diff --git a/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md b/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md
index b9a7738a..14976c4e 100644
--- a/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md
+++ b/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ maintain an older `model`-type kernel repository.
 
 `kernels` only loads kernels from a curated set of trusted publishers by
 default. Loading from any other publisher raises an error unless the caller
-opts in with `trust_remote_code=True`:
+opts in with `trust_remote_code=True` or explicitly allowlists the repository:
 
 ```python
 # Trusted publisher: works without opt-in.
@@ -26,8 +26,18 @@ get_kernel("kernels-community/activation", version=1)
 
 # Untrusted publisher: must opt in explicitly.
 get_kernel("some-other-org/my-kernel", version=1, trust_remote_code=True)
+
+# Allow only specific repositories from untrusted publishers.
+get_kernel(
+    "some-other-org/my-kernel",
+    version=1,
+    trust_remote_code=["some-other-org/my-kernel"],
+)
 ```
 
+The repository IDs in the allowlist must match exactly. Other repositories
+from the same publisher remain subject to the default trust check.
+
 The Hub also exposes a `trustedKernelPublisher` flag on the kernel API and
 displays a corresponding badge in the UI.
 
diff --git a/kernels/src/kernels/hf_hub.py b/kernels/src/kernels/hf_hub.py
index 91dcc3c3..c61a74e6 100644
--- a/kernels/src/kernels/hf_hub.py
+++ b/kernels/src/kernels/hf_hub.py
@@ -102,22 +102,15 @@ def _check_trust_remote_code(repo_id: str, local_files_only: bool, trust_remote_
 
     When ``trust_remote_code`` is ``True``, all repositories are allowed.
 
-    When ``trust_remote_code`` is a list of strings, it is treated as a list
-    of signing identities to verify against.  Signing verification is not yet
-    implemented, so passing a list currently emits a warning and falls back
-    to the default trust check (i.e. only trusted publishers are allowed).
+    When ``trust_remote_code`` is a list of strings, it is treated as an
+    allowlist of repository IDs. Only repositories in the list and repositories
+    from trusted publishers are allowed.
     """
     if trust_remote_code is True:
         return
 
-    if isinstance(trust_remote_code, list):
-        warnings.warn(
-            "Signing identity verification is not yet implemented. "
-            "The provided signing identities will be ignored and the "
-            "kernel will be treated as untrusted. Use trust_remote_code=True "
-            "to bypass trust checks.",
-            stacklevel=3,
-        )
+    if isinstance(trust_remote_code, list) and repo_id in trust_remote_code:
+        return
 
     if local_files_only:
         # Publisher trust cannot be verified offline. The user opted into
@@ -136,7 +129,8 @@ def _check_trust_remote_code(repo_id: str, local_files_only: bool, trust_remote_
     except Exception:
         raise ValueError(
             f"Kernel repository '{repo_id}' could not verify publisher trust status. "
-            "Set trust_remote_code=True to allow loading kernels from untrusted sources."
+            "Set trust_remote_code=True or add the repository ID to the trust_remote_code allowlist "
+            "to allow loading kernels from untrusted sources."
         )
 
     if getattr(info, "trustedKernelPublisher", False):
@@ -144,5 +138,6 @@ def _check_trust_remote_code(repo_id: str, local_files_only: bool, trust_remote_
 
     raise ValueError(
         f"Kernel repository '{repo_id}' is not from a trusted publisher. "
-        "Set trust_remote_code=True to allow loading kernels from untrusted sources."
+        "Set trust_remote_code=True or add the repository ID to the trust_remote_code allowlist "
+        "to allow loading kernels from untrusted sources."
     )
diff --git a/kernels/src/kernels/install.py b/kernels/src/kernels/install.py
index 41bafe1a..3db327ea 100644
--- a/kernels/src/kernels/install.py
+++ b/kernels/src/kernels/install.py
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ def install_kernel(
         trust_remote_code (`bool | list[str]`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
             Whether to allow loading kernels from untrusted organisations. When ``False``,
             only kernels from trusted organisations are allowed. When ``True``, all
-            repositories are allowed. A list of strings will be used to verify signing
-            identities in a future release; for now it emits a warning and falls
-            back to the default trust check.
+            repositories are allowed. A list of repository IDs allows only those
+            repositories in addition to repositories from trusted organisations.
 
