diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
index e5b18df..2f0a5d2 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ caam_auth_alg(dpaa_sec_session *ses, struct alginfo *alginfo_a)
 {
 	switch (ses->auth_alg) {
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL:
+		alginfo_a->algtype =
+			(ses->proto_alg == RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC) ?
+			OP_PCL_IPSEC_HMAC_NULL : 0;
 		ses->digest_length = 0;
 		break;
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_MD5_HMAC:
@@ -323,6 +326,9 @@ caam_cipher_alg(dpaa_sec_session *ses, struct alginfo *alginfo_c)
 {
 	switch (ses->cipher_alg) {
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL:
+		alginfo_c->algtype =
+			(ses->proto_alg == RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC) ?
+			OP_PCL_IPSEC_NULL : 0;
 		break;
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC:
 		alginfo_c->algtype =
@@ -360,6 +366,87 @@ caam_aead_alg(dpaa_sec_session *ses, struct alginfo *alginfo)
 	}
 }
 
+/* prepare ipsec proto command block of the session */
+static int
+dpaa_sec_prep_ipsec_cdb(dpaa_sec_session *ses)
+{
+	struct alginfo cipherdata = {0}, authdata = {0};
+	struct sec_cdb *cdb = &ses->cdb;
+	int32_t shared_desc_len = 0;
+	int err;
+#if RTE_BYTE_ORDER == RTE_BIG_ENDIAN
+	int swap = false;
+#else
+	int swap = true;
+#endif
+
+	caam_cipher_alg(ses, &cipherdata);
+	if (cipherdata.algtype == (unsigned int)DPAA_SEC_ALG_UNSUPPORT) {
+		DPAA_SEC_ERR("not supported cipher alg");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	cipherdata.key = (size_t)ses->cipher_key.data;
+	cipherdata.keylen = ses->cipher_key.length;
+	cipherdata.key_enc_flags = 0;
+	cipherdata.key_type = RTA_DATA_IMM;
+
+	caam_auth_alg(ses, &authdata);
+	if (authdata.algtype == (unsigned int)DPAA_SEC_ALG_UNSUPPORT) {
+		DPAA_SEC_ERR("not supported auth alg");
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	authdata.key = (size_t)ses->auth_key.data;
+	authdata.keylen = ses->auth_key.length;
+	authdata.key_enc_flags = 0;
+	authdata.key_type = RTA_DATA_IMM;
+
+	cdb->sh_desc[0] = cipherdata.keylen;
+	cdb->sh_desc[1] = authdata.keylen;
+	err = rta_inline_query(IPSEC_AUTH_VAR_AES_DEC_BASE_DESC_LEN,
+			       MIN_JOB_DESC_SIZE,
+			       (unsigned int *)cdb->sh_desc,
+			       &cdb->sh_desc[2], 2);
+
+	if (err < 0) {
+		DPAA_SEC_ERR("Crypto: Incorrect key lengths");
+		return err;
+	}
+	if (cdb->sh_desc[2] & 1)
+		cipherdata.key_type = RTA_DATA_IMM;
+	else {
+		cipherdata.key = (size_t)dpaa_mem_vtop(
+					(void *)(size_t)cipherdata.key);
+		cipherdata.key_type = RTA_DATA_PTR;
+	}
+	if (cdb->sh_desc[2] & (1<<1))
+		authdata.key_type = RTA_DATA_IMM;
+	else {
+		authdata.key = (size_t)dpaa_mem_vtop(
+					(void *)(size_t)authdata.key);
+		authdata.key_type = RTA_DATA_PTR;
+	}
+
+	cdb->sh_desc[0] = 0;
+	cdb->sh_desc[1] = 0;
+	cdb->sh_desc[2] = 0;
+	if (ses->dir == DIR_ENC) {
+		shared_desc_len = cnstr_shdsc_ipsec_new_encap(
+				cdb->sh_desc,
+				true, swap, SHR_SERIAL,
+				&ses->encap_pdb,
+				(uint8_t *)&ses->ip4_hdr,
+				&cipherdata, &authdata);
+	} else if (ses->dir == DIR_DEC) {
+		shared_desc_len = cnstr_shdsc_ipsec_new_decap(
+				cdb->sh_desc,
+				true, swap, SHR_SERIAL,
+				&ses->decap_pdb,
+				&cipherdata, &authdata);
+	}
+	return shared_desc_len;
+}
 
