diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
index c9c1795a1639..b6fcf36f0f27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev_pci.h>
 #include <rte_alarm.h>
+#include <rte_security.h>
+#include <rte_security_driver.h>
+#include <rte_cryptodev.h>
 
 #include "atl_ethdev.h"
 #include "atl_common.h"
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ static int eth_atl_pci_remove(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev);
 
 static void atl_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 				struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info);
+static int atl_macsec_ctx_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
 int atl_logtype_init;
 int atl_logtype_driver;
@@ -412,6 +416,10 @@ eth_atl_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	hw->aq_nic_cfg = &adapter->hw_cfg;
 
+	/* Initialize security_ctx only for primary process*/
+	if (atl_macsec_ctx_create(eth_dev))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/* disable interrupt */
 	atl_disable_intr(hw);
 
@@ -475,6 +483,8 @@ eth_atl_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
 	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = NULL;
 
+	rte_free(eth_dev->security_ctx);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1872,6 +1882,112 @@ atl_rss_hash_conf_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct rte_security_capability *
+atl_crypto_capabilities_get(void *device __rte_unused)
+{
+	static const struct rte_cryptodev_capabilities
+	aes_gcm_gmac_crypto_capabilities[] = {
+		{	/* AES GMAC (128-bit) */
+			.op = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC,
+			{.sym = {
+				.xform_type = RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AUTH,
+				{.auth = {
+					.algo = RTE_CRYPTO_AUTH_AES_GMAC,
+					.block_size = 16,
+					.key_size = {
+						.min = 16,
+						.max = 16,
+						.increment = 0
+					},
+				}, }
+			}, }
+		},
+	};
+
+	static const struct rte_security_capability
+	alt_security_capabilities[] = {
+		{
+			.action = RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL,
+			.protocol = RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MACSEC,
+			{.macsec = {
+				/*
+				.proto = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_PROTO_ESP,
+				.mode = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_MODE_TRANSPORT,
+				.options = { 0 }
+				*/
+			} },
+			.crypto_capabilities = aes_gcm_gmac_crypto_capabilities,
+			.ol_flags = 0
+		},
+		{
+			.action = RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_NONE
+		}
+	};
+
+	return alt_security_capabilities;
+}
+
+static int atl_macsec_create_session(void *device,
+		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
+		struct rte_security_session *sess,
+		struct rte_mempool *mp)
+{
+
+}
+
+static int atl_macsec_update_session(void *device,
+		struct rte_security_session *sess,
+		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf)
+{
+	
+}
+
+static unsigned int atl_macsec_session_get_size(void *device)
+{
+
+}
+
+static int atl_macsec_destroy_session(void *device,
+		struct rte_security_session *sess)
+{
+
+}
+
+static const struct rte_security_capability *atl_macsec_capabilities_get(
+		void *device)
+{
+
+}
+
+static struct rte_security_ops atl_security_ops = {
+	.session_create = atl_macsec_create_session,
+	.session_update = atl_macsec_update_session,
+	.session_get_size = atl_macsec_session_get_size,
+	.session_stats_get = NULL,
+	.session_destroy = atl_macsec_destroy_session,
+	.set_pkt_metadata = NULL,
+	.capabilities_get = atl_macsec_capabilities_get,
+};
+
+static int
+atl_macsec_ctx_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct rte_security_ctx *ctx = NULL;
+
+	ctx = rte_malloc("rte_security_instances_ops",
+				sizeof(struct rte_security_ctx), 0);
+	if (ctx) {
+		ctx->device = (void *)dev;
+		ctx->ops = &atl_security_ops;
+		ctx->sess_cnt = 0;
+		dev->security_ctx = ctx;
+	} else {
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 static bool
 is_device_supported(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_pci_driver *drv)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build b/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build
index 60b84684ec0a..d14855bdb218 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/meson.build
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ sources = files(
 	'hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c',
 	'rte_pmd_atlantic.c',
 )
+deps += ['security']
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