     Returns:
         `Path`: The path to the variant directory.
diff --git a/kernels/src/kernels/layer/func.py b/kernels/src/kernels/layer/func.py
index dfd47c72..09c615ca 100644
--- a/kernels/src/kernels/layer/func.py
+++ b/kernels/src/kernels/layer/func.py
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._repo_id = repo_id
         self.func_name = func_name
-        self._trust_remote_code = trust_remote_code
+        self._trust_remote_code = (
+            trust_remote_code.copy() if isinstance(trust_remote_code, list) else trust_remote_code
+        )
 
         # We are going to resolve these lazily, since we do not want
         # to do a network request for every registered FuncRepository.
@@ -135,7 +137,9 @@ def __hash__(self):
                 self._repo_id,
                 self._revision,
                 self._version,
-                self._trust_remote_code,
+                tuple(self._trust_remote_code)
+                if isinstance(self._trust_remote_code, list)
+                else self._trust_remote_code,
             )
         )
 
@@ -304,7 +308,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._repo_id = repo_id
         self._lockfile = lockfile
         self.func_name = func_name
-        self._trust_remote_code = trust_remote_code
+        self._trust_remote_code = (
+            trust_remote_code.copy() if isinstance(trust_remote_code, list) else trust_remote_code
+        )
         kernel_locks, kernel_dep = self._get_lock()
         self.kernel_locks = kernel_locks
         self.kernel_dep = kernel_dep
@@ -353,7 +359,9 @@ def __hash__(self):
                 self._repo_id,
                 self.kernel_dep,
                 self.kernel_locks,
-                self._trust_remote_code,
+                tuple(self._trust_remote_code)
+                if isinstance(self._trust_remote_code, list)
+                else self._trust_remote_code,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/kernels/src/kernels/layer/layer.py b/kernels/src/kernels/layer/layer.py
index 86d13e8f..9d1cd2cf 100644
--- a/kernels/src/kernels/layer/layer.py
+++ b/kernels/src/kernels/layer/layer.py
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ class LayerRepository:
             The kernel version to download. Cannot be used together with `revision`.
             Either `version` or `revision` must be specified.
         trust_remote_code (`bool | list[str]`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
-            Whether to allow loading kernels from untrusted organisations. A list
-            of signing identities can be provided for future verification support;
-            until then it warns and falls back to the default trust check.
+            Whether to allow loading kernels from untrusted organisations. When `False`,
+            only kernels from trusted organisations are allowed. When `True`, all
+            repositories are allowed. A list of repository IDs allows only those
+            repositories in addition to repositories from trusted organisations.
 
     Example:
         ```python
@@ -88,7 +89,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._repo_id = repo_id
         self.layer_name = layer_name
-        self._trust_remote_code = trust_remote_code
+        self._trust_remote_code = (
+            trust_remote_code.copy() if isinstance(trust_remote_code, list) else trust_remote_code
+        )
 
         # We are going to resolve these lazily, since we do not want
         # to do a network request for every registered LayerRepository.
@@ -129,7 +132,9 @@ def __hash__(self):
                 self._repo_id,
                 self._revision,
                 self._version,
-                self._trust_remote_code,
+                tuple(self._trust_remote_code)
+                if isinstance(self._trust_remote_code, list)
+                else self._trust_remote_code,
             )
         )
 
@@ -213,7 +218,9 @@ def __init__(
         self._repo_id = repo_id
         self._lockfile = lockfile
         self.layer_name = layer_name
-        self._trust_remote_code = trust_remote_code
+        self._trust_remote_code = (
+            trust_remote_code.copy() if isinstance(trust_remote_code, list) else trust_remote_code
+        )
         kernel_locks, kernel_dep = self._get_lock()
         self.kernel_locks = kernel_locks
         self.kernel_dep = kernel_dep
@@ -262,7 +269,9 @@ def __hash__(self):
                 self._repo_id,
                 self.kernel_dep,
                 self.kernel_locks,
-                self._trust_remote_code,
+                tuple(self._trust_remote_code)
+                if isinstance(self._trust_remote_code, list)
+                else self._trust_remote_code,
             )
         )
 
