diff --git a/etc/surveil/policy.json b/etc/surveil/policy.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e746fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/surveil/policy.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "surveil:break":"!",
+  "surveil:pass":"@"
+}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f66cd0b..f492fd9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ requests
 watchdog
 oslo.config
 oslo.middleware
+oslo.policy>=0.3.0
 keystonemiddleware
 PasteDeploy
diff --git a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/hello.py b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/hello.py
index a96c99e..7e3c968 100644
--- a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/hello.py
+++ b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/hello.py
@@ -15,10 +15,19 @@
 import pecan
 from pecan import rest
 
+from surveil.common import util
+
 
 class HelloController(rest.RestController):
 
     @pecan.expose()
+    @util.policy_enforce(['pass'])
     def get(self):
         """Says hello."""
         return "Hello World!"
+
+    @pecan.expose()
+    @util.policy_enforce(['break'])
+    def post(self):
+        """What are you trying to post dude?"""
+        return "Looks like policies are not working."
diff --git a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/v2.py b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/v2.py
index e59f493..e66db5a 100644
--- a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/v2.py
+++ b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/v2.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from surveil.api.controllers.v2 import actions as v2_actions
 from surveil.api.controllers.v2 import admin as v2_admin
 from surveil.api.controllers.v2 import auth as v2_auth
 from surveil.api.controllers.v2 import config as v2_config
+from surveil.api.controllers.v2 import hello as v2_hello
 from surveil.api.controllers.v2 import logs as v2_logs
 from surveil.api.controllers.v2 import status as v2_status
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class V2Controller(object):
     """Version 2 API controller root."""
     actions = v2_actions.ActionsController()
     config = v2_config.ConfigController()
+    hello = v2_hello.HelloController()
     status = v2_status.StatusController()
     surveil = v2_admin.AdminController()
     auth = v2_auth.AuthController()
diff --git a/surveil/api/rbac.py b/surveil/api/rbac.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b8af56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveil/api/rbac.py
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2012 New Dream Network, LLC (DreamHost)
+# Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Company
+# Copyright 2014 - Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""Access Control Lists (ACL's) control access the API server."""
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_policy import policy
+
+_ENFORCER = None
+
+
+policy_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('config_dir', default='/etc/surveil/'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('config_file', default='policy.json'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('project', default='surveil')
+]
+
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+# We are not trying to override anything
+try:
+    CONF.register_opts(policy_opts)
+except cfg.DuplicateOptError:
+    pass
+
+
+def _has_rule(name):
+    return name in _ENFORCER.rules.keys()
+
+
+def enforce(policy_name, request):
+    """Return the user and project the request should be limited to.
+
+    :param request: HTTP request
+    :param policy_name: the policy name to validate authz against.
+    """
+
+    global _ENFORCER
+    if not _ENFORCER:
+        _ENFORCER = policy.Enforcer(CONF)
+        _ENFORCER.load_rules()
+
+    rule_method = "surveil:" + policy_name
+    headers = request.headers
+
+    policy_dict = dict()
+    policy_dict['roles'] = headers.get('X-Roles', "").split(",")
+    policy_dict['target.user_id'] = (headers.get('X-User-Id'))
+    policy_dict['target.project_id'] = (headers.get('X-Project-Id'))
+
+    # maintain backward compat with Juno and previous by allowing the action if
+    # there is no rule defined for it
+    if _has_rule('default') or _has_rule(rule_method):
+        return _ENFORCER.enforce(rule_method, {}, policy_dict)
+    else:
+        return False
+
+# TODO(fabiog): these methods are still used because the scoping part is really
+# convoluted and difficult to separate out.
+
+
+def get_limited_to(headers):
+    """Return the user and project the request should be limited to.
+
+    :param headers: HTTP headers dictionary
+    :return: A tuple of (user, project), set to None if there's no limit on
+    one of these.
+    """
+    global _ENFORCER
+    if not _ENFORCER:
+        _ENFORCER = policy.Enforcer(CONF)
+        _ENFORCER.load_rules()
+
+    policy_dict = dict()
+    policy_dict['roles'] = headers.get('X-Roles', "").split(",")
+    policy_dict['target.user_id'] = (headers.get('X-User-Id'))
+    policy_dict['target.project_id'] = (headers.get('X-Project-Id'))
+
+    # maintain backward compat with Juno and previous by using context_is_admin
+    # rule if the segregation rule (added in Kilo) is not defined
+    rule_name = 'segregation' if _has_rule(
+        'segregation') else 'context_is_admin'
+    if not _ENFORCER.enforce(rule_name,
+                             {},
+                             policy_dict):
+        return headers.get('X-User-Id'), headers.get('X-Project-Id')
+
+    return None, None
+
+
+def get_limited_to_project(headers):
+    """Return the project the request should be limited to.
+
+    :param headers: HTTP headers dictionary
+    :return: A project, or None if there's no limit on it.
+    """
+    return get_limited_to(headers)[1]
diff --git a/surveil/common/__init__.py b/surveil/common/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/surveil/common/util.py b/surveil/common/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d85269c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveil/common/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright 2014 - Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+import pecan
+from webob import exc
+
+from surveil.api import rbac
+
+
+# TODO(aviau && maybe Freddrickk): Properly document this decorator dudeasdasfd
+def policy_enforce(actions):
+    def policy_enforce_inner(handler):
+        def handle_stack_method(controller, **kwargs):
+            request = pecan.request
+            print(request)
+            for action in actions:
+                allowed = rbac.enforce(action, request)
+
+                if not allowed:
+                    raise exc.HTTPForbidden()
+
+            return handler(controller, **kwargs)
+        return handle_stack_method
+    return policy_enforce_inner
diff --git a/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/test_hello.py b/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/test_hello.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af6cecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/test_hello.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright 2014 - Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from surveil.tests.api import functionalTest
+
+
+class TestHelloController(functionalTest.FunctionalTest):
+
+    def test_get(self):
+        response = self.app.get('/v2/hello')
+        self.assertEqual(response.body, b"Hello World!")
+        assert response.status_int == 200
+
+    def test_post_policy_forbidden(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(Exception, '403 Forbidden'):
+            self.app.post('/v2/hello')
diff --git a/surveil/tests/api/functionalTest.py b/surveil/tests/api/functionalTest.py
index a054db2..af626a1 100644
--- a/surveil/tests/api/functionalTest.py
+++ b/surveil/tests/api/functionalTest.py
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import os
+
 import mongomock
+from oslo_config import cfg
 import pecan
 import pecan.testing
 
@@ -42,6 +45,16 @@ class FunctionalTest(base.BaseTestCase):
             )
         ]
 
+        policy_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+        opts = [
+            cfg.StrOpt('config_dir', default=policy_path),
+            cfg.StrOpt('config_file', default='policy.json'),
+            cfg.StrOpt('project', default='surveil'),
+        ]
+
+        cfg.CONF.register_opts(opts)
+
         self.app = pecan.testing.load_test_app({
             'app': {
                 'root': 'surveil.api.controllers.root.RootController',
diff --git a/surveil/tests/api/policy.json b/surveil/tests/api/policy.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e746fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveil/tests/api/policy.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "surveil:break":"!",
+  "surveil:pass":"@"
+}