diff --git a/authz.go b/authz.go
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+++ b/authz.go
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+// Copyright 2014 Manu Martinez-Almeida.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/casbin/casbin"
+)
+
+// NewAuthorizer returns the authorizer, uses a Casbin enforcer as input
+func NewAuthorizer(e *casbin.Enforcer) HandlerFunc {
+	return func(c *Context) {
+		a := &BasicAuthorizer{enforcer: e}
+
+		if !a.CheckPermission(c.Request) {
+			a.RequirePermission(c.Writer)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// BasicAuthorizer stores the casbin handler
+type BasicAuthorizer struct {
+	enforcer *casbin.Enforcer
+}
+
+// GetUserName gets the user name from the request.
+// Currently, only HTTP basic authentication is supported
+func (a *BasicAuthorizer) GetUserName(r *http.Request) string {
+	username, _, _ := r.BasicAuth()
+	return username
+}
+
+// CheckPermission checks the user/method/path combination from the request.
+// Returns true (permission granted) or false (permission forbidden)
+func (a *BasicAuthorizer) CheckPermission(r *http.Request) bool {
+	user := a.GetUserName(r)
+	method := r.Method
+	path := r.URL.Path
+	return a.enforcer.Enforce(user, path, method)
+}
+
+// RequirePermission returns the 403 Forbidden to the client
+func (a *BasicAuthorizer) RequirePermission(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+		w.WriteHeader(403)
+	w.Write([]byte("403 Forbidden\n"))
+}
diff --git a/authz_model.conf b/authz_model.conf
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+++ b/authz_model.conf
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+[request_definition]
+r = sub, obj, act
+
+[policy_definition]
+p = sub, obj, act
+
+[role_definition]
+g = _, _
+
+[policy_effect]
+e = some(where (p.eft == allow))
+
+[matchers]
+m = g(r.sub, p.sub) && keyMatch(r.obj, p.obj) && (r.act == p.act || p.act == "*")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/authz_policy.csv b/authz_policy.csv
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+++ b/authz_policy.csv
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+p, alice, /dataset1/*, GET
+p, alice, /dataset1/resource1, POST
+p, bob, /dataset2/resource1, *
+p, bob, /dataset2/resource2, GET
+p, bob, /dataset2/folder1/*, POST
+p, dataset1_admin, /dataset1/*, *
+g, cathy, dataset1_admin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/authz_test.go b/authz_test.go
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+++ b/authz_test.go
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+// Copyright 2014 Manu Martinez-Almeida.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package gin
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/casbin/casbin"
+)
+
+func testAuthzRequest(t *testing.T, router *Engine, user string, path string, method string, code int) {
+	r, _ := http.NewRequest(method, path, nil)
+	r.SetBasicAuth(user, "123")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+	if w.Code != code {
+		t.Errorf("%s, %s, %s: %d, supposed to be %d", user, path, method, w.Code, code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	router := New()
+	router.Use(NewAuthorizer(casbin.NewEnforcer("authz_model.conf", "authz_policy.csv")))
+	router.Any("/dataset1/resource1", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+	router.Any("/dataset1/resource2", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "alice", "/dataset1/resource1", "GET", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "alice", "/dataset1/resource1", "POST", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "alice", "/dataset1/resource2", "GET", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "alice", "/dataset1/resource2", "POST", 403)
+}
+
+func TestPathWildcard(t *testing.T) {
+	router := New()
+	router.Use(NewAuthorizer(casbin.NewEnforcer("authz_model.conf", "authz_policy.csv")))
+	router.Any("/dataset2/resource1", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+	router.Any("/dataset2/resource2", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+	router.Any("/dataset2/folder1/item1", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+	router.Any("/dataset2/folder1/item2", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/resource1", "GET", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/resource1", "POST", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/resource1", "DELETE", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/resource2", "GET", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/resource2", "POST", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/resource2", "DELETE", 403)
+
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/folder1/item1", "GET", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/folder1/item1", "POST", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/folder1/item1", "DELETE", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/folder1/item2", "GET", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/folder1/item2", "POST", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "bob", "/dataset2/folder1/item2", "DELETE", 403)
+}
+
+func TestRBAC(t *testing.T) {
+	router := New()
+	e := casbin.NewEnforcer("authz_model.conf", "authz_policy.csv")
+	router.Use(NewAuthorizer(e))
+	router.Any("/dataset1/item", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+	router.Any("/dataset2/item", func(c *Context) {
+		c.Status(200)
+	})
+
+	// cathy can access all /dataset1/* resources via all methods because it has the dataset1_admin role.
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset1/item", "GET", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset1/item", "POST", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset1/item", "DELETE", 200)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset2/item", "GET", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset2/item", "POST", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset2/item", "DELETE", 403)
+
+	// delete all roles on user cathy, so cathy cannot access any resources now.
+	e.DeleteRolesForUser("cathy")
+
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset1/item", "GET", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset1/item", "POST", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset1/item", "DELETE", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset2/item", "GET", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset2/item", "POST", 403)
+	testAuthzRequest(t, router, "cathy", "/dataset2/item", "DELETE", 403)
+}