diff --git a/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.fc b/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.fc
index 0505a39..7acd99e 100644
--- a/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.fc
+++ b/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.fc
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 /usr/bin/bitcoind					gen_context(system_u:object_r:bitcoin_exec_t,s0)
-/etc/init.d/bitcoind					gen_context(system_u:object_r:bitcoin_initrc_exec_t,s0)
-/var/lib/bitcoin(/.*)?					gen_context(system_u:object_r:bitcoin_var_lib_t,s0)
+/etc/rc\.d/init\.d/bitcoind				gen_context(system_u:object_r:bitcoin_initrc_exec_t,s0)
+
+# not labeling /var/lib/bitcoin itself is a conceit to allow mounting
+# of that directory to have bitcoin located elsewhere, without having
+# to give bitcoin types mount privileges.
+
+/var/lib/bitcoin/.*					gen_context(system_u:object_r:bitcoin_var_lib_t,s0)
 /etc/bitcoin(/.*)?					gen_context(system_u:object_r:bitcoin_etc_t,s0)
+/var/lib/bitcoin/\.bitcoin/bitcoin\.conf		gen_context(system_u:object_r:bitcoin_etc_t,s0)
diff --git a/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.if b/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.if
index 39b2f59..f6fe436 100644
--- a/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.if
+++ b/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.if
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 ## <summary>bitcoin</summary>
 
+#######################################
+## <summary>
+##      bitcoin administrative interface
+## </summary>
+## <param name="domain">
+##      <summary>
+##      Domain allowed to transition.
+##      </summary>
+## </param>
+#
+
+
 interface(`bitcoin_admin',`
 	gen_require(`
-		type bitcoin_t, bitcoin_initrc_exec_t, bitcoin_var_run_t;
+		type bitcoin_t, bitcoin_initrc_exec_t, 
+		bitcoin_var_run_t, bitcoin_etc_t,
+		bitcoin_var_lib_t;
 	')
 
 	init_labeled_script_domtrans($1, bitcoin_initrc_exec_t)
@@ -10,6 +24,13 @@ interface(`bitcoin_admin',`
 	domain_system_change_exemption($1)
 	allow $2 system_r;
 
+	rw_dirs_pattern($1, bitcoin_etc_t, bitcoin_etc_t);
+	rw_dirs_pattern($1, bitcoin_var_lib_t, bitcoin_var_lib_t);
+
+	write_files_pattern($1, bitcoin_etc_t, bitcoin_etc_t);
+	write_files_pattern($1, bitcoin_var_lib_t, bitcoin_var_lib_t);	
+
+	# bitcoin.conf is a symlink
+	write_lnk_files_pattern($1, bitcoin_etc_t, bitcoin_etc_t);
 
-	
 ')
diff --git a/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.te b/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.te
index c22003f..7bab17d 100644
--- a/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.te
+++ b/policy/modules/contrib/bitcoin.te
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ type bitcoin_var_run_t;
 type bitcoin_log_t;
 type bitcoin_tmp_t;
 
+files_type(bitcoin_var_lib_t)
+files_type(bitcoin_var_run_t)
+files_type(bitcoin_log_t)
+files_type(bitcoin_tmp_t)
+files_type(bitcoin_etc_t)
+
 domain_type(bitcoin_t)
 init_daemon_domain(bitcoin_t, bitcoin_exec_t)
 init_script_file(bitcoin_initrc_exec_t)
@@ -26,12 +32,16 @@ allow bitcoin_t bitcoin_tmp_t:file { create_file_perms write_file_perms };
 files_tmp_filetrans(bitcoin_t, bitcoin_tmp_t, file)
 
 
+allow bitcoin_t self:process signal_perms;
 allow bitcoin_t bitcoin_var_lib_t:file { read write append create getattr open unlink rename lock };
 allow bitcoin_t bitcoin_var_lib_t:dir { create write rmdir read open add_name remove_name search getattr };
-allow bitcoin_t bitcoin_var_lib_t:lnk_file read;
-allow bitcoin_t bitcoin_etc_t:dir { getattr search open };
-allow bitcoin_t bitcoin_etc_t:file { read getattr open };
+allow bitcoin_t bitcoin_etc_t:file read_file_perms;
+
+read_lnk_files_pattern(bitcoin_t, bitcoin_etc_t, bitcoin_etc_t);
+read_files_pattern(bitcoin_t, bitcoin_etc_t, bitcoin_etc_t);
+list_dirs_pattern(bitcoin_t, bitcoin_etc_t, bitcoin_etc_t);
 
+kernel_read_system_state(bitcoin_t)
 kernel_read_vm_sysctls(bitcoin_t)
 
 dev_read_sysfs(bitcoin_t)
diff --git a/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te b/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
index 8f442dc..369f9a2 100644
--- a/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
+++ b/policy/modules/roles/sysadm.te
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ optional_policy(`
 ')
 
 optional_policy(`
+	bitcoin_admin(sysadm_t, sysadm_r)
+')
+
+optional_policy(`
 	bootloader_run(sysadm_t, sysadm_r)
 ')