diff --git a/gql.go b/gql.go
index 2cb4158..0ba4777 100644
--- a/gql.go
+++ b/gql.go
@@ -804,6 +804,10 @@ func (ext *GQLExt) NewSubscriptionChannel(buffer int) chan Signal {
 }
 
 func (ext *GQLExt) Process(context *Context, princ_id NodeID, node *Node, signal Signal) {
+  if signal.Type() == ReadResultSignalType {
+  }
+
+
   ext.SubscribeLock.Lock()
   defer ext.SubscribeLock.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/graph_test.go b/graph_test.go
index dc620ff..6e58216 100644
--- a/graph_test.go
+++ b/graph_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,33 @@ import (
 type GraphTester testing.T
 const listner_timeout = 50 * time.Millisecond
 
-func (t * GraphTester) WaitForState(ctx * Context, listener *ListenerExt, stype SignalType, state string, timeout time.Duration, str string) Signal {
+func (t *GraphTester) WaitForReadResult(ctx *Context, listener *ListenerExt, timeout time.Duration, str string) map[ExtType]map[string]interface{} {
+  timeout_channel := time.After(timeout)
+  for true {
+    select {
+    case signal := <- listener.Chan:
+      ctx.Log.Logf("test", "SIGNAL %+v", signal)
+      if signal == nil {
+        ctx.Log.Logf("test", "SIGNAL_CHANNEL_CLOSED: %s", listener)
+        t.Fatal(str)
+      }
+      if signal.Type() == ReadResultSignalType {
+        result_signal, ok := signal.(ReadResultSignal)
+        if ok == false {
+          ctx.Log.Logf("test", "SIGNAL_CHANNEL_BAD_CAST: %+v", signal)
+          t.Fatal(str)
+        }
+        return result_signal.Extensions
+      }
+    case <-timeout_channel:
+      ctx.Log.Logf("test", "SIGNAL_CHANNEL_TIMEOUT: %+v", listener)
+      t.Fatal(str)
+    }
+  }
+  return nil
+}
+
+func (t *GraphTester) WaitForState(ctx * Context, listener *ListenerExt, stype SignalType, state string, timeout time.Duration, str string) Signal {
   timeout_channel := time.After(timeout)
   for true {
     select {
diff --git a/lockable_test.go b/lockable_test.go
index d931d2c..c9a159f 100644
--- a/lockable_test.go
+++ b/lockable_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var link_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy(Actions{MakeAction(LinkSignalType, "*"), Mak
 var lock_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy(Actions{MakeAction(LockSignalType, "*")})
 
 func TestLink(t *testing.T) {
-  ctx := lockableTestContext(t, []string{"lockable"})
+  ctx := lockableTestContext(t, []string{})
 
   l1_listener := NewListenerExt(10)
   l1 := NewNode(ctx, RandID(), TestLockableType, nil,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestLink(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLock(t *testing.T) {
-  ctx := lockableTestContext(t, []string{"policy"})
+  ctx := lockableTestContext(t, []string{})
 
   NewLockable := func()(*Node, *ListenerExt) {
     listener := NewListenerExt(10)
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 89c098d..cdc9128 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ func ReadNodeFields(ctx *Context, self *Node, princ NodeID, reqs map[ExtType][]s
         }
       }
     }
+    exts[ext_type] = fields
   }
   return exts
 }
@@ -198,8 +199,8 @@ func nodeLoop(ctx *Context, node *Node) error {
       if ok == false {
         ctx.Log.Logf("signal", "READ_SIGNAL: bad cast %+v", signal)
       } else {
-        fields := ReadNodeFields(ctx, node, source, read_signal.Extensions)
-        ctx.Log.Logf("test", "READ_RESULT: %+v", fields)
+        result := ReadNodeFields(ctx, node, source, read_signal.Extensions)
+        ctx.Send(node.ID, source, NewReadResultSignal(result))
       }
     }
 
@@ -341,19 +342,27 @@ func NewNode(ctx *Context, id NodeID, node_type NodeType, queued_signals []Queue
 }
 
 func Allowed(ctx *Context, principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *Node) error {
-  ctx.Log.Logf("policy", "POLICY_CHECK: %s %s.%s", principal_id, node.ID, action)
+  ctx.Log.Logf("policy", "POLICY_CHECK: %s -> %s.%s", principal_id, node.ID, action)
   // Nodes are allowed to perform all actions on themselves regardless of whether or not they have an ACL extension
   if principal_id == node.ID {
+    ctx.Log.Logf("policy", "POLICY_CHECK_SAME_NODE: %s.%s", principal_id, action)
     return nil
   }
 
   // Check if the node has a policy extension itself, and check against the policies in it
   policy_ext, err := GetExt[*ACLExt](node)
   if err != nil {
+    ctx.Log.Logf("policy", "POLICY_CHECK_NO_ACL_EXT: %s", node.ID)
     return err
   }
 
-  return policy_ext.Allows(ctx, principal_id, action, node)
+  err = policy_ext.Allows(ctx, principal_id, action, node)
+  if err != nil {
+    ctx.Log.Logf("policy", "POLICY_CHECK_FAIL: %s -> %s.%s : %s", principal_id, node.ID, action, err)
+  } else {
+    ctx.Log.Logf("policy", "POLICY_CHECK_PASS: %s -> %s.%s", principal_id, node.ID, action)
+  }
+  return err
 }
 
