diff --git a/introspection/nm-sysconfig-connection.xml b/introspection/nm-sysconfig-connection.xml
index 9df94af49..427213269 100644
--- a/introspection/nm-sysconfig-connection.xml
+++ b/introspection/nm-sysconfig-connection.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
                 Get the settings maps describing this object.
             </tp:docstring>
             <annotation name="org.freedesktop.DBus.GLib.CSymbol" value="impl_sysconfig_connection_get_settings"/>
+          <annotation name="org.freedesktop.DBus.GLib.Async" value=""/>
             <arg name="settings" type="a{sa{sv}}" direction="out" tp:type="String_String_Variant_Map_Map">
                 <tp:docstring>
                     The nested settings maps describing this object.
@@ -53,7 +54,13 @@
 
         <signal name="Removed">
             <tp:docstring>
-                Emitted when this connection has been deleted/removed.  After receipt of this signal, the object no longer exists.
+                Emitted when this connection is no longer available.  This happens when the connection is deleted or if it is no longer accessable by any of the system's logged in users.  After receipt of this signal, the object no longer exists.
+            </tp:docstring>
+        </signal>
+
+        <signal name="CheckPermissions">
+            <tp:docstring>
+                Emitted when a client's permission to access this connection may have changed.  Generally, clients should re-test their ability to access this connecton whenever this signal is emmited.
             </tp:docstring>
         </signal>
 
diff --git a/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.c b/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.c
index 7de46866a..e5fa90fe9 100644
--- a/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.c
+++ b/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.c
@@ -22,16 +22,18 @@
 #include <NetworkManager.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus-glib-lowlevel.h>
 #include <nm-setting-connection.h>
+#include <nm-utils.h>
 
 #include "nm-sysconfig-connection.h"
+#include "nm-session-manager.h"
+#include "nm-dbus-manager.h"
 #include "nm-system-config-error.h"
 #include "nm-dbus-glib-types.h"
 #include "nm-polkit-helpers.h"
 #include "nm-logging.h"
 
-static gboolean impl_sysconfig_connection_get_settings (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
-                                                        GHashTable **settings,
-                                                        GError **error);
+static void impl_sysconfig_connection_get_settings (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
+                                                    DBusGMethodInvocation *context);
 
 static void impl_sysconfig_connection_update (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
                                               GHashTable *new_settings,
@@ -56,7 +58,10 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (NMSysconfigConnection, nm_sysconfig_connection, NM_TYPE_CONNECTIO
 
 enum {
 	UPDATED,
+	CHECK_PERMISSIONS,
 	REMOVED,
+	PURGED,
+	UNHIDDEN,
 
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
@@ -64,12 +69,220 @@ static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
 typedef struct {
 	PolkitAuthority *authority;
-	GSList *pk_calls;
+	GSList *pending_auths; /* List of PendingAuth structs*/
 	NMConnection *secrets;
+	gboolean visible; /* Is this connection is visible by some session? */
+	GHashTable *access_list; /* Sessions that may access this connection. */
 } NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate;
 
