diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8f03c3234c..568a9eaf7f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #11881 Full processlist lost on refresh
 - issue #11834 Adjust privileges fails if database name contains underscores
 
+4.5.4.1 (2016-01-29)
+- issue #11892 Error with PMA 4.4.15.3
+- issue #11896 Remove hard dependency on phpseclib
+
 4.5.4.0 (2016-01-28)
 - issue #11724 live data edit of big sets is not working
 - issue        Table list not saved in db QBE bookmarked search
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php b/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php
index 4318502709..9033c6b557 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php
+++ b/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationCookie.class.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if (! function_exists('openssl_encrypt')
     require PHPSECLIB_INC_DIR . '/Crypt/Base.php';
     require PHPSECLIB_INC_DIR . '/Crypt/Rijndael.php';
     require PHPSECLIB_INC_DIR . '/Crypt/AES.php';
-    require PHPSECLIB_INC_DIR . '/Crypt/Random.php';
+    require_once PHPSECLIB_INC_DIR . '/Crypt/Random.php';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/libraries/session.inc.php b/libraries/session.inc.php
index 4413c968f4..964a103578 100644
--- a/libraries/session.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/session.inc.php
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
     exit;
 }
 
-require PHPSECLIB_INC_DIR . '/Crypt/Random.php';
+if (! function_exists('openssl_random_pseudo_bytes')) {
+    require_once PHPSECLIB_INC_DIR . '/Crypt/Random.php';
+}
 
 // verify if PHP supports session, die if it does not
 
@@ -113,7 +115,11 @@ if (! isset($_COOKIE[$session_name])) {
  * (we use "space PMA_token space" to prevent overwriting)
  */
 if (! isset($_SESSION[' PMA_token '])) {
-    $_SESSION[' PMA_token '] = bin2hex(phpseclib\Crypt\Random::string(16));
+    if (! function_exists('openssl_random_pseudo_bytes')) {
+        $_SESSION[' PMA_token '] = bin2hex(phpseclib\Crypt\Random::string(16));
+    } else {
+        $_SESSION[' PMA_token '] = bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16));
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -132,5 +138,9 @@ function PMA_secureSession()
     ) {
         session_regenerate_id(true);
     }
-    $_SESSION[' PMA_token '] = bin2hex(phpseclib\Crypt\Random::string(16));
+    if (! function_exists('openssl_random_pseudo_bytes')) {
+        $_SESSION[' PMA_token '] = bin2hex(phpseclib\Crypt\Random::string(16));
+    } else {
+        $_SESSION[' PMA_token '] = bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(16));
+    }
 }