diff --git a/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.c b/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.c
index 755e27ec9e..17feef43df 100644
--- a/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.c
+++ b/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.c
@@ -2,20 +2,237 @@
  * Copyright(C) 2023 Marvell.
  */
 
+#include <rte_crypto.h>
+#include <rte_crypto_sym.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
+#include <rte_errno.h>
 #include <rte_pdcp.h>
+#include <rte_pdcp_hdr.h>
 
 #include "pdcp_crypto.h"
+#include "pdcp_entity.h"
+
+static int
+pdcp_crypto_caps_cipher_verify(uint8_t dev_id, const struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *c_xfrm)
+{
+	const struct rte_cryptodev_symmetric_capability *cap;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_sym_capability_idx cap_idx;
+	int ret;
+
+	cap_idx.type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER;
+	cap_idx.algo.cipher = c_xfrm->cipher.algo;
+
+	cap = rte_cryptodev_sym_capability_get(dev_id, &cap_idx);
+	if (cap == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	ret = rte_cryptodev_sym_capability_check_cipher(cap, c_xfrm->cipher.key.length,
+							c_xfrm->cipher.iv.length);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+pdcp_crypto_caps_auth_verify(uint8_t dev_id, const struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *a_xfrm)
+{
+	const struct rte_cryptodev_symmetric_capability *cap;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_sym_capability_idx cap_idx;
+	int ret;
+
+	cap_idx.type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH;
+	cap_idx.algo.auth = a_xfrm->auth.algo;
+
+	cap = rte_cryptodev_sym_capability_get(dev_id, &cap_idx);
+	if (cap == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	ret = rte_cryptodev_sym_capability_check_auth(cap, a_xfrm->auth.key.length,
+						      a_xfrm->auth.digest_length,
+						      a_xfrm->auth.iv.length);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+pdcp_crypto_xfrm_validate(const struct rte_pdcp_entity_conf *conf,
+				 const struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *c_xfrm,
+				 const struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *a_xfrm,
+				 bool is_auth_then_cipher)
+{
+	uint16_t ciph_iv_len, auth_digest_len, auth_iv_len;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Uplink means PDCP entity is configured for transmit. Downlink means PDCP entity is
+	 * configured for receive. When integrity protection is enabled, PDCP always performs
+	 * digest-encrypted or auth-gen-encrypt for uplink (and decrypt-auth-verify for downlink).
+	 * So for uplink, crypto chain would be auth-cipher while for downlink it would be
+	 * cipher-auth.
+	 *
+	 * When integrity protection is not required, xform would be cipher only.
+	 */
+
+	if (c_xfrm == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (conf->pdcp_xfrm.pkt_dir == RTE_SECURITY_PDCP_UPLINK) {
+
+		/* With UPLINK, if auth is enabled, it should be before cipher */
+		if (a_xfrm != NULL && !is_auth_then_cipher)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* With UPLINK, cipher operation must be encrypt */
+		if (c_xfrm->cipher.op != RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_OP_ENCRYPT)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* With UPLINK, auth operation (if present) must be generate */
+		if (a_xfrm != NULL && a_xfrm->auth.op != RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_OP_GENERATE)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+	} else if (conf->pdcp_xfrm.pkt_dir == RTE_SECURITY_PDCP_DOWNLINK) {
+
+		/* With DOWNLINK, if auth is enabled, it should be after cipher */
+		if (a_xfrm != NULL && is_auth_then_cipher)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* With DOWNLINK, cipher operation must be decrypt */
+		if (c_xfrm->cipher.op != RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_OP_DECRYPT)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* With DOWNLINK, auth operation (if present) must be verify */
+		if (a_xfrm != NULL && a_xfrm->auth.op != RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_OP_VERIFY)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+	} else {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if ((c_xfrm->cipher.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL) &&
+	    (c_xfrm->cipher.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_AES_CTR) &&
+	    (c_xfrm->cipher.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_ZUC_EEA3) &&
+	    (c_xfrm->cipher.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_SNOW3G_UEA2))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (c_xfrm->cipher.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL)
+		ciph_iv_len = 0;
+	else
+		ciph_iv_len = PDCP_IV_LEN;
+
+	if (ciph_iv_len != c_xfrm->cipher.iv.length)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (a_xfrm != NULL) {
+		if ((a_xfrm->auth.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL) &&
+		    (a_xfrm->auth.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_CMAC) &&
+		    (a_xfrm->auth.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_ZUC_EIA3) &&
+		    (a_xfrm->auth.algo != RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SNOW3G_UIA2))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* For AUTH NULL, lib PDCP would add 4 byte 0s */
+		if (a_xfrm->auth.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL)
+			auth_digest_len = 0;
+		else
+			auth_digest_len = RTE_PDCP_MAC_I_LEN;
+
+		if (auth_digest_len != a_xfrm->auth.digest_length)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if ((a_xfrm->auth.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_ZUC_EIA3) ||
+		    (a_xfrm->auth.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_SNOW3G_UIA2))
+			auth_iv_len = PDCP_IV_LEN;
+		else
+			auth_iv_len = 0;
+
+		if (a_xfrm->auth.iv.length != auth_iv_len)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!rte_cryptodev_is_valid_dev(conf->dev_id))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = pdcp_crypto_caps_cipher_verify(conf->dev_id, c_xfrm);
+	if (ret)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (a_xfrm != NULL) {
+		ret = pdcp_crypto_caps_auth_verify(conf->dev_id, a_xfrm);
+		if (ret)
+			return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 int
 pdcp_crypto_sess_create(struct rte_pdcp_entity *entity, const struct rte_pdcp_entity_conf *conf)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(entity);
-	RTE_SET_USED(conf);
+	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *c_xfrm, *a_xfrm;
+	struct entity_priv *en_priv;
+	bool is_auth_then_cipher;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (entity == NULL || conf == NULL || conf->crypto_xfrm == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	en_priv = entity_priv_get(entity);
+
+	en_priv->dev_id = conf->dev_id;
+
+	if (conf->crypto_xfrm->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_CIPHER) {
+		c_xfrm = conf->crypto_xfrm;
+		a_xfrm = conf->crypto_xfrm->next;
+		is_auth_then_cipher = false;
+	} else if (conf->crypto_xfrm->type == RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH) {
+		a_xfrm = conf->crypto_xfrm;
+		c_xfrm = conf->crypto_xfrm->next;
+		is_auth_then_cipher = true;
+	} else {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ret = pdcp_crypto_xfrm_validate(conf, c_xfrm, a_xfrm, is_auth_then_cipher);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (c_xfrm->cipher.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_CIPHER_NULL)
+		c_xfrm->cipher.iv.offset = 0;
+	else
+		c_xfrm->cipher.iv.offset = PDCP_IV_OFFSET;
+
+	if (a_xfrm != NULL) {
+		if (a_xfrm->auth.algo == RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_NULL)
+			a_xfrm->auth.iv.offset = 0;
+		else
+			if (c_xfrm->cipher.iv.offset)
+				a_xfrm->auth.iv.offset = PDCP_IV_OFFSET + PDCP_IV_LEN;
+			else
+				a_xfrm->auth.iv.offset = PDCP_IV_OFFSET;
+	}
+
+	if (conf->sess_mpool == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	en_priv->crypto_sess = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(conf->dev_id, conf->crypto_xfrm,
+								conf->sess_mpool);
+	if (en_priv->crypto_sess == NULL) {
+		/* rte_errno is set as positive values of error codes */
+		return -rte_errno;
+	}
+
+	rte_cryptodev_sym_session_opaque_data_set(en_priv->crypto_sess, (uint64_t)entity);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void
 pdcp_crypto_sess_destroy(struct rte_pdcp_entity *entity)
 {
-	RTE_SET_USED(entity);
+	struct entity_priv *en_priv;
+
+	en_priv = entity_priv_get(entity);
+
+	if (en_priv->crypto_sess != NULL) {
+		rte_cryptodev_sym_session_free(en_priv->dev_id, en_priv->crypto_sess);
+		en_priv->crypto_sess = NULL;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.h b/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.h
index 6563331d37..f694818713 100644
--- a/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.h
+++ b/lib/pdcp/pdcp_crypto.h
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 #ifndef PDCP_CRYPTO_H
 #define PDCP_CRYPTO_H
 
+#include <rte_crypto.h>
+#include <rte_crypto_sym.h>
 #include <rte_pdcp.h>
 
+#define PDCP_IV_OFFSET (sizeof(struct rte_crypto_op) + sizeof(struct rte_crypto_sym_op))
+#define PDCP_IV_LEN 16
+
 int pdcp_crypto_sess_create(struct rte_pdcp_entity *entity,
 			    const struct rte_pdcp_entity_conf *conf);
 
