diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/esp.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/esp.c
index 05caa77..21b2f02 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/esp.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/esp.c
@@ -50,21 +50,6 @@
 #include "esp.h"
 #include "ipip.h"
 
-static inline void
-random_iv_u64(uint64_t *buf, uint16_t n)
-{
-	uint32_t left = n & 0x7;
-	uint32_t i;
-
-	RTE_ASSERT((n & 0x3) == 0);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < (n >> 3); i++)
-		buf[i] = rte_rand();
-
-	if (left)
-		*((uint32_t *)&buf[i]) = (uint32_t)lrand48();
-}
-
 int
 esp_inbound(struct rte_mbuf *m, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 		struct rte_crypto_op *cop)
@@ -98,22 +83,32 @@ esp_inbound(struct rte_mbuf *m, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sym_cop = (struct rte_crypto_sym_op *)(cop + 1);
+	sym_cop = get_sym_cop(cop);
 
 	sym_cop->m_src = m;
 	sym_cop->cipher.data.offset =  ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr) +
 		sa->iv_len;
 	sym_cop->cipher.data.length = payload_len;
 
-	sym_cop->cipher.iv.data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(m, void*,
-			 ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr));
-	sym_cop->cipher.iv.phys_addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtophys_offset(m,
-			 ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr));
-	sym_cop->cipher.iv.length = sa->iv_len;
+	uint8_t *iv = RTE_PTR_ADD(ip4, ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr));
+
+	switch (sa->cipher_algo) {
+	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL:
+	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC:
+		sym_cop->cipher.iv.data = iv;
+		sym_cop->cipher.iv.phys_addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtophys_offset(m,
+				 ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr));
+		sym_cop->cipher.iv.length = sa->iv_len;
 
-	sym_cop->auth.data.offset = ip_hdr_len;
-	sym_cop->auth.data.length = sizeof(struct esp_hdr) +
-		sa->iv_len + payload_len;
+		sym_cop->auth.data.offset = ip_hdr_len;
+		sym_cop->auth.data.length = sizeof(struct esp_hdr) +
+			sa->iv_len + payload_len;
+		break;
+	default:
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC_ESP, "unsupported cipher algorithm %u\n",
+				sa->cipher_algo);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	sym_cop->auth.digest.data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(m, void*,
 			rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) - sa->digest_len);
@@ -282,10 +277,25 @@ esp_outbound(struct rte_mbuf *m, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 
 	sa->seq++;
 	esp->spi = rte_cpu_to_be_32(sa->spi);
-	esp->seq = rte_cpu_to_be_32(sa->seq);
+	esp->seq = rte_cpu_to_be_32((uint32_t)sa->seq);
 
-	if (sa->cipher_algo == RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC)
-		random_iv_u64((uint64_t *)(esp + 1), sa->iv_len);
+	uint64_t *iv = (uint64_t *)(esp + 1);
+
+	sym_cop = get_sym_cop(cop);
+	sym_cop->m_src = m;
+	switch (sa->cipher_algo) {
+	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL:
+	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC:
+		memset(iv, 0, sa->iv_len);
+		sym_cop->cipher.data.offset = ip_hdr_len +
+			sizeof(struct esp_hdr);
+		sym_cop->cipher.data.length = pad_payload_len + sa->iv_len;
+		break;
+	default:
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC_ESP, "unsupported cipher algorithm %u\n",
+				sa->cipher_algo);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	/* Fill pad_len using default sequential scheme */
 	for (i = 0; i < pad_len - 2; i++)
@@ -293,22 +303,27 @@ esp_outbound(struct rte_mbuf *m, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 	padding[pad_len - 2] = pad_len - 2;
 	padding[pad_len - 1] = nlp;
 
-	sym_cop = (struct rte_crypto_sym_op *)(cop + 1);
-
-	sym_cop->m_src = m;
-	sym_cop->cipher.data.offset = ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr) +
-			sa->iv_len;
-	sym_cop->cipher.data.length = pad_payload_len;
-
-	sym_cop->cipher.iv.data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(m, uint8_t *,
-			 ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr));
+	struct cnt_blk *icb = get_cnt_blk(m);
+	icb->salt = sa->salt;
+	icb->iv = sa->seq;
+	icb->cnt = rte_cpu_to_be_32(1);
+	sym_cop->cipher.iv.data = (uint8_t *)icb;
 	sym_cop->cipher.iv.phys_addr = rte_pktmbuf_mtophys_offset(m,
-			 ip_hdr_len + sizeof(struct esp_hdr));
-	sym_cop->cipher.iv.length = sa->iv_len;
-
-	sym_cop->auth.data.offset = ip_hdr_len;
-	sym_cop->auth.data.length = sizeof(struct esp_hdr) + sa->iv_len +
-		pad_payload_len;
+			 (uint8_t *)icb - rte_pktmbuf_mtod(m, uint8_t *));
+	sym_cop->cipher.iv.length = 16;
+
+	switch (sa->cipher_algo) {
+	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL:
+	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC:
+		sym_cop->auth.data.offset = ip_hdr_len;
+		sym_cop->auth.data.length = sizeof(struct esp_hdr) +
+			sa->iv_len + pad_payload_len;
+		break;
+	default:
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC_ESP, "unsupported cipher algorithm %u\n",
+				sa->cipher_algo);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	sym_cop->auth.digest.data = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(m, uint8_t *,
 			rte_pktmbuf_pkt_len(m) - sa->digest_len);
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
index 4cc316c..665c2c8 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ struct ip_addr {
 struct ipsec_sa {
 	uint32_t spi;
 	uint32_t cdev_id_qp;
+	uint64_t seq;
+	uint32_t salt;
 	struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *crypto_session;
-	uint32_t seq;
 	enum rte_crypto_cipher_algorithm cipher_algo;
 	enum rte_crypto_auth_algorithm auth_algo;
 	uint16_t digest_len;
@@ -116,10 +117,11 @@ struct ipsec_sa {
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata {
+	uint8_t buf[32];
 	struct ipsec_sa *sa;
 	struct rte_crypto_op cop;
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_op sym_cop;
-};
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
 
 struct cdev_qp {
 	uint16_t id;
@@ -157,6 +159,12 @@ struct socket_ctx {
 	struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool;
 };
 
+struct cnt_blk {
+	uint32_t salt;
+	uint64_t iv;
+	uint32_t cnt;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
 uint16_t
 ipsec_inbound(struct ipsec_ctx *ctx, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[],
 		uint16_t nb_pkts, uint16_t len);
@@ -177,6 +185,28 @@ get_priv(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 	return RTE_PTR_ADD(m, sizeof(struct rte_mbuf));
 }
 
+static inline void *
+get_cnt_blk(struct rte_mbuf *m)
+{
+	struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv = get_priv(m);
+
+	return &priv->buf[0];
+}
+
+static inline void *
+get_cop(struct rte_mbuf *m)
+{
+	struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata *priv = get_priv(m);
+
+	return &priv->cop;
+}
+
+static inline void *
+get_sym_cop(struct rte_crypto_op *cop)
+{
+	return (cop + 1);
+}
+
 int
 inbound_sa_check(struct sa_ctx *sa_ctx, struct rte_mbuf *m, uint32_t sa_idx);
 