 /**************************************************************/
 
+/* Returns true iff the given session should be permitted to access this
+ * connection. Used to update the access list */
+static gboolean
+session_allowed (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
+                 NMSessionInfo *session)
+{
+	NMSettingConnection *setting_connection = (NMSettingConnection *) nm_connection_get_setting (NM_CONNECTION (connection), NM_TYPE_SETTING_CONNECTION);
+	GSList *permissions_entries;
+	char *session_user;
+	GSList *session_groups;
+	GSList *p_iter;
+	gboolean allowed = FALSE;
+
+	g_object_get (setting_connection, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_PERMISSIONS, &permissions_entries, NULL);
+
+	/* If permissions list is empty, the connection is world-accessible. */
+	if (permissions_entries == NULL) {
+		allowed = TRUE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* The "default session" can only access world-accessible connections. */
+	if (nm_session_info_is_default_session (session)) {
+		allowed = FALSE;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	session_user = nm_session_info_get_unix_user (session);
+	session_groups = nm_session_info_get_unix_groups (session);
+
+	for (p_iter = permissions_entries; p_iter != NULL; p_iter = p_iter->next) {
+		char **p_comps = g_strsplit ((char *)p_iter->data, ":", 3);
+		char *type = p_comps[0];
+		char *name = p_comps[1];
+
+		if (g_str_equal (type, "user")) {
+			if (g_str_equal (session_user, name)) {
+				allowed = TRUE;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		} 
+		else if (g_str_equal (type, "group")) {
+			GSList *g_iter;
+
+			for (g_iter = session_groups; g_iter != NULL; g_iter = g_iter->next ) {
+				char *group_name = (char *) g_iter->data;
+				if (g_str_equal (group_name, name)) {
+					allowed = TRUE;
+					goto out;
+				}
+			}
+		} 
+		else {
+			nm_log_err (LOGD_SYS_SET, 
+					    "connection %s: failed to parse permissions entry '%s'",
+			            nm_setting_connection_get_id (setting_connection),
+			            (char *) p_iter->data);
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	nm_utils_slist_free (permissions_entries, g_free);
+	return allowed;
+}
+
+static void
+set_visibility (NMSysconfigConnection *self, gboolean new_visibility)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	DBusGConnection *connection = nm_dbus_manager_get_connection (nm_dbus_manager_get());
+	const char *dbus_path = nm_connection_get_path (NM_CONNECTION (self));
+
+	if (new_visibility && !priv->visible) {
+		priv->visible = TRUE;
+
+		dbus_g_connection_register_g_object (connection, dbus_path, G_OBJECT (self));
+		g_signal_emit (self, signals[UNHIDDEN], 0);
+	}
+	else
+	if (!new_visibility && priv->visible) {
+		priv->visible = FALSE;
+
+		g_signal_emit (self, signals[REMOVED], 0);
+		dbus_g_connection_unregister_g_object (connection, G_OBJECT (self));
+	}
+}
+
+/* One of the sessions on our access list has been removed. */
+static void
+session_removed_cb (NMSessionInfo *removed_session,
+                    gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnection *connection = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (user_data);
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection);
+	char *removed_session_id = nm_session_info_get_id (removed_session);
+
+	g_hash_table_remove (priv->access_list, removed_session_id);
+
+	if (g_hash_table_size (priv->access_list) == 0) {
+		set_visibility (connection, FALSE);
+	} else {
+		g_signal_emit (connection, signals[CHECK_PERMISSIONS], 0);
+	}
+}
+
+/* The session manager reports that a new session has been added. */
+static void
+session_added_cb (NMSessionManager *mananager, 
+                  NMSessionInfo *session,
+                  gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnection *connection = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (user_data);
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection);
+
+	if (session_allowed (connection, session)) {
+		g_object_ref (session);
+		g_signal_connect (session, NM_SESSION_INFO_REMOVED,
+		                  G_CALLBACK(session_removed_cb), connection);
+		g_hash_table_insert (priv->access_list, nm_session_info_get_id (session), session);
+		g_signal_emit (connection, signals[CHECK_PERMISSIONS], 0);
+		set_visibility (connection, TRUE);
+	}
+}
+
+/* Our permissions property may have been changed. Update the access list. */
+static void
+update_access_list (NMSysconfigConnection *connection)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection);
+	NMSessionManager *session_manager = nm_session_manager_get();
+	GSList *sessions = nm_session_manager_get_sessions (session_manager);
+	GSList *iter;
+
+	if (!priv->access_list)
+		return;
+
+	g_hash_table_remove_all (priv->access_list);
+	for (iter = sessions; iter != NULL; iter = iter->next) {
+		NMSessionInfo *session = (NMSessionInfo *) iter->data;
+		if (session_allowed (connection, iter->data)) {
+			g_object_ref (session);
+			g_signal_connect (session, NM_SESSION_INFO_REMOVED,
+		                  	  G_CALLBACK(session_removed_cb), connection);
+			g_hash_table_insert (priv->access_list, nm_session_info_get_id (session), session);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (g_hash_table_size (priv->access_list) == 0) {
+		set_visibility (connection, FALSE);
+	} else {
+		g_signal_emit (connection, signals[CHECK_PERMISSIONS], 0);
+	}
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_sysconfig_connection_is_visible (NMSysconfigConnection *connection)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (connection), FALSE);
+
+	return NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection)->visible;
+}
+
+static void
+prepend_slist (gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GSList **sessions = (GSList **) user_data;
+
+	*sessions = g_slist_prepend (*sessions, value);
+}
+
+GSList *
+nm_sysconfig_connection_get_session_access_list (NMSysconfigConnection *connection)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection);
+	GSList *sessions = NULL;
+
+	if (priv->access_list)
+		g_hash_table_foreach (priv->access_list, prepend_slist, &sessions);
+
+	return sessions;
+}
+
+gboolean
+nm_sysconfig_connection_is_accessible_by_session (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
+                                                  NMSessionInfo *session)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (connection);
+	NMSessionInfo *stored_session = NULL;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (connection), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (NM_IS_SESSION_INFO (session), FALSE);
+
+	if (!priv->access_list)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	stored_session = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->access_list,
+	                                      nm_session_info_get_id (session));
+
+	if (stored_session == session)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**************************************************************/
+
 /* Update the settings of this connection to match that of 'new', taking care to
  * make a private copy of secrets. */
 gboolean
@@ -98,6 +311,8 @@ nm_sysconfig_connection_replace_settings (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
 			g_object_unref (priv->secrets);
 		priv->secrets = nm_connection_duplicate (NM_CONNECTION (self));
 
