diff --git a/graph_test.go b/graph_test.go
index 1ea2b98..8adcbe2 100644
--- a/graph_test.go
+++ b/graph_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (t * GraphTester) CheckForNone(listener *ListenerExt, str string) {
 const SimpleListenerNodeType = NodeType("SIMPLE_LISTENER")
 
 func NewSimpleListener(ctx *Context, buffer int) (*Node, *ListenerExt) {
-  policy := NewAllNodesPolicy([]SignalType{SignalType("status")})
+  policy := NewAllNodesPolicy([]Action{Action("status")})
   listener_extension := NewListenerExt(buffer)
   listener := NewNode(ctx,
                       RandID(),
diff --git a/lockable_test.go b/lockable_test.go
index 1aa054f..75123a7 100644
--- a/lockable_test.go
+++ b/lockable_test.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ func lockableTestContext(t *testing.T, logs []string) *Context {
 }
 
 
-var link_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]SignalType{LinkSignalType, StatusSignalType})
-var lock_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]SignalType{LockSignalType})
+var link_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]Action{Action(LinkSignalType), Action(StatusSignalType)})
+var lock_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]Action{Action(LockSignalType)})
 
 func TestLink(t *testing.T) {
   ctx := lockableTestContext(t, []string{"lockable"})
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 7c963cf..f39eadf 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func nodeLoop(ctx *Context, node *Node) error {
     case msg := <- node.MsgChan:
       signal = msg.Signal
       source = msg.Source
-      err := Allowed(ctx, msg.Source, signal.Type(), node)
+      err := Allowed(ctx, msg.Source, signal.Permission(), node)
       if err != nil {
         ctx.Log.Logf("signal", "SIGNAL_POLICY_ERR: %s", err)
         continue
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func NewNode(ctx *Context, id NodeID, node_type NodeType, queued_signals []Queue
   return node
 }
 
-func Allowed(ctx *Context, principal_id NodeID, action SignalType, node *Node) error {
+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)
   // Nodes are allowed to perform all actions on themselves regardless of whether or not they have an ACL extension
   if principal_id == node.ID {
diff --git a/policy.go b/policy.go
index 59af235..da1eb53 100644
--- a/policy.go
+++ b/policy.go
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ const (
 
 type Policy interface {
   Serializable[PolicyType]
-  Allows(principal_id NodeID, action SignalType, node *Node) error
+  Allows(principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *Node) error
   // Merge with another policy of the same underlying type
   Merge(Policy) Policy
 }
 
 //TODO: Update with change from principal *Node to principal_id so sane policies can still be made
-func (policy *AllNodesPolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action SignalType, node *Node) error {
+func (policy *AllNodesPolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *Node) error {
   return policy.Actions.Allows(action)
 }
 
-func (policy *PerNodePolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action SignalType, node *Node) error {
+func (policy *PerNodePolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *Node) error {
   for id, actions := range(policy.NodeActions) {
     if id != principal_id {
       continue
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (policy *PerNodePolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action SignalType, node
   return fmt.Errorf("%s is not in per node policy of %s", principal_id, node.ID)
 }
 
-func (policy *RequirementOfPolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action SignalType, node *Node) error {
+func (policy *RequirementOfPolicy) Allows(principal_id NodeID, action Action, node *Node) error {
   lockable_ext, err := GetExt[*LockableExt](node)
   if err != nil {
     return err
@@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ func (policy *RequirementOfPolicy) Merge(p Policy) Policy {
   return policy
 }
 
-type Actions []SignalType
+type Action string
+type Actions []Action
 
-func (actions Actions) Allows(action SignalType) error {
+func (actions Actions) Allows(action Action) error {
   for _, a := range(actions) {
     if a == action {
       return nil
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ 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 SignalType, node *Node) error {
+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) {
diff --git a/signal.go b/signal.go
index e717f33..2e9d399 100644
--- a/signal.go
+++ b/signal.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type SignalType string
 type Signal interface {
   Serializable[SignalType]
   Direction() SignalDirection
+  Permission() Action
 }
 
 type BaseSignal struct {
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ func (signal BaseSignal) Type() SignalType {
   return signal.SignalType
 }
 
+func (signal BaseSignal) Permission() Action {
+  return Action(signal.Type())
+}
+
 func (signal BaseSignal) Direction() SignalDirection {
   return signal.SignalDirection
 }