diff --git a/internal/interop/BUILD b/internal/interop/BUILD
index a4f9e5f3..20f4a349 100644
--- a/internal/interop/BUILD
+++ b/internal/interop/BUILD
@@ -22,9 +22,22 @@ cc_library(
         "//presence:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
+        ":authentication_status",
         ":authentication_transport_interface",
         "//internal/platform:connection_info",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/strings",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/types:variant",
     ],
 )
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "authentication_status",
+    hdrs = [
+        "authentication_status.h",
+    ],
+    visibility = [
+        "//connections:__subpackages__",
+        "//presence:__subpackages__",
+        "//sharing:__subpackages__",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/internal/interop/authentication_status.h b/internal/interop/authentication_status.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc1f9a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/interop/authentication_status.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef THIRD_PARTY_NEARBY_CONNECTIONS_AUTHENTICATION_STATUS_H_
+#define THIRD_PARTY_NEARBY_CONNECTIONS_AUTHENTICATION_STATUS_H_
+
+namespace nearby {
+
+enum class AuthenticationStatus {
+  kUnknown = 0,
+  kSuccess = 1,
+  kFailure = 2,
+};
+
+}  // namespace nearby
+
+#endif  // THIRD_PARTY_NEARBY_CONNECTIONS_AUTHENTICATION_STATUS_H_
diff --git a/internal/interop/device_provider.h b/internal/interop/device_provider.h
index 380e5c0c..5e80ffd5 100644
--- a/internal/interop/device_provider.h
+++ b/internal/interop/device_provider.h
@@ -15,17 +15,12 @@
 #ifndef THIRD_PARTY_NEARBY_CONNECTIONS_DEVICE_PROVIDER_H_
 #define THIRD_PARTY_NEARBY_CONNECTIONS_DEVICE_PROVIDER_H_
 
+#include "internal/interop/authentication_status.h"
 #include "internal/interop/authentication_transport.h"
 #include "internal/interop/device.h"
 
 namespace nearby {
 
-enum class AuthenticationStatus {
-  kUnknown = 0,
-  kSuccess = 1,
-  kFailure = 2,
-};
-
 // The base device provider class for use with the Nearby Connections V3 APIs.
 // This class currently provides a function to get the local device for whatever
 // client implements it.
diff --git a/presence/BUILD b/presence/BUILD
index 5c1d61a0..aea8593f 100644
--- a/presence/BUILD
+++ b/presence/BUILD
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ cc_library(
     ],
     deps = [
         ":types",
+        "//internal/interop:authentication_status",
         "//internal/interop:authentication_transport_interface",
         "//internal/interop:device",
         "//internal/platform:base",
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ cc_test(
         ":presence",
         ":types",
         "//internal/crypto",
+        "//internal/interop:authentication_status",
         "//internal/interop:authentication_transport_interface",
         "//internal/interop:device",
         "//internal/platform:test_util",
diff --git a/presence/presence_device_provider.cc b/presence/presence_device_provider.cc
index 3b4628e1..d9cedc8e 100644
--- a/presence/presence_device_provider.cc
+++ b/presence/presence_device_provider.cc
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #include "absl/types/variant.h"
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "absl/time/time.h"
+#include "internal/interop/authentication_status.h"
 #include "internal/interop/authentication_transport.h"
 #include "internal/interop/device.h"
-#include "internal/interop/device_provider.h"
 #include "internal/platform/exception.h"
 #include "internal/platform/future.h"
 #include "internal/platform/implementation/system_clock.h"
diff --git a/presence/presence_device_provider.h b/presence/presence_device_provider.h
index 001f9f2f..9542827d 100644
--- a/presence/presence_device_provider.h
+++ b/presence/presence_device_provider.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "internal/interop/authentication_status.h"
 #include "internal/interop/authentication_transport.h"
 #include "internal/interop/device.h"
 #include "internal/interop/device_provider.h"
diff --git a/presence/presence_device_provider_test.cc b/presence/presence_device_provider_test.cc
index affe0ac3..6bc178c9 100644
--- a/presence/presence_device_provider_test.cc
+++ b/presence/presence_device_provider_test.cc
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "absl/time/time.h"
 #include "internal/crypto/ed25519.h"
+#include "internal/interop/authentication_status.h"
 #include "internal/interop/authentication_transport.h"
-#include "internal/interop/device_provider.h"
 #include "internal/platform/implementation/credential_callbacks.h"
 #include "internal/platform/implementation/system_clock.h"
 #include "internal/proto/credential.pb.h"
diff --git a/sharing/BUILD b/sharing/BUILD
index 676f06b8..79b00f4f 100644
--- a/sharing/BUILD
+++ b/sharing/BUILD
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cc_library(
     hdrs = ["nearby_connections_types.h"],
     deps = [
         "//internal/crypto_cros",
+        "//internal/interop:authentication_status",
         "//sharing/common:compatible_u8_string",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:string_view",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/time",
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ cc_library(
     ],
     deps = [
         "//internal/crypto_cros",
+        "//internal/interop:authentication_status",
         "//internal/network:types",
         "//sharing/common",
         "//sharing/common:compatible_u8_string",
diff --git a/sharing/nearby_connections_types.h b/sharing/nearby_connections_types.h
index c874005d..903cdb8e 100644
--- a/sharing/nearby_connections_types.h
+++ b/sharing/nearby_connections_types.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "absl/time/time.h"
 #include "internal/crypto_cros/random.h"
+#include "internal/interop/authentication_status.h"
 #include "sharing/common/compatible_u8_string.h"
 
 namespace nearby {
@@ -121,6 +122,15 @@ struct ConnectionInfo {
   bool is_incoming_connection;
   // Connection status used for analytics
   Status connection_layer_status = Status::kUnknown;
+  // Result of authenticating the device with the DeviceProvider, which is only
+  // used during `RequestConnectionV3()`. Based on the result, clients should
+  // do the following:
+  // - `AuthenticationStatus::kFailure`: disconnect from the remote device
+  // - `AuthenticationStatus::kUnknown`: prompt the user to confirm the PIN on
+  //   both sides (retaining existing behavior)
+  // - `AuthenticationStatus::kSuccess`: connect to the device with no further
+  //   prompting
+  AuthenticationStatus authentication_status = AuthenticationStatus::kUnknown;
 };
 
 // Information about an endpoint when it's discovered.