 // Magic first four bytes of serialized DB content, stored big endian
diff --git a/node_test.go b/node_test.go
index f0f9e9c..f776fa2 100644
--- a/node_test.go
+++ b/node_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package graphvent
 
 import (
   "testing"
+  "time"
 )
 
 func TestNodeDB(t *testing.T) {
-  ctx := logTestContext(t, []string{"db"})
+  ctx := logTestContext(t, []string{})
   node_type := NodeType("test")
   err := ctx.RegisterNodeType(node_type, []ExtType{GroupExtType})
   fatalErr(t, err)
@@ -16,3 +17,34 @@ func TestNodeDB(t *testing.T) {
   _, err = ctx.GetNode(node.ID)
   fatalErr(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestNodeRead(t *testing.T) {
+  ctx := logTestContext(t, []string{"test", "read", "signal", "policy", "node", "loop"})
+  node_type := NodeType("TEST")
+  err := ctx.RegisterNodeType(node_type, []ExtType{ACLExtType, GroupExtType})
+  fatalErr(t, err)
+
+  n1_id := RandID()
+  n2_id := RandID()
+
+  ctx.Log.Logf("test", "N1: %s", n1_id)
+  ctx.Log.Logf("test", "N2: %s", n2_id)
+
+  n2_policy := NewPerNodePolicy(map[NodeID]Actions{
+    n1_id: Actions{MakeAction(ReadResultSignalType, "+")},
+  })
+  n2_listener := NewListenerExt(10)
+  n2 := NewNode(ctx, n2_id, node_type, nil, NewACLExt(n2_policy), NewGroupExt(nil), n2_listener)
+
+  n1_policy := NewPerNodePolicy(map[NodeID]Actions{
+    n2_id: Actions{MakeAction(ReadSignalType, "+")},
+  })
+  n1 := NewNode(ctx, n1_id, node_type, nil, NewACLExt(n1_policy), NewGroupExt(nil))
+
+  ctx.Send(n2.ID, n1.ID, NewReadSignal(map[ExtType][]string{
+    GroupExtType: []string{"members"},
+  }))
+
+  res := (*GraphTester)(t).WaitForReadResult(ctx, n2_listener, 10*time.Millisecond, "No read_result")
+  ctx.Log.Logf("test", "READ_RESULT: %+v", res)
+}
diff --git a/policy.go b/policy.go
index ab43a0f..ebf88ae 100644
--- a/policy.go
+++ b/policy.go
@@ -122,8 +122,11 @@ func MakeAction(parts ...interface{}) Action {
 }
 
 func (action Action) Allows(test Action) bool {
+  action_len := len(action)
   for i, part := range(test) {
-    if action[i] == part || action[i] == "*" {
+    if i >= action_len {
+      return false
+    } else if action[i] == part || action[i] == "*" {
       continue
     } else if action[i] == "+" {
       break
@@ -148,6 +151,33 @@ func (actions Actions) Allows(action Action) error {
 
 type NodeActions map[NodeID]Actions
 
+func (actions NodeActions) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+  tmp := map[string]Actions{}
+  for id, a := range(actions) {
+    tmp[id.String()] = a
+  }
+  return json.Marshal(tmp)
+}
+
+func (actions NodeActions) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+  tmp := map[string]Actions{}
+  err := json.Unmarshal(data, &tmp)
+  if err != nil {
+    return err
+  }
+
+  for id_str, a := range(tmp) {
+    id, err := ParseID(id_str)
+    if err != nil {
+      return err
+    }
+
+    actions[id] = a
+  }
+
+  return nil
+}
+
 type AllNodesPolicyJSON struct {
   Actions Actions `json:"actions"`
 }
@@ -350,7 +380,6 @@ func (ext *ACLExt) Type() ExtType {
 
 // Check if the extension allows the principal to perform action on node
 func (ext *ACLExt) Allows(ctx *Context, principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *Node) error {
-  ctx.Log.Logf("policy", "POLICY_EXT_ALLOWED: %+v", ext)
   errs := []error{}
   for _, policy := range(ext.Policies) {
     err := policy.Allows(principal_id, action, node)
diff --git a/signal.go b/signal.go
index 2c8e52c..971d1e0 100644
--- a/signal.go
+++ b/signal.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const (
   LinkSignalType = SignalType("LINK")
   LockSignalType = SignalType("LOCK")
   ReadSignalType = SignalType("READ")
+  ReadResultSignalType = SignalType("READ_RESULT")
 )
 
 type SignalDirection int
@@ -156,3 +157,15 @@ func NewReadSignal(exts map[ExtType][]string) ReadSignal {
     Extensions: exts,
   }
 }
+
+type ReadResultSignal struct {
+  BaseSignal
+  Extensions map[ExtType]map[string]interface{} `json:"extensions"`
+}
+
+func NewReadResultSignal(exts map[ExtType]map[string]interface{}) ReadResultSignal {
+  return ReadResultSignal{
+    BaseSignal: NewDirectSignal(ReadResultSignalType),
+    Extensions: exts,
+  }
+}