diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/capabilities.py b/cinder/api/contrib/capabilities.py
index edb5edc31c4..f40723b5c01 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/capabilities.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/capabilities.py
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ from cinder.api.views import capabilities as capabilities_view
 from cinder import exception
 from cinder.i18n import _
 from cinder import objects
+from cinder.policies import capabilities as policy
 from cinder.volume import rpcapi
 
 
-def authorize(context, action_name):
-    extensions.extension_authorizer('volume', action_name)(context)
-
-
 class CapabilitiesController(wsgi.Controller):
     """The Capabilities controller for the OpenStack API."""
 
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ class CapabilitiesController(wsgi.Controller):
     def show(self, req, id):
         """Return capabilities list of given backend."""
         context = req.environ['cinder.context']
-        authorize(context, 'capabilities')
+        context.authorize(policy.CAPABILITIES_POLICY)
         filters = {'host_or_cluster': id, 'binary': 'cinder-volume'}
         services = objects.ServiceList.get_all(context, filters)
         if not services:
diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/hosts.py b/cinder/api/contrib/hosts.py
index 4fc08b0752c..eca9e570994 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/hosts.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/hosts.py
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ from cinder import db
 from cinder import exception
 from cinder.i18n import _
 from cinder import objects
+from cinder.policies import hosts as policy
 from cinder.volume import api as volume_api
 
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-authorize = extensions.extension_authorizer('volume', 'hosts')
 
 
 def _list_hosts(req, service=None):
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@ class HostController(wsgi.Controller):
         super(HostController, self).__init__()
 
     def index(self, req):
-        authorize(req.environ['cinder.context'])
+        context = req.environ['cinder.context']
+        context.authorize(policy.MANAGE_POLICY)
         return {'hosts': _list_hosts(req)}
 
     @check_host
     def update(self, req, id, body):
-        authorize(req.environ['cinder.context'])
+        context = req.environ['cinder.context']
+        context.authorize(policy.MANAGE_POLICY)
         update_values = {}
         for raw_key, raw_val in body.items():
             key = raw_key.lower().strip()
diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/scheduler_stats.py b/cinder/api/contrib/scheduler_stats.py
index 347f469eef6..abf054694cf 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/scheduler_stats.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/scheduler_stats.py
@@ -19,15 +19,11 @@ from cinder.api import extensions
 from cinder.api import microversions as mv
 from cinder.api.openstack import wsgi
 from cinder.api.views import scheduler_stats as scheduler_stats_view
+from cinder.policies import scheduler_stats as policy
 from cinder.scheduler import rpcapi
 from cinder import utils
 
 
-def authorize(context, action_name):
-    action = 'scheduler_stats:%s' % action_name
-    extensions.extension_authorizer('scheduler', action)(context)
-
-
 class SchedulerStatsController(wsgi.Controller):
     """The Scheduler Stats controller for the OpenStack API."""
 
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ class SchedulerStatsController(wsgi.Controller):
     def get_pools(self, req):
         """List all active pools in scheduler."""
         context = req.environ['cinder.context']
-        authorize(context, 'get_pools')
+        context.authorize(policy.GET_POOL_POLICY)
 
         detail = utils.get_bool_param('detail', req.params)
 
diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/services.py b/cinder/api/contrib/services.py
index 676a4a8f2a4..d6737c7c3f5 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/services.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/services.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from cinder.common import constants
 from cinder import exception
 from cinder.i18n import _
 from cinder import objects
+from cinder.policies import services as policy
 from cinder.scheduler import rpcapi as scheduler_rpcapi
 from cinder import utils
 from cinder import volume
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ from cinder.volume import rpcapi as volume_rpcapi
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-authorize = extensions.extension_authorizer('volume', 'services')
 
 
 class ServiceController(wsgi.Controller):
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ServiceController(wsgi.Controller):
         Filter by host & service name.
         """
         context = req.environ['cinder.context']
-        authorize(context, action='index')
+        context.authorize(policy.GET_ALL_POLICY)
         detailed = self.ext_mgr.is_loaded('os-extended-services')
         now = timeutils.utcnow(with_timezone=True)
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class ServiceController(wsgi.Controller):
         directly in this API layer.
         """
         context = req.environ['cinder.context']
-        authorize(context, action='update')
+        context.authorize(policy.UPDATE_POLICY)
 
