diff --git a/api/client/api.go b/api/client/api.go
index 8ea42a9b2..22abf8777 100644
--- a/api/client/api.go
+++ b/api/client/api.go
@@ -4,16 +4,3 @@ package client
 type SignResult struct {
 	Certificate []byte `json:"certificate"`
 }
-
-// InfoReq is the request struct for an info API request.
-type InfoReq struct {
-	Label   string `json:"label"`
-	Profile string `json:"profile"`
-}
-
-// InfoResp is the response for an Info API request.
-type InfoResp struct {
-	Certificate  string   `json:"certificate"`
-	Usage        []string `json:"usages"`
-	ExpiryString string   `json:"expiry"`
-}
diff --git a/api/client/client.go b/api/client/client.go
index 73cc0d1ea..c649b4343 100644
--- a/api/client/client.go
+++ b/api/client/client.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/api"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/auth"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/errors"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/info"
 )
 
 // A Server points to a remote CFSSL instance.
@@ -148,13 +149,13 @@ func (srv *Server) Sign(jsonData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 // Info sends an info request to the remote CFSSL server, receiving a
 // response or an error in response.
 // It takes the serialized JSON request to send.
-func (srv *Server) Info(jsonData []byte) (*InfoResp, error) {
+func (srv *Server) Info(jsonData []byte) (*info.Resp, error) {
 	res, err := srv.getResultMap(jsonData, "info")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	info := new(InfoResp)
+	info := new(info.Resp)
 
 	if val, ok := res["certificate"]; ok {
 		info.Certificate = val.(string)
diff --git a/api/info/info.go b/api/info/info.go
index 4e527c09f..fc401c84c 100644
--- a/api/info/info.go
+++ b/api/info/info.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/api"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/api/client"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/bundler"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/config"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/errors"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/info"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/log"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/signer"
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewHandler(s signer.Signer) (http.Handler, error) {
 // Handle listens for incoming requests for CA information, and returns
 // a list containing information on each root certificate.
 func (h *Handler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	req := new(client.InfoReq)
+	req := new(info.Req)
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warningf("failed to read request body: %v", err)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(errors.APIClientError, errors.ClientHTTPError, goerr.New("profile must not be nil"))
 	}
 
-	resp := client.InfoResp{
+	resp := info.Resp{
 		Certificate:  bundler.PemBlockToString(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: cert.Raw}),
 		Usage:        profile.Usage,
 		ExpiryString: profile.ExpiryString,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func NewMultiHandler(signers map[string]signer.Signer, defaultLabel string) (htt
 // look up the signer whose public certificate should be retrieved. If
 // the label is empty, the default label is used.
 func (h *MultiHandler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	req := new(client.InfoReq)
+	req := new(info.Req)
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warningf("failed to read request body: %v", err)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (h *MultiHandler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	resp := client.InfoResp{
+	resp := info.Resp{
 		Certificate: bundler.PemBlockToString(&pem.Block{Type: "CERTIFICATE", Bytes: cert.Raw}),
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/info/info.go b/cli/info/info.go
index 8ca37b42d..e2304aadb 100644
--- a/cli/info/info.go
+++ b/cli/info/info.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/config"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/errors"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/helpers"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/info"
 
 	goerr "errors"
 )
@@ -29,9 +30,9 @@ Flags:
 
 var infoFlags = []string{"remote", "label", "profile", "config"}
 
-func getInfoFromRemote(c cli.Config) (resp *client.InfoResp, err error) {
+func getInfoFromRemote(c cli.Config) (resp *info.Resp, err error) {
 
-	req := new(client.InfoReq)
+	req := new(info.Req)
 	req.Label = c.Label
 	req.Profile = c.Profile
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func getInfoFromRemote(c cli.Config) (resp *client.InfoResp, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func getInfoFromConfig(c cli.Config) (resp *client.InfoResp, err error) {
+func getInfoFromConfig(c cli.Config) (resp *info.Resp, err error) {
 	s, err := sign.SignerFromConfig(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func getInfoFromConfig(c cli.Config) (resp *client.InfoResp, err error) {
 		profile = policy.Default
 	}
 
-	resp = &client.InfoResp{
+	resp = &info.Resp{
 		Certificate:  string(certPem),
 		Usage:        profile.Usage,
 		ExpiryString: profile.ExpiryString,
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func infoMain(args []string, c cli.Config) (err error) {
 		return goerr.New("argument is provided but not defined; please refer to the usage by flag -h.")
 	}
 
-	var resp *client.InfoResp
+	var resp *info.Resp
 
 	if c.Remote != "" {
 		resp, err = getInfoFromRemote(c)
diff --git a/info/info.go b/info/info.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..926a411ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/info/info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Package info contains the definitions for the info endpoint
+package info
+
+// Req is the request struct for an info API request.
+type Req struct {
+	Label   string `json:"label"`
+	Profile string `json:"profile"`
+}
+
+// Resp is the response for an Info API request.
+type Resp struct {
+	Certificate  string   `json:"certificate"`
+	Usage        []string `json:"usages"`
+	ExpiryString string   `json:"expiry"`
+}
diff --git a/signer/remote/remote.go b/signer/remote/remote.go
index b29d6e035..5d734ffb5 100644
--- a/signer/remote/remote.go
+++ b/signer/remote/remote.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/config"
 	cferr "github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/errors"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/helpers"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/info"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/signer"
 )
 
