diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/ipsec_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/ipsec_lib.rst
index 6900651bd6..f69019e5f5 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/ipsec_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/ipsec_lib.rst
@@ -159,6 +159,33 @@ which is either:
 
 In case of multiple matches, longest matching key will be returned.
 
+Create/destroy
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+librte_ipsec SAD implementation provides ability to create/destroy SAD tables.
+
+To create SAD table user has to specify how many entries of each key type is
+required and IP protocol type (IPv4/IPv6).
+As an example:
+
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+    struct rte_ipsec_sad *sad;
+    struct rte_ipsec_sad_conf conf;
+
+    conf.socket_id = -1;
+    conf.max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_ONLY] = some_nb_rules_spi_only;
+    conf.max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP] = some_nb_rules_spi_dip;
+    conf.max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP] = some_nb_rules_spi_dip_sip;
+    conf.flags = RTE_IPSEC_SAD_FLAG_RW_CONCURRENCY;
+
+    sad = rte_ipsec_sad_create("test", &conf);
+
+.. note::
+
+    for more information please refer to ipsec library API reference
+
 Supported features
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ipsec/Makefile b/lib/librte_ipsec/Makefile
index 5aaab72cb4..81fb999801 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ipsec/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ipsec/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CFLAGS += -O3
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 LDLIBS += -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool -lrte_mbuf -lrte_net
-LDLIBS += -lrte_cryptodev -lrte_security
+LDLIBS += -lrte_cryptodev -lrte_security -lrte_hash
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_ipsec_version.map
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ipsec/ipsec_sad.c b/lib/librte_ipsec/ipsec_sad.c
index 703be654f5..e16c7d94f7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ipsec/ipsec_sad.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ipsec/ipsec_sad.c
@@ -2,10 +2,53 @@
  * Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <rte_eal_memconfig.h>
 #include <rte_errno.h>
+#include <rte_hash.h>
+#include <rte_jhash.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
+#include <rte_random.h>
+#include <rte_rwlock.h>
+#include <rte_tailq.h>
 
 #include "rte_ipsec_sad.h"
 
+/*
+ * Rules are stored in three hash tables depending on key_type.
+ * Each rule will also be stored in SPI_ONLY table.
+ * for each data entry within this table last two bits are reserved to
+ * indicate presence of entries with the same SPI in DIP and DIP+SIP tables.
+ */
+
+#define IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE	64
+#define SAD_PREFIX		"SAD_"
+/* "SAD_<name>" */
+#define SAD_FORMAT		SAD_PREFIX "%s"
+
+#define DEFAULT_HASH_FUNC	rte_jhash
+#define MIN_HASH_ENTRIES	8U /* From rte_cuckoo_hash.h */
+
+struct hash_cnt {
+	uint32_t cnt_dip;
+	uint32_t cnt_dip_sip;
+};
+
+struct rte_ipsec_sad {
+	char name[IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_hash	*hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_KEY_TYPE_MASK];
+	/* Array to track number of more specific rules
+	 * (spi_dip or spi_dip_sip). Used only in add/delete
+	 * as a helper struct.
+	 */
+	__extension__ struct hash_cnt cnt_arr[];
+};
+
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_ipsec_sad_list, rte_tailq_entry);
+static struct rte_tailq_elem rte_ipsec_sad_tailq = {
+	.name = "RTE_IPSEC_SAD",
+};
+EAL_REGISTER_TAILQ(rte_ipsec_sad_tailq)
+
 int
 rte_ipsec_sad_add(__rte_unused struct rte_ipsec_sad *sad,
 		__rte_unused const union rte_ipsec_sad_key *key,
@@ -23,22 +66,190 @@ rte_ipsec_sad_del(__rte_unused struct rte_ipsec_sad *sad,
 }
 
 struct rte_ipsec_sad *
-rte_ipsec_sad_create(__rte_unused const char *name,
-		__rte_unused const struct rte_ipsec_sad_conf *conf)
+rte_ipsec_sad_create(const char *name, const struct rte_ipsec_sad_conf *conf)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	char hash_name[RTE_HASH_NAMESIZE];
+	char sad_name[IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te;
+	struct rte_ipsec_sad_list *sad_list;
+	struct rte_ipsec_sad *sad, *tmp_sad = NULL;
+	struct rte_hash_parameters hash_params = {0};
+	int ret;
+	uint32_t sa_sum;
+
+	RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(RTE_IPSEC_SAD_KEY_TYPE_MASK != 3);
+
+	if ((name == NULL) || (conf == NULL) ||
+			((conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_ONLY] == 0) &&
+			(conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP] == 0) &&
+			(conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP] == 0))) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ret = snprintf(sad_name, IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE, SAD_FORMAT, name);
+	if (ret < 0 || ret >= IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE) {
+		rte_errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/** Init SAD*/
+	sa_sum = RTE_MAX(MIN_HASH_ENTRIES,
+		conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_ONLY]) +
+		RTE_MAX(MIN_HASH_ENTRIES,
+		conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP]) +
+		RTE_MAX(MIN_HASH_ENTRIES,
+		conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP]);
+	sad = rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, sizeof(*sad) +
+		(sizeof(struct hash_cnt) * sa_sum),
+		RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, conf->socket_id);
+	if (sad == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	memcpy(sad->name, sad_name, sizeof(sad_name));
+
+	hash_params.hash_func = DEFAULT_HASH_FUNC;
+	hash_params.hash_func_init_val = rte_rand();
+	hash_params.socket_id = conf->socket_id;
+	hash_params.name = hash_name;
+	if (conf->flags & RTE_IPSEC_SAD_FLAG_RW_CONCURRENCY)
+		hash_params.extra_flag = RTE_HASH_EXTRA_FLAGS_RW_CONCURRENCY;
+
+	/** Init hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_ONLY] for SPI only */
+	snprintf(hash_name, sizeof(hash_name), "sad_1_%p", sad);
+	hash_params.key_len = sizeof(((struct rte_ipsec_sadv4_key *)0)->spi);
+	hash_params.entries = sa_sum;
+	sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_ONLY] = rte_hash_create(&hash_params);
+	if (sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_ONLY] == NULL) {
+		rte_ipsec_sad_destroy(sad);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/** Init hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP] for SPI + DIP */
+	snprintf(hash_name, sizeof(hash_name), "sad_2_%p", sad);
+	if (conf->flags & RTE_IPSEC_SAD_FLAG_IPV6)
+		hash_params.key_len +=
+			sizeof(((struct rte_ipsec_sadv6_key *)0)->dip);
+	else
+		hash_params.key_len +=
+			sizeof(((struct rte_ipsec_sadv4_key *)0)->dip);
+	hash_params.entries = RTE_MAX(MIN_HASH_ENTRIES,
+			conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP]);
+	sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP] = rte_hash_create(&hash_params);
+	if (sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP] == NULL) {
+		rte_ipsec_sad_destroy(sad);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/** Init hash[[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP] for SPI + DIP + SIP */
+	snprintf(hash_name, sizeof(hash_name), "sad_3_%p", sad);
+	if (conf->flags & RTE_IPSEC_SAD_FLAG_IPV6)
+		hash_params.key_len +=
+			sizeof(((struct rte_ipsec_sadv6_key *)0)->sip);
+	else
+		hash_params.key_len +=
+			sizeof(((struct rte_ipsec_sadv4_key *)0)->sip);
+	hash_params.entries = RTE_MAX(MIN_HASH_ENTRIES,
+			conf->max_sa[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP]);
+	sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP] = rte_hash_create(&hash_params);
+	if (sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP] == NULL) {
+		rte_ipsec_sad_destroy(sad);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	sad_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_ipsec_sad_tailq.head,
+			rte_ipsec_sad_list);
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_lock();
+	/* guarantee there's no existing */
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, sad_list, next) {
+		tmp_sad = (struct rte_ipsec_sad *)te->data;
+		if (strncmp(sad_name, tmp_sad->name, IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE) == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (te != NULL) {
+		rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+		rte_errno = EEXIST;
+		rte_ipsec_sad_destroy(sad);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* allocate tailq entry */
+	te = rte_zmalloc("IPSEC_SAD_TAILQ_ENTRY", sizeof(*te), 0);
+	if (te == NULL) {
+		rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		rte_ipsec_sad_destroy(sad);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	te->data = (void *)sad;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(sad_list, te, next);
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+	return sad;
 }
 
 struct rte_ipsec_sad *
-rte_ipsec_sad_find_existing(__rte_unused const char *name)
+rte_ipsec_sad_find_existing(const char *name)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	char sad_name[IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE];
+	struct rte_ipsec_sad *sad = NULL;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te;
+	struct rte_ipsec_sad_list *sad_list;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = snprintf(sad_name, IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE, SAD_FORMAT, name);
+	if (ret < 0 || ret >= IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE) {
+		rte_errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	sad_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_ipsec_sad_tailq.head,
+		rte_ipsec_sad_list);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_read_lock();
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, sad_list, next) {
+		sad = (struct rte_ipsec_sad *) te->data;
+		if (strncmp(sad_name, sad->name, IPSEC_SAD_NAMESIZE) == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_read_unlock();
+
+	if (te == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOENT;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return sad;
 }
 
 void
-rte_ipsec_sad_destroy(__rte_unused struct rte_ipsec_sad *sad)
+rte_ipsec_sad_destroy(struct rte_ipsec_sad *sad)
 {
-	return;
+	struct rte_tailq_entry *te;
+	struct rte_ipsec_sad_list *sad_list;
+
+	if (sad == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	sad_list = RTE_TAILQ_CAST(rte_ipsec_sad_tailq.head,
+			rte_ipsec_sad_list);
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_lock();
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(te, sad_list, next) {
+		if (te->data == (void *)sad)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (te != NULL)
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(sad_list, te, next);
+
+	rte_mcfg_tailq_write_unlock();
+
+	rte_hash_free(sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_ONLY]);
+	rte_hash_free(sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP]);
+	rte_hash_free(sad->hash[RTE_IPSEC_SAD_SPI_DIP_SIP]);
+	rte_free(sad);
+	if (te != NULL)
+		rte_free(te);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/librte_ipsec/meson.build b/lib/librte_ipsec/meson.build
index 91b98674d4..70358526b0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ipsec/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_ipsec/meson.build
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ sources = files('esp_inb.c', 'esp_outb.c', 'sa.c', 'ses.c', 'ipsec_sad.c')
 
 headers = files('rte_ipsec.h', 'rte_ipsec_group.h', 'rte_ipsec_sa.h', 'rte_ipsec_sad.h')
 
-deps += ['mbuf', 'net', 'cryptodev', 'security']
+deps += ['mbuf', 'net', 'cryptodev', 'security', 'hash']