         support_dynamic_log = req.api_version_request.matches(mv.LOG_LEVEL)
 
diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/used_limits.py b/cinder/api/contrib/used_limits.py
index 445f8082f8b..b4502d9ada7 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/used_limits.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/used_limits.py
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@
 from cinder.api import extensions
 from cinder.api import microversions as mv
 from cinder.api.openstack import wsgi
+from cinder.policies import limits as policy
 from cinder import quota
 
 QUOTAS = quota.QUOTAS
 
-authorize = extensions.soft_extension_authorizer('limits', 'used_limits')
-
 
 class UsedLimitsController(wsgi.Controller):
 
     @wsgi.extends
     def index(self, req, resp_obj):
         context = req.environ['cinder.context']
-        if authorize(context):
+        if context.authorize(
+                policy.EXTEND_LIMIT_ATTRIBUTE_POLICY, fatal=False):
             params = req.params.copy()
             req_version = req.api_version_request
 
diff --git a/cinder/policies/__init__.py b/cinder/policies/__init__.py
index d03dc2cc929..c17569779b3 100644
--- a/cinder/policies/__init__.py
+++ b/cinder/policies/__init__.py
@@ -19,17 +19,22 @@ from cinder.policies import attachments
 from cinder.policies import backup_actions
 from cinder.policies import backups
 from cinder.policies import base
+from cinder.policies import capabilities
 from cinder.policies import clusters
 from cinder.policies import group_actions
 from cinder.policies import group_snapshot_actions
 from cinder.policies import group_snapshots
 from cinder.policies import group_types
 from cinder.policies import groups
+from cinder.policies import hosts
+from cinder.policies import limits
 from cinder.policies import manageable_snapshots
 from cinder.policies import messages
 from cinder.policies import qos_specs
 from cinder.policies import quota_class
 from cinder.policies import quotas
+from cinder.policies import scheduler_stats
+from cinder.policies import services
 from cinder.policies import snapshot_actions
 from cinder.policies import snapshot_metadata
 from cinder.policies import snapshots
@@ -57,4 +62,9 @@ def list_rules():
         qos_specs.list_rules(),
         quota_class.list_rules(),
         quotas.list_rules(),
+        capabilities.list_rules(),
+        services.list_rules(),
+        scheduler_stats.list_rules(),
+        hosts.list_rules(),
+        limits.list_rules(),
     )
diff --git a/cinder/policies/capabilities.py b/cinder/policies/capabilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d15493b533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinder/policies/capabilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 oslo_policy import policy
+
+from cinder.policies import base
+
+
+CAPABILITIES_POLICY = "volume_extension:capabilities",
+
+
+capabilities_policies = [
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=CAPABILITIES_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="Show backend capabilities.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'GET',
+                'path': '/capabilities/{host_name}'
+            }
+        ])
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return capabilities_policies
diff --git a/cinder/policies/hosts.py b/cinder/policies/hosts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bea808b53b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinder/policies/hosts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 oslo_policy import policy
+
+from cinder.policies import base
+
+
+MANAGE_POLICY = "volume_extension:hosts"
+
+hosts_policies = [
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=MANAGE_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="List or update hosts for a project.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'GET',
+                'path': '/os-hosts'
+            },
+            {
+                'method': 'PUT',
+                'path': '/os-hosts/{host_name}'
+            }
+        ])
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return hosts_policies
diff --git a/cinder/policies/limits.py b/cinder/policies/limits.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0351a4c3e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinder/policies/limits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 oslo_policy import policy
+
+from cinder.policies import base
+
+EXTEND_LIMIT_ATTRIBUTE_POLICY = "limits_extension:used_limits"
+
+
+limits_policies = [
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=EXTEND_LIMIT_ATTRIBUTE_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description="Show limits with used limit attributes.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'GET',
+                'path': '/limits'
+            }
+        ])
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return limits_policies
diff --git a/cinder/policies/scheduler_stats.py b/cinder/policies/scheduler_stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e91e07ae1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinder/policies/scheduler_stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 oslo_policy import policy
+
+from cinder.policies import base
+
+
+GET_POOL_POLICY = "scheduler_extension:scheduler_stats:get_pools"
+
+pools_policies = [
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=GET_POOL_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="List all backend pools.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'GET',
+                'path': '/scheduler-stats/get_pools'
+            }
+        ])
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return pools_policies
diff --git a/cinder/policies/services.py b/cinder/policies/services.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7aee0cdc06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinder/policies/services.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 oslo_policy import policy
+
+from cinder.policies import base
+
+
+GET_ALL_POLICY = "volume_extension:services:index"
+UPDATE_POLICY = "volume_extension:services:update"
+FAILOVER_POLICY = "volume:failover_host"
+FREEZE_POLICY = "volume:freeze_host"
+THAW_POLICY = "volume:thaw_host"
+
+services_policies = [
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=GET_ALL_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="List all services.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'GET',
+                'path': '/os-services'
+            }
+        ]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=UPDATE_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="Update service, including failover_host, thaw, freeze, "
+                    "disable, enable, set-log and get-log actions.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'PUT',
+                'path': '/os-services/{action}'
+            }
+        ]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=FREEZE_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="Freeze a backend host.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'PUT',
+                'path': '/os-services/freeze'
+            }
+        ]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=THAW_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="Thaw a backend host.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'PUT',
+                'path': '/os-services/thaw'
+            }
+        ]),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=FAILOVER_POLICY,
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_API,
+        description="Failover a backend host.",
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'method': 'PUT',
+                'path': '/os-services/failover_host'
+            }
+        ]),
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return services_policies
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_services.py b/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_services.py
index 5bde460cd56..7a92683f7d5 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_services.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_services.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def fake_service_update(context, service_id, values):
          'disabled': values['disabled']}
 
