diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
index 887ccd07..74771c94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ on:
       rot-args:
         required: false
         type: string
-      authstr:
+      keyauthstr:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+      sealauthstr:
         required: false
         type: string
 
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Write TPM ROT to TPM
         run: |
-          ./tools/tpm/rot -write ${{inputs.rot-args}} -auth="${{inputs.authstr}}"
+          ./tools/tpm/rot -write ${{inputs.rot-args}} -auth="${{inputs.keyauthstr}}"
 
       - name: Create a PCR Policy
         run: |
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build wolfboot
         run: |
-          make ${{inputs.make-args}} WOLFBOOT_TPM_KEYSTORE_AUTH="${{inputs.authstr}}"
+          make ${{inputs.make-args}} WOLFBOOT_TPM_KEYSTORE_AUTH="${{inputs.keykeyauthstr}}" WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH="${{inputs.sealauthstr}}"
 
       - name: Run wolfBoot
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-tpm.yml b/.github/workflows/test-tpm.yml
index ee864c82..0b190364 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-tpm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-tpm.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       arch: host
       config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-keystore.config
       make-args: SIGN=ECC256 HASH=SHA256
-      authstr: TestAuth
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
 
   sim_tpm_keystore_ecc384:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
       config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-keystore.config
       make-args: SIGN=ECC384 HASH=SHA384
       rot-args: -sha384
-      authstr: TestAuth
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
 
   sim_tpm_keystore_rsa2048:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       arch: host
       config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-keystore.config
       make-args: SIGN=RSA2048 HASH=SHA256
-      authstr: TestAuth
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
 
 
   sim_tpm_keystore_noauth_ecc256:
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ jobs:
       arch: host
       config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
       make-args: SIGN=ECC256 HASH=SHA256 POLICY_FILE=policy.bin
-      authstr: TestAuth
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
+      sealauthstr: SealAuth
 
   sim_tpm_seal_ecc384:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ jobs:
       config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
       make-args: SIGN=ECC384 HASH=SHA384 POLICY_FILE=policy.bin
       rot-args: -sha384
-      authstr: TestAuth
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
+      sealauthstr: SealAuth
 
   sim_tpm_seal_rsa2048:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
@@ -132,4 +134,32 @@ jobs:
       config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
       # use larger image header size for two 2048-bit signatures
       make-args: SIGN=RSA2048ENC HASH=SHA256 POLICY_FILE=policy.bin IMAGE_HEADER_SIZE=1024
-      authstr: TestAuth
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
+      sealauthstr: SealAuth
+
+
+  sim_tpm_seal_noauth_ecc256:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
+    with:
+      arch: host
+      config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
+      make-args: SIGN=ECC256 HASH=SHA256 POLICY_FILE=policy.bin
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
+
+  sim_tpm_seal_noauth_ecc384:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
+    with:
+      arch: host
+      config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
+      make-args: SIGN=ECC384 HASH=SHA384 POLICY_FILE=policy.bin
+      rot-args: -sha384
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
+
+  sim_tpm_seal_noauth_rsa2048:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-sim-tpm.yml
+    with:
+      arch: host
+      config-file: ./config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
+      # use larger image header size for two 2048-bit signatures
+      make-args: SIGN=RSA2048ENC HASH=SHA256 POLICY_FILE=policy.bin IMAGE_HEADER_SIZE=1024
+      keyauthstr: TestAuth
diff --git a/config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config b/config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
index c22f12cb..ff1b9496 100644
--- a/config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
+++ b/config/examples/sim-tpm-seal.config
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ MEASURED_PCR_A?=16
 # Sealing a secret into TPM based on external PCR policy signed by the sign tool
 WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL?=1
 WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE=0x01400300
+#WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH?=SealAuth
 
 # TPM Logging
 #CFLAGS_EXTRA+=-DDEBUG_WOLFTPM
diff --git a/docs/TPM.md b/docs/TPM.md
index 0976a2dd..e8439c65 100644
--- a/docs/TPM.md
+++ b/docs/TPM.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ In wolfBoot we support TPM based root of trust, sealing/unsealing, cryptographic
 | `MEASURED_PCR_A=16` | `WOLFBOOT_MEASURED_PCR_A=16` | The PCR index to use. See [docs/measured_boot.md](/docs/measured_boot.md). |
 | `WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL=1` | `WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL` | Enables support for sealing/unsealing based on PCR policy signed externally. |
 | `WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE=0x01400300` | `WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE` | To override the default sealed blob storage location in the platform hierarchy. |
+| `WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH=secret` | `WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH` | Password for sealing/unsealing secrets |
 
