diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/audit_logger.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/audit_logger.test.js
index da727552aae58a..51c8698da818d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/audit_logger.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/audit_logger.test.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe(`#savedObjectsAuthorizationFailure`, () => {
     const username = 'foo-user';
     const action = 'foo-action';
     const types = [ 'foo-type-1', 'foo-type-2' ];
-    const missing = [`action:saved-objects/${types[0]}/foo-action`, `action:saved-objects/${types[1]}/foo-action`];
+    const missing = [`action:saved_objects/${types[0]}/foo-action`, `action:saved_objects/${types[1]}/foo-action`];
     const args = {
       'foo': 'bar',
       'baz': 'quz',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.js
index 03a0642ecb8e8c..5f119db027cb6f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.js
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export function hasPrivilegesWithServer(server) {
 
       return {
         success,
-        missing: missingPrivileges,
+        // We don't want to expose the version privilege to consumers, as it's an implementation detail only to detect version mismatch
+        missing: missingPrivileges.filter(p => p !== versionPrivilege),
         username: privilegeCheck.username,
       };
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.test.js
index aed3dbcfe94ccd..b2e2759c3419b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/authorization/has_privileges.test.js
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ test(`throws error if missing version privilege and has login privilege`, async
 test(`doesn't throw error if missing version privilege and missing login privilege`, async () => {
   const mockServer = createMockServer();
   mockResponse(false, {
-    [getVersionPrivilege(defaultVersion)]: true,
-    [getLoginPrivilege()]: true,
+    [getVersionPrivilege(defaultVersion)]: false,
+    [getLoginPrivilege()]: false,
     foo: true,
   });
 
@@ -250,3 +250,17 @@ test(`doesn't throw error if missing version privilege and missing login privile
   const hasPrivileges = hasPrivilegesWithRequest({});
   await hasPrivileