diff --git a/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.lock b/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.lock
index 5cd2e80..5d8413c 100644
--- a/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arrayref"
+version = "0.3.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4c527152e37cf757a3f78aae5a06fbeefdb07ccc535c980a3208ee3060dd544"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "arrayvec"
+version = "0.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8da52d66c7071e2e3fa2a1e5c6d088fec47b593032b254f5e980de8ea54454d6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bit_field"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -14,12 +26,37 @@ version = "1.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "blake3"
+version = "1.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "42ae2468a89544a466886840aa467a25b766499f4f04bf7d9fcd10ecee9fccef"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrayref",
+ "arrayvec",
+ "cc",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "constant_time_eq",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "cc"
+version = "1.0.77"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e9f73505338f7d905b19d18738976aae232eb46b8efc15554ffc56deb5d9ebe4"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "constant_time_eq"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f3ad85c1f65dc7b37604eb0e89748faf0b9653065f2a8ef69f96a687ec1e9279"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ed25519-compact"
 version = "2.0.2"
@@ -41,6 +78,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "lanzaboote"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "blake3",
  "ed25519-compact",
  "goblin",
  "log",
diff --git a/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.toml b/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.toml
index 0acb79c..06f4aaf 100644
--- a/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/lanzaboote/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ log = "0.4.17"
 ed25519-compact = { version = "2.0.2", default-features = false, features = [] }
 goblin = { version = "0.6.0", default-features = false, features = [ "pe64", "alloc" ]}
 
+# We don't want the assembly implementations for now.
+blake3 = { version = "1.3.3", default-features = false, features = [ "pure" ]}
+
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = "s"
 lto = true
diff --git a/rust/lanzaboote/src/main.rs b/rust/lanzaboote/src/main.rs
index 9fa8eff..15a1a06 100644
--- a/rust/lanzaboote/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/lanzaboote/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ mod linux_loader;
 mod pe_section;
 mod uefi_helpers;
 
-use pe_section::pe_section_as_string;
+use blake3::Hash;
+use pe_section::{pe_section, pe_section_as_string};
 use uefi::{
     prelude::*,
     proto::{
@@ -52,9 +53,33 @@ struct EmbeddedConfiguration {
     /// lanzaboote binary.
     kernel_filename: CString16,
 
+    /// The cryptographic hash of the kernel.
+    kernel_hash: Hash,
+
     /// The filename of the initrd to be passed to the kernel. See
     /// `kernel_filename` for how to interpret these filenames.
     initrd_filename: CString16,
+
+    /// The cryptographic hash of the initrd. This hash is computed
+    /// over the whole PE binary, not only the embedded initrd.
+    initrd_hash: Hash,
+}
+
+/// Extract a filename from a PE section. The filename is stored as UTF-8.
+fn extract_filename(file_data: &[u8], section: &str) -> Result<CString16> {
+    let filename = pe_section_as_string(file_data, section).ok_or(Status::INVALID_PARAMETER)?;
+
+    Ok(CString16::try_from(filename.as_str()).map_err(|_| Status::INVALID_PARAMETER)?)
+}
+
+/// Extract a Blake3 hash from a PE section.
+fn extract_hash(file_data: &[u8], section: &str) -> Result<Hash> {
+    let array: [u8; 32] = pe_section(file_data, section)
+        .ok_or(Status::INVALID_PARAMETER)?
+        .try_into()
+        .map_err(|_| Status::INVALID_PARAMETER)?;
+
+    Ok(array.into())
 }
 
 impl EmbeddedConfiguration {
@@ -62,14 +87,12 @@ impl EmbeddedConfiguration {
         file.set_position(0)?;
         let file_data = read_all(file)?;
 
-        let kernel_filename =
-            pe_section_as_string(&file_data, ".kernelp").ok_or(Status::INVALID_PARAMETER)?;
-        let initrd_filename =
-            pe_section_as_string(&file_data, ".initrdp").ok_or(Status::INVALID_PARAMETER)?;
-
         Ok(Self {
-            kernel_filename: CString16::try_from(kernel_filename.as_str()).unwrap(),
-            initrd_filename: CString16::try_from(initrd_filename.as_str()).unwrap(),
+            kernel_filename: extract_filename(&file_data, ".kernelp")?,
+            kernel_hash: extract_hash(&file_data, ".kernelh")?,
+
+            initrd_filename: extract_filename(&file_data, ".initrdp")?,
+            initrd_hash: extract_hash(&file_data, ".initrdh")?,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -121,6 +144,22 @@ fn main(handle: Handle, mut system_table: SystemTable<Boot>) -> Status {
         initrd_data = read_all(&mut initrd_file).expect("Failed to read kernel file into memory");
     }
 
+    if blake3::hash(&kernel_data) != config.kernel_hash {
+        system_table
+            .stdout()
+            .output_string(cstr16!("Hash mismatch for kernel. Refusing to load!\r\n"))
+            .unwrap();
+        return Status::SECURITY_VIOLATION;
+    }
+
+    if blake3::hash(&initrd_data) != config.initrd_hash {
+        system_table
+            .stdout()
+            .output_string(cstr16!("Hash mismatch for initrd. Refusing to load!\r\n"))
+            .unwrap();
+        return Status::SECURITY_VIOLATION;
+    }
+
     let kernel_cmdline =
         booted_image_cmdline(system_table.boot_services()).expect("Failed to fetch command line");