SUMMARYThe k-edge-connectivity augmentation problem with bipartition constraints (kECABP, for short) is defined by "Given an undirected graph G = (V, E) and a bipartition π = {V B , V W } of V with V B ∩V W = ∅, find an edge set E f of minimum cardinality, consisting of edges that connect V B and V W , such that G = (V, E ∪ E f ) is k-edge-connected." The problem has applications for security of statistical data stored in a cross tabulated table, and so on. In this paper we propose a fast algorithm for finding an optimal solution to (σ + 1)ECABP in O(|V||E| + |V 2 | log |V|) time when G is σ-edge-connected (σ > 0), and show that the problem can be solved in linear time if σ ∈ {1, 2}.