diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/mcelog.te b/policy/modules/admin/mcelog.te
index ef8bc09..ea06507 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/mcelog.te
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/mcelog.te
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ files_read_etc_files(mcelog_t)
 # for /dev/mem access
 mls_file_read_all_levels(mcelog_t)
 
+auth_read_passwd(mcelog_t)
+
 logging_send_syslog_msg(mcelog_t)
 
 miscfiles_read_localization(mcelog_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/admin/usermanage.te b/policy/modules/admin/usermanage.te
index 4779a8d..c2ee43e 100644
--- a/policy/modules/admin/usermanage.te
+++ b/policy/modules/admin/usermanage.te
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ corecmd_check_exec_shell(chfn_t)
 
 domain_use_interactive_fds(chfn_t)
 
-files_manage_etc_files(chfn_t)
 files_read_etc_runtime_files(chfn_t)
 files_dontaudit_search_var(chfn_t)
 files_dontaudit_search_home(chfn_t)
 
+auth_manage_passwd(chfn_t)
+
 # /usr/bin/passwd asks for w access to utmp, but it will operate
 # correctly without it.  Do not audit write denials to utmp.
 init_dontaudit_rw_utmp(chfn_t)
@@ -310,13 +311,14 @@ corenet_tcp_connect_kerberos_password_port(passwd_t)
 domain_use_interactive_fds(passwd_t)
 
 files_read_etc_runtime_files(passwd_t)
-files_manage_etc_files(passwd_t)
 files_search_var(passwd_t)
 files_dontaudit_search_pids(passwd_t)
 files_relabel_etc_files(passwd_t)
 
 term_search_ptys(passwd_t)
 
+auth_manage_passwd(passwd_t)
+
 # /usr/bin/passwd asks for w access to utmp, but it will operate
 # correctly without it.  Do not audit write denials to utmp.
 init_dontaudit_rw_utmp(passwd_t)
@@ -402,12 +404,13 @@ files_read_usr_files(sysadm_passwd_t)
 
 domain_use_interactive_fds(sysadm_passwd_t)
 
-files_manage_etc_files(sysadm_passwd_t)
 files_relabel_etc_files(sysadm_passwd_t)
 files_read_etc_runtime_files(sysadm_passwd_t)
 # for nscd lookups
 files_dontaudit_search_pids(sysadm_passwd_t)
 
+auth_manage_passwd(sysadm_passwd_t)
+
 # /usr/bin/passwd asks for w access to utmp, but it will operate
 # correctly without it.  Do not audit write denials to utmp.
 init_dontaudit_rw_utmp(sysadm_passwd_t)
@@ -461,7 +464,6 @@ domain_use_interactive_fds(useradd_t)
 domain_read_all_domains_state(useradd_t)
 domain_dontaudit_read_all_domains_state(useradd_t)
 
-files_manage_etc_files(useradd_t)
 files_search_var_lib(useradd_t)
 files_relabel_etc_files(useradd_t)
 files_read_etc_runtime_files(useradd_t)
@@ -488,6 +490,7 @@ auth_rw_faillog(useradd_t)
 auth_use_nsswitch(useradd_t)
 # these may be unnecessary due to the above
 # domtrans_chk_passwd() call.
+auth_manage_passwd(useradd_t)
 auth_manage_shadow(useradd_t)
 auth_relabel_shadow(useradd_t)
 auth_etc_filetrans_shadow(useradd_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/apps/loadkeys.te b/policy/modules/apps/loadkeys.te
index 50629a8..09669b6 100644
--- a/policy/modules/apps/loadkeys.te
+++ b/policy/modules/apps/loadkeys.te
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ files_read_etc_runtime_files(loadkeys_t)
 term_dontaudit_use_console(loadkeys_t)
 term_use_unallocated_ttys(loadkeys_t)
 
+auth_read_passwd(loadkeys_t)
+
 init_dontaudit_use_fds(loadkeys_t)
 init_dontaudit_use_script_ptys(loadkeys_t)
 
diff --git a/policy/modules/services/abrt.te b/policy/modules/services/abrt.te
index bd5ff95..c77b9f1 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/abrt.te
+++ b/policy/modules/services/abrt.te
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ allow abrt_t self:fifo_file rw_fifo_file_perms;
 allow abrt_t self:tcp_socket create_stream_socket_perms;
 allow abrt_t self:udp_socket create_socket_perms;
 allow abrt_t self:unix_dgram_socket create_socket_perms;
-allow abrt_t self:netlink_route_socket r_netlink_socket_perms;
 