 /* prepare command block of the session */
 static int
@@ -377,7 +464,9 @@ dpaa_sec_prep_cdb(dpaa_sec_session *ses)
 
 	memset(cdb, 0, sizeof(struct sec_cdb));
 
-	if (is_cipher_only(ses)) {
+	if (is_proto_ipsec(ses)) {
+		shared_desc_len = dpaa_sec_prep_ipsec_cdb(ses);
+	} else if (is_cipher_only(ses)) {
 		caam_cipher_alg(ses, &alginfo_c);
 		if (alginfo_c.algtype == (unsigned int)DPAA_SEC_ALG_UNSUPPORT) {
 			DPAA_SEC_ERR("not supported cipher alg");
@@ -485,30 +574,13 @@ dpaa_sec_prep_cdb(dpaa_sec_session *ses)
 		cdb->sh_desc[0] = 0;
 		cdb->sh_desc[1] = 0;
 		cdb->sh_desc[2] = 0;
-		if (is_proto_ipsec(ses)) {
-			if (ses->dir == DIR_ENC) {
-				shared_desc_len = cnstr_shdsc_ipsec_new_encap(
-						cdb->sh_desc,
-						true, swap, SHR_SERIAL,
-						&ses->encap_pdb,
-						(uint8_t *)&ses->ip4_hdr,
-						&alginfo_c, &alginfo_a);
-			} else if (ses->dir == DIR_DEC) {
-				shared_desc_len = cnstr_shdsc_ipsec_new_decap(
-						cdb->sh_desc,
-						true, swap, SHR_SERIAL,
-						&ses->decap_pdb,
-						&alginfo_c, &alginfo_a);
-			}
-		} else {
-			/* Auth_only_len is set as 0 here and it will be
-			 * overwritten in fd for each packet.
-			 */
-			shared_desc_len = cnstr_shdsc_authenc(cdb->sh_desc,
-					true, swap, &alginfo_c, &alginfo_a,
-					ses->iv.length, 0,
-					ses->digest_length, ses->dir);
-		}
+		/* Auth_only_len is set as 0 here and it will be
+		 * overwritten in fd for each packet.
+		 */
+		shared_desc_len = cnstr_shdsc_authenc(cdb->sh_desc,
+				true, swap, &alginfo_c, &alginfo_a,
+				ses->iv.length, 0,
+				ses->digest_length, ses->dir);
 	}
 
 	if (shared_desc_len < 0) {
@@ -1465,7 +1537,9 @@ dpaa_sec_enqueue_burst(void *qp, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 			auth_only_len = op->sym->auth.data.length -
 						op->sym->cipher.data.length;
 			if (rte_pktmbuf_is_contiguous(op->sym->m_src)) {
-				if (is_auth_only(ses)) {
+				if (is_proto_ipsec(ses)) {
+					cf = build_proto(op, ses);
+				} else if (is_auth_only(ses)) {
 					cf = build_auth_only(op, ses);
 				} else if (is_cipher_only(ses)) {
 					cf = build_cipher_only(op, ses);
@@ -1474,8 +1548,6 @@ dpaa_sec_enqueue_burst(void *qp, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 					auth_only_len = ses->auth_only_len;
 				} else if (is_auth_cipher(ses)) {
 					cf = build_cipher_auth(op, ses);
-				} else if (is_proto_ipsec(ses)) {
-					cf = build_proto(op, ses);
 				} else {
 					DPAA_SEC_DP_ERR("not supported ops");
 					frames_to_send = loop;
@@ -1898,8 +1970,8 @@ dpaa_sec_set_ipsec_session(__rte_unused struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 {
 	struct dpaa_sec_dev_private *internals = dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec_xform = &conf->ipsec;
-	struct rte_crypto_auth_xform *auth_xform;
-	struct rte_crypto_cipher_xform *cipher_xform;
+	struct rte_crypto_auth_xform *auth_xform = NULL;
+	struct rte_crypto_cipher_xform *cipher_xform = NULL;
 	dpaa_sec_session *session = (dpaa_sec_session *)sess;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
@@ -1907,103 +1979,77 @@ dpaa_sec_set_ipsec_session(__rte_unused struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 	memset(session, 0, sizeof(dpaa_sec_session));
 	if (ipsec_xform->direction == RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_EGRESS) {
 		cipher_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->cipher;
-		auth_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->next->auth;
+		if (conf->crypto_xform->next)
+			auth_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->next->auth;
 	} else {
 		auth_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->auth;
-		cipher_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->next->cipher;
+		if (conf->crypto_xform->next)
+			cipher_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->next->cipher;
 	}
 	session->proto_alg = conf->protocol;
-	session->cipher_key.data = rte_zmalloc(NULL,
-					       cipher_xform->key.length,
-					       RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-	if (session->cipher_key.data == NULL &&
-			cipher_xform->key.length > 0) {
-		DPAA_SEC_ERR("No Memory for cipher key");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
-	session->cipher_key.length = cipher_xform->key.length;
-	session->auth_key.data = rte_zmalloc(NULL,
-					auth_xform->key.length,
-					RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
-	if (session->auth_key.data == NULL &&
-			auth_xform->key.length > 0) {
-		DPAA_SEC_ERR("No Memory for auth key");
-		rte_free(session->cipher_key.data);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (cipher_xform && cipher_xform->algo != RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL) {
+		session->cipher_key.data = rte_zmalloc(NULL,
+						       cipher_xform->key.length,
+						       RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+		if (session->cipher_key.data == NULL &&
+				cipher_xform->key.length > 0) {
+			DPAA_SEC_ERR("No Memory for cipher key");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		memcpy(session->cipher_key.data, cipher_xform->key.data,
+				cipher_xform->key.length);
+		session->cipher_key.length = cipher_xform->key.length;
+
+		switch (cipher_xform->algo) {
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC:
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CBC:
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CTR:
+			break;
+		default:
+			DPAA_SEC_ERR("Crypto: Unsupported Cipher alg %u",
+				cipher_xform->algo);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		session->cipher_alg = cipher_xform->algo;
+	} else {
+		session->cipher_key.data = NULL;
+		session->cipher_key.length = 0;
+		session->cipher_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL;
 	}
-	session->auth_key.length = auth_xform->key.length;
-	memcpy(session->cipher_key.data, cipher_xform->key.data,
-			cipher_xform->key.length);
-	memcpy(session->auth_key.data, auth_xform->key.data,
-			auth_xform->key.length);
 