 ## Root of Trust (ROT)
 
@@ -36,14 +37,14 @@ The wolfBoot image is hashed and extended to the indicated PCR. This can be used
 See the wolfTPM Sealing/Unsealing example [here](https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfTPM/tree/secret_seal/examples/boot#secure-boot-encryption-key-storage)
 
 Known PCR values must be signed to seal/unseal a secret. The signature for the authorization policy resides in the signed header using the `--policy` argument.
-If a signed policy is not in the header then a value cannot be sealed. Instead the PCR(s) and a digest to sign will be printed for use with the sign tool.
+If a signed policy is not in the header then a value cannot be sealed. Instead the PCR(s) values and a PCR policy digest will be printed to sign. You can use `./tools/keytools/sign` or `./tools/tpm/policy_sign` to sign the policy externally.
 
 This exposes two new wolfBoot API's for sealing and unsealing data with blob stored to NV index:
 ```c
-int wolfBoot_seal(uint8_t* pubkey_hint, uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
-    int index, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz);
-int wolfBoot_unseal(uint8_t* pubkey_hint, uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
-    int index, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz);
+int wolfBoot_seal_auth(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz, const byte* auth, int authSz);
+int wolfBoot_unseal_auth(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz, const byte* auth, int authSz);
 ```
 
 By default this index will be based on an NV Index at `(0x01400300 + index)`.
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ NOTE: The TPM's RSA verify requires ASN.1 encoding, so use SIGN=RSA2048ENC
 % ./tools/tpm/policy_create -pcr=0
 # if ROT enabled
 % ./tools/tpm/rot -write [-auth=TestAuth]
-% make clean && make POLICY_FILE=policy.bin
+% make clean
+$ make POLICY_FILE=policy.bin [WOLFBOOT_TPM_KEYSTORE_AUTH=TestAuth] [WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH=SealAuth]
 
 % ./wolfboot.elf get_version
 Simulator assigned ./internal_flash.dd to base 0x103378000
diff --git a/include/tpm.h b/include/tpm.h
index 6ec0e3fc..a1fc89bc 100644
--- a/include/tpm.h
+++ b/include/tpm.h
@@ -72,10 +72,14 @@ int wolfBoot_get_policy(struct wolfBoot_image* img,
 
 int wolfBoot_seal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
     int index, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz);
+int wolfBoot_seal_auth(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz, const uint8_t* auth, int authSz);
 int wolfBoot_seal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
     WOLFTPM2_KEYBLOB* seal_blob, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz);
 int wolfBoot_unseal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
     int index, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz);
+int wolfBoot_unseal_auth(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz, const uint8_t* auth, int authSz);
 int wolfBoot_unseal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
     WOLFTPM2_KEYBLOB* seal_blob, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz);
 
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ int wolfBoot_tpm2_extend(uint8_t pcrIndex, uint8_t* hash, int line);
 /* debugging */
 void wolfBoot_print_hexstr(const unsigned char* bin, unsigned long sz,
     unsigned long maxLine);
-void wolfBoot_print_bin(const byte* buffer, word32 length);
+void wolfBoot_print_bin(const uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t length);
 
 
 #else
diff --git a/options.mk b/options.mk
index d66bb371..b9cd5709 100644
--- a/options.mk
+++ b/options.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL),1)
   WOLFTPM:=1
   CFLAGS+=-D"WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL"
+  ifneq ($(WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH),)
+    CFLAGS+=-DWOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH='"$(WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH)"'
+  endif
   ifneq ($(WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE),)
     CFLAGS+=-D"WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE=$(WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE)"
   endif
diff --git a/src/tpm.c b/src/tpm.c
index 24390d9f..a165c0c9 100644
--- a/src/tpm.c
+++ b/src/tpm.c
@@ -605,9 +605,9 @@ int wolfBoot_store_blob(TPMI_RH_NV_AUTH authHandle, uint32_t nvIndex,
         nvSz  = (uint32_t)sizeof(blob->pub.size)  + blob->pub.size;
         nvSz += (uint32_t)sizeof(blob->priv.size) + blob->priv.size;
 
-        /* Create NV - no auth required, blob encrypted by TPM already */
+        /* Create NV */
         rc = wolfTPM2_NVCreateAuth(&wolftpm_dev, &parent, &nv,
-            nv.handle.hndl, nvAttributes, nvSz, NULL, 0);
+            nv.handle.hndl, nvAttributes, nvSz, auth, authSz);
         if (rc == TPM_RC_NV_DEFINED) {
             /* allow use of existing handle - ignore this error */
             rc = 0;
@@ -739,7 +739,8 @@ int wolfBoot_delete_blob(TPMI_RH_NV_AUTH authHandle, uint32_t nvIndex,
 }
 
 /* The secret is sealed based on a policy authorization from a public key. */
-int wolfBoot_seal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+int wolfBoot_seal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint,
+    const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
     WOLFTPM2_KEYBLOB* seal_blob, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz)
 {
     int rc;
@@ -801,8 +802,9 @@ int wolfBoot_seal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16
         /* Create a new key for sealing using external signing auth */
         wolfTPM2_GetKeyTemplate_KeySeal(&template, pcrAlg);
         rc = wolfTPM2_CreateKeySeal_ex(&wolftpm_dev, seal_blob,
-            &wolftpm_srk.handle, &template, NULL, 0, pcrAlg, NULL, 0,
-            secret, secret_sz);
+            &wolftpm_srk.handle, &template,
+            seal_blob->handle.auth.buffer, seal_blob->handle.auth.size,
+            pcrAlg, NULL, 0, secret, secret_sz);
     }
 
     wolfTPM2_UnloadHandle(&wolftpm_dev, &policy_session.handle);
@@ -813,8 +815,10 @@ int wolfBoot_seal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16
 
 /* Index (0-X) determines location in NV from WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE to
  * store sealed blob */
-int wolfBoot_seal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
-    int index, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz)
+int wolfBoot_seal_auth(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint,
+    const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz,
+    const uint8_t* auth, int authSz)
 {
     int rc;
     WOLFTPM2_KEYBLOB seal_blob;
@@ -822,6 +826,9 @@ int wolfBoot_seal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t po
 
     memset(&seal_blob, 0, sizeof(seal_blob));
 
+    seal_blob.handle.auth.size = authSz;
+    XMEMCPY(seal_blob.handle.auth.buffer, auth, authSz);
+
     /* creates a sealed keyed hash object (not loaded to TPM) */
     rc = wolfBoot_seal_blob(pubkey_hint, policy, policySz, &seal_blob,
         secret, secret_sz);
@@ -841,8 +848,7 @@ int wolfBoot_seal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t po
 
         rc = wolfBoot_store_blob(TPM_RH_PLATFORM,
             WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE + index,
-            nvAttributes, &seal_blob,
-            NULL, 0 /* auth is not required as blob is already encrypted */
+            nvAttributes, &seal_blob, auth, authSz
         );
     }
     if (rc != 0) {
@@ -851,6 +857,19 @@ int wolfBoot_seal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t po
     }
     return rc;
 }
+int wolfBoot_seal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint,
+    const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, const uint8_t* secret, int secret_sz)
+{
+    const char* auth = NULL;
+    int authSz = 0;
+#ifdef WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH
+    auth = WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH;
+    authSz = (int)strlen(auth);
+#endif
+    return wolfBoot_seal_auth(pubkey_hint, policy, policySz, index,
+        secret, secret_sz, (const uint8_t*)auth, authSz);
+}
 
 /* The unseal requires a signed policy from HDR_POLICY_SIGNATURE */
 int wolfBoot_unseal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint,
@@ -999,8 +1018,10 @@ int wolfBoot_unseal_blob(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint,
     return rc;
 }
 
-int wolfBoot_unseal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
-    int index, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz)
+int wolfBoot_unseal_auth(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint,
+    const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz,
+    const uint8_t* auth, int authSz)
 {
     int rc;
     WOLFTPM2_KEYBLOB seal_blob;
@@ -1008,8 +1029,7 @@ int wolfBoot_unseal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t
     memset(&seal_blob, 0, sizeof(seal_blob));
 
     rc = wolfBoot_read_blob(WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_NV_BASE + index, &seal_blob,
-        NULL, 0 /* auth is not required as sealed blob is already encrypted */
-    );
+        auth, authSz);
     if (rc == 0) {
         rc = wolfBoot_unseal_blob(pubkey_hint, policy, policySz, &seal_blob,
             secret, secret_sz);
@@ -1026,6 +1046,19 @@ int wolfBoot_unseal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint, const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t
     }
     return rc;
 }
+int wolfBoot_unseal(const uint8_t* pubkey_hint,
+    const uint8_t* policy, uint16_t policySz,
+    int index, uint8_t* secret, int* secret_sz)
+{
+    const char* auth = NULL;
+    int authSz = 0;
+#ifdef WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH
+    auth = WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL_AUTH;
+    authSz = (int)strlen(auth);
+#endif
+    return wolfBoot_unseal_auth(pubkey_hint, policy, policySz, index,
+        secret, secret_sz, (const uint8_t*)auth, authSz);
+}
 #endif /* WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL */
 
 #if (defined(WOLFBOOT_TPM_KEYSTORE) || defined(WOLFBOOT_TPM_SEAL)) && \