diff --git a/kerngen/high_parser/options_handler.py b/kerngen/high_parser/options_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af627535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kerngen/high_parser/options_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""A module to process optional key/value dictionary parameters"""
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+
+class OptionsDict(ABC):
+    """Abstract class to hold the options key/value pairs"""
+
+    op_name: str = ""
+    op_value = None
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def validate(self, value):
+        """Abstract method, which defines how to valudate a value"""
+
+
+class OptionsIntDict(OptionsDict):
+    """Holds a key/value pair for options of type Int"""
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, min_val: int, max_val: int):
+        self.min_val = min_val
+        self.max_val = max_val
+        self._op_name = name
+
+    def validate(self, value: int):
+        """Validate numeric options with min/max range"""
+        if self.min_val < value < self.max_val:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    @property
+    def op_value(self):
+        """Get op_value"""
+        return self._op_value
+
+    @op_value.setter
+    def op_value(self, value: int):
+        """Set op_value"""
+        if self.validate(value):
+            self._op_value = int(value)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "{self.op_name} must be in range ({self.min_val}, {self.max_val}): {self.op_name}={self.op_value}"
+            )
+
+
+class OptionsIntBounds:
+    """Holds min/max/default values for options of type Int"""
+
+    int_min: int
+    int_max: int
+    default: int | None
+
+    def __init__(self, int_min: int, int_max: int, default: int | None):
+        self.int_min = int_min
+        self.int_max = int_max
+        self.default = default
+
+
+class OptionsDictFactory(ABC):
+    """Abstract class that creates OptionsDict objects"""
+
+    MAX_KRNS_DELTA = 128
+    MAX_DIGIT = 3
+    MIN_KRNS_DELTA = MIN_DIGIT = 0
+    options = {
+        "krns_delta": OptionsIntBounds(MIN_KRNS_DELTA, MAX_KRNS_DELTA, 0),
+        "num_digits": OptionsIntBounds(MIN_DIGIT, MAX_DIGIT, None),
+    }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @abstractmethod
+    def create(name: str, value) -> OptionsDict:
+        """Abstract method, to define how to create an OptionsDict"""
+
+
+class OptionsIntDictFactory(OptionsDictFactory):
+    """OptionsDict parameter factory for Int types"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create(name: str, value: int) -> OptionsIntDict:
+        """Create a OptionsInt object based on key/value pair"""
+        if name in OptionsIntDictFactory.options:
+            if isinstance(OptionsIntDictFactory.options[name], OptionsIntBounds):
+                options_int = OptionsIntDict(
+                    name,
+                    OptionsIntDictFactory.options[name].int_min,
+                    OptionsIntDictFactory.options[name].int_max,
+                )
+                options_int.op_value = value
+            # add other options types here
+        else:
+            raise KeyError(f"Invalid options name: '{name}'")
+        return options_int
+
+
+class OptionsDictFactoryDispatcher:
+    """An object dispatcher based on key/value pair"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create(name: str, value) -> OptionsDict:
+        """Creat an OptionsDict object based on the type of value passed in"""
+        if value.isnumeric():
+            value = int(value)
+        match value:
+            case int():
+                return OptionsIntDictFactory.create(name, value)
+            case _:
+                raise ValueError(f"Current type '{type(value)}' is not supported.")
+
+
+class OptionsDictParser:
+    """Parses key/value pairs and returns a dictionary of options"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def __default_values():
+        default_dict = {}
+        for key, val in OptionsDictFactory.options.items():
+            default_dict[key] = val.default
+        return default_dict
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse(options: list[str]):
+        """Parse the options list and return a dictionary with values"""
+        output_dict = OptionsDictParser.__default_values()
+        for option in options:
+            try:
+                key, value = option.split("=")
+                output_dict[key] = OptionsDictFactoryDispatcher.create(
+                    key, value
+                ).op_value
+            except ValueError as err:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Options must be key/value pairs (e.g. krns_delta=1, num_digits=3): '{option}'"
+                ) from err
+        return output_dict
diff --git a/kerngen/high_parser/types.py b/kerngen/high_parser/types.py
index 5cca8d7c..ade46c5d 100644
--- a/kerngen/high_parser/types.py
+++ b/kerngen/high_parser/types.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 from .pisa_operations import PIsaOp
 
