diff --git a/rust/pv/src/lib.rs b/rust/pv/src/lib.rs
index 43375669..77d15e05 100644
--- a/rust/pv/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/pv/src/lib.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,14 @@ pub mod request {
 
     /// Reexports some useful OpenSSL symbols
     pub mod openssl {
-        pub use openssl::{error::ErrorStack, hash::DigestBytes, nid::Nid, pkey, x509};
+        pub use openssl::{
+            error::ErrorStack,
+            hash::DigestBytes,
+            nid::Nid,
+            pkey,
+            sha::{Sha256, Sha512},
+            x509,
+        };
         // rust-OpenSSL does not define these NIDs
         #[allow(missing_docs)]
         pub const NID_ED25519: Nid = Nid::from_raw(openssl_sys::NID_ED25519);
@@ -113,6 +120,8 @@ pub mod request {
     }
 
     pub use pv_core::request::*;
+
+    pub use pv_core::PolicyReference;
 }
 
 /// Functionalities for creating add-secret requests
diff --git a/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml b/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml
index 0a314b2f..23fcc90f 100644
--- a/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/pv_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ zerocopy = {version = "0.8", features = ["derive"]}
 serde = { version = "1.0.217", features = ["derive"]}
 byteorder = "1.5"
 regex = "1.10"
+sha2 = "0.10.9"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde_test = "1.0.177"
diff --git a/rust/pv_core/src/lib.rs b/rust/pv_core/src/lib.rs
index 03360fbc..2b272760 100644
--- a/rust/pv_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/pv_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod apdevice;
 mod confidential;
 mod error;
 mod macros;
+mod policy;
 mod utils;
 mod uvattest;
 mod uvdevice;
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ mod uvsecret;
 
 pub use error::{Error, FileAccessErrorType, FileIoErrorType, Result};
 
+/// Early Boot Customization (EBC) utilities.
+///
+/// This module provides types and functions for working with Early Boot
+/// Customization. The integrity and completeness of ASRs are ensured through
+/// cryptographically protected table of contents files.
+pub use policy::PolicyReference;
+
 /// Functionalities for reading attestation requests
 pub mod attest {
     pub use crate::uvattest::{AttestationMagic, AttestationMeasAlg};
diff --git a/rust/pv_core/src/policy.rs b/rust/pv_core/src/policy.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26640459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/pv_core/src/policy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+// Copyright IBM Corp.
+
+use crate::misc::encode_hex;
+use crate::utils::open_file;
+use crate::{Error, Result};
+use std::{
+    fmt::{Display, Formatter, Result as Resfmt},
+    fs::File,
+    os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    str::from_utf8,
+};
+use zerocopy::{FromBytes, Immutable, IntoBytes};
+
+const HASH_LEN: usize = 32;
+// UserDataType::Unsigned.max() returns 512
+const USER_DATA_MAX_SIZE: usize = 512;
+
+/// A reference to a policy file containing its SHA-256 hash and file path.
+///
+/// This structure is used in Early Boot Customization (EBC) to store
+/// a reference to a policy file. It contains the SHA-256 hash of the policy
+/// file content and the file path as a fixed-size byte array.
+///
+/// The total size is constrained by `USER_DATA_MAX_SIZE` (512 bytes), with
+/// 32 bytes allocated for the hash and the remaining bytes for the file path.
+#[derive(Debug, FromBytes, IntoBytes, Immutable, Copy, Clone)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PolicyReference {
+    /// SHA-256 hash of the policy file content (32 bytes)
+    pub hash: [u8; HASH_LEN],
+    /// File path stored as a null-terminated byte array
+    pub name: [u8; USER_DATA_MAX_SIZE - HASH_LEN],
+}
+
+impl PolicyReference {
+    /// Creates a new `PolicyReference` from a file path.
+    ///
+    /// Opens the file, reads its content, and computes the SHA-256 hash.
+    ///
+    /// # Parameters
+    ///
+    /// * `src` - The path to the policy file
+    /// * `sha256` - A function that computes the SHA-256 hash of the content
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// Returns a `PolicyReference` containing the SHA-256 hash and the file path,
+    /// or an error if the file cannot be opened or the hash computation fails.
+    ///
+    /// # Note
+    ///
+    /// The file path is truncated if it exceeds the available space in the `name` field.
+    pub fn new<P, H>(src: P, sha256: H) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        P: AsRef<Path>,
+        H: Fn(File) -> Result<Vec<u8>>,
+    {
+        let mut ret = Self {
+            hash: [0; HASH_LEN],
+            name: [0; USER_DATA_MAX_SIZE - HASH_LEN],
+        };
+
+        let file = open_file(src.as_ref())?;
+        ret.hash.copy_from_slice(sha256(file)?.as_bytes());
+        let strbytes = src.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes();
+        let nbytes = strbytes.len().min(ret.name.len());
+        ret.name[..nbytes].copy_from_slice(&strbytes[..nbytes]);
+
+        Ok(ret)
+    }
+
+    /// Converts the stored file path back to a `PathBuf`.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// Returns the file path as a `PathBuf`, or an error if the stored name
+    /// is not valid UTF-8.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// * `Error::ParseError` - If the name contains invalid UTF-8
+    pub fn to_path(&self) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+        // Extract bytes until the first null byte (null-terminated string)
+        let name_bytes: Vec<u8> = self
+            .name
+            .iter()
+            .copied()
+            .take_while(|&byte| byte != 0)
+            .collect();
+
+        let rust_string = String::from_utf8(name_bytes).map_err(|e| Error::ParseError {
+            subject: "PolicyReference name".to_string(),
+            content: format!("Invalid UTF-8 in name: {}", e),
+        })?;
+
+        Ok(Path::new(&rust_string).to_owned())
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for PolicyReference {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Resfmt {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{} {}",
+            encode_hex(self.hash),
+            from_utf8(&self.name).expect("unable to convert name")
+        )
+    }
+}