diff --git a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sysctl.rst
index 47b9bbdd0179..26432b0ff3ac 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sysctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sysctl.rst
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ XFRM Syscall
 
 xfrm_acq_expires - INTEGER
 	default 30 - hard timeout in seconds for acquire requests
+
+xfrm_redact_secret - INTEGER
+	A toggle to redact xfrm SA's secret to userspace.
+	When true the kernel, netlink message will redact SA secret
+	to userspace. This is part of FIPS 140-2 requirement.
+	Once the value is set to true, either at compile or at run time,
+	it can not be set to false.
diff --git a/include/net/netns/xfrm.h b/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
index 59f45b1e9dac..0ca9328daad4 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct netns_xfrm {
 	u32			sysctl_aevent_rseqth;
 	int			sysctl_larval_drop;
 	u32			sysctl_acq_expires;
+	u32			sysctl_redact_secret;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	struct ctl_table_header	*sysctl_hdr;
 #endif
diff --git a/net/xfrm/Kconfig b/net/xfrm/Kconfig
index 5b9a5ab48111..270a4e906a15 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/Kconfig
+++ b/net/xfrm/Kconfig
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ config XFRM_ESP
 	select CRYPTO_SEQIV
 	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 
+config XFRM_REDACT_SECRET
+	bool "Redact xfrm SA secret in netlink message"
+	depends on SYSCTL
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enable XFRM SA secret redact in the netlink message.
+	  Redacting secret is a FIPS 140-2 requirement.
+	  Once enabled at compile, the value can not be set to false on
+	  a running system.
+
 config XFRM_IPCOMP
 	tristate
 	select XFRM_ALGO
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c
index 0c6c5ef65f9d..bff1f55b198e 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c
@@ -4,15 +4,25 @@
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_XFRM_REDACT_SECRET
+#define XFRM_REDACT_SECRET  1
+#else
+#define XFRM_REDACT_SECRET  0
+#endif
+#endif
+
 static void __net_init __xfrm_sysctl_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	net->xfrm.sysctl_aevent_etime = XFRM_AE_ETIME;
 	net->xfrm.sysctl_aevent_rseqth = XFRM_AE_SEQT_SIZE;
 	net->xfrm.sysctl_larval_drop = 1;
 	net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires = 30;
+	net->xfrm.sysctl_redact_secret = XFRM_REDACT_SECRET;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+
 static struct ctl_table xfrm_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "xfrm_aevent_etime",
@@ -38,6 +48,15 @@ static struct ctl_table xfrm_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
 	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "xfrm_redact_secret",
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(u32),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		/* only handle a transition from "0" to "1" */
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+	},
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -54,6 +73,7 @@ int __net_init xfrm_sysctl_init(struct net *net)
 	table[1].data = &net->xfrm.sysctl_aevent_rseqth;
 	table[2].data = &net->xfrm.sysctl_larval_drop;
 	table[3].data = &net->xfrm.sysctl_acq_expires;
+	table[4].data = &net->xfrm.sysctl_redact_secret;
 
 	/* Don't export sysctls to unprivileged users */
 	if (net->user_ns != &init_user_ns)
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index fbb7d9d06478..c33ebc166e04 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -848,21 +848,78 @@ static int copy_user_offload(struct xfrm_state_offload *xso, struct sk_buff *skb
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int copy_to_user_auth(struct xfrm_algo_auth *auth, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int copy_to_user_auth(u32 redact_secret, struct xfrm_algo_auth *auth,
+			     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct xfrm_algo *algo;
+	struct xfrm_algo_auth *ap;
 	struct nlattr *nla;
 
 	nla = nla_reserve(skb, XFRMA_ALG_AUTH,
 			  sizeof(*algo) + (auth->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
 	if (!nla)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
-
 	algo = nla_data(nla);
 	strncpy(algo->alg_name, auth->alg_name, sizeof(algo->alg_name));
-	memcpy(algo->alg_key, auth->alg_key, (auth->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+
+	if (redact_secret && auth->alg_key_len)
+		memset(algo->alg_key, 0, (auth->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+	else
+		memcpy(algo->alg_key, auth->alg_key,
+		       (auth->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
 	algo->alg_key_len = auth->alg_key_len;
 
+	nla = nla_reserve(skb, XFRMA_ALG_AUTH_TRUNC, xfrm_alg_auth_len(auth));
+	if (!nla)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+	ap = nla_data(nla);
+	memcpy(ap, auth, sizeof(struct xfrm_algo_auth));
+	if (redact_secret && auth->alg_key_len)
+		memset(ap->alg_key, 0, (auth->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+	else
+		memcpy(ap->alg_key, auth->alg_key,
+		       (auth->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int copy_to_user_aead(u32 redact_secret,
+			     struct xfrm_algo_aead *aead, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct nlattr *nla = nla_reserve(skb, XFRMA_ALG_AEAD, aead_len(aead));
+	struct xfrm_algo_aead *ap;
+
+	if (!nla)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	ap = nla_data(nla);
+	memcpy(ap, aead, sizeof(*aead));
+
+	if (redact_secret && aead->alg_key_len)
+		memset(ap->alg_key, 0, (aead->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+	else
+		memcpy(ap->alg_key, aead->alg_key,
+		       (aead->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int copy_to_user_ealg(u32 redact_secret, struct xfrm_algo *ealg,
+			     struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct xfrm_algo *ap;
+	struct nlattr *nla = nla_reserve(skb, XFRMA_ALG_CRYPT,
+					 xfrm_alg_len(ealg));
+	if (!nla)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
+	ap = nla_data(nla);
+	memcpy(ap, ealg, sizeof(*ealg));
+
+	if (redact_secret && ealg->alg_key_len)
+		memset(ap->alg_key, 0, (ealg->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+	else
+		memcpy(ap->alg_key, ealg->alg_key,
+		       (ealg->alg_key_len + 7) / 8);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -884,6 +941,7 @@ static int copy_to_user_state_extra(struct xfrm_state *x,
 				    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	struct net *net = xs_net(x);
 
 	copy_to_user_state(x, p);
 
@@ -906,20 +964,20 @@ static int copy_to_user_state_extra(struct xfrm_state *x,
 			goto out;
 	}
 	if (x->aead) {
-		ret = nla_put(skb, XFRMA_ALG_AEAD, aead_len(x->aead), x->aead);
+		ret = copy_to_user_aead(net->xfrm.sysctl_redact_secret,
+					x->aead, skb);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
 	if (x->aalg) {
-		ret = copy_to_user_auth(x->aalg, skb);
-		if (!ret)
-			ret = nla_put(skb, XFRMA_ALG_AUTH_TRUNC,
-				      xfrm_alg_auth_len(x->aalg), x->aalg);
+		ret = copy_to_user_auth(net->xfrm.sysctl_redact_secret,
+					x->aalg, skb);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
 	if (x->ealg) {
-		ret = nla_put(skb, XFRMA_ALG_CRYPT, xfrm_alg_len(x->ealg), x->ealg);
+		ret = copy_to_user_ealg(net->xfrm.sysctl_redact_secret,
+					x->ealg, skb);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
