diff --git a/src/tape/drive/encryption.rs b/src/tape/drive/encryption.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a6da8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tape/drive/encryption.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+use std::os::unix::prelude::AsRawFd;
+
+use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
+use endian_trait::Endian;
+
+use proxmox::tools::io::{ReadExt, WriteExt};
+
+use crate::{
+    tape::sgutils2::{
+        SgRaw,
+        alloc_page_aligned_buffer,
+    },
+};
+
+/// Test if drive supports hardware encryption
+///
+/// We search for AES_CGM algorithm with 256bits key.
+pub fn has_encryption<F: AsRawFd>(
+    file: &mut F,
+) -> bool {
+
+    let data = match sg_spin_data_encryption_caps(file) {
+        Ok(data) => data,
+        Err(_) => return false,
+    };
+    match decode_spin_data_encryption_caps(&data) {
+        Ok(_) => true,
+        Err(_) => false,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Set or clear encryption key
+///
+/// We always use mixed mode,
+pub fn set_encryption<F: AsRawFd>(
+    file: &mut F,
+    key: Option<[u8; 32]>,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let data = sg_spin_data_encryption_caps(file)?;
+    let algorithm_index = decode_spin_data_encryption_caps(&data)?;
+
+    sg_spout_set_encryption(file, algorithm_index, key)?;
+
+    let data = sg_spin_data_encryption_status(file)?;
+    let status = decode_spin_data_encryption_status(&data)?;
+
+    match status.mode {
+        DataEncryptionMode::Off => {
+            if key.is_none() {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+        DataEncryptionMode::Mixed => {
+            if key.is_some() {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+
+    bail!("got unexpected encryption mode {:?}", status.mode);
+}
+
+#[derive(Endian)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
+struct SspSetDataEncryptionPage {
+    page_code: u16,
+    page_len: u16,
+    scope_byte: u8,
+    control_byte_5: u8,
+    encryption_mode: u8,
+    decryption_mode: u8,
+    algorythm_index: u8,
+    key_format: u8,
+    reserved: [u8; 8],
+    key_len: u16,
+    key: [u8; 32],
+}
+
+fn sg_spout_set_encryption<F: AsRawFd>(
+    file: &mut F,
+    algorythm_index: u8,
+    key: Option<[u8; 32]>,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let mut sg_raw = SgRaw::new(file, 0)?;
+
+    let outbuf_len = std::mem::size_of::<SspSetDataEncryptionPage>();
+    let mut outbuf = alloc_page_aligned_buffer(outbuf_len)?;
+    let chok: u8 = 0;
+
+    let page = SspSetDataEncryptionPage {
+        page_code: 0x10,
+        page_len: (outbuf_len - 4) as u16,
+        scope_byte: (0b10 << 5), // all IT nexus
+        control_byte_5: (chok << 2),
+        encryption_mode: if key.is_some() { 2 } else { 0 },
+        decryption_mode: if key.is_some() { 3 } else { 0 }, // mixed mode
+        algorythm_index,
+        key_format: 0,
+        reserved: [0u8; 8],
+        key_len: 32,
+        key: match key {
+            Some(key) => key,
+            None => [0u8; 32],
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut writer = &mut outbuf[..];
+    unsafe { writer.write_be_value(page)? };
+
+    let mut cmd = Vec::new();
+    cmd.push(0xB5); // SECURITY PROTOCOL IN (SPOUT)
+    cmd.push(0x20); // Tape Data Encryption Page
+    cmd.push(0);cmd.push(0x10); // Set Data Encryption page
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.extend(&(outbuf_len as u32).to_be_bytes()); // data out len
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.push(0);
+
+    sg_raw.do_out_command(&cmd, &outbuf)
+        .map_err(|err| format_err!("set data encryption SPOUT(20h[0010h]) failed - {}", err))
+}
+
+// Warning: this blocks and fails if there is no media loaded
+fn sg_spin_data_encryption_status<F: AsRawFd>(file: &mut F) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+
+    let allocation_len: u32 = 8192+4;
+
+    let mut sg_raw = SgRaw::new(file, allocation_len as usize)?;
+
+    let mut cmd = Vec::new();
+    cmd.push(0xA2); // SECURITY PROTOCOL IN (SPIN)
+    cmd.push(0x20); // Tape Data Encryption Page
+    cmd.push(0);cmd.push(0x20); // Data Encryption Status page
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.extend(&allocation_len.to_be_bytes());
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.push(0);
+
+    sg_raw.do_command(&cmd)
+        .map_err(|err| format_err!("read data encryption status SPIN(20h[0020h]) failed - {}", err))
+        .map(|v| v.to_vec())
+}
+
+// Warning: this blocks and fails if there is no media loaded
+fn sg_spin_data_encryption_caps<F: AsRawFd>(file: &mut F) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+
+    let allocation_len: u32 = 8192+4;
+
