diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/auth/actions_authorize.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/auth/actions_authorize.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * PHP 5
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) : Rapid Development Framework (http://cakephp.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2010, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+App::import('Component', 'auth/base_authorize');
+
+/**
+ * An authorization adapter for AuthComponent.  Provides the ability to authorize using the AclComponent,
+ * If AclComponent is not already loaded it will be loaded using the Controller's ComponentCollection.
+ *
+ * @package cake.libs.controller.components.auth
+ * @since 2.0
+ * @see AuthComponent::$authenticate
+ * @see AclComponent::check()
+ */
+class ActionsAuthorize extends BaseAuthorize {
+
+/**
+ * Authorize a user using the AclComponent.
+ *
+ * @param array $user The user to authorize
+ * @param CakeRequest $request The request needing authorization.
+ * @return boolean
+ */
+	public function authorize($user, CakeRequest $request) {
+		$Acl = $this->_controller->Components->load('Acl');
+		return $Acl->check($user, $this->action($request));
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/auth/actions_authorize.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/auth/actions_authorize.test.php
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+<?php
+
+App::import('Component', 'auth/actions_authorize');
+App::import('Controller', 'ComponentCollection');
+App::import('Component', 'Acl');
+App::import('Core', 'CakeRequest');
+App::import('Core', 'Controller');
+
+class ActionsAuthorizeTest extends CakeTestCase {
+
+/**
+ * setup
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+		$this->controller = $this->getMock('Controller', array(), array(), '', false);
+		$this->Acl = $this->getMock('AclComponent', array(), array(), '', false);
+		$this->controller->Components = $this->getMock('ComponentCollection');
+
+		$this->auth = new ActionsAuthorize($this->controller);
+		$this->auth->actionPath = '/controllers';
+	}
+
+/**
+ * setup the mock acl.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	protected function _mockAcl() {
+		$this->controller->Components->expects($this->any())
+			->method('load')
+			->with('Acl')
+			->will($this->returnValue($this->Acl));
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test failure
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testAuthorizeFailure() {
+		$user = array(
+			'User' => array(
+				'id' => 1,
+				'user' => 'mariano'
+			)
+		);
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/posts/index', false);
+		$request->addParams(array(
+			'plugin' => null,
+			'controller' => 'posts',
+			'action' => 'index'
+		));
+
+		$this->_mockAcl();
+
+		$this->Acl->expects($this->once())
+			->method('check')
+			->with($user, '/controllers/Posts/index')
+			->will($this->returnValue(false));
+	
+		$this->assertFalse($this->auth->authorize($user, $request));
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test isAuthorized working.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testAuthorizeSuccess() {
+		$user = array(
+			'User' => array(
+				'id' => 1,
+				'user' => 'mariano'
+			)
+		);
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/posts/index', false);
+		$request->addParams(array(
+			'plugin' => null,
+			'controller' => 'posts',
+			'action' => 'index'
+		));
+
+		$this->_mockAcl();
+
+		$this->Acl->expects($this->once())
+			->method('check')
+			->with($user, '/controllers/Posts/index')
+			->will($this->returnValue(true));
+	
+		$this->assertTrue($this->auth->authorize($user, $request));
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test action()
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testActionMethod() {
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/posts/index', false);
+		$request->addParams(array(
+			'plugin' => null,
+			'controller' => 'posts',
+			'action' => 'index'
+		));
+
+		$result = $this->auth->action($request);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('/controllers/Posts/index', $result);
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test action() and plugins
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	function testActionWithPlugin() {
+		$request = new CakeRequest('/debug_kit/posts/index', false);
+		$request->addParams(array(
+			'plugin' => 'debug_kit',
+			'controller' => 'posts',
+			'action' => 'index'
+		));
+
+		$result = $this->auth->action($request);
+		$this->assertEquals('/controllers/DebugKit/Posts/index', $result);
+	}
+}