-	switch (auth_xform->algo) {
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1_HMAC:
-		session->auth_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1_HMAC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_MD5_HMAC:
-		session->auth_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_MD5_HMAC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256_HMAC:
-		session->auth_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256_HMAC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA384_HMAC:
-		session->auth_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA384_HMAC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA512_HMAC:
-		session->auth_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA512_HMAC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CMAC:
-		session->auth_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CMAC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL:
+	if (auth_xform && auth_xform->algo != RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL) {
+		session->auth_key.data = rte_zmalloc(NULL,
+						auth_xform->key.length,
+						RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+		if (session->auth_key.data == NULL &&
+				auth_xform->key.length > 0) {
+			DPAA_SEC_ERR("No Memory for auth key");
+			rte_free(session->cipher_key.data);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		memcpy(session->auth_key.data, auth_xform->key.data,
+				auth_xform->key.length);
+		session->auth_key.length = auth_xform->key.length;
+
+		switch (auth_xform->algo) {
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1_HMAC:
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_MD5_HMAC:
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256_HMAC:
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA384_HMAC:
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA512_HMAC:
+		case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CMAC:
+			break;
+		default:
+			DPAA_SEC_ERR("Crypto: Unsupported auth alg %u",
+				auth_xform->algo);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		session->auth_alg = auth_xform->algo;
+	} else {
+		session->auth_key.data = NULL;
+		session->auth_key.length = 0;
 		session->auth_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA224_HMAC:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_XCBC_MAC:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SNOW3G_UIA2:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA1:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA256:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA512:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA224:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SHA384:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_MD5:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_GMAC:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_KASUMI_F9:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CBC_MAC:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_ZUC_EIA3:
-		DPAA_SEC_ERR("Crypto: Unsupported auth alg %u",
-			auth_xform->algo);
-		goto out;
-	default:
-		DPAA_SEC_ERR("Crypto: Undefined Auth specified %u",
-			auth_xform->algo);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	switch (cipher_xform->algo) {
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC:
-		session->cipher_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CBC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CBC:
-		session->cipher_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_CBC;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CTR:
-		session->cipher_alg = RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CTR;
-		break;
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_SNOW3G_UEA2:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_3DES_ECB:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_ECB:
-	case RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_KASUMI_F8:
-		DPAA_SEC_ERR("Crypto: Unsupported Cipher alg %u",
-			cipher_xform->algo);
-		goto out;
-	default:
-		DPAA_SEC_ERR("Crypto: Undefined Cipher specified %u",
-			cipher_xform->algo);
-		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (ipsec_xform->direction == RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_EGRESS) {
