diff --git a/pkg/container/reader.go b/pkg/container/reader.go
index 61402e4..db1e145 100644
--- a/pkg/container/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/container/reader.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"iter"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime"
@@ -42,6 +43,19 @@ func (ctn Reader) GetDelegation(cid cid.Cid) (*delegation.Token, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a delegation token")
 }
 
+// GetAllDelegations returns all the delegation.Token in the container.
+func (ctn Reader) GetAllDelegations() iter.Seq2[cid.Cid, *delegation.Token] {
+	return func(yield func(cid.Cid, *delegation.Token) bool) {
+		for c, t := range ctn {
+			if t, ok := t.(*delegation.Token); ok {
+				if !yield(c, t) {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // GetInvocation returns the first found invocation.Token.
 // If none are found, ErrNotFound is returned.
 func (ctn Reader) GetInvocation() (*invocation.Token, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go b/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go
index fa236da..b3e6aa3 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 package literal
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime"
+	"github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime/datamodel"
+	"github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime/fluent/qp"
 	cidlink "github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime/linking/cid"
 	"github.com/ipld/go-ipld-prime/node/basicnode"
 )
 
-// TODO: remove entirely?
-
 var Bool = basicnode.NewBool
 var Int = basicnode.NewInt
 var Float = basicnode.NewFloat
@@ -26,3 +29,73 @@ func Null() ipld.Node {
 	nb.AssignNull()
 	return nb.Build()
 }
+
+// Map creates an IPLD node from a map[string]any
+func Map[T any](m map[string]T) (ipld.Node, error) {
+	return qp.BuildMap(basicnode.Prototype.Any, int64(len(m)), func(ma datamodel.MapAssembler) {
+		for k, v := range m {
+			qp.MapEntry(ma, k, anyAssemble(v))
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// List creates an IPLD node from a []any
+func List[T any](l []T) (ipld.Node, error) {
+	return qp.BuildList(basicnode.Prototype.Any, int64(len(l)), func(la datamodel.ListAssembler) {
+		for _, val := range l {
+			qp.ListEntry(la, anyAssemble(val))
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func anyAssemble(val any) qp.Assemble {
+	var rt reflect.Type
+	var rv reflect.Value
+
+	// support for recursive calls, staying in reflection land
+	if cast, ok := val.(reflect.Value); ok {
+		rt = cast.Type()
+		rv = cast
+	} else {
+		rt = reflect.TypeOf(val)
+		rv = reflect.ValueOf(val)
+	}
+
+	// we need to dereference in some cases, to get the real value type
+	if rt.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || rt.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+		rv = rv.Elem()
+		rt = rv.Type()
+	}
+
+	switch rt.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Array, reflect.Slice:
+		return qp.List(int64(rv.Len()), func(la datamodel.ListAssembler) {
+			for i := range rv.Len() {
+				qp.ListEntry(la, anyAssemble(rv.Index(i)))
+			}
+		})
+	case reflect.Map:
+		if rt.Key().Kind() != reflect.String {
+			break
+		}
+		it := rv.MapRange()
+		return qp.Map(int64(rv.Len()), func(ma datamodel.MapAssembler) {
+			for it.Next() {
+				qp.MapEntry(ma, it.Key().String(), anyAssemble(it.Value()))
+			}
+		})
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		return qp.Bool(rv.Bool())
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		return qp.Int(rv.Int())
+	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64:
+		return qp.Int(int64(rv.Uint()))
+	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		return qp.Float(rv.Float())
+	case reflect.String:
+		return qp.String(rv.String())
+	default:
+	}
+
+	panic(fmt.Sprintf("unsupported type %T", val))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/match.go b/pkg/policy/match.go
index 308229d..c3862d5 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/match.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/match.go
@@ -12,141 +12,240 @@ import (
 // Match determines if the IPLD node satisfies the policy.
 func (p Policy) Match(node datamodel.Node) bool {
 	for _, stmt := range p {
-		ok := matchStatement(stmt, node)
-		if !ok {
+		res, _ := matchStatement(stmt, node)
+		switch res {
+		case matchResultNoData, matchResultFalse:
 			return false
+		case matchResultOptionalNoData, matchResultTrue:
+			// continue
 		}
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
-func matchStatement(statement Statement, node ipld.Node) bool {
-	switch statement.Kind() {
+// PartialMatch returns false IIF one non-optional Statement has the corresponding data and doesn't match.
+// If the data is missing or the non-optional Statement is matching, true is returned.
+//
+// This allows performing the policy checking in multiple steps, and find immediately if a Statement already failed.
+// A final call to Match is necessary to make sure that the policy is fully matched, with no missing data
+// (apart from optional values).
+//
+// The first Statement failing to match is returned as well.
