diff --git a/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.c b/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.c
index dbdb58b..b748e47 100644
--- a/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.c
+++ b/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
   return 0;
 }
 
-vlib_error_t *
+void
 vnet_crypto_register_ops_handler (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 engine_index,
 				  vnet_crypto_op_id_t opt,
 				  vnet_crypto_ops_handler_t * fn)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     {
       otd->active_engine_index = engine_index;
       cm->ops_handlers[opt] = fn;
-      return 0;
+      return;
     }
   ae = vec_elt_at_index (cm->engines, otd->active_engine_index);
   if (ae->priority < e->priority)
@@ -154,7 +154,79 @@
       cm->ops_handlers[opt] = fn;
     }
 
-  return 0;
+  return;
+}
+
+void
+vnet_crypto_register_key_handler (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 engine_index,
+				  vnet_crypto_key_handler_t * key_handler)
+{
+  vnet_crypto_main_t *cm = &crypto_main;
+  vnet_crypto_engine_t *e = vec_elt_at_index (cm->engines, engine_index);
+  e->key_op_handler = key_handler;
+  return;
+}
+
+u32
+vnet_crypto_key_add (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_crypto_alg_t alg, u8 * data,
+		     u16 length)
+{
+  u32 index;
+  vnet_crypto_main_t *cm = &crypto_main;
+  vnet_crypto_engine_t *engine;
+  vnet_crypto_key_t *key;
+  pool_get_zero (cm->keys, key);
+  index = key - cm->keys;
+  key->alg = alg;
+  vec_validate_aligned (key->data, length - 1, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+  clib_memcpy (key->data, data, length);
+
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  vec_foreach (engine, cm->engines)
+    if (engine->key_op_handler)
+      engine->key_op_handler (vm, VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_ADD, index);
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+  return index;
+}
+
+void
+vnet_crypto_key_del (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_crypto_key_index_t index)
+{
+  vnet_crypto_main_t *cm = &crypto_main;
+  vnet_crypto_engine_t *engine;
+  vnet_crypto_key_t *key = pool_elt_at_index (cm->keys, index);
+
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  vec_foreach (engine, cm->engines)
+    if (engine->key_op_handler)
+      engine->key_op_handler (vm, VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_DEL, index);
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  clib_memset (key->data, 0, vec_len (key->data));
+  vec_free (key->data);
+  pool_put (cm->keys, key);
+}
+
+void
+vnet_crypto_key_modify (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_crypto_key_index_t index,
+			vnet_crypto_alg_t alg, u8 * data, u16 length)
+{
+  vnet_crypto_main_t *cm = &crypto_main;
+  vnet_crypto_engine_t *engine;
+  vnet_crypto_key_t *key = pool_elt_at_index (cm->keys, index);
+
+  if (vec_len (key->data))
+    clib_memset (key->data, 0, vec_len (key->data));
+  vec_free (key->data);
+  vec_validate_aligned (key->data, length - 1, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+  clib_memcpy (key->data, data, length);
+  key->alg = alg;
+
+  /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+  vec_foreach (engine, cm->engines)
+    if (engine->key_op_handler)
+      engine->key_op_handler (vm, VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_MODIFY, index);
+  /* *INDENT-ON* */
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.h b/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.h
index 901c363..6ab32ec 100644
--- a/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.h
+++ b/src/vnet/crypto/crypto.h
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@
 
 typedef enum
 {
+  VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_ADD,
+  VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_DEL,
+  VNET_CRYPTO_KEY_OP_MODIFY,
+} vnet_crypto_key_op_t;
+
+typedef enum
+{
 #define _(n, s) VNET_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_##n,
   foreach_crypto_op_status
 #undef _
@@ -77,6 +84,7 @@
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 typedef enum
 {
+  VNET_CRYPTO_ALG_NONE = 0,
 #define _(n, s) VNET_CRYPTO_ALG_##n,
   foreach_crypto_cipher_alg
   foreach_crypto_aead_alg
@@ -87,6 +95,12 @@
   VNET_CRYPTO_N_ALGS,
 } vnet_crypto_alg_t;
 