diff --git a/kernels/src/kernels/load.py b/kernels/src/kernels/load.py
index a6ed7193..cf0bc087 100644
--- a/kernels/src/kernels/load.py
+++ b/kernels/src/kernels/load.py
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ def get_kernel(
         trust_remote_code (`bool | list[str]`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
             Whether to allow loading kernels from untrusted organisations. When ``False``,
             only kernels from trusted organisations are allowed. When ``True``, all
-            repositories are allowed. A list of strings will be used to verify signing
-            identities in a future release; for now it emits a warning and falls
-            back to the default trust check.
+            repositories are allowed. A list of repository IDs allows only those
+            repositories in addition to repositories from trusted organisations.
         check_arch (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `True`):
             Whether to check that the kernel build supports the architecture
             (e.g. CUDA compute capability) of the current device. Kernels can
@@ -198,9 +197,8 @@ def get_local_kernel(
         trust_remote_code (`bool | list[str]`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
             Whether to allow loading kernels from untrusted organisations. When ``False``,
             only kernels from trusted organisations are allowed. When ``True``, all
-            repositories are allowed. A list of strings will be used to verify signing
-            identities in a future release; for now it emits a warning and falls
-            back to the default trust check.
+            repositories are allowed. A list of repository IDs allows only those
+            repositories in addition to repositories from trusted organisations.
 
 
 
@@ -257,9 +255,8 @@ def has_kernel(
         trust_remote_code (`bool | list[str]`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
             Whether to allow loading kernels from untrusted organisations. When ``False``,
             only kernels from trusted organisations are allowed. When ``True``, all
-            repositories are allowed. A list of strings will be used to verify signing
-            identities in a future release; for now it emits a warning and falls
-            back to the default trust check.
+            repositories are allowed. A list of repository IDs allows only those
+            repositories in addition to repositories from trusted organisations.
         check_arch (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `True`):
             Whether to check that the kernel build supports the architecture
             (e.g. CUDA compute capability) of the current device. Kernels can
diff --git a/kernels/tests/test_basic.py b/kernels/tests/test_basic.py
index 8f72480d..65df993d 100644
--- a/kernels/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/kernels/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -256,6 +256,22 @@ def test_trust_remote_code_flag_allows_untrusted():
     get_kernel("kernels-test-untrusted/ci-test-kernel", version=1, trust_remote_code=True)
 
 
+def test_trust_remote_code_allowlist_allows_untrusted():
+    """An allowlist should bypass the org check for repositories it contains."""
+    repo_id = "kernels-test-untrusted/ci-test-kernel"
+    get_kernel(repo_id, version=1, trust_remote_code=[repo_id])
+
+
+def test_trust_remote_code_allowlist_blocks_unlisted():
+    """A non-empty allowlist should not bypass the org check for other repositories."""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"not from a trusted publisher"):
+        get_kernel(
+            "kernels-test-untrusted/not-a-trused-org-kernel",
+            version=1,
+            trust_remote_code=["kernels-test-untrusted/ci-test-kernel"],
+        )
+
+
 def test_install_kernel_offline_with_revision(local_kernel_path):
     """install_kernel should resolve a cached snapshot when HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1."""
     expected_path = local_kernel_path
diff --git a/kernels/tests/test_layer.py b/kernels/tests/test_layer.py
index 699c4a11..3857ad0d 100644
--- a/kernels/tests/test_layer.py
+++ b/kernels/tests/test_layer.py
@@ -594,6 +594,33 @@ def test_layer_repository_requires_version_or_revision():
         LayerRepository(repo_id="kernels-test/silu-and-mul", layer_name="SiluAndMul")
 
 
+def test_layer_repository_with_trust_remote_code_allowlist_is_hashable():
+    allowlist = ["untrusted-org/allowed-kernel"]
+    repo = LayerRepository(
+        repo_id="untrusted-org/allowed-kernel",
+        layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        revision="main",
+        trust_remote_code=allowlist,
+    )
+
+    original_hash = hash(repo)
+    allowlist.append("untrusted-org/another-kernel")
+
+    assert hash(repo) == original_hash
+
+
+def test_layer_repository_trust_remote_code_allowlist_blocks_unlisted():
+    repo = LayerRepository(
+        repo_id="kernels-test-untrusted/not-a-trused-org-kernel",
+        layer_name="SiluAndMul",
+        revision="main",
+        trust_remote_code=["kernels-test-untrusted/ci-test-kernel"],
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r"not from a trusted publisher"):
+        repo.load()
+
+
 def test_validate_kernel_layer():
     class BadLayer(nn.Module):
         def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):