@@ -38,17 +39,31 @@ func NewSigner(policy *config.Signing) (*Signer, error) {
 // csr, and profileName are used as with a local signing operation, and
 // the label is used to select a signing root in a multi-root CA.
 func (s *Signer) Sign(req signer.SignRequest) (cert []byte, err error) {
-	return s.remoteOp(req, req.Profile, "sign")
+	resp, err := s.remoteOp(req, req.Profile, "sign")
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if cert, ok := resp.([]byte); ok {
+		return cert, nil
+	}
+	return
 }
 
-// Info sends an info request to the remote CFSSL server, receiving a signed
-// certificate or an error in response.
-func (s *Signer) Info(req client.InfoReq) (cert []byte, err error) {
-	return s.remoteOp(req, req.Profile, "info")
+// Info sends an info request to the remote CFSSL server, receiving an
+// Resp struct or an error in response.
+func (s *Signer) Info(req info.Req) (resp *info.Resp, err error) {
+	respInterface, err := s.remoteOp(req, req.Profile, "info")
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if resp, ok := respInterface.(*info.Resp); ok {
+		return resp, nil
+	}
+	return
 }
 
 // Helper function to perform a remote sign or info request.
-func (s *Signer) remoteOp(req interface{}, profile, target string) (cert []byte, err error) {
+func (s *Signer) remoteOp(req interface{}, profile, target string) (resp interface{}, err error) {
 	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, cferr.Wrap(cferr.APIClientError, cferr.JSONError, err)
@@ -69,19 +84,20 @@ func (s *Signer) remoteOp(req interface{}, profile, target string) (cert []byte,
 			errors.New("failed to connect to remote"))
 	}
 
-	// There's no server-side auth provider for the "info" method
-	// TODO: Revert this change once there is an AuthInfo provider.
-	if p.Provider != nil && target != "info" {
-		cert, err = server.AuthReq(jsonData, nil, p.Provider, target)
+	// There's no auth provider for the "info" method
+	if target == "info" {
+		resp, err = server.Info(jsonData)
+	} else if p.Provider != nil {
+		resp, err = server.AuthReq(jsonData, nil, p.Provider, target)
 	} else {
-		cert, err = server.Req(jsonData, target)
+		resp, err = server.Req(jsonData, target)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return []byte(cert), nil
+	return
 }
 
 // SigAlgo returns the RSA signer's signature algorithm.
@@ -92,11 +108,11 @@ func (s *Signer) SigAlgo() x509.SignatureAlgorithm {
 
 // Certificate returns the signer's certificate.
 func (s *Signer) Certificate(label, profile string) (*x509.Certificate, error) {
-	certStr, err := s.Info(client.InfoReq{Label: label, Profile: profile})
+	resp, err := s.Info(info.Req{Label: label, Profile: profile})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	cert, err := helpers.ParseCertificatePEM(certStr)
+	cert, err := helpers.ParseCertificatePEM([]byte(resp.Certificate))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/signer/remote/remote_test.go b/signer/remote/remote_test.go
index bbe6b3b34..cf26b66d0 100644
--- a/signer/remote/remote_test.go
+++ b/signer/remote/remote_test.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/api"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/api/client"
-	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/api/info"
+	apiinfo "github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/api/info"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/config"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/errors"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/helpers"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/info"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/log"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/signer"
 	"github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/signer/local"
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ func TestRemoteInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	// override with test server address, ignore url prefix "http://"
 	remoteConfig.Signing.OverrideRemotes(remoteServer.URL[7:])
 	s := newRemoteSigner(t, remoteConfig.Signing)
-	req := client.InfoReq{}
-	certBytes, err := s.Info(req)
+	req := info.Req{}
+	resp, err := s.Info(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("remote info failed:", err)
 	}
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ func TestRemoteInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("fail to read test CA cert:", err)
 	}
 
-	if bytes.Compare(caBytes, certBytes) != 0 {
-		t.Fatal("Get a different CA cert through info api.", len(certBytes), len(caBytes))
+	if bytes.Compare(caBytes, []byte(resp.Certificate)) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Get a different CA cert through info api.", len(resp.Certificate), len(caBytes))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func newHandler(t *testing.T, caFile, caKeyFile, op string) (http.Handler, error
 	if op == "sign" {
 		return NewSignHandlerFromSigner(s)
 	} else if op == "info" {
-		return info.NewHandler(s)
+		return apiinfo.NewHandler(s)
 	}
 
 	t.Fatal("Bad op code")