diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index fb0edfe..fbce685 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type cfg struct {
 	CertKey     string `mapstructure:"cert-key" config:"zerodefault"`
 	PluginDir   string `mapstructure:"plugin-dir" config:"zerodefault"`
 	ListOptions string `mapstructure:"list-options" valid:"in(all|selected)"`
+	SecureLoader  bool   `mapstructure:"secure-loader" config:"zerodefault"`
 }
 
 func (o cfg) Validate() error {
@@ -76,8 +77,22 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Load sub-attesters from the path specified in config.yaml
-	pluginManager, err := plugin.CreateGoPluginManager(
-		cfg.PluginDir, log.Named("plugin"))
+	pluginLoader, err := plugin.CreateGoPluginLoader(cfg.PluginDir, log.Named("plugin"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not create the plugin loader: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.SecureLoader {
+		subs, err := config.GetSubs(v, "plugins")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to enable secure loader: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := pluginLoader.SetChecksum(subs["plugins"]); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("secure loader failed to set plugin checksum: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	pluginManager, err := plugin.CreateGoPluginManagerWithLoader(
+		pluginLoader, log.Named("plugin"))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("could not create the plugin manager: %v", err)
diff --git a/plugin/goplugin_context.go b/plugin/goplugin_context.go
index 0903361..a1be09f 100644
--- a/plugin/goplugin_context.go
+++ b/plugin/goplugin_context.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 package plugin
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
@@ -42,15 +44,31 @@ func createPluginContext(
 	path string,
 	logger *zap.SugaredLogger,
 ) (*PluginContext, error) {
-	client := plugin.NewClient(
-		&plugin.ClientConfig{
-			HandshakeConfig:  handshakeConfig,
-			Plugins:          loader.pluginMap,
-			Cmd:              exec.Command(path),
-			Logger:           log.NewInternalLogger(logger),
-			AllowedProtocols: []plugin.Protocol{plugin.ProtocolGRPC},
-		},
-	)
+	cfg := &plugin.ClientConfig{
+		HandshakeConfig:  handshakeConfig,
+		Plugins:          loader.pluginMap,
+		Cmd:              exec.Command(path),
+		Logger:           log.NewInternalLogger(logger),
+		AllowedProtocols: []plugin.Protocol{plugin.ProtocolGRPC},
+	}
+
+	if len(loader.pluginChecksum) > 0 {
+		basename := filepath.Base(path)
+		pluginName := strings.TrimSuffix(basename, filepath.Ext(basename))
+
+		checksum, ok := loader.pluginChecksum[pluginName]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the checksum for plugin %s is missing", pluginName)
+		}
+
+		secureConfig := &plugin.SecureConfig{
+			Checksum:[]byte(checksum),
+			Hash: sha256.New(),
+		}
+		cfg.SecureConfig = secureConfig
+	}
+
+	client := plugin.NewClient(cfg)
 
 	rpcClient, err := client.Client()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/goplugin_loader.go b/plugin/goplugin_loader.go
index f5d3782..19cec1e 100644
--- a/plugin/goplugin_loader.go
+++ b/plugin/goplugin_loader.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 package plugin
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ type GoPluginLoader struct {
 
 	logger       *zap.SugaredLogger
 	loadedByName map[string]*PluginContext
+	pluginChecksum map[string][]byte
 
 	// This gets specified as Plugins when creating a new go-plugin client.
 	pluginMap map[string]plugin.Plugin
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ func CreateGoPluginLoader(
 func (o *GoPluginLoader) Init(dir string) error {
 	o.pluginMap = make(map[string]plugin.Plugin)
 	o.loadedByName = make(map[string]*PluginContext)
+	o.pluginChecksum = make(map[string][]byte)
 	o.Location = dir
 
 	return nil
@@ -55,6 +59,36 @@ func (o *GoPluginLoader) Close() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (o *GoPluginLoader) SetChecksum(v *viper.Viper) error {
+	for _, name := range v.AllKeys() {
+		sha256sum := v.Get(name)
+		switch t := sha256sum.(type) {
+		case string:
+			o.logger.Debugw("registered plugin checksum",
+				"name", name,
+				"checksum", t,
+			)
+
+			checksum, err := hex.DecodeString(t)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"failed to load sha256 checksum for %s: %v",
+					name, err,
+				)
+			}
+
+			o.pluginChecksum[name] = checksum
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"invalid checksum for plugin %q: expected string, got %T",
+				name, t,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func RegisterGoPluginUsing(loader *GoPluginLoader, name string) error {
 	if _, ok := loader.pluginMap[name]; ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("plugin for %q is already registred", name)