+		update_access_list (self);
+
 		success = TRUE;
 	}
 	g_hash_table_destroy (new_settings);
@@ -254,7 +469,8 @@ do_delete (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
 	       gpointer user_data)
 {
 	g_object_ref (connection);
-	g_signal_emit (connection, signals[REMOVED], 0);
+	set_visibility (connection, FALSE);
+	g_signal_emit (connection, signals[PURGED], 0);
 	callback (connection, NULL, user_data);
 	g_object_unref (connection);
 }
@@ -388,28 +604,158 @@ get_secrets (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
 	g_hash_table_destroy (settings);
 }
 
-/**************************************************************/
+/**** User authorization **************************************/
 
-static gboolean
-impl_sysconfig_connection_get_settings (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
-                                        GHashTable **settings,
-                                        GError **error)
+typedef void (*AuthCallback) (NMSysconfigConnection *connection, 
+	                          DBusGMethodInvocation *context,
+	                          GError *error,
+	                          gpointer data);
+
+typedef struct {
+	NMSysconfigConnection *self;
+	DBusGMethodInvocation *context;
+	PolkitSubject *subject;
+	GCancellable *cancellable;
+	gboolean check_modify;
+	gboolean disposed;
+
+	AuthCallback callback;
+	gpointer callback_data;
+} PendingAuth;
+
+static void
+auth_finish (PendingAuth *info, GError *error)
 {
-	NMConnection *no_secrets;
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (info->self);
+	priv->pending_auths = g_slist_remove (priv->pending_auths, info);
 
-	/* Secrets should *never* be returned by the GetSettings method, they
-	 * get returned by the GetSecrets method which can be better
-	 * protected against leakage of secrets to unprivileged callers.
-	 */
-	no_secrets = nm_connection_duplicate (NM_CONNECTION (self));
-	g_assert (no_secrets);
-	nm_connection_clear_secrets (no_secrets);
-	*settings = nm_connection_to_hash (no_secrets);
-	g_assert (*settings);
-	g_object_unref (no_secrets);
-	return *settings ? TRUE : FALSE;
+	info->callback (info->self, info->context, error, info->callback_data);
+
+	if (info->subject)
+		g_object_unref (info->subject);
+	if (info->cancellable)
+		g_object_unref (info->cancellable);
+
+	g_slice_free (PendingAuth, info);
 }
 
+static void
+auth_pk_cb (GObject *object, GAsyncResult *result, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	PendingAuth *info = user_data;
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (info->self);
+	PolkitAuthorizationResult *pk_result;
+	GError *error = NULL;
+
+	if (info->disposed) {
+		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
+		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_GENERAL,
+		                             "Request was canceled.");
+		auth_finish (info, error);
+		g_error_free (error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pk_result = polkit_authority_check_authorization_finish (priv->authority,
+	                                                         result,
+	                                                         &error);
+
+	if (error) {
+		auth_finish (info, error);
+		g_error_free (error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!polkit_authorization_result_get_is_authorized (pk_result)) {
+		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
+		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_NOT_PRIVILEGED,
+		                             "Insufficient privileges.");
+		auth_finish (info, error);
+		g_error_free (error);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	auth_finish (info, NULL);
+
+out:
+	g_object_unref (pk_result);
+}
+
+static void
+auth_get_session_cb (NMSessionInfo *session,
+                     GError *session_error,
+                     gpointer user_data)
+{
+	PendingAuth *info = user_data;
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (info->self);
+	GError *error = NULL;
+	
+	if (info->disposed || !session) {
+		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
+		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_GENERAL,
+		                             "Request was canceled.");
+		auth_finish (info, error);
+		g_error_free (error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!nm_sysconfig_connection_is_accessible_by_session (info->self, session)) {
+		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
+		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED,
+		                             "Caller's session is not authorized to access connection.");
+		auth_finish (info, error);
+		g_error_free (error);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!info->check_modify) {
+		auth_finish (info, NULL);
+	} else {
+		char *sender = dbus_g_method_get_sender (info->context);
+		info->subject = polkit_system_bus_name_new (sender);
+		info->cancellable = g_cancellable_new();
+		g_free (sender);
+
+		polkit_authority_check_authorization (priv->authority,
+	                                      	  info->subject,
+	                                      	  NM_SYSCONFIG_POLICY_ACTION_CONNECTION_MODIFY,
+	                                      	  NULL,
+	                                      	  POLKIT_CHECK_AUTHORIZATION_FLAGS_ALLOW_USER_INTERACTION,
+	                                      	  info->cancellable,
+	                                      	  auth_pk_cb,
+	                                      	  info);
+	}
+
+}
+
+static void
+auth_start (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
+            DBusGMethodInvocation *context,
+            gboolean check_modify,
+            AuthCallback callback,
+            gpointer callback_data)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	PendingAuth *info = g_slice_new (PendingAuth);
+	info->self = self;
+	info->context = context;
+	info->subject = NULL;
+	info->cancellable = NULL;
+	info->check_modify = check_modify;
+	info->disposed = FALSE;
+	info->callback_data = callback_data;
+
+	priv->pending_auths = g_slist_prepend (priv->pending_auths, info);
+
+	nm_session_manager_get_session_of_caller (nm_session_manager_get(),
+	                                          context,
+	                                          auth_get_session_cb,
+	                                          info);
+
+}
+
+/**** DBus method handlers ************************************/
+
 static gboolean
 check_writable (NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
 {
@@ -443,65 +789,41 @@ check_writable (NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-typedef struct {
-	NMSysconfigConnection *self;
-	DBusGMethodInvocation *context;
-	PolkitSubject *subject;
-	GCancellable *cancellable;
-	gboolean disposed;
-
-	/* Update */
-	NMConnection *connection;
-
-	/* Secrets */
-	char *setting_name;
-	char **hints;
-	gboolean request_new;
-} PolkitCall;
-
-static PolkitCall *
-polkit_call_new (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
-                 DBusGMethodInvocation *context,
-                 NMConnection *connection,
-                 const char *setting_name,
-                 const char **hints,
-                 gboolean request_new)
+static void
+get_settings_auth_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *self, 
+	                  DBusGMethodInvocation *context,
+	                  GError *error,
+	                  gpointer data)
 {
-	PolkitCall *call;
-	char *sender;
+	NMConnection *no_secrets;
+	GHashTable *settings;
 
-	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, NULL);
-	g_return_val_if_fail (context != NULL, NULL);
+	if (error) {
+		dbus_g_method_return_error (context, error);
+		return;
+	}
 
-	call = g_malloc0 (sizeof (PolkitCall));
-	call->self = self;
-	call->context = context;
-	call->cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
-	call->connection = connection;
-	call->setting_name = g_strdup (setting_name);
-	if (hints)
-		call->hints = g_strdupv ((char **) hints);
-	call->request_new = request_new;
+	/* Secrets should *never* be returned by the GetSettings method, they
+	 * get returned by the GetSecrets method which can be better
+	 * protected against leakage of secrets to unprivileged callers.
+	 */
+	no_secrets = nm_connection_duplicate (NM_CONNECTION (self));
+	g_assert (no_secrets);
+	nm_connection_clear_secrets (no_secrets);
+	settings = nm_connection_to_hash (no_secrets);
+	g_assert (settings);
 
- 	sender = dbus_g_method_get_sender (context);
-	call->subject = polkit_system_bus_name_new (sender);
-	g_free (sender);
-
-	return call;
+	dbus_g_method_return (context, settings);
+	
+	g_object_unref (no_secrets);
+	g_object_unref (settings);
 }
 
 static void
-polkit_call_free (PolkitCall *call)
+impl_sysconfig_connection_get_settings (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
+                                        DBusGMethodInvocation *context)
 {
-	if (call->connection)
-		g_object_unref (call->connection);
-	g_free (call->setting_name);
-	if (call->hints)
-		g_strfreev (call->hints);
-
-	g_object_unref (call->subject);
-	g_object_unref (call->cancellable);
-	g_free (call);
+	auth_start (self, context, FALSE, get_settings_auth_cb, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -509,70 +831,35 @@ con_update_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
                GError *error,
                gpointer user_data)
 {
-	PolkitCall *call = user_data;
+	DBusGMethodInvocation *context = user_data;
 
 	if (error)
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
+		dbus_g_method_return_error (context, error);
 	else
-		dbus_g_method_return (call->context);
-
-	polkit_call_free (call);
+		dbus_g_method_return (context);
 }
 
 static void
-pk_update_cb (GObject *object, GAsyncResult *result, gpointer user_data)
+update_auth_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *self, 
+	            DBusGMethodInvocation *context,
+	            GError *error,
+	            gpointer data)
 {
-	PolkitCall *call = user_data;
-	NMSysconfigConnection *self = call->self;
-	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv;
-	PolkitAuthorizationResult *pk_result;
-	GError *error = NULL;
+	NMConnection *new_settings = data;
 
