diff --git a/board/qca/arm/common/cmd_sec_auth.c b/board/qca/arm/common/cmd_sec_auth.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
+ * only version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <asm/arch-qca-common/scm.h>
+
+int is_sec_boot_enabled(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	char buf;
+
+	ret = scm_call(SCM_SVC_FUSE, QFPROM_IS_AUTHENTICATE_CMD, NULL, 0,
+				&buf, sizeof(char));
+
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("%s: scm call failed. ret = %d\n", __func__, ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	else if (buf == 1) {
+		printf("secure boot fuse is enabled\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else {
+		printf("secure boot fuse is not enabled\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static int do_is_sec_boot_enabled(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
+{
+	if (is_sec_boot_enabled() >= 0)
+		return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+	else
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(is_sec_boot_enabled, 1, 0, do_is_sec_boot_enabled,
+		"check secure boot fuse is enabled or not\n",
+		"is_sec_boot_enabled - check secure boot fuse is enabled or not\n");
+
+static int is_scm_sec_auth_available(u32 svc_id, u32 cmd_id)
+{
+	int ret;
+	__le32 svc_cmd = cpu_to_le32((svc_id << SCM_SVC_ID_SHIFT) | cmd_id);
+	__le32 ret_val = 0;
+
+	ret = scm_call(SCM_SVC_INFO, IS_CALL_AVAIL_CMD, &svc_cmd,
+				sizeof(svc_cmd), &ret_val, sizeof(ret_val));
+	if (!ret)
+		return le32_to_cpu(ret_val);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int do_secure_authenticate(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct cmd_buf {
+		unsigned long type;
+		unsigned long size;
+		unsigned long addr;
+	} cmd_buf;
+
+	if (argc != 4) {
+		printf("command usage: secure_authenticate <sw_id> <img_addr> <img_size>\n");
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	ret = is_scm_sec_auth_available(SCM_SVC_BOOT, SCM_CMD_SEC_AUTH);
+	if (ret <= 0) {
+		printf("secure authentication scm call is not supported. ret = %d\n", ret);
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	cmd_buf.type = simple_strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 16);
+	cmd_buf.addr = simple_strtoul(argv[2], NULL, 16);
+	cmd_buf.size = simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, 16);
+
+	ret = scm_call(SCM_SVC_BOOT, SCM_CMD_SEC_AUTH, &cmd_buf,
+				sizeof(cmd_buf), NULL, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		printf("secure image authentication failed. ret = %d\n", ret);
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+	}
+	else {
+		printf("secure image authentication success\n");
+		return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+	}
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(secure_authenticate, 4, 0, do_secure_authenticate,
+		"authenticate the signed image\n",
+		"secure_authenticate <sw_id> <img_addr> <img_size>\n"
+		"	- authenticate the signed image\n");