diff --git a/packages/syft-permissions/src/syft_permissions/spec/ruleset.py b/packages/syft-permissions/src/syft_permissions/spec/ruleset.py
index d10e7ba6c54..47e4e9ec188 100644
--- a/packages/syft-permissions/src/syft_permissions/spec/ruleset.py
+++ b/packages/syft-permissions/src/syft_permissions/spec/ruleset.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import hashlib
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ class RuleSet(BaseModel):
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, filepath: Path) -> "RuleSet":
+        hash_path = filepath.with_suffix(filepath.suffix + ".sha256")
+        if hash_path.exists():
+            with open(hash_path) as hf:
+                expected_hash = hf.read().strip()
+            with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
+                actual_hash = hashlib.sha256(f.read()).hexdigest()
+            if actual_hash != expected_hash:
+                raise ValueError(f"File integrity check failed for {filepath}")
         with open(filepath) as f:
             data = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
         rs = cls.model_validate(data)
@@ -26,3 +35,6 @@ def save(self, filepath: Path | None = None) -> None:
         data = self.model_dump(mode="json")
         with open(target, "w") as f:
             yaml.safe_dump(data, f, default_flow_style=False)
+        hash_data = hashlib.sha256(target.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+        with open(target.with_suffix(target.suffix + ".sha256"), "w") as hf:
+            hf.write(hash_data)