+    let mut sg_raw = SgRaw::new(file, allocation_len as usize)?;
+
+    let mut cmd = Vec::new();
+    cmd.push(0xA2); // SECURITY PROTOCOL IN (SPIN)
+    cmd.push(0x20); // Tape Data Encryption Page
+    cmd.push(0);cmd.push(0x10); // Data Encryption Capabilities page
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.extend(&allocation_len.to_be_bytes());
+    cmd.push(0);
+    cmd.push(0);
+
+    sg_raw.do_command(&cmd)
+        .map_err(|err| format_err!("read data encryption caps SPIN(20h[0010h]) failed - {}", err))
+        .map(|v| v.to_vec())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum DataEncryptionMode {
+    On,
+    Mixed,
+    RawRead,
+    Off,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct DataEncryptionStatus {
+    mode: DataEncryptionMode,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Endian)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
+struct SspDataEncryptionCapabilityPage {
+    page_code: u16,
+    page_len: u16,
+    extdecc_cfgp_byte: u8,
+    reserverd: [u8; 15],
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Endian)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
+struct SspDataEncryptionAlgorithmDescriptor {
+    algorythm_index: u8,
+    reserved1: u8,
+    descriptor_len: u16,
+    control_byte_4: u8,
+    control_byte_5: u8,
+    max_ucad_bytes: u16,
+    max_acad_bytes: u16,
+    key_size: u16,
+    control_byte_12: u8,
+    reserved2: u8,
+    msdk_count: u16,
+    reserved3: [u8; 4],
+    algorithm_code: u32,
+}
+
+// Returns the algorythm_index for AES-CGM
+fn decode_spin_data_encryption_caps(data: &[u8]) -> Result<u8, Error> {
+
+    proxmox::try_block!({
+        let mut reader = &data[..];
+        let page: SspDataEncryptionCapabilityPage = unsafe { reader.read_be_value()? };
+
+        let extdecc = (page.extdecc_cfgp_byte & 0b00001100) >> 2;
+        if extdecc != 2 {
+            bail!("not external data encryption control capable");
+        }
+
+        let cfg_p = page.extdecc_cfgp_byte & 0b00000011;
+        if cfg_p != 1 {
+            bail!("not allow to change logical block encryption parameters");
+        }
+
+        let mut aes_cgm_index = None;
+
+        loop {
+            if reader.is_empty() { break; };
+            let desc: SspDataEncryptionAlgorithmDescriptor =
+                unsafe { reader.read_be_value()? };
+            if desc.descriptor_len != 0x14 {
+                bail!("got wrong key descriptior len");
+            }
+            if (desc.control_byte_4 & 0b00000011) != 2 {
+                continue; // cant encrypt in hardware
+            }
+            if ((desc.control_byte_4 & 0b00001100) >> 2) != 2 {
+                continue; // cant decrypt in hardware
+            }
+            if desc.algorithm_code == 0x00010014 && desc.key_size == 32 {
+                aes_cgm_index = Some(desc.algorythm_index);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        match aes_cgm_index {
+            Some(index) => Ok(index),
+            None => bail!("drive dies not support AES-CGM encryption"),
+        }
+    }).map_err(|err: Error| format_err!("decode data encryption caps page failed - {}", err))
+
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Endian)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
+struct SspDataEncryptionStatusPage {
+    page_code: u16,
+    page_len: u16,
+    scope_byte: u8,
+    encryption_mode: u8,
+    decryption_mode: u8,
+    algorythm_index: u8,
+    key_instance_counter: u32,
+    control_byte: u8,
+    key_format: u8,
+    key_len: u16,
+    reserverd: [u8; 8],
+}
+
+fn decode_spin_data_encryption_status(data: &[u8]) -> Result<DataEncryptionStatus, Error> {
+
+    proxmox::try_block!({
+        let mut reader = &data[..];
+        let page: SspDataEncryptionStatusPage = unsafe { reader.read_be_value()? };
+
+        if page.page_code != 0x20 {
+            bail!("invalid response");
+        }
+
+        let mode = match (page.encryption_mode, page.decryption_mode) {
+            (0, 0) => DataEncryptionMode::Off,
+            (2, 1) => DataEncryptionMode::RawRead,
+            (2, 2) => DataEncryptionMode::On,
+            (2, 3) => DataEncryptionMode::Mixed,
+            _ => bail!("unknown encryption mode"),
+        };
+
+        let status = DataEncryptionStatus {
+            mode,
+        };
+
+        Ok(status)
+
+    }).map_err(|err| format_err!("decode data encryption status page failed - {}", err))
+}
diff --git a/src/tape/drive/mod.rs b/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
index d43274b0..5c710bde 100644
--- a/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ pub use tape_alert_flags::*;
 mod volume_statistics;
 pub use volume_statistics::*;
 
+mod encryption;
+pub use encryption::*;
+
 pub mod linux_tape;
 
 mod mam;