diff --git a/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/build b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7e4881333d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/build
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+cd $PKG_BUILD
+  make V=1 CC=$CC -C $(kernel_path) SUBDIRS=`pwd` modules
+
+mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/crypto
+  cp crypto/cryptodev.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/crypto
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/install b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a565817e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/install
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+VER=`ls $BUILD/linux*/modules/lib/modules`
+
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/modules/$VER/cryptodev
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/cryptodev.ko $INSTALL/lib/modules/$VER/cryptodev
diff --git a/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/meta b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..729fb578d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="cryptodev-linux"
+PKG_VERSION="1.0"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://home.gna.org/cryptodev-linux/"
+PKG_URL="http://download.gna.org/cryptodev-linux/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS=""
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain linux"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="driver"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="cryptodev-linux: a device that allows access to Linux kernel cryptographic drivers"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Cryptodev-linux is a device that allows access to Linux kernel cryptographic drivers; thus allowing of userspace applications to take advantage of hardware accelerators. Cryptodev-linux is implemented as a standalone module that requires no dependencies other than a stock linux kernel. It's API is similar to OpenBSD's cryptodev userspace API (/dev/crypto)."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
diff --git a/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/need_unpack b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/need_unpack
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5d6df529ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/security/cryptodev-linux/need_unpack
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
+#
+#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+#  any later version.
+#
+#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+################################################################################
+
+. config/options $1
+
+STAMP=$STAMPS/$1/unpack
+
+test $PKG_DIR/config/linux.$TARGET_ARCH.conf -nt $STAMP -o \
+     $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/linux/linux.$TARGET_ARCH.conf -nt $STAMP -o \
+     $PKG_DIR/url -nt $STAMP -o \
+     $PKG_DIR/meta -nt $STAMP && rm -f $STAMP
+
+exit 0