+* **[provides] rte_security_ops, capabilities_get**: ``action: RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_CRYPTO``
+
+
+.. _nic_features_inline_protocol_doc:
+
+Inline protocol
+---------------
+
+Supports inline protocol processing defined by rte_security library to perform
+protocol processing for the security protocol (e.g. IPsec, MACSEC) while the
+packet is received at NIC. The NIC is capable of understanding the security
+protocol operations. See security library and PMD documentation for more details.
+
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+* **[uses] rte_eth_txconf,rte_eth_txmode**: ``offloads:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[implements] rte_security_ops**: ``session_create``, ``session_update``,
+ ``session_stats_get``, ``session_destroy``, ``set_pkt_metadata``, ``get_userdata``,
+ ``capabilities_get``.
+* **[provides] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``rx_offload_capa,rx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``,
+ ``tx_offload_capa,tx_queue_offload_capa:DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY``.
+* **[provides] mbuf**: ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD``,
+ ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_TX_SEC_OFFLOAD``, ``mbuf.ol_flags:PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD_FAILED``.
+* **[provides] rte_security_ops, capabilities_get**: ``action: RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL``