diff --git a/src/lib/common/classes.ts b/src/lib/common/classes.ts
index 22a7f00..5384a6e 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/classes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/common/classes.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ export class Device {
   }
 }
 
+export class ACL {
+  public groups: {[key: string]: string} = {}
+
+  public constructor(init?: Partial<Route>) {
+    Object.assign(this, init);
+  }
+}
+
 export class Route {
   advertisedRoutes: string[] = [];
   enabledRoutes: string[] = [];
diff --git a/src/lib/common/stores.js b/src/lib/common/stores.js
index 0873d52..b3502a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/stores.js
+++ b/src/lib/common/stores.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
-import { Device, User } from '$lib/common/classes';
+import { Device, User, ACL } from '$lib/common/classes';
 
 // used to store the value of an alert across all components
 export const alertStore = writable('');
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ export const deviceSearchStore = writable('');
 export const deviceSortStore = writable('id');
 export const deviceSortDirectionStore = writable('ascending');
 export const userSortStore = writable('id');
-export const sortDirectionStore = writable('ascending');
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+export const sortDirectionStore = writable('ascending');
+// stores ACL object
+export const aclStore = writable(new ACL());
\ No newline at end of file