diff --git a/crypto/secret_keyring.c b/crypto/secret_keyring.c
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+/*
+ * QEMU crypto secret support
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020 Yandex N.V.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library 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
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include <asm/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/keyctl.h>
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+#include "crypto/secret_keyring.h"
+
+
+static inline
+long keyctl_read(int32_t key, uint8_t *buffer, size_t buflen)
+{
+    return syscall(__NR_keyctl, KEYCTL_READ, key, buffer, buflen, 0);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_keyring_load_data(QCryptoSecretCommon *sec_common,
+                                 uint8_t **output,
+                                 size_t *outputlen,
+                                 Error **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING(sec_common);
+    uint8_t *buffer = NULL;
+    long retcode;
+
+    *output = NULL;
+    *outputlen = 0;
+
+    if (!secret->serial) {
+        error_setg(errp, "'serial' parameter must be provided");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    retcode = keyctl_read(secret->serial, NULL, 0);
+    if (retcode <= 0) {
+        goto keyctl_error;
+    }
+
+    buffer = g_new0(uint8_t, retcode);
+
+    retcode = keyctl_read(secret->serial, buffer, retcode);
+    if (retcode < 0) {
+        g_free(buffer);
+        goto keyctl_error;
+    }
+
+    *outputlen = retcode;
+    *output = buffer;
+    return;
+
+keyctl_error:
+    error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
+                     "Unable to read serial key %08x",
+                     secret->serial);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_prop_set_key(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                            const char *name, void *opaque,
+                            Error **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING(obj);
+    int32_t value;
+    visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp);
+    if (!value) {
+        error_setg(errp, "'serial' should not be equal to 0");
+    }
+    secret->serial = value;
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_prop_get_key(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                            const char *name, void *opaque,
+                            Error **errp)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretKeyring *secret = QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING(obj);
+    int32_t value = secret->serial;
+    visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_keyring_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
+{
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(uc), true, "loaded", errp);
+}
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_keyring_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    QCryptoSecretCommonClass *sic = QCRYPTO_SECRET_COMMON_CLASS(oc);
+    sic->load_data = qcrypto_secret_keyring_load_data;
+
+    UserCreatableClass *ucc = USER_CREATABLE_CLASS(oc);
+    ucc->complete = qcrypto_secret_keyring_complete;
+
+    object_class_property_add(oc, "serial", "int32_t",
+                                  qcrypto_secret_prop_get_key,
+                                  qcrypto_secret_prop_set_key,
+                                  NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+
+static const TypeInfo qcrypto_secret_info = {
+    .parent = TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_COMMON,
+    .name = TYPE_QCRYPTO_SECRET_KEYRING,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(QCryptoSecretKeyring),
+    .class_size = sizeof(QCryptoSecretKeyringClass),
+    .class_init = qcrypto_secret_keyring_class_init,
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_USER_CREATABLE },
+        { }
+    }
+};
+
+
+static void
+qcrypto_secret_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&qcrypto_secret_info);
+}
+
+
+type_init(qcrypto_secret_register_types);