-	/* If our NMSysconfigConnection is already gone, do nothing */
-	if (call->disposed) {
-		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
-		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_GENERAL,
-		                             "Request was canceled.");
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-
-	priv->pk_calls = g_slist_remove (priv->pk_calls, call);
-
-	pk_result = polkit_authority_check_authorization_finish (priv->authority,
-	                                                         result,
-	                                                         &error);
-	/* Some random error happened */
 	if (error) {
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Caller didn't successfully authenticate */
-	if (!polkit_authorization_result_get_is_authorized (pk_result)) {
-		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
-		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_NOT_PRIVILEGED,
-		                             "Insufficient privileges.");
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
+		dbus_g_method_return_error (context, error);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* Update and commit our settings. */
 	nm_sysconfig_connection_replace_and_commit (self, 
-	                                            call->connection,
+	                                            new_settings,
 	                                            con_update_cb,
-	                                            call);
+	                                            context);
 
 out:
-	g_object_unref (pk_result);
+	g_object_unref (new_settings);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -580,8 +867,6 @@ impl_sysconfig_connection_update (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
                                   GHashTable *new_settings,
                                   DBusGMethodInvocation *context)
 {
-	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-	PolkitCall *call;
 	NMConnection *tmp;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
@@ -604,17 +889,7 @@ impl_sysconfig_connection_update (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	call = polkit_call_new (self, context, tmp, NULL, NULL, FALSE);
-	g_assert (call);
-	polkit_authority_check_authorization (priv->authority,
-	                                      call->subject,
-	                                      NM_SYSCONFIG_POLICY_ACTION_CONNECTION_MODIFY,
-	                                      NULL,
-	                                      POLKIT_CHECK_AUTHORIZATION_FLAGS_ALLOW_USER_INTERACTION,
-	                                      call->cancellable,
-	                                      pk_update_cb,
-	                                      call);
-	priv->pk_calls = g_slist_prepend (priv->pk_calls, call);
+	auth_start (self, context, TRUE, update_auth_cb, tmp);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -622,75 +897,32 @@ con_delete_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
                GError *error,
                gpointer user_data)
 {
-	PolkitCall *call = user_data;
+	DBusGMethodInvocation *context = user_data;
 
 	if (error)
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
+		dbus_g_method_return_error (context, error);
 	else
-		dbus_g_method_return (call->context);
-
-	polkit_call_free (call);
+		dbus_g_method_return (context);
 }
 
 static void
-pk_delete_cb (GObject *object, GAsyncResult *result, gpointer user_data)
+delete_auth_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *self, 
+	            DBusGMethodInvocation *context,
+	            GError *error,
+	            gpointer data)
 {
-	PolkitCall *call = user_data;
-	NMSysconfigConnection *self = call->self;
-	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv;
-	PolkitAuthorizationResult *pk_result;
-	GError *error = NULL;
-
-	/* If our NMSysconfigConnection is already gone, do nothing */
-	if (call->disposed) {
-		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
-		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_GENERAL,
-		                             "Request was canceled.");
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-
-	priv->pk_calls = g_slist_remove (priv->pk_calls, call);
-
-	pk_result = polkit_authority_check_authorization_finish (priv->authority,
-	                                                         result,
-	                                                         &error);
-	/* Some random error happened */
 	if (error) {
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
+		dbus_g_method_return_error (context, error);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Caller didn't successfully authenticate */
-	if (!polkit_authorization_result_get_is_authorized (pk_result)) {
-		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
-		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_NOT_PRIVILEGED,
-		                             "Insufficient privileges.");
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Caller is authenticated, now we can finally try to delete */
-	nm_sysconfig_connection_delete (self, con_delete_cb, call);
-
-out:
-	g_object_unref (pk_result);
+	nm_sysconfig_connection_delete (self, con_delete_cb, context);
 }
 
 static void
 impl_sysconfig_connection_delete (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
                                   DBusGMethodInvocation *context)
 {
-	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-	PolkitCall *call;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 	
 	if (!check_writable (NM_CONNECTION (self), &error)) {
@@ -699,91 +931,53 @@ impl_sysconfig_connection_delete (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	call = polkit_call_new (self, context, NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE);
-	g_assert (call);
-	polkit_authority_check_authorization (priv->authority,
-	                                      call->subject,
-	                                      NM_SYSCONFIG_POLICY_ACTION_CONNECTION_MODIFY,
-	                                      NULL,
-	                                      POLKIT_CHECK_AUTHORIZATION_FLAGS_ALLOW_USER_INTERACTION,
-	                                      call->cancellable,
-	                                      pk_delete_cb,
-	                                      call);
-	priv->pk_calls = g_slist_prepend (priv->pk_calls, call);
+	auth_start (self, context, TRUE, delete_auth_cb, NULL);
 }
 
+typedef struct {
+	char *setting_name;
+	char **hints;
+	gboolean request_new;
+} GetSecretsInfo;
+
 static void
 con_secrets_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
                 GHashTable *secrets,
                 GError *error,
                 gpointer user_data)
 {
-	PolkitCall *call = user_data;
+	DBusGMethodInvocation *context = user_data;
 
 	if (error)
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
+		dbus_g_method_return_error (context, error);
 	else
-		dbus_g_method_return (call->context, secrets);
-
-	polkit_call_free (call);
+		dbus_g_method_return (context, secrets);
 }
 
 static void
-pk_secrets_cb (GObject *object, GAsyncResult *result, gpointer user_data)
+secrets_auth_cb (NMSysconfigConnection *self, 
+	             DBusGMethodInvocation *context,
+	             GError *error,
+	             gpointer data)
 {
-	PolkitCall *call = user_data;
-	NMSysconfigConnection *self = call->self;
-	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv;
-	PolkitAuthorizationResult *pk_result;
-	GError *error = NULL;
+	GetSecretsInfo *info = data;
 
-	/* If our NMSysconfigConnection is already gone, do nothing */
-	if (call->disposed) {
-		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
-		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_GENERAL,
-		                             "Request was canceled.");
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-
-	priv->pk_calls = g_slist_remove (priv->pk_calls, call);
-
-	pk_result = polkit_authority_check_authorization_finish (priv->authority,
-	                                                         result,
-	                                                         &error);
-	/* Some random error happened */
 	if (error) {
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Caller didn't successfully authenticate */
-	if (!polkit_authorization_result_get_is_authorized (pk_result)) {
-		error = g_error_new_literal (NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR,
-		                             NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_ERROR_NOT_PRIVILEGED,
-		                             "Insufficient privileges.");
-		dbus_g_method_return_error (call->context, error);
-		g_error_free (error);
-		polkit_call_free (call);
+		dbus_g_method_return_error (context, error);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Caller is authenticated, now we can finally try to update */
 	nm_sysconfig_connection_get_secrets (self,
-	                                     call->setting_name,
-	                                     (const char **) call->hints,
-	                                     call->request_new,
+	                                     info->setting_name,
+	                                     (const char **) info->hints,
+	                                     info->request_new,
 	                                     con_secrets_cb,
-	                                     call);
+	                                     context);
 
 out:
-	g_object_unref (pk_result);
+	g_free (info->setting_name);
+	g_strfreev (info->hints);
+	g_slice_free (GetSecretsInfo, info);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -793,20 +987,12 @@ impl_sysconfig_connection_get_secrets (NMSysconfigConnection *self,
                                        gboolean request_new,
                                        DBusGMethodInvocation *context)
 {
-	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-	PolkitCall *call;
+	GetSecretsInfo *info = g_slice_new (GetSecretsInfo);
+	info->setting_name = g_strdup (setting_name);
+	info->hints = g_strdupv ((char **) hints);
+	info->request_new = request_new;
 
-	call = polkit_call_new (self, context, NULL, setting_name, hints, request_new);
-	g_assert (call);
-	polkit_authority_check_authorization (priv->authority,
-	                                      call->subject,
-	                                      NM_SYSCONFIG_POLICY_ACTION_CONNECTION_MODIFY,
-	                                      NULL,
-	                                      POLKIT_CHECK_AUTHORIZATION_FLAGS_ALLOW_USER_INTERACTION,
-	                                      call->cancellable,
-	                                      pk_secrets_cb,
-	                                      call);
-	priv->pk_calls = g_slist_prepend (priv->pk_calls, call);
+	auth_start (self, context, TRUE, secrets_auth_cb, info);
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/
@@ -815,11 +1001,34 @@ static void
 nm_sysconfig_connection_init (NMSysconfigConnection *self)
 {
 	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	NMSessionManager *session_manager;
+	static guint32 dbus_counter = 0;
+	char *dbus_path;
 