 # abrt etc files
 list_dirs_pattern(abrt_t, abrt_etc_t, abrt_etc_t)
@@ -186,10 +185,10 @@ fs_read_nfs_files(abrt_t)
 fs_read_nfs_symlinks(abrt_t)
 fs_search_all(abrt_t)
 
-sysnet_dns_name_resolve(abrt_t)
-
 logging_read_generic_logs(abrt_t)
 
+auth_use_nsswitch(abrt_t)
+
 miscfiles_read_generic_certs(abrt_t)
 
 userdom_dontaudit_read_user_home_content_files(abrt_t)
@@ -209,10 +208,6 @@ optional_policy(`
 ')
 
 optional_policy(`
-	nis_use_ypbind(abrt_t)
-')
-
-optional_policy(`
 	nsplugin_read_rw_files(abrt_t)
 	nsplugin_read_home(abrt_t)
 ')
diff --git a/policy/modules/services/audioentropy.te b/policy/modules/services/audioentropy.te
index 2b348c7..b89658c 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/audioentropy.te
+++ b/policy/modules/services/audioentropy.te
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ fs_search_auto_mountpoints(entropyd_t)
 
 domain_use_interactive_fds(entropyd_t)
 
+auth_read_passwd(entropyd_t)
+
 logging_send_syslog_msg(entropyd_t)
 
 miscfiles_read_localization(entropyd_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/services/plymouthd.te b/policy/modules/services/plymouthd.te
index 4f9a575..5fc3a55 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/plymouthd.te
+++ b/policy/modules/services/plymouthd.te
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ init_signal(plymouthd_t)
 logging_link_generic_logs(plymouthd_t)
 logging_delete_generic_logs(plymouthd_t)
 
+auth_read_passwd(plymouthd_t)
+
 miscfiles_read_localization(plymouthd_t)
 miscfiles_read_fonts(plymouthd_t)
 miscfiles_manage_fonts_cache(plymouthd_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/services/virt.te b/policy/modules/services/virt.te
index 290f8c4..cd2909f 100644
--- a/policy/modules/services/virt.te
+++ b/policy/modules/services/virt.te
@@ -881,6 +881,7 @@ fs_getattr_xattr_fs(svirt_lxc_domain)
 fs_list_inotifyfs(svirt_lxc_domain)
 fs_dontaudit_getattr_xattr_fs(svirt_lxc_domain)
 
+auth_dontaudit_read_passwd(svirt_lxc_domain)
 auth_dontaudit_read_login_records(svirt_lxc_domain)
 auth_dontaudit_write_login_records(svirt_lxc_domain)
 auth_search_pam_console_data(svirt_lxc_domain)
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/authlogin.fc b/policy/modules/system/authlogin.fc
index 59742f4..51ca568 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/authlogin.fc
+++ b/policy/modules/system/authlogin.fc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /etc/passwd\.lock	--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:shadow_t,s0)
 /etc/passwd\.adjunct.*	--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:shadow_t,s0)
 /etc/shadow.*		--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:shadow_t,s0)
+/etc/passwd.*		--	gen_context(system_u:object_r:passwd_file_t,s0)
 
 /sbin/pam_console_apply	 --	gen_context(system_u:object_r:pam_console_exec_t,s0)
 /sbin/pam_timestamp_check --	gen_context(system_u:object_r:pam_exec_t,s0)
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/authlogin.if b/policy/modules/system/authlogin.if
index f05a80f..c317b16 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/authlogin.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/authlogin.if
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ interface(`auth_domtrans_upd_passwd',`
 
 	domtrans_pattern($1, updpwd_exec_t, updpwd_t)
 	auth_dontaudit_read_shadow($1)
-
 ')
 
 ########################################
@@ -755,6 +754,10 @@ interface(`auth_manage_shadow',`
 
 	allow $1 shadow_t:file manage_file_perms;
 	typeattribute $1 can_read_shadow_passwords, can_write_shadow_passwords;
+	files_var_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "shadow")
+	files_var_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "shadow-")
+	files_etc_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, ".pwd.lock")
+	files_etc_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "gshadow")
 ')
 
