diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/template-bdp-uud.nix b/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/template-bdp-uud.nix
index a84239f62d57..2b2af257d37a 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/template-bdp-uud.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/builder-defs/template-bdp-uud.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,7 @@ rec {
     maintainers = [
       a.lib.maintainers.(abort "Specify maintainer")
     ];
+    platforms = with a.lib.platforms; 
+      (abort "Specify supported platforms");
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f59ba83865ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+a :  
+let 
+  s = import ./src-for-default.nix;
+  buildInputs = with a; [
+    openssl
+  ];
+in
+rec {
+  src = a.fetchUrlFromSrcInfo s;
+
+  inherit (s) name;
+  inherit buildInputs;
+  configureFlags = [];
+
+  /* doConfigure should be removed if not needed */
+  phaseNames = ["doConfigure" "doMakeInstall"];
+      
+  meta = {
+    description = "A proteted multinode virtual network";
+    maintainers = [
+      a.lib.maintainers.raskin
+    ];
+    platforms = with a.lib.platforms; linux ++ freebsd;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/src-for-default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/src-for-default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10094c7b1292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/src-for-default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+rec {
+  advertisedUrl="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gvpe/gvpe-2.22.tar.gz";
+  version = "2.22";
+  url="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gvpe/gvpe-2.22.tar.gz";
+  hash = "01p1akcib8wxpsma9i3zlnqwd78swpjhwx4drp9h57f0hp14cr7w";
+  name = "gvpe-2.22";
+  
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/src-info-for-default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/src-info-for-default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbd8f41da029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gvpe/src-info-for-default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  downloadPage = "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gvpe/?C=M;O=D";
+  baseName = "gvpe";
+  sourceRegexp = "[.]tar[.]gz\$";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b3e47766fd30..d3db22c638aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -848,6 +848,10 @@ let
     inherit (gnome) libsoup libglade gnomeicontheme;
   };
 
+  gvpe = builderDefsPackage ../tools/networking/gvpe {
+    inherit openssl;
+  };
+
   gzip = useFromStdenv "gzip"
     (import ../tools/compression/gzip {
       inherit fetchurl stdenv;