+func (p Policy) PartialMatch(node datamodel.Node) (bool, Statement) {
+	for _, stmt := range p {
+		res, leaf := matchStatement(stmt, node)
+		switch res {
+		case matchResultFalse:
+			return false, leaf
+		case matchResultNoData, matchResultOptionalNoData, matchResultTrue:
+			// continue
+		}
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+type matchResult int8
+
+const (
+	matchResultTrue           matchResult = iota // statement has data and resolve to true
+	matchResultFalse                             // statement has data and resolve to false
+	matchResultNoData                            // statement has no data
+	matchResultOptionalNoData                    // statement has no data and is optional
+)
+
+// matchStatement evaluate the policy against the given ipld.Node and returns:
+// - matchResultTrue: if the selector matched and the statement evaluated to true.
+// - matchResultFalse: if the selector matched and the statement evaluated to false.
+// - matchResultNoData: if the selector didn't match the expected data.
+// For matchResultTrue and matchResultNoData, the leaf-most (innermost) statement failing to be true is returned,
+// as well as the corresponding root-most encompassing statement.
+func matchStatement(cur Statement, node ipld.Node) (_ matchResult, leafMost Statement) {
+	var boolToRes = func(v bool) (matchResult, Statement) {
+		if v {
+			return matchResultTrue, nil
+		} else {
+			return matchResultFalse, cur
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch cur.Kind() {
 	case KindEqual:
-		if s, ok := statement.(equality); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(equality); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
 			}
-			return datamodel.DeepEqual(s.value, res)
+			if res == nil { // optional selector didn't match
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
+			}
+			return boolToRes(datamodel.DeepEqual(s.value, res))
 		}
 	case KindGreaterThan:
-		if s, ok := statement.(equality); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(equality); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
 			}
-			return isOrdered(s.value, res, gt)
+			if res == nil { // optional selector didn't match
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
+			}
+			return boolToRes(isOrdered(s.value, res, gt))
 		}
 	case KindGreaterThanOrEqual:
-		if s, ok := statement.(equality); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(equality); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
 			}
-			return isOrdered(s.value, res, gte)
+			if res == nil { // optional selector didn't match
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
+			}
+			return boolToRes(isOrdered(s.value, res, gte))
 		}
 	case KindLessThan:
-		if s, ok := statement.(equality); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(equality); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
 			}
-			return isOrdered(s.value, res, lt)
+			if res == nil { // optional selector didn't match
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
+			}
+			return boolToRes(isOrdered(s.value, res, lt))
 		}
 	case KindLessThanOrEqual:
-		if s, ok := statement.(equality); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(equality); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
 			}
-			return isOrdered(s.value, res, lte)
+			if res == nil { // optional selector didn't match
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
+			}
+			return boolToRes(isOrdered(s.value, res, lte))
 		}
 	case KindNot:
-		if s, ok := statement.(negation); ok {
-			return !matchStatement(s.statement, node)
+		if s, ok := cur.(negation); ok {
+			res, leaf := matchStatement(s.statement, node)
+			switch res {
+			case matchResultNoData, matchResultOptionalNoData:
+				return res, leaf
+			case matchResultTrue:
+				return matchResultFalse, leaf
+			case matchResultFalse:
+				return matchResultTrue, leaf
+			}
 		}
 	case KindAnd:
-		if s, ok := statement.(connective); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(connective); ok {
 			for _, cs := range s.statements {
-				r := matchStatement(cs, node)
-				if !r {
-					return false
+				res, leaf := matchStatement(cs, node)
+				switch res {
+				case matchResultNoData, matchResultOptionalNoData:
+					return res, leaf
+				case matchResultTrue:
+					// continue
+				case matchResultFalse:
+					return matchResultFalse, leaf
 				}
 			}
-			return true
+			return matchResultTrue, nil
 		}
 	case KindOr:
-		if s, ok := statement.(connective); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(connective); ok {
 			if len(s.statements) == 0 {
-				return true
+				return matchResultTrue, nil
 			}
 			for _, cs := range s.statements {
-				r := matchStatement(cs, node)
-				if r {
-					return true
+				res, leaf := matchStatement(cs, node)
+				switch res {
+				case matchResultNoData, matchResultOptionalNoData:
+					return res, leaf
+				case matchResultTrue:
+					return matchResultTrue, leaf
+				case matchResultFalse:
+					// continue
 				}
 			}
-			return false
+			return matchResultFalse, cur
 		}
 	case KindLike:
-		if s, ok := statement.(wildcard); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(wildcard); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
+			}
+			if res == nil { // optional selector didn't match