 
-def fake_policy_enforce(context, action, target):
+def fake_policy_authorize(context, action, target):
     pass
 
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def fake_utcnow(with_timezone=False):
 @mock.patch('cinder.db.service_get', fake_service_get)
 @mock.patch('oslo_utils.timeutils.utcnow', fake_utcnow)
 @mock.patch('cinder.db.sqlalchemy.api.service_update', fake_service_update)
-@mock.patch('cinder.policy.enforce', fake_policy_enforce)
+@mock.patch('cinder.policy.authorize', fake_policy_authorize)
 class ServicesTest(test.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_used_limits.py b/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_used_limits.py
index 7492e0ee5a0..48698096ebb 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_used_limits.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_used_limits.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class UsedLimitsTestCase(test.TestCase):
               (mv.LIMITS_ADMIN_FILTER, True),
               (mv.LIMITS_ADMIN_FILTER, False))
     @mock.patch('cinder.quota.QUOTAS.get_project_quotas')
-    @mock.patch('cinder.policy.enforce')
-    def test_used_limits(self, ver_project, _mock_policy_enforce,
+    @mock.patch('cinder.policy.authorize')
+    def test_used_limits(self, ver_project, _mock_policy_authorize,
                          _mock_get_project_quotas):
         version, has_project = ver_project
         fake_req = FakeRequest(fakes.FakeRequestContext(fake.USER_ID,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class UsedLimitsTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
         _mock_get_project_quotas.side_effect = get_project_quotas
         # allow user to access used limits
-        _mock_policy_enforce.return_value = None
+        _mock_policy_authorize.return_value = True
 
         self.controller.index(fake_req, res)
         abs_limits = res.obj['limits']['absolute']
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class UsedLimitsTestCase(test.TestCase):
         res = wsgi.ResponseObject(obj)
 
