if (result < 0)
                goto out_free;
 
-       if (data[0] == '/')
+       if (data[0] == '/') {
                result = ima_read_policy(data);
-       else 
+       } else if (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_POLICY) {
+               pr_err("IMA: signed policy file (specified as an absolute pathname) required\n");
+               integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL, NULL,
+                                   "policy_update", "signed policy required",
+                                   1, 0);
+               if (ima_appraise & IMA_APPRAISE_ENFORCE)
+                       result = -EACCES;
+       } else {
                result = ima_parse_add_rule(data);
+       }
        mutex_unlock(&ima_write_mutex);
 out_free:
        kfree(data);
 
         .uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID, .flags = IMA_FUNC | IMA_INMASK | IMA_UID},
        {.action = MEASURE, .func = MODULE_CHECK, .flags = IMA_FUNC},
        {.action = MEASURE, .func = FIRMWARE_CHECK, .flags = IMA_FUNC},
+       {.action = MEASURE, .func = POLICY_CHECK, .flags = IMA_FUNC},
 };
 
 static struct ima_rule_entry default_appraise_rules[] = {
                        else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "KEXEC_INITRAMFS_CHECK")
                                 == 0)
                                entry->func = KEXEC_INITRAMFS_CHECK;
+                       else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "POLICY_CHECK") == 0)
+                               entry->func = POLICY_CHECK;
                        else
                                result = -EINVAL;
                        if (!result)
                temp_ima_appraise |= IMA_APPRAISE_MODULES;
        else if (entry->func == FIRMWARE_CHECK)
                temp_ima_appraise |= IMA_APPRAISE_FIRMWARE;
+       else if (entry->func == POLICY_CHECK)
+               temp_ima_appraise |= IMA_APPRAISE_POLICY;
        audit_log_format(ab, "res=%d", !result);
        audit_log_end(ab);
        return result;
 enum {
        func_file = 0, func_mmap, func_bprm,
        func_module, func_firmware, func_post,
-       func_kexec_kernel, func_kexec_initramfs
+       func_kexec_kernel, func_kexec_initramfs,
+       func_policy
 };
 
 static char *func_tokens[] = {
        "FIRMWARE_CHECK",
        "KEXEC_KERNEL_CHECK",
        "KEXEC_INITRAMFS_CHECK",
+       "POLICY_CHECK",
        "POST_SETATTR"
 };
 
        case KEXEC_INITRAMFS_CHECK:
                seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_func), ft(func_kexec_initramfs));
                break;
+       case POLICY_CHECK:
+               seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_func), ft(func_policy));
+               break;
        default:
                snprintf(tbuf, sizeof(tbuf), "%d", func);
                seq_printf(m, pt(Opt_func), tbuf);