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
 			}
 			v, err := res.AsString()
 			if err != nil {
-				return false // not a string
+				return matchResultFalse, cur // not a string
 			}
-			return s.pattern.Match(v)
+			return boolToRes(s.pattern.Match(v))
 		}
 	case KindAll:
-		if s, ok := statement.(quantifier); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(quantifier); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
+			}
+			if res == nil {
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
 			}
 			it := res.ListIterator()
 			if it == nil {
-				return false // not a list
+				return matchResultFalse, cur // not a list
 			}
 			for !it.Done() {
 				_, v, err := it.Next()
 				if err != nil {
-					return false
+					panic("should never happen")
 				}
-				ok := matchStatement(s.statement, v)
-				if !ok {
-					return false
+				matchRes, leaf := matchStatement(s.statement, v)
+				switch matchRes {
+				case matchResultNoData, matchResultOptionalNoData:
+					return matchRes, leaf
+				case matchResultTrue:
+					// continue
+				case matchResultFalse:
+					return matchResultFalse, leaf
 				}
 			}
-			return true
+			return matchResultTrue, nil
 		}
 	case KindAny:
-		if s, ok := statement.(quantifier); ok {
+		if s, ok := cur.(quantifier); ok {
 			res, err := s.selector.Select(node)
 			if err != nil {
-				return false
+				return matchResultNoData, cur
+			}
+			if res == nil {
+				return matchResultOptionalNoData, nil
 			}
 			it := res.ListIterator()
 			if it == nil {
-				return false // not a list
+				return matchResultFalse, cur // not a list
 			}
 			for !it.Done() {
 				_, v, err := it.Next()
 				if err != nil {
-					return false
+					panic("should never happen")
 				}
-				ok := matchStatement(s.statement, v)
-				if ok {
-					return true
+				matchRes, leaf := matchStatement(s.statement, v)
+				switch matchRes {
+				case matchResultNoData, matchResultOptionalNoData:
+					return matchRes, leaf
+				case matchResultTrue:
+					return matchResultTrue, nil
+				case matchResultFalse:
+					// continue
 				}
 			}
-			return false
+			return matchResultFalse, cur
 		}
 	}
-	panic(fmt.Errorf("unimplemented statement kind: %s", statement.Kind()))
+	panic(fmt.Errorf("unimplemented statement kind: %s", cur.Kind()))
 }
 
 func isOrdered(expected ipld.Node, actual ipld.Node, satisfies func(order int) bool) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/policy/match_test.go b/pkg/policy/match_test.go
index 9e3de4a..7d10d43 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/match_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/match_test.go
@@ -512,3 +512,380 @@ func FuzzMatch(f *testing.F) {
 		policy.Match(dataNode)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestOptionalSelectors(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		policy   Policy
+		data     map[string]any
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "missing optional field returns true",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field?", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "present optional field with matching value returns true",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field?", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{"field": "value"},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "present optional field with non-matching value returns false",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field?", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{"field": "other"},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "missing non-optional field returns false",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "nested missing non-optional field returns false",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".outer?.inner", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{"outer": map[string]any{}},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "completely missing nested optional path returns true",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".outer?.inner?", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "partially present nested optional path with missing end returns true",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".outer?.inner?", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{"outer": map[string]any{}},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "optional array index returns true when array is empty",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".array[0]?", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{"array": []any{}},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "non-optional array index returns false when array is empty",
+			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".array[0]", literal.String("value"))),
+			data:     map[string]any{"array": []any{}},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			nb := basicnode.Prototype.Map.NewBuilder()
+			n, err := literal.Map(tt.data)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			err = nb.AssignNode(n)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			result := tt.policy.Match(nb.Build())
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// The unique behaviour of PartialMatch is that it should return true for missing non-optional data (unlike Match).
