diff --git a/pmrac/Cargo.toml b/pmrac/Cargo.toml
index 7b48fef..c25b857 100644
--- a/pmrac/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pmrac/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 argon2 = { version = "0.5.3", features = [ "std" ] }
 casbin = { version = "2.5.0" }
 log = { version = "0.4" }
+pmrrbac = { version = "0.0.1" }
 pmrcore = { version = "0.0.1", features = [ "display" ] }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.35", features = [ "fs", "io-util", "macros", "rt" ] }
diff --git a/pmrac/src/error.rs b/pmrac/src/error.rs
index d5ac7b1..951de10 100644
--- a/pmrac/src/error.rs
+++ b/pmrac/src/error.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Authentication(#[from] AuthenticationError),
     #[error("Misconfiguration Password")]
     Misconfiguration,
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Rbac(#[from] pmrrbac::error::Error),
 }
 
 #[non_exhaustive]
diff --git a/pmrac/src/platform.rs b/pmrac/src/platform.rs
index 04e4e2f..8c832a0 100644
--- a/pmrac/src/platform.rs
+++ b/pmrac/src/platform.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use pmrcore::{
     },
     platform::ACPlatform
 };
+use pmrrbac::Builder as PmrRbacBuilder;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -25,16 +26,21 @@ pub struct Builder {
     ac_platform: Option<Arc<dyn ACPlatform>>,
     // automatically purges all but the most recent passwords
     password_autopurge: bool,
+    pmrrbac_builder: PmrRbacBuilder,
 }
 
 pub struct Platform {
     ac_platform: Arc<dyn ACPlatform>,
     password_autopurge: bool,
+    pmrrbac_builder: PmrRbacBuilder,
 }
 
 impl Builder {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self::default()
+        Self {
+            pmrrbac_builder: PmrRbacBuilder::new(),
+            .. Default::default()
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn ac_platform(mut self, val: impl ACPlatform + 'static) -> Self {
@@ -47,10 +53,16 @@ impl Builder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn pmrrbac_builder(mut self, val: PmrRbacBuilder) -> Self {
+        self.pmrrbac_builder = val;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn build(self) -> Platform {
         Platform {
             ac_platform: self.ac_platform.expect("missing required argument ac_platform"),
             password_autopurge: self.password_autopurge,
+            pmrrbac_builder: self.pmrrbac_builder
         }
     }
 }
@@ -59,11 +71,13 @@ impl Platform {
     pub fn new(
         ac_platform: impl ACPlatform + 'static,
         password_autopurge: bool,
+        pmrrbac_builder: PmrRbacBuilder,
     ) -> Self {
         let ac_platform = Arc::new(ac_platform);
         Self {
             ac_platform,
             password_autopurge,
+            pmrrbac_builder,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -245,3 +259,27 @@ impl Platform {
         ).await?)
     }
 }
+
+// Enforcement
+
+impl Platform {
+    pub async fn enforce(
+        &self,
+        agent: impl Into<Agent>,
+        res: impl AsRef<str> + ToString,
+        endpoint_group: impl AsRef<str>,
+        http_method: &str,
+    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        Ok(self.pmrrbac_builder
+            .build_with_resource_policy(
+                self.generate_policy_for_res(res.to_string()).await?,
+            )
+            .await?
+            .enforce(
+                <Agent as Into<Option<String>>>::into(agent.into()),
+                res,
+                endpoint_group,
+                http_method,
+            )?)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pmrac/tests/test_platform.rs b/pmrac/tests/test_platform.rs
index f045a9f..a8f2447 100644
--- a/pmrac/tests/test_platform.rs
+++ b/pmrac/tests/test_platform.rs
@@ -3,19 +3,23 @@ use pmrcore::ac::{
     workflow::State,
 };
 use pmrac::{
-    Platform,
     error::{
         AuthenticationError,
         Error,
         PasswordError,
     },
     password::Password,
+    platform::Builder,
 };
+use pmrrbac::Builder as PmrRbacBuilder;
 
-use test_pmr::ac::create_sqlite_platform;
+use test_pmr::ac::{
+    create_sqlite_backend,
+    create_sqlite_platform,
+};
 
 async fn basic_lifecycle(purge: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let platform: Platform = create_sqlite_platform(purge).await?;
+    let platform = create_sqlite_platform(purge).await?;
     let new_user = platform.create_user("admin").await?;
     let admin = platform.get_user(new_user.id()).await?;
     assert_eq!(admin.id(), new_user.id());
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ async fn basic_lifecycle_no_autopurge() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 async fn error_handling(purge: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let platform: Platform = create_sqlite_platform(purge).await?;
+    let platform = create_sqlite_platform(purge).await?;
     let new_user = platform.create_user("admin").await?;
     let admin = platform.get_user(new_user.id()).await?;
 