 #######################################
@@ -895,6 +898,9 @@ interface(`auth_manage_faillog',`
 	files_search_pids($1)
 	allow $1 faillog_t:dir manage_dir_perms;
 	allow $1 faillog_t:file manage_file_perms;
+	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, faillog_t, file, "tallylog")
+	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, faillog_t, file, "faillog")
+	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, faillog_t, file, "btmp")
 ')
 
 #######################################
@@ -1735,6 +1741,7 @@ interface(`auth_manage_login_records',`
 
 	logging_rw_generic_log_dirs($1)
 	allow $1 wtmp_t:file manage_file_perms;
+	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, wtmp_t, file, "wtmp")
 ')
 
 ########################################
@@ -1810,19 +1817,115 @@ interface(`auth_unconfined',`
 interface(`authlogin_filetrans_named_content',`
 	gen_require(`
 		type shadow_t;
+		type passwd_file_t;
 		type faillog_t;
 		type wtmp_t;
 	')
 
+	files_etc_filetrans($1, passwd_file_t, file, "passwd")
 	files_etc_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "shadow")
 	files_etc_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "shadow-")
 	files_etc_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, ".pwd.lock")
 	files_etc_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "gshadow")
-	files_var_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "shadow")
-	files_var_filetrans($1, shadow_t, file, "shadow-")
 	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, faillog_t, file, "tallylog")
 	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, faillog_t, file, "faillog")
 	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, faillog_t, file, "btmp")
 	files_pid_filetrans($1, faillog_t, file, "faillog")
 	logging_log_named_filetrans($1, wtmp_t, file, "wtmp")
 ')
+
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Get the attributes of the passwd passwords file.
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	<summary>
+##	Domain allowed access.
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`auth_getattr_passwd',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type passwd_file_t;
+	')
+
+	files_search_etc($1)
+	allow $1 passwd_file_t:file getattr;
+')
+
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Do not audit attempts to get the attributes
+##	of the passwd passwords file.
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	<summary>
+##	Domain to not audit.
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`auth_dontaudit_getattr_passwd',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type passwd_file_t;
+	')
+
+	dontaudit $1 passwd_file_t:file getattr;
+')
+
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Read the passwd passwords file (/etc/passwd)
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	<summary>
+##	Domain allowed access.
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`auth_read_passwd',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type passwd_file_t;
+	')
+
+	allow $1 passwd_file_t:file read_file_perms;
+')
+
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Do not audit attempts to read the passwd
+##	password file (/etc/passwd).
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	<summary>
+##	Domain to not audit.
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`auth_dontaudit_read_passwd',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type passwd_file_t;
+	')
+
+	dontaudit $1 passwd_file_t:file read_file_perms;
+')
+
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Create, read, write, and delete the passwd
+##	password file.
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##	<summary>
+##	Domain allowed access.
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`auth_manage_passwd',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type passwd_file_t;
+	')
+
+	files_rw_etc_dirs($1)
+	allow $1 passwd_file_t:file manage_file_perms;
+	files_etc_filetrans($1, passwd_file_t, file, "passwd")
+')
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/authlogin.te b/policy/modules/system/authlogin.te
index a53db2b..16e2e63 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/authlogin.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/authlogin.te
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ neverallow ~can_read_shadow_passwords shadow_t:file read;
 neverallow ~can_write_shadow_passwords shadow_t:file { create write };
 neverallow ~can_relabelto_shadow_passwords shadow_t:file relabelto;
 
+type passwd_file_t;
+files_type(passwd_file_t)
+
 type updpwd_t;
 type updpwd_exec_t;
 domain_type(updpwd_t)
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ kernel_read_system_state(updpwd_t)
 dev_read_urand(updpwd_t)
 
 files_manage_etc_files(updpwd_t)
+auth_manage_passwd(updpwd_t)
 
 term_dontaudit_use_console(updpwd_t)
 term_dontaudit_use_unallocated_ttys(updpwd_t)
@@ -422,6 +426,9 @@ optional_policy(`
 	')
 ')
 
+
+auth_read_passwd(nsswitch_domain)
+
 # read /etc/nsswitch.conf
 files_read_etc_files(nsswitch_domain)