diff --git a/consts.go b/consts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7daafd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/consts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Common constants for the HKExSh
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Russell Magee
+// Licensed under the terms of the MIT license (see LICENSE.mit in this
+// distribution)
+//
+// golang implementation by Russ Magee (rmagee_at_gmail.com)
+package hkexsh
+
+const Version = "0.5pre (NO WARRANTY)"
+
diff --git a/hkexnet/consts.go b/hkexnet/consts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..114d6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hkexnet/consts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// consts.go - consts for hkexnet
+
+// Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Russell Magee
+// Licensed under the terms of the MIT license (see LICENSE.mit in this
+// distribution)
+//
+// golang implementation by Russ Magee (rmagee_at_gmail.com)
+package hkexnet
+
+const (
+	KEX_HERRADURA = iota // this MUST be first for default if omitted in ctor
+	KEX_FOO
+	//KEX_DH
+	//KEX_ETC
+)
+
+// const CSExtendedCode - extended (>255 UNIX exit status) codes
+// This indicate channel-related or internal errors
+const (
+	CSENone        = 32 + iota
+	CSEBadAuth     // Failed login password
+	CSETruncCSO    // No CSOExitStatus in payload
+	CSEStillOpen   // Channel closed unexpectedly
+	CSEExecFail    // cmd.Start() (exec) failed
+	CSEPtyExecFail // pty.Start() (exec w/pty) failed
+)
+
+const (
+	CSONone        = iota // No error, normal packet
+	CSOHmacInvalid        // HMAC mismatch detected on remote end
+	CSOTermSize           // set term size (rows:cols)
+	CSOExitStatus         // Remote cmd exit status
+	CSOChaff              // Dummy packet, do not pass beyond decryption
+)
+
+const MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN = 4*1024*1024*1024 - 1
+
diff --git a/hkexnet/hkexnet.go b/hkexnet/hkexnet.go
index 6a762ce..9a637c6 100644
--- a/hkexnet/hkexnet.go
+++ b/hkexnet/hkexnet.go
@@ -52,34 +52,6 @@ import (
 // algo shall be used (eg., HerraduraKEx, [TODO: others...])
 type KEX uint8
 
-const (
-	KEX_HERRADURA = iota // this MUST be first for default if omitted in ctor
-	KEX_FOO
-	//KEX_DH
-	//KEX_ETC
-)
-
-// const CSExtendedCode - extended (>255 UNIX exit status) codes
-// This indicate channel-related or internal errors
-const (
-	CSENone        = 32 + iota
-	CSEBadAuth     // Failed login password
-	CSETruncCSO    // No CSOExitStatus in payload
-	CSEStillOpen   // Channel closed unexpectedly
-	CSEExecFail    // cmd.Start() (exec) failed
-	CSEPtyExecFail // pty.Start() (exec w/pty) failed
-)
-
-const (
-	CSONone        = iota // No error, normal packet
-	CSOHmacInvalid        // HMAC mismatch detected on remote end
-	CSOTermSize           // set term size (rows:cols)
-	CSOExitStatus         // Remote cmd exit status
-	CSOChaff              // Dummy packet, do not pass beyond decryption
-)
-
-const MAX_PAYLOAD_LEN = 4*1024*1024*1024 - 1
-
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 type (
diff --git a/hkexsh/hkexsh.go b/hkexsh/hkexsh.go
index a82237c..49be663 100755
--- a/hkexsh/hkexsh.go
+++ b/hkexsh/hkexsh.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func rejectUserMsg() string {
 // connection (app-specific, passed through to the server to use or
 // ignore at its discretion).
 func main() {
-	version := "0.2pre (NO WARRANTY)"
+	version := hkexsh.Version
 	var vopt bool
 	var gopt bool //login via password, asking server to generate authToken
 	var dbg bool
diff --git a/hkexshd/hkexshd.go b/hkexshd/hkexshd.go
index ea53657..6251ff7 100755
--- a/hkexshd/hkexshd.go
+++ b/hkexshd/hkexshd.go
@@ -352,15 +352,7 @@ func GenAuthToken(who string, connhost string) string {
 // Listener and Conns. The KEx and encrypt/decrypt is done within the type.
 // Compare to 'serverp.go' in this directory to see the equivalence.
 func main() {
-	// This string is purely arbitrary, and is based on the
-	// author's current impression of how near (and far) this
-	// code is to being useful in the real world.
-	// Version 1.0 is an idealistic fever-dream, filled with
-	// cryptographically-secure rainbows and unicorns flying
-	// high above the clouds, ignoring various government
-	// TLAs who shake their fists impotently at the happy
-	// scene above, where all communicate securely beyond their reach.
-	version := "0.5pre (NO WARRANTY)"
+	version := hkexsh.Version
 	
 	var vopt bool
 	var chaffEnabled bool