diff --git a/policy/config.yml b/policy/config.yml
index b9a62f8..27ca4bd 100644
--- a/policy/config.yml
+++ b/policy/config.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 name: "APE"
-safemethods: ["listChains","getChain","listChainsByPrefix"]
+safemethods:
+  - "getAdmin"
+  - "listChains"
+  - "getChain"
+  - "listChainsByPrefix"
diff --git a/policy/policy_contract.go b/policy/policy_contract.go
index 398468b..ea5d742 100644
--- a/policy/policy_contract.go
+++ b/policy/policy_contract.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package policy
 
 import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-contract/common"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop/iterator"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop/runtime"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/interop/storage"
 )
 
@@ -16,8 +18,65 @@ const (
 	IAM       = 'i'
 )
 
+const (
+	ownerKeyPrefix = 'o'
+)
+
+const (
+	// ErrNotAutorized is returned when the none of the transaction signers
+	// belongs to the list of autorized keys.
+	ErrNotAutorized = "none of the signers is not autorized to change the contract"
+)
+
 // _deploy function sets up initial list of inner ring public keys.
 func _deploy(data any, isUpdate bool) {
+	if isUpdate {
+		return
+	}
+
+	args := data.(struct {
+		Admin interop.Hash160
+	})
+	ctx := storage.GetContext()
+	if args.Admin != nil {
+		if len(args.Admin) != 20 {
+			panic("invaliad admin hash length")
+		}
+		storage.Put(ctx, ownerKey(args.Admin), []byte{1})
+	}
+}
+
+func ownerKey(sender interop.Hash160) []byte {
+	return append([]byte{ownerKeyPrefix}, sender...)
+}
+
+func checkAuthorization(ctx storage.Context) {
+	if runtime.CheckWitness(common.AlphabetAddress()) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	admin := getAdmin(ctx)
+	if admin != nil && runtime.CheckWitness(admin) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	panic(ErrNotAutorized)
+}
+
+func SetAdmin(addr interop.Hash160) {
+	common.CheckAlphabetWitness()
+
+	ctx := storage.GetContext()
+	storage.Put(ctx, []byte{ownerKeyPrefix}, addr)
+}
+
+func GetAdmin() interop.Hash160 {
+	ctx := storage.GetReadOnlyContext()
+	return getAdmin(ctx)
+}
+
+func getAdmin(ctx storage.Context) interop.Hash160 {
+	return storage.Get(ctx, []byte{ownerKeyPrefix}).(interop.Hash160)
 }
 
 func storageKey(prefix Kind, entityName, name string) []byte {
@@ -28,9 +87,9 @@ func storageKey(prefix Kind, entityName, name string) []byte {
 }
 
 func AddChain(entity Kind, entityName, name string, chain []byte) {
-	common.CheckAlphabetWitness() // TODO: Allow to work with chain directly for everyone?
-
 	ctx := storage.GetContext()
+	checkAuthorization(ctx)
+
 	key := storageKey(entity, entityName, name)
 	storage.Put(ctx, key, chain)
 }
@@ -47,17 +106,17 @@ func GetChain(entity Kind, entityName, name string) []byte {
 }
 
 func RemoveChain(entity Kind, entityName string, name string) {
-	common.CheckAlphabetWitness()
-
 	ctx := storage.GetContext()
+	checkAuthorization(ctx)
+
 	key := storageKey(entity, entityName, name)
 	storage.Delete(ctx, key)
 }
 
 func RemoveChainsByPrefix(entity Kind, entityName string, name string) {
-	common.CheckAlphabetWitness()
-
 	ctx := storage.GetContext()
+	checkAuthorization(ctx)
+
 	key := storageKey(entity, entityName, name)
 	it := storage.Find(ctx, key, storage.KeysOnly)
 	for iterator.Next(it) {
diff --git a/tests/policy_test.go b/tests/policy_test.go
index d484d5a..117a42c 100644
--- a/tests/policy_test.go
+++ b/tests/policy_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const policyPath = "../policy"
 func deployPolicyContract(t *testing.T, e *neotest.Executor) util.Uint160 {
 	cfgPath := path.Join(policyPath, "config.yml")
 	c := neotest.CompileFile(t, e.CommitteeHash, policyPath, cfgPath)
-	e.DeployContract(t, c, nil)
+	e.DeployContract(t, c, []any{nil})
 	return c.Hash
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +72,23 @@ func TestPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAutorization(t *testing.T) {
+	e := newPolicyInvoker(t)
+
+	e.Invoke(t, stackitem.Null{}, "getAdmin")
+
+	s := e.NewAccount(t, 1_0000_0000)
+	c := e.WithSigners(s)
+
+	args := []any{policy.Container, "cnr1", "ingress:myrule3", []byte("opaque")}
+	c.InvokeFail(t, policy.ErrNotAutorized, "addChain", args...)
+
+	e.Invoke(t, stackitem.Null{}, "setAdmin", s.ScriptHash())
+	e.Invoke(t, stackitem.NewBuffer(s.ScriptHash().BytesBE()), "getAdmin")
+
+	c.Invoke(t, stackitem.Null{}, "addChain", args...)
+}
+
 func checkChains(t *testing.T, e *neotest.ContractInvoker, namespace, container, name string, expected [][]byte) {
 	s, err := e.TestInvoke(t, "listChains", namespace, container, name)
 	require.NoError(t, err)