diff --git a/barbican/common/policies/containers.py b/barbican/common/policies/containers.py
index 4bb0fdbfb..9e348a584 100644
--- a/barbican/common/policies/containers.py
+++ b/barbican/common/policies/containers.py
@@ -10,21 +10,63 @@
 #  License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
+from oslo_log import versionutils
 from oslo_policy import policy
 
+from barbican.common.policies import base
 
-_READER = "role:reader"
-_MEMBER = "role:member"
-_ADMIN = "role:admin"
-_PROJECT_MEMBER = f"{_MEMBER} and project_id:%(target.container.project_id)s"
-_PROJECT_ADMIN = f"{_ADMIN} and project_id:%(target.container.project_id)s"
-_CONTAINER_CREATOR = "user_id:%(target.container.creator_id)s"
-_CONTAINER_IS_NOT_PRIVATE = "True:%(target.container.read_project_access)s"
+
+deprecated_containers_post = policy.DeprecatedRule(
+    name='containers:post',
+    check_str='rule:admin_or_creator',
+    deprecated_reason=base.LEGACY_POLICY_DEPRECATION,
+    deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY
+)
+deprecated_containers_get = policy.DeprecatedRule(
+    name='containers:get',
+    check_str='rule:all_but_audit',
+    deprecated_reason=base.LEGACY_POLICY_DEPRECATION,
+    deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY
+)
+deprecated_container_get = policy.DeprecatedRule(
+    name='container:get',
+    check_str='rule:container_non_private_read or ' +
+              'rule:container_project_creator or ' +
+              'rule:container_project_admin or ' +
+              'rule:container_acl_read',
+    deprecated_reason=base.LEGACY_POLICY_DEPRECATION,
+    deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY
+)
+deprecated_container_delete = policy.DeprecatedRule(
+    name='container:delete',
+    check_str='rule:container_project_admin or ' +
+              'rule:container_project_creator',
+    deprecated_reason=base.LEGACY_POLICY_DEPRECATION,
+    deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY
+)
+deprecated_container_secret_post = policy.DeprecatedRule(
+    name='container_secret:post',
+    check_str='rule:container_project_admin or ' +
+              'rule:container_project_creator or ' +
+              'rule:container_project_creator_role and ' +
+              'rule:container_non_private_read',
+    deprecated_reason=base.LEGACY_POLICY_DEPRECATION,
+    deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY
+)
+deprecated_container_secret_delete = policy.DeprecatedRule(
+    name='container_secret:delete',
+    check_str='rule:container_project_admin or ' +
+              'rule:container_project_creator or ' +
+              'rule:container_project_creator_role and ' +
+              'rule:container_non_private_read',
+    deprecated_reason=base.LEGACY_POLICY_DEPRECATION,
+    deprecated_since=versionutils.deprecated.WALLABY
+)
 
 rules = [
     policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name='containers:post',
-        check_str=f"rule:admin_or_creator or {_MEMBER}",
+        check_str='True:%(enforce_new_defaults)s and role:member',
         scope_types=['project'],
         description='Creates a container.',
         operations=[
@@ -32,11 +74,12 @@ rules = [
                 'path': '/v1/containers',
                 'method': 'POST'
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        deprecated_rule=deprecated_containers_post
     ),
     policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name='containers:get',
-        check_str=f"rule:all_but_audit or {_MEMBER}",
+        check_str='True:%(enforce_new_defaults)s and role:member',
         scope_types=['project'],
         description='Lists a projects containers.',
         operations=[
@@ -44,16 +87,18 @@ rules = [
                 'path': '/v1/containers',
                 'method': 'GET'
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        deprecated_rule=deprecated_containers_get
     ),
     policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name='container:get',
-        check_str='rule:container_non_private_read or ' +
-                  'rule:container_project_creator or ' +
-                  'rule:container_project_admin or ' +
-                  'rule:container_acl_read or ' +
-                  f"({_PROJECT_MEMBER} and ({_CONTAINER_CREATOR} or " +
-                  f"{_CONTAINER_IS_NOT_PRIVATE})) or {_PROJECT_ADMIN}",
+        check_str=(
+            'True:%(enforce_new_defaults)s and '
+            '(rule:container_project_admin or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and rule:container_owner) or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and '
+            ' rule:container_is_not_private) or '
+            'rule:container_acl_read)'),
         scope_types=['project'],
         description='Retrieves a single container.',
         operations=[
@@ -61,14 +106,17 @@ rules = [
                 'path': '/v1/containers/{container-id}',
                 'method': 'GET'
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        deprecated_rule=deprecated_container_get
     ),
     policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name='container:delete',
-        check_str='rule:container_project_admin or ' +
-                  'rule:container_project_creator or ' +
-                  f"({_PROJECT_MEMBER} and ({_CONTAINER_CREATOR} or " +
-                  f"{_CONTAINER_IS_NOT_PRIVATE})) or {_PROJECT_ADMIN}",
+        check_str=(
+            'True:%(enforce_new_defaults)s and '
+            '(rule:container_project_admin or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and rule:container_owner) or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and '
+            ' rule:container_is_not_private))'),
         scope_types=['project'],
         description='Deletes a container.',
         operations=[
@@ -76,16 +124,17 @@ rules = [
                 'path': '/v1/containers/{uuid}',
                 'method': 'DELETE'
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        deprecated_rule=deprecated_container_delete
     ),
     policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name='container_secret:post',
-        check_str='rule:container_project_admin or ' +
-                  'rule:container_project_creator or ' +
-                  'rule:container_project_creator_role and ' +
-                  'rule:container_non_private_read or ' +
-                  f"({_PROJECT_MEMBER} and ({_CONTAINER_CREATOR} or " +
-                  f"{_CONTAINER_IS_NOT_PRIVATE})) or {_PROJECT_ADMIN}",
+        check_str=(
+            'True:%(enforce_new_defaults)s and '
+            '(rule:container_project_admin or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and rule:container_owner) or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and '
+            ' rule:container_is_not_private))'),
         scope_types=['project'],
         description='Add a secret to an existing container.',
         operations=[
@@ -93,16 +142,17 @@ rules = [
                 'path': '/v1/containers/{container-id}/secrets',
                 'method': 'POST'
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        deprecated_rule=deprecated_container_secret_post
     ),
     policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
         name='container_secret:delete',
-        check_str='rule:container_project_admin or ' +
-                  'rule:container_project_creator or ' +
-                  'rule:container_project_creator_role and ' +
-                  'rule:container_non_private_read or ' +
-                  f"({_PROJECT_MEMBER} and ({_CONTAINER_CREATOR} or " +
-                  f"{_CONTAINER_IS_NOT_PRIVATE})) or {_PROJECT_ADMIN}",
+        check_str=(
+            'True:%(enforce_new_defaults)s and '
+            '(rule:container_project_admin or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and rule:container_owner) or '
+            '(rule:container_project_member and '
+            ' rule:container_is_not_private))'),
         scope_types=['project'],
         description='Remove a secret from a container.',
         operations=[
@@ -110,7 +160,8 @@ rules = [
                 'path': '/v1/containers/{container-id}/secrets/{secret-id}',
                 'method': 'DELETE'
             }
-        ]
+        ],
+        deprecated_rule=deprecated_container_secret_delete
     ),
 ]