         # unallow user to access used limits
-        _mock_policy_enforce.side_effect = exception.NotAuthorized
+        _mock_policy_authorize.side_effect = exception.NotAuthorized
 
         self.controller.index(fake_req, res)
         abs_limits = res.obj['limits']['absolute']
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json b/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json
index 74f1bbc3b98..45f33077902 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
     "volume:update_readonly_flag": "",
     "volume:retype": "",
     "volume:copy_volume_to_image": "",
-    "volume:failover_host": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:freeze_host": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:thaw_host": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume:revert_to_snapshot": "",
     "volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:reset_status": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:force_delete": "rule:admin_api",
@@ -68,13 +65,11 @@
     "volume_extension:volume_host_attribute": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:volume_tenant_attribute": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:volume_mig_status_attribute": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:hosts": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:services:index": "",
     "volume_extension:services:update" : "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:volume_manage": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:volume_unmanage": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:list_manageable": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:capabilities": "rule:admin_api",
 
     "limits_extension:used_limits": "",
 
@@ -115,8 +110,6 @@
     "group:enable_replication": "",
     "group:disable_replication": "",
     "group:failover_replication": "",
-    "group:list_replication_targets": "",
-
-    "scheduler_extension:scheduler_stats:get_pools" : "rule:admin_api",
+    "group:list_replication_targets": ""
 
 }
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index 6e63661cd4a..4e97b786c4c 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from cinder import objects
 from cinder.objects import base as objects_base
 from cinder.objects import fields
 from cinder.policies import attachments as attachment_policy
+from cinder.policies import services as svr_policy
 from cinder.policies import snapshot_metadata as s_meta_policy
 from cinder.policies import snapshots as snapshot_policy
 import cinder.policy
@@ -1843,7 +1844,7 @@ class API(base.Base):
         return cluster, services
 
     def failover(self, ctxt, host, cluster_name, secondary_id=None):
-        check_policy(ctxt, 'failover_host')
+        ctxt.authorize(svr_policy.FAILOVER_POLICY)
         ctxt = ctxt if ctxt.is_admin else ctxt.elevated()
 
         # TODO(geguileo): In P - Remove this version check
@@ -1864,7 +1865,7 @@ class API(base.Base):
         self.volume_rpcapi.failover(ctxt, services[0], secondary_id)
 
     def freeze_host(self, ctxt, host, cluster_name):
-        check_policy(ctxt, 'freeze_host')
+        ctxt.authorize(svr_policy.FREEZE_POLICY)
         ctxt = ctxt if ctxt.is_admin else ctxt.elevated()
 
         expected = False
@@ -1879,7 +1880,7 @@ class API(base.Base):
         self.volume_rpcapi.freeze_host(ctxt, services[0])
 
     def thaw_host(self, ctxt, host, cluster_name):
-        check_policy(ctxt, 'thaw_host')
+        ctxt.authorize(svr_policy.THAW_POLICY)
         ctxt = ctxt if ctxt.is_admin else ctxt.elevated()
 
         expected = True
diff --git a/etc/cinder/policy.json b/etc/cinder/policy.json
index 0ce079db2fd..c7ede8d822e 100644
--- a/etc/cinder/policy.json
+++ b/etc/cinder/policy.json
@@ -46,26 +46,17 @@
     "volume_extension:volume_host_attribute": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:volume_tenant_attribute": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "volume_extension:volume_mig_status_attribute": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:hosts": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:services:index": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:services:update" : "rule:admin_api",
 
     "volume_extension:volume_manage": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:volume_unmanage": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume_extension:list_manageable": "rule:admin_api",
 
-    "volume_extension:capabilities": "rule:admin_api",
-
     "volume:create_transfer": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "volume:accept_transfer": "",
     "volume:delete_transfer": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "volume:get_transfer": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "volume:get_all_transfers": "rule:admin_or_owner",
 
-    "volume:failover_host": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:freeze_host": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:thaw_host": "rule:admin_api",
-
     "consistencygroup:create" : "group:nobody",
     "consistencygroup:delete": "group:nobody",
     "consistencygroup:update": "group:nobody",
@@ -77,6 +68,4 @@
     "consistencygroup:get_cgsnapshot": "group:nobody",
     "consistencygroup:get_all_cgsnapshots": "group:nobody",
 
-    "scheduler_extension:scheduler_stats:get_pools" : "rule:admin_api",
-
 }