data = &net->sctp.auth_enable;
+
+	ret = proc_dointvec(&tbl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+
+	if (write) {
+		struct sock *sk = net->sctp.ctl_sock;
+
+		net->sctp.auth_enable = new_value;
+		/* Update the value in the control socket */
+		lock_sock(sk);
+		sctp_sk(sk)->ep->auth_enable = new_value;
+		release_sock(sk);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int sctp_sysctl_net_register(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct ctl_table *table;
