diff --git a/src/nm-manager-auth.c b/src/nm-manager-auth.c
index ea56f10f7..8515959eb 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager-auth.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager-auth.c
@@ -178,6 +178,34 @@ nm_auth_chain_set_data (NMAuthChain *self,
 	}
 }
 
+gulong
+nm_auth_chain_get_data_ulong (NMAuthChain *self, const char *tag)
+{
+	gulong *ptr;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, 0);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (tag != NULL, 0);
+
+	ptr = nm_auth_chain_get_data (self, tag);
+	return *ptr;
+}
+
+
+void
+nm_auth_chain_set_data_ulong (NMAuthChain *self,
+                              const char *tag,
+                              gulong data)
+{
+	gulong *ptr;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (self != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail (tag != NULL);
+
+	ptr = g_malloc (sizeof (*ptr));
+	*ptr = data;
+	nm_auth_chain_set_data (self, tag, ptr, g_free);
+}
+
 NMAuthCallResult
 nm_auth_chain_get_result (NMAuthChain *self, const char *permission)
 {
diff --git a/src/nm-manager-auth.h b/src/nm-manager-auth.h
index 473eacd0b..7e7ff7a12 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager-auth.h
+++ b/src/nm-manager-auth.h
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ void nm_auth_chain_set_data (NMAuthChain *chain,
                              gpointer data,
                              GDestroyNotify data_destroy);
 
+void nm_auth_chain_set_data_ulong (NMAuthChain *chain,
+                                   const char *tag,
+                                   gulong data);
+
+gulong nm_auth_chain_get_data_ulong (NMAuthChain *chain, const char *tag);
+
 NMAuthCallResult nm_auth_chain_get_result (NMAuthChain *chain,
                                            const char *permission);