+from .options_handler import OptionsDictParser
+
 
 class PolyOutOfBoundsError(Exception):
     """Exception for Poly attributes being out of bounds"""
@@ -149,18 +151,15 @@ class Context(BaseModel):
     scheme: str
     poly_order: int  # the N
     max_rns: int
+    # optional vars for context
     key_rns: int | None
+    num_digits: int | None
 
     @classmethod
     def from_string(cls, line: str):
         """Construct context from a string"""
-        scheme, poly_order, max_rns, *optional = line.split()
-        try:
-            krns, *rest = optional
-        except ValueError:
-            krns = None
-        if optional != [] and rest != []:
-            raise ValueError(f"too many parameters for context given: {line}")
+        scheme, poly_order, max_rns, *optionals = line.split()
+        optional_dict = OptionsDictParser.parse(optionals)
         int_poly_order = int(poly_order)
         if (
             int_poly_order < MIN_POLY_SIZE
@@ -172,12 +171,15 @@ def from_string(cls, line: str):
             )
 
         int_max_rns = int(max_rns)
-        int_key_rns = int_max_rns + int(krns) if krns else None
+        int_key_rns = int_max_rns
+        int_key_rns += optional_dict.pop("krns_delta")
+
         return cls(
             scheme=scheme.upper(),
             poly_order=int_poly_order,
             max_rns=int_max_rns,
             key_rns=int_key_rns,
+            **optional_dict,
         )
 
     @property
diff --git a/kerngen/tests/test_kerngen.py b/kerngen/tests/test_kerngen.py
index b5b113f7..19dc69c9 100644
--- a/kerngen/tests/test_kerngen.py
+++ b/kerngen/tests/test_kerngen.py
@@ -69,6 +69,49 @@ def test_multiple_contexts(kerngen_path):
     assert result.returncode != 0
 
 
+def test_context_options_without_key(kerngen_path):
+    """Test kerngen raises an exception when more than one context is given"""
+    input_string = "CONTEXT BGV 16384 4 1\nData a 2\n"
+    result = execute_process(
+        [kerngen_path],
+        data_in=input_string,
+    )
+    assert not result.stdout
+    assert (
+        "ValueError: Options must be key/value pairs (e.g. krns_delta=1, num_digits=3): '1'"
+        in result.stderr
+    )
+    assert result.returncode != 0
+
+
+def test_context_unsupported_options_variable(kerngen_path):
+    """Test kerngen raises an exception when more than one context is given"""
+    input_string = "CONTEXT BGV 16384 4 test=3\nData a 2\n"
+    result = execute_process(
+        [kerngen_path],
+        data_in=input_string,
+    )
+    assert not result.stdout
+    assert "Invalid options name: 'test'" in result.stderr
+    assert result.returncode != 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("invalid", [-1, 256, 0.1, "str"])
+def test_context_option_invalid_values(kerngen_path, invalid):
+    """Test kerngen raises an exception if value is out of range for correct key"""
+    input_string = f"CONTEXT BGV 16384 4 krns_delta={invalid}\nData a 2\n"
+    result = execute_process(
+        [kerngen_path],
+        data_in=input_string,
+    )
+    assert not result.stdout
+    assert (
+        f"ValueError: Options must be key/value pairs (e.g. krns_delta=1, num_digits=3): 'krns_delta={invalid}'"
+        in result.stderr
+    )
+    assert result.returncode != 0
+
+
 def test_unrecognised_opname(kerngen_path):
     """Test kerngen raises an exception when receiving an unrecognised
     opname"""
@@ -99,7 +142,7 @@ def test_invalid_scheme(kerngen_path):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("invalid_poly", [16000, 2**12, 2**13, 2**18])
 def test_invalid_poly_order(kerngen_path, invalid_poly):
     """Poly order should be powers of two >= 2^14 and <= 2^17"""
-    input_string = "CONTEXT BGV " + str(invalid_poly) + " 4 2\nADD a b c\n"
+    input_string = "CONTEXT BGV " + str(invalid_poly) + " 4\nADD a b c\n"
     result = execute_process(
         [kerngen_path],
         data_in=input_string,