diff --git a/src/core/server/http/index.ts b/src/core/server/http/index.ts
index 14397456afd..bf89d14ddc5 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/index.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export {
   RouteValidationResultFactory,
   DestructiveRouteMethod,
   SafeRouteMethod,
+  ensureRawRequest,
 } from './router';
 export { BasePathProxyServer } from './base_path_proxy_server';
 export { OnPreRoutingHandler, OnPreRoutingToolkit } from './lifecycle/on_pre_routing';
diff --git a/src/core/server/index.ts b/src/core/server/index.ts
index 736f12ab28f..9f1f47a312f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/index.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export {
   SessionStorageFactory,
   DestructiveRouteMethod,
   SafeRouteMethod,
+  ensureRawRequest,
 } from './http';
 
 export {
@@ -322,6 +323,10 @@ export {
   importSavedObjectsFromStream,
   resolveSavedObjectsImportErrors,
   SavedObjectsDeleteByWorkspaceOptions,
+  ACL,
+  Principals,
+  TransformedPermission,
+  PrincipalType,
 } from './saved_objects';
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/index.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/index.ts
index 06b2b65fd18..11809c5b88c 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/index.ts
@@ -84,3 +84,11 @@ export {
 
 export { savedObjectsConfig, savedObjectsMigrationConfig } from './saved_objects_config';
 export { SavedObjectTypeRegistry, ISavedObjectTypeRegistry } from './saved_objects_type_registry';
+
+export {
+  Permissions,
+  ACL,
+  Principals,
+  TransformedPermission,
+  PrincipalType,
+} from './permission_control/acl';
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.mock.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.mock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..687e93de1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.mock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+import { SavedObjectsPermissionControlContract } from './client';
+
+export const savedObjectsPermissionControlMock: SavedObjectsPermissionControlContract = {
+  validate: jest.fn(),
+  batchValidate: jest.fn(),
+  getPrincipalsOfObjects: jest.fn(),
+  setup: jest.fn(),
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.test.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2025d90b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { loggerMock } from '@osd/logging/target/mocks';
+import { SavedObjectsPermissionControl } from './client';
+import { httpServerMock, savedObjectsClientMock } from '../../../../core/server/mocks';
+
+describe('workspace utils', () => {
+  it('should return principals when calling getPrincipalsOfObjects', async () => {
+    const permissionControlClient = new SavedObjectsPermissionControl(loggerMock.create());
+    const getScopedClient = jest.fn();
+    getScopedClient.mockImplementation((request) => {
+      const clientMock = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
+      clientMock.bulkGet.mockResolvedValue({
+        saved_objects: [
+          {
+            id: 'foo',
+            permissions: {
+              read: {
+                users: ['foo_user'],
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+      return clientMock;
+    });
+    permissionControlClient.setup(getScopedClient);
+    const result = await permissionControlClient.getPrincipalsOfObjects(
+      httpServerMock.createOpenSearchDashboardsRequest(),
+      []
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      foo: [
+        {
+          type: 'users',
+          name: 'foo_user',
+          permissions: ['read'],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('validate should return error when no saved objects can be found', async () => {
+    const permissionControlClient = new SavedObjectsPermissionControl(loggerMock.create());
+    const getScopedClient = jest.fn();
+    const clientMock = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
+    getScopedClient.mockImplementation((request) => {
+      return clientMock;
+    });
+    permissionControlClient.setup(getScopedClient);
+    clientMock.bulkGet.mockResolvedValue({
+      saved_objects: [],
+    });
+    const result = await permissionControlClient.validate(
+      httpServerMock.createOpenSearchDashboardsRequest(),
+      { id: 'foo', type: 'dashboard' },
+      ['read']
+    );
+    expect(result.success).toEqual(false);
+  });
+
+  it('validate should return error when bulkGet return error', async () => {
+    const permissionControlClient = new SavedObjectsPermissionControl(loggerMock.create());
+    const getScopedClient = jest.fn();
+    const clientMock = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
+    getScopedClient.mockImplementation((request) => {
+      return clientMock;
+    });
+    permissionControlClient.setup(getScopedClient);
+
+    clientMock.bulkGet.mockResolvedValue({
+      saved_objects: [
+        {
+          id: 'foo',
+          type: 'dashboard',
+          references: [],
+          attributes: {},
+          error: {
+            error: 'error_bar',