 	priv->authority = polkit_authority_get ();
 	if (!priv->authority) {
-		nm_log_err (LOGD_SYS_SET, "%s: error creating PolicyKit authority");
+		nm_log_err (LOGD_SYS_SET, "%s:error creating PolicyKit authority");
 	}
+
+	dbus_path = g_strdup_printf ("%s/%u", NM_DBUS_PATH_SETTINGS, dbus_counter++);
+	nm_connection_set_path (NM_CONNECTION (self), dbus_path);	
+	g_free (dbus_path);
+	priv->visible = FALSE;
+
+	priv->access_list = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal, NULL, g_object_unref);
+	session_manager = nm_session_manager_get();
+	g_signal_connect (session_manager, NM_SESSION_MANAGER_SESSION_ADDED,
+	                  G_CALLBACK (session_added_cb), self);
+
+}
+
+static void
+access_list_dispose (gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMSysconfigConnection *connection = (NMSysconfigConnection *) user_data;
+	NMSessionInfo *session = (NMSessionInfo *) value;
+
+	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (session, session_removed_cb, connection);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -827,20 +1036,27 @@ dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	NMSysconfigConnection *self = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (object);
 	NMSysconfigConnectionPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	NMSessionManager *session_manager = nm_session_manager_get ();
 	GSList *iter;
 
 	if (priv->secrets)
 		g_object_unref (priv->secrets);
 
 	/* Cancel PolicyKit requests */
-	for (iter = priv->pk_calls; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
-		PolkitCall *call = iter->data;
+	for (iter = priv->pending_auths; iter; iter = g_slist_next (iter)) {
+		PendingAuth *call = iter->data;
 
 		call->disposed = TRUE;
 		g_cancellable_cancel (call->cancellable);
 	}
-	g_slist_free (priv->pk_calls);
-	priv->pk_calls = NULL;
+	g_slist_free (priv->pending_auths);
+	priv->pending_auths = NULL;
+
+	set_visibility (self, FALSE);
+	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (session_manager, session_added_cb, self);
+	g_hash_table_foreach (priv->access_list, access_list_dispose, self);
+	g_hash_table_unref (priv->access_list);
+	priv->access_list = NULL;
 
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (nm_sysconfig_connection_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
@@ -877,6 +1093,24 @@ nm_sysconfig_connection_class_init (NMSysconfigConnectionClass *class)
 		              g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
 		              G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 
+	signals[PURGED] = 
+		g_signal_new (NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_PURGED,
+		              G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (class),
+		              G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+		              0,
+		              NULL, NULL,
+		              g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
+		              G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+
+	signals[UNHIDDEN] = 
+		g_signal_new (NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_UNHIDDEN,
+		              G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (class),
+		              G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+		              0,
+		              NULL, NULL,
+		              g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
+		              G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+
 	dbus_g_object_type_install_info (G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (class),
 	                                 &dbus_glib_nm_sysconfig_connection_object_info);
 
diff --git a/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.h b/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.h
index f2510d288..80e074367 100644
--- a/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.h
+++ b/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-connection.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <nm-connection.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus-glib.h>
+#include "nm-session-info.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_UPDATED               "updated"
 #define NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_REMOVED               "removed"
+#define NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_PURGED                "purged"
+#define NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_UNHIDDEN              "unhidden"
 
 typedef struct _NMSysconfigConnection NMSysconfigConnection;
 
@@ -102,6 +105,14 @@ void nm_sysconfig_connection_get_secrets (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
                                           NMSysconfigConnectionGetSecretsFunc callback,
                                           gpointer user_data);
 
+gboolean nm_sysconfig_connection_is_visible (NMSysconfigConnection *connection);
+
+gboolean nm_sysconfig_connection_is_accessible_by_session (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
+                                                           NMSessionInfo *session);
+
+GSList * nm_sysconfig_connection_get_session_access_list (NMSysconfigConnection *connection);
+
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_H */
diff --git a/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-settings.c b/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-settings.c
index 7e1e3f530..7b8ec9057 100644
--- a/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-settings.c
+++ b/src/system-settings/nm-sysconfig-settings.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	GSList *plugins;
 	gboolean connections_loaded;
-	GHashTable *connections;
+	GHashTable *visible_connections;
+	GHashTable *all_connections;
 	GSList *unmanaged_specs;
 } NMSysconfigSettingsPrivate;
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ nm_sysconfig_settings_list_connections (NMSysconfigSettings *settings)
 
 	load_connections (settings);
 
-	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->connections);
+	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->visible_connections);
 	while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &key, NULL))
 		list = g_slist_prepend (list, NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (key));
 	return g_slist_reverse (list);
@@ -536,28 +537,28 @@ connection_removed (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
 {
 	NMSysconfigSettingsPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (user_data);
 
-	g_hash_table_remove (priv->connections, connection);
+	g_hash_table_remove (priv->visible_connections, connection);
 }
 
 static void
-export_connection (NMSysconfigConnection *connection)
+connection_unhidden (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
+                     gpointer user_data)
 {
-	DBusGConnection *bus;
-	static guint32 ec_counter = 0;
-	char *path;
+	NMSysconfigSettings *settings = user_data;
+	NMSysconfigSettingsPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (settings);
 