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ async fn error_handling_no_autopurge() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
 #[async_std::test]
 async fn policy() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let platform: Platform = create_sqlite_platform(true).await?;
+    let platform = create_sqlite_platform(true).await?;
     let user = platform.create_user("admin").await?;
     let state = State::Private;
     let role = Role::Manager;
@@ -147,7 +151,7 @@ async fn policy() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
 #[async_std::test]
 async fn resource_wf_state() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let platform: Platform = create_sqlite_platform(true).await?;
+    let platform = create_sqlite_platform(true).await?;
     let admin = platform.create_user("admin").await?;
     let user = platform.create_user("test_user").await?;
 
@@ -227,3 +231,70 @@ async fn resource_wf_state() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[async_std::test]
+async fn policy_enforcement() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let platform = Builder::new()
+        .ac_platform(create_sqlite_backend().await?)
+        .pmrrbac_builder(PmrRbacBuilder::new_limited())
+        .build();
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Private, Role::Owner, "edit", "GET").await?;
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Private, Role::Owner, "edit", "POST").await?;
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Pending, Role::Reviewer, "", "GET").await?;
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Pending, Role::Reviewer, "", "POST").await?;
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Pending, Role::Reviewer, "edit", "GET").await?;
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Pending, Role::Reviewer, "edit", "POST").await?;
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Published, Role::Owner, "edit", "GET").await?;
+    platform.assign_policy_to_wf_state(State::Published, Role::Reader, "", "GET").await?;
+
+    let admin = platform.create_user("admin").await?;
+    admin.reset_password("admin", "admin").await?;
+    platform.grant_role_to_agent("/*", admin, Role::Manager).await?;
+
+    let reviewer = platform.create_user("reviewer").await?;
+    reviewer.reset_password("reviewer", "reviewer").await?;
+    // this makes the reviewer being able to review globally
+    // platform.grant_role_to_agent("/*", &reviewer, Role::Reviewer).await?;
+    // we need something actually
+    // Or is this something that can be expressed with casbin as part of the base model/policy?
+    // platform.enable_role_at_state_for_resource(Role::Reviewer, State::Pending, "/*").await?;
+    platform.grant_role_to_agent("/profile/reviewer", reviewer, Role::Owner).await?;
+    platform.set_wf_state_for_res("/profile/reviewer", State::Private).await?;
+
+    let user = platform.create_user("user").await?;
+    user.reset_password("user", "user").await?;
+    platform.grant_role_to_agent("/profile/user", user, Role::Owner).await?;
+    platform.set_wf_state_for_res("/profile/user", State::Private).await?;
+
+    let admin = platform.authenticate_user("admin", "admin").await?;
+    let reviewer = platform.authenticate_user("reviewer", "reviewer").await?;
+    let user = platform.authenticate_user("user", "user").await?;
+
+    assert!(platform.enforce(&admin, "/profile/user", "", "GET").await?);
+    assert!(platform.enforce(&user, "/profile/user", "", "GET").await?);
+    assert!(!platform.enforce(&reviewer, "/profile/user", "", "GET").await?);
+
+    // create content owned by user
+    platform.grant_role_to_agent("/news/post/1", &user, Role::Owner).await?;
+
+    // editable by the user while private
+    platform.set_wf_state_for_res("/news/post/1", State::Private).await?;
+    assert!(platform.enforce(&admin, "/news/post/1", "edit", "POST").await?);
+    assert!(platform.enforce(&user, "/news/post/1", "edit", "POST").await?);
+    assert!(!platform.enforce(&reviewer, "/news/post/1", "edit", "POST").await?);
+
+    platform.set_wf_state_for_res("/news/post/1", State::Pending).await?;
+    // TODO need to figure out the API for this, rather than doing the wildcard as
+    // that doesn't work.  for now, we need to assign the exact reviewer at this exact
+    // moment, rather than the role in a more general way
+    // That said, this address the use case for assigning _specific_ reviewer for the
+    // task and they will have the rights required
+    platform.grant_role_to_agent("/news/post/1", &reviewer, Role::Reviewer).await?;
+
+    assert!(platform.enforce(&admin, "/news/post/1", "edit", "POST").await?);
+    assert!(!platform.enforce(&user, "/news/post/1", "edit", "POST").await?);
+    assert!(platform.enforce(&reviewer, "/news/post/1", "edit", "POST").await?);
+    assert!(!platform.enforce(&reviewer, "/news/post/1", "grant", "POST").await?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/pmrcore/src/ac/agent/impls.rs b/pmrcore/src/ac/agent/impls.rs
index e02b976..ed80ce9 100644
--- a/pmrcore/src/ac/agent/impls.rs
+++ b/pmrcore/src/ac/agent/impls.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ impl From<User> for Agent {
 }
 
 impl From<&Agent> for Option<i64> {
-    fn from(agent: &Agent) -> Option<i64> {
+    fn from(agent: &Agent) -> Self {
         match agent {
             Agent::Anonymous => None,
             Agent::User(User { id, .. }) => Some(*id),
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl From<Agent> for Option<String> {
+    fn from(agent: Agent) -> Self {
+        match agent {
+            Agent::Anonymous => None,
+            Agent::User(User { name, .. }) => Some(name),
+        }
+    }
+}