+            message: 'error_bar',
+            statusCode: 500,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    const errorResult = await permissionControlClient.validate(
+      httpServerMock.createOpenSearchDashboardsRequest(),
+      { id: 'foo', type: 'dashboard' },
+      ['read']
+    );
+    expect(errorResult.success).toEqual(false);
+    expect(errorResult.error).toEqual('error_bar');
+  });
+
+  it('validate should return success normally', async () => {
+    const permissionControlClient = new SavedObjectsPermissionControl(loggerMock.create());
+    const getScopedClient = jest.fn();
+    const clientMock = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
+    getScopedClient.mockImplementation((request) => {
+      return clientMock;
+    });
+    permissionControlClient.setup(getScopedClient);
+
+    clientMock.bulkGet.mockResolvedValue({
+      saved_objects: [
+        {
+          id: 'foo',
+          type: 'dashboard',
+          references: [],
+          attributes: {},
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'bar',
+          type: 'dashboard',
+          references: [],
+          attributes: {},
+          permissions: {
+            read: {
+              users: ['bar'],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    const batchValidateResult = await permissionControlClient.batchValidate(
+      httpServerMock.createOpenSearchDashboardsRequest({
+        auth: {
+          credentials: {
+            authInfo: {
+              user_name: 'bar',
+            },
+          },
+        } as any,
+      }),
+      [],
+      ['read']
+    );
+    expect(batchValidateResult.success).toEqual(true);
+    expect(batchValidateResult.result).toEqual(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d73523ce0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/permission_control/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@osd/i18n';
+import { OpenSearchDashboardsRequest } from '../../../../core/server';
+import {
+  ACL,
+  TransformedPermission,
+  SavedObjectsBulkGetObject,
+  SavedObjectsServiceStart,
+  Logger,
+} from '../../../../core/server';
+import { WORKSPACE_SAVED_OBJECTS_CLIENT_WRAPPER_ID } from '../../common/constants';
+import { getPrincipalsFromRequest } from '../utils';
+
+export type SavedObjectsPermissionControlContract = Pick<
+  SavedObjectsPermissionControl,
+  keyof SavedObjectsPermissionControl
+>;
+
+export type SavedObjectsPermissionModes = string[];
+
+export class SavedObjectsPermissionControl {
+  private readonly logger: Logger;
+  private _getScopedClient?: SavedObjectsServiceStart['getScopedClient'];
+  private getScopedClient(request: OpenSearchDashboardsRequest) {
+    return this._getScopedClient?.(request, {
+      excludedWrappers: [WORKSPACE_SAVED_OBJECTS_CLIENT_WRAPPER_ID],
+    });
+  }
+
+  constructor(logger: Logger) {
+    this.logger = logger;
+  }
+
+  private async bulkGetSavedObjects(
+    request: OpenSearchDashboardsRequest,
+    savedObjects: SavedObjectsBulkGetObject[]
+  ) {
+    return (await this.getScopedClient?.(request)?.bulkGet(savedObjects))?.saved_objects || [];
+  }
+  public async setup(getScopedClient: SavedObjectsServiceStart['getScopedClient']) {
+    this._getScopedClient = getScopedClient;
+  }
+  public async validate(
+    request: OpenSearchDashboardsRequest,
+    savedObject: SavedObjectsBulkGetObject,
+    permissionModes: SavedObjectsPermissionModes
+  ) {
+    return await this.batchValidate(request, [savedObject], permissionModes);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * In batch validate case, the logic is a.withPermission && b.withPermission
+   * @param request
+   * @param savedObjects
+   * @param permissionModes
+   * @returns
+   */
+  public async batchValidate(
+    request: OpenSearchDashboardsRequest,
+    savedObjects: SavedObjectsBulkGetObject[],
+    permissionModes: SavedObjectsPermissionModes
+  ) {
+    const savedObjectsGet = await this.bulkGetSavedObjects(request, savedObjects);
+    if (!savedObjectsGet.length) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        error: i18n.translate('savedObjects.permission.notFound', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Can not find target saved objects.',
+        }),
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (savedObjectsGet.some((item) => item.error)) {
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        error: savedObjectsGet
+          .filter((item) => item.error)
+          .map((item) => item.error?.error)
+          .join('\n'),
+      };
+    }
+
+    const principals = getPrincipalsFromRequest(request);
+    let savedObjectsBasicInfo: any[] = [];
+    const hasAllPermission = savedObjectsGet.every((item) => {
+      // for object that doesn't contain ACL like config, return true
+      if (!item.permissions) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      const aclInstance = new ACL(item.permissions);
+      const hasPermission = aclInstance.hasPermission(permissionModes, principals);
+      if (!hasPermission) {
+        savedObjectsBasicInfo = [
+          ...savedObjectsBasicInfo,
+          {
+            id: item.id,
+            type: item.type,
+            workspaces: item.workspaces,
+            permissions: item.permissions,
+          },
+        ];
+      }
+      return hasPermission;
+    });
+    if (!hasAllPermission) {
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `Authorization failed, principals: ${JSON.stringify(
+          principals
+        )} has no [${permissionModes}] permissions on the requested saved object: ${JSON.stringify(
+          savedObjectsBasicInfo
+        )}`
+      );
+    }
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      result: hasAllPermission,
+    };
+  }
+
+  public async getPrincipalsOfObjects(
+    request: OpenSearchDashboardsRequest,
+    savedObjects: SavedObjectsBulkGetObject[]
+  ): Promise<Record<string, TransformedPermission>> {
+    const detailedSavedObjects = await this.bulkGetSavedObjects(request, savedObjects);
+    return detailedSavedObjects.reduce((total, current) => {
+      return {
+        ...total,
+        [current.id]: new ACL(current.permissions).toFlatList(),
+      };
+    }, {});
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts
index 0f60597a7a8..6bcbb52407b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/types.ts
@@ -117,3 +117,8 @@ export type IResponse<T> =
       success: false;
       error?: string;
     };
+
+export interface AuthInfo {
+  backend_roles?: string[];
+  user_name?: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.test.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.test.ts
index 119b8889f71..159ab49f180 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { generateRandomId } from './utils';
+import { httpServerMock } from '../../../core/server/mocks';
+import { generateRandomId, getPrincipalsFromRequest } from './utils';
 
 describe('workspace utils', () => {
   it('should generate id with the specified size', () => {
@@ -18,4 +19,39 @@ describe('workspace utils', () => {
     }
     expect(ids.size).toBe(NUM_OF_ID);
   });
+
+  it('should return empty map when request do not have authentication', () => {
+    const mockRequest = httpServerMock.createOpenSearchDashboardsRequest();
+    const result = getPrincipalsFromRequest(mockRequest);
+    expect(result).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('should return normally when request has authentication', () => {
+    const mockRequest = httpServerMock.createOpenSearchDashboardsRequest({
+      auth: {
+        credentials: {
+          authInfo: {
+            backend_roles: ['foo'],
+            user_name: 'bar',
+          },
+        },
+      } as any,
+    });
+    const result = getPrincipalsFromRequest(mockRequest);
+    expect(result.users).toEqual(['bar']);
+    expect(result.groups).toEqual(['foo']);
+  });
+
+  it('should return a fake user when there is auth field but no backend_roles or user name', () => {
+    const mockRequest = httpServerMock.createOpenSearchDashboardsRequest({
+      auth: {
+        credentials: {
+          authInfo: {},
+        },
+      } as any,
+    });
+    const result = getPrincipalsFromRequest(mockRequest);
+    expect(result.users?.[0].startsWith('_user_fake_')).toEqual(true);
+    expect(result.groups).toEqual(undefined);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.ts
index 89bfabd5265..d2ff66e8b48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/server/utils.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
  */
 
 import crypto from 'crypto';
+import {
+  ensureRawRequest,
+  OpenSearchDashboardsRequest,
+  Principals,
+  PrincipalType,
+} from '../../../core/server';
+import { AuthInfo } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Generate URL friendly random ID
@@ -11,3 +18,31 @@ import crypto from 'crypto';
 export const generateRandomId = (size: number) => {
   return crypto.randomBytes(size).toString('base64url').slice(0, size);
 };
+
+export const getPrincipalsFromRequest = (request: OpenSearchDashboardsRequest): Principals => {
+  const rawRequest = ensureRawRequest(request);
+  const authInfo = rawRequest?.auth?.credentials?.authInfo as AuthInfo | null;
+  const payload: Principals = {};
+  if (!authInfo) {
+    /**
+     * Login user have access to all the workspaces when no authentication is presented.
+     * The logic will be used when users create workspaces with authentication enabled but turn off authentication for any reason.
+     */
+    return payload;
+  }
+  if (!authInfo?.backend_roles?.length && !authInfo.user_name) {
+    /**
+     * It means OSD can not recognize who the user is even if authentication is enabled,
+     * use a fake user that won't be granted permission explicitly.
+     */
+    payload[PrincipalType.Users] = [`_user_fake_${Date.now()}_`];
+    return payload;
+  }
+  if (authInfo?.backend_roles) {
+    payload[PrincipalType.Groups] = authInfo.backend_roles;
+  }
+  if (authInfo?.user_name) {
+    payload[PrincipalType.Users] = [authInfo.user_name];
+  }
+  return payload;
+};