diff --git a/library/Director/Util.php b/library/Director/Util.php
index 6053a74b..2e2e8e2b 100644
--- a/library/Director/Util.php
+++ b/library/Director/Util.php
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Director;
 
+use Icinga\Authentication\Manager;
 use Zend_Db_Expr;
 
 class Util
 {
+    protected static $auth;
+
     public static function pgBinEscape($binary)
     {
         return new \Zend_Db_Expr("'\\x" . bin2hex($binary) . "'");
@@ -20,4 +23,22 @@ class Util
     {
         return current(unpack('H*', $hex));
     }
+
+    public static function auth()
+    {
+        if (self::$auth === null) {
+            self::$auth = Manager::getInstance();
+        }
+        return self::$auth;
+    }
+
+    public static function hasPermission($name)
+    {
+        return self::auth()->hasPermission($name);
+    }
+
+    public static function getRestrictions($name)
+    {
+        return self::auth()->getRestrictions($name);
+    }
 }