diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/Makefile b/lib/librte_cryptodev/Makefile
index 6ac331b..376a275 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 # library source files
-SRCS-y += rte_cryptodev.c rte_cryptodev_pmd.c
+SRCS-y += rte_cryptodev.c rte_cryptodev_pmd.c rte_security.c
 
 # export include files
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_crypto.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ SYMLINK-y-include += rte_cryptodev.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_cryptodev_vdev.h
 SYMLINK-y-include += rte_cryptodev_pci.h
+SYMLINK-y-include += rte_security.h
 
 # versioning export map
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_cryptodev_version.map
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
index 0ceaa91..d804e70 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_crypto_sym.h
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 
+/**
+ * Crypto parameters range description
+ */
+struct rte_crypto_param_range {
+	uint16_t min;	/**< minimum size */
+	uint16_t max;	/**< maximum size */
+	uint16_t increment;
+	/**< if a range of sizes are supported,
+	 * this parameter is used to indicate
+	 * increments in byte size that are supported
+	 * between the minimum and maximum
+	 */
+};
 
 /** Symmetric Cipher Algorithms */
 enum rte_crypto_cipher_algorithm {
@@ -505,6 +518,8 @@ struct rte_crypto_sym_op {
 		/**< Handle for the initialised session context */
 		struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *xform;
 		/**< Session-less API crypto operation parameters */
+		struct rte_security_session *sec_session;
+		/**< Handle for the initialised security session context */
 	};
 
 	RTE_STD_C11
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
index 7ec9c4b..2a544e9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "rte_kvargs.h"
 #include "rte_crypto.h"
+#include "rte_security.h"
 #include "rte_dev.h"
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_vdev.h>
@@ -114,20 +115,6 @@ extern const char **rte_cyptodev_names;
 	(phys_addr_t)((c)->phys_addr + (o))
 
 /**
- * Crypto parameters range description
- */
-struct rte_crypto_param_range {
-	uint16_t min;	/**< minimum size */
-	uint16_t max;	/**< maximum size */
-	uint16_t increment;
-	/**< if a range of sizes are supported,
-	 * this parameter is used to indicate
-	 * increments in byte size that are supported
-	 * between the minimum and maximum
-	 */
-};
-
-/**
  * Symmetric Crypto Capability
  */
 struct rte_cryptodev_symmetric_capability {
@@ -376,6 +363,9 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_info {
 	const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities *capabilities;
 	/**< Array of devices supported capabilities */
 
+	const struct rte_security_capabilities *sec_capabilities;
+	/**< Array of devices supported security capabilities */
+
 	unsigned max_nb_queue_pairs;
 	/**< Maximum number of queues pairs supported by device. */
 
@@ -745,6 +735,8 @@ struct rte_cryptodev {
 	/**< Pointer to device data */
 	struct rte_cryptodev_ops *dev_ops;
 	/**< Functions exported by PMD */
+	struct rte_security_ops *sec_ops;
+	/**< Security functions exported by PMD */
 	uint64_t feature_flags;
 	/**< Supported features */
 	struct rte_device *device;
diff --git a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
index c983eb2..219fba6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
+++ b/lib/librte_cryptodev/rte_cryptodev_pmd.h
@@ -357,6 +357,41 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_ops {
 	/**< Detach session from queue pair. */
 };
 
+/**
+ * Configure a security session on a device.
+ *
+ * @param	dev		Crypto device pointer
+ * @param	conf		Security session configuration
+ * @param	sess		Pointer to Security private session structure
+ * @param	mp		Mempool where the private session is allocated
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  - Returns 0 if private session structure have been created successfully.
+ *  - Returns -EINVAL if input parameters are invalid.
+ *  - Returns -ENOTSUP if crypto device does not support the crypto transform.
+ *  - Returns -ENOMEM if the private session could not be allocated.
+ */
+typedef int (*security_configure_session_t)(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
+		struct rte_security_sess_conf *conf,
+		struct rte_security_session *sess,
+		struct rte_mempool *mp);
+
+/**
+ * Free driver private session data.
+ *
+ * @param	dev		Crypto device pointer
+ * @param	sess		Security session structure
+ */
+typedef void (*security_free_session_t)(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
+		struct rte_security_session *sess);
+
+/** Security operations function pointer table */
+struct rte_security_ops {
+	security_configure_session_t session_configure;
+	/**< Configure a Security session. */
+	security_free_session_t session_clear;
+	/**< Clear a security sessions private data. */
+};
 
 /**
  * Function for internal use by dummy drivers primarily, e.g. ring-based