-	g_return_if_fail (connection != NULL);
-	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (connection));
+	g_hash_table_insert (priv->visible_connections,
+	                     connection, GINT_TO_POINTER (1));
+	g_signal_emit (settings, signals[NEW_CONNECTION], 0, connection);
+}
 
-	/* Don't allow exporting twice */
-	g_return_if_fail (nm_connection_get_path (NM_CONNECTION (connection)) == NULL);
+static void
+connection_purged (NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
+                   gpointer user_data)
+{
+	NMSysconfigSettingsPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (user_data);
 
-	path = g_strdup_printf ("%s/%u", NM_DBUS_PATH_SETTINGS, ec_counter++);
-	nm_connection_set_path (NM_CONNECTION (connection), path);
-
-	bus = nm_dbus_manager_get_connection (nm_dbus_manager_get ());
-	dbus_g_connection_register_g_object (bus, path, G_OBJECT (connection));
-	g_free (path);
+	g_hash_table_remove (priv->all_connections, connection);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -570,22 +571,33 @@ claim_connection (NMSysconfigSettings *self,
 	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS (self));
 	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION (connection));
 
-	if (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->connections, connection))
+	if (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->all_connections, connection))
 		/* A plugin is lying to us. */
 		return;
 
-	g_hash_table_insert (priv->connections, g_object_ref (connection), GINT_TO_POINTER (1));
+	g_hash_table_insert (priv->all_connections, g_object_ref (connection), GINT_TO_POINTER (1));
 	g_signal_connect (connection,
 	                  NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_REMOVED,
 	                  G_CALLBACK (connection_removed),
 	                  self);
+	g_signal_connect (connection,
+	                  NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_PURGED,
+	                  G_CALLBACK (connection_purged),
+	                  self);
+	g_signal_connect (connection,
+	                  NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_UNHIDDEN,
+	                  G_CALLBACK (connection_unhidden),
+	                  self);
 
-	if (do_export) {
-		export_connection (connection);
+	if (nm_sysconfig_connection_is_visible (connection)) {
+		g_hash_table_insert (priv->visible_connections, connection, GINT_TO_POINTER (1));
 		g_signal_emit (self, signals[NEW_CONNECTION], 0, connection);
 	}
 }
 
+// TODO it seems that this is only ever used to remove a
+// NMDefaultWiredConnection, and it probably needs to stay that way. So this
+// *needs* a better name!
 static void
 remove_connection (NMSysconfigSettings *self,
                    NMSysconfigConnection *connection,
@@ -593,9 +605,14 @@ remove_connection (NMSysconfigSettings *self,
 {
 	NMSysconfigSettingsPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
-	if (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->connections, connection)) {
+	if (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->visible_connections, connection)) {
 		g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (connection), NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_REMOVED);
-		g_hash_table_remove (priv->connections, connection);
+		g_hash_table_remove (priv->visible_connections, connection);
+	}
+
+	if (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->all_connections, connection)) {
+		g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (connection), NM_SYSCONFIG_CONNECTION_PURGED);
+		g_hash_table_remove (priv->all_connections, connection);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1056,7 +1073,7 @@ have_connection_for_device (NMSysconfigSettings *self, GByteArray *mac)
 	g_return_val_if_fail (mac != NULL, FALSE);
 
 	/* Find a wired connection locked to the given MAC address, if any */
-	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->connections);
+	g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->visible_connections);
 	while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &key, NULL)) {
 		NMConnection *connection = NM_CONNECTION (key);
 		const char *connection_type;
@@ -1442,7 +1459,8 @@ finalize (GObject *object)
 	NMSysconfigSettings *self = NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS (object);
 	NMSysconfigSettingsPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
-	g_hash_table_destroy (priv->connections);
+	g_hash_table_destroy (priv->visible_connections);
+	g_hash_table_destroy (priv->all_connections);
 
 	clear_unmanaged_specs (self);
 
@@ -1584,7 +1602,8 @@ nm_sysconfig_settings_init (NMSysconfigSettings *self)
 {
 	NMSysconfigSettingsPrivate *priv = NM_SYSCONFIG_SETTINGS_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
-	priv->connections = g_hash_table_new_full (g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal, g_object_unref, NULL);
+	priv->visible_connections = g_hash_table_new (g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal);
+	priv->all_connections = g_hash_table_new_full (g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal, g_object_unref, NULL);
 
 	priv->authority = polkit_authority_get ();
 	if (priv->authority) {