+``<type>``
+
+ * Action type to specify the security action. This option specify
+ the SA to be performed with look aside protocol offload to HW
+ accelerator or protocol offload on ethernet device or inline
+ crypto processing on the ethernet device during transmission.
+
+ * Optional: Yes, default type *no-offload*
+
+ * Available options:
+
+ * *lookaside-protocol-offload*: look aside protocol offload to HW accelerator
+ * *inline-protocol-offload*: inline protocol offload on ethernet device
+ * *inline-crypto-offload*: inline crypto processing on ethernet device
+ * *no-offload*: no offloading to hardware
+
+ ``<port_id>``
+
+ * Port/device ID of the ethernet/crypto accelerator for which the SA is
+ configured. For *inline-crypto-offload* and *inline-protocol-offload*, this
+ port will be used for routing. The routing table will not be referred in
+ this case.
+
+ * Optional: No, if *type* is not *no-offload*
+
+ * Syntax:
+
+ * *port_id X* X is a valid device number in decimal
+
+