+typedef struct
+{
+  u8 *data;
+  vnet_crypto_alg_t alg:8;
+} vnet_crypto_key_t;
+
 typedef enum
 {
   VNET_CRYPTO_OP_NONE = 0,
@@ -115,10 +129,10 @@
   u8 flags;
 #define VNET_CRYPTO_OP_FLAG_INIT_IV (1 << 0)
 #define VNET_CRYPTO_OP_FLAG_HMAC_CHECK (1 << 1)
+  u32 key_index;
   u32 len, salt;
   u16 aad_len;
-  u8 key_len, iv_len, digest_len, tag_len;
-  u8 *key;
+  u8 iv_len, digest_len, tag_len;
   u8 *iv;
   u8 *src;
   u8 *dst;
@@ -141,23 +155,30 @@
   clib_bitmap_t *act_queues;
 } vnet_crypto_thread_t;
 
+typedef u32 vnet_crypto_key_index_t;
+
 typedef u32 (vnet_crypto_ops_handler_t) (vlib_main_t * vm,
 					 vnet_crypto_op_t * ops[], u32 n_ops);
 
+typedef void (vnet_crypto_key_handler_t) (vlib_main_t * vm,
+					  vnet_crypto_key_op_t kop,
+					  vnet_crypto_key_index_t idx);
+
 u32 vnet_crypto_register_engine (vlib_main_t * vm, char *name, int prio,
 				 char *desc);
 
-vlib_error_t *vnet_crypto_register_ops_handler (vlib_main_t * vm,
-						u32 provider_index,
-						vnet_crypto_op_id_t opt,
-						vnet_crypto_ops_handler_t *
-						f);
+void vnet_crypto_register_ops_handler (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 engine_index,
+				       vnet_crypto_op_id_t opt,
+				       vnet_crypto_ops_handler_t * oph);
+void vnet_crypto_register_key_handler (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 engine_index,
+				       vnet_crypto_key_handler_t * keyh);
 
 typedef struct
 {
   char *name;
   char *desc;
   int priority;
+  vnet_crypto_key_handler_t *key_op_handler;
   vnet_crypto_ops_handler_t *ops_handlers[VNET_CRYPTO_N_OP_IDS];
 } vnet_crypto_engine_t;
 
@@ -168,6 +189,7 @@
   vnet_crypto_ops_handler_t **ops_handlers;
   vnet_crypto_op_data_t opt_data[VNET_CRYPTO_N_OP_IDS];
   vnet_crypto_engine_t *engines;
+  vnet_crypto_key_t *keys;
   uword *engine_index_by_name;
   uword *alg_index_by_name;
 } vnet_crypto_main_t;
@@ -180,9 +202,14 @@
 u32 vnet_crypto_process_ops (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_crypto_op_t ops[],
 			     u32 n_ops);
 
-
 int vnet_crypto_set_handler (char *ops_handler_name, char *engine);
 
+u32 vnet_crypto_key_add (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_crypto_alg_t alg,
+			 u8 * data, u16 length);
+void vnet_crypto_key_del (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_crypto_key_index_t index);
+void vnet_crypto_key_modify (vlib_main_t * vm, vnet_crypto_key_index_t index,
+			     vnet_crypto_alg_t alg, u8 * data, u16 len);
+
 format_function_t format_vnet_crypto_alg;
 format_function_t format_vnet_crypto_engine;
 format_function_t format_vnet_crypto_op;
@@ -197,6 +224,7 @@
     clib_memset (op, 0xfe, sizeof (*op));
   op->op = type;
   op->flags = 0;
+  op->key_index = ~0;
 }
 
 static_always_inline vnet_crypto_op_type_t
@@ -207,6 +235,13 @@
   return od->type;
 }
 
+static_always_inline vnet_crypto_key_t *
+vnet_crypto_get_key (vnet_crypto_key_index_t index)
+{
+  vnet_crypto_main_t *cm = &crypto_main;
+  return vec_elt_at_index (cm->keys, index);
+}
+
 #endif /* included_vnet_crypto_crypto_h */
 
 /*