+func TestPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		policy        Policy
+		data          map[string]any
+		expectedMatch bool
+		expectedStmt  Statement
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "returns true for missing non-optional field",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".field", literal.String("value")),
+			),
+			data:          map[string]any{},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true when present data matches",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".foo", literal.String("correct")),
+				Equal(".missing", literal.String("whatever")),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"foo": "correct",
+			},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns false with failing statement for present but non-matching value",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".foo", literal.String("value1")),
+				Equal(".bar", literal.String("value2")),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"foo": "wrong",
+				"bar": "value2",
+			},
+			expectedMatch: false,
+			expectedStmt: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".foo", literal.String("value1")),
+			)[0],
+		},
+		{
+			name: "continues past missing data until finding actual mismatch",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".missing", literal.String("value")),
+				Equal(".present", literal.String("wrong")),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"present": "actual",
+			},
+			expectedMatch: false,
+			expectedStmt: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".present", literal.String("wrong")),
+			)[0],
+		},
+
+		// Optional fields
+		{
+			name: "returns false when optional field present but wrong",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".field?", literal.String("value")),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"field": "wrong",
+			},
+			expectedMatch: false,
+			expectedStmt: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".field?", literal.String("value")),
+			)[0],
+		},
+
+		// Like pattern matching
+		{
+			name: "returns true for matching like pattern",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Like(".pattern", "test*"),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"pattern": "testing123",
+			},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns false for non-matching like pattern",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Like(".pattern", "test*"),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"pattern": "wrong123",
+			},
+			expectedMatch: false,
+			expectedStmt: MustConstruct(
+				Like(".pattern", "test*"),
+			)[0],
+		},
+
+		// Array quantifiers
+		{
+			name: "all matches when every element satisfies condition",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				All(".numbers", Equal(".", literal.Int(1))),
+			),
+			data: map[string]interface{}{
+				"numbers": []interface{}{1, 1, 1},
+			},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "all fails when any element doesn't satisfy",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				All(".numbers", Equal(".", literal.Int(1))),
+			),
+			data: map[string]interface{}{
+				"numbers": []interface{}{1, 2, 1},
+			},
+			expectedMatch: false,
+			expectedStmt: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".", literal.Int(1)),
+			)[0],
+		},
+		{
+			name: "any succeeds when one element matches",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Any(".numbers", Equal(".", literal.Int(2))),
+			),
+			data: map[string]interface{}{
+				"numbers": []interface{}{1, 2, 3},
+			},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "any fails when no elements match",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Any(".numbers", Equal(".", literal.Int(4))),
+			),
+			data: map[string]interface{}{
+				"numbers": []interface{}{1, 2, 3},
+			},
+			expectedMatch: false,
+			expectedStmt: MustConstruct(
+				Any(".numbers", Equal(".", literal.Int(4))),
+			)[0],
+		},
+
+		// Complex nested case
+		{
+			name: "complex nested policy",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				And(
+					Equal(".required", literal.String("present")),
+					Equal(".optional?", literal.String("value")),
+					Any(".items",
+						And(
+							Equal(".name", literal.String("test")),
+							Like(".id", "ID*"),
+						),
+					),
+				),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"required": "present",
+				"items": []any{
+					map[string]any{
+						"name": "wrong",
+						"id":   "ID123",
+					},
+					map[string]any{
+						"name": "test",
+						"id":   "ID456",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+
+		// missing optional values for all the operators
+		{
+			name: "returns true for missing optional equal",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Equal(".field?", literal.String("value")),
+			),
+			data:          map[string]any{},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true for missing optional like pattern",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Like(".pattern?", "test*"),
+			),
+			data:          map[string]any{},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true for missing optional greater than",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				GreaterThan(".number?", literal.Int(5)),
+			),
+			data:          map[string]any{},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true for missing optional less than",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				LessThan(".number?", literal.Int(5)),
+			),
+			data:          map[string]any{},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true for missing optional array with all",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				All(".numbers?", Equal(".", literal.Int(1))),
+			),
+			data:          map[string]any{},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true for missing optional array with any",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				Any(".numbers?", Equal(".", literal.Int(1))),
+			),
+			data:          map[string]any{},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true for complex nested optional paths",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				And(
+					Equal(".required", literal.String("present")),
+					Any(".optional_array?",
+						And(
+							Equal(".name?", literal.String("test")),
+							Like(".id?", "ID*"),
+						),
+					),
+				),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"required": "present",
+			},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "returns true for partially present nested optional paths",
+			policy: MustConstruct(
+				And(
+					Equal(".required", literal.String("present")),
+					Any(".items",
+						And(
+							Equal(".name", literal.String("test")),
+							Like(".optional_id?", "ID*"),
+						),
+					),
+				),
+			),
+			data: map[string]any{
+				"required": "present",
+				"items": []any{
+					map[string]any{
+						"name": "test",
+						// optional_id is missing
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedMatch: true,
+			expectedStmt:  nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			node, err := literal.Map(tt.data)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			match, stmt := tt.policy.PartialMatch(node)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expectedMatch, match)
+			if tt.expectedStmt == nil {
+				require.Nil(t, stmt)
+			} else {
+				require.Equal(t, tt.expectedStmt, stmt)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/selector/parsing.go b/pkg/policy/selector/parsing.go
index a432ec0..507ef77 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/selector/parsing.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/selector/parsing.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	identity   = Selector{segment{str: ".", identity: true}}
 	indexRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^-?\d+$`)
 	sliceRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^((\-?\d+:\-?\d*)|(\-?\d*:\-?\d+))$`)
 	fieldRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^\.[a-zA-Z_]*?$`)
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ func Parse(str string) (Selector, error) {
 		return nil, newParseError("selector must start with identity segment '.'", str, 0, string(str[0]))
 	}
 	if str == "." {
-		return identity, nil
+		return Selector{segment{str: ".", identity: true}}, nil
 	}
 	if str == ".?" {
 		return Selector{segment{str: ".?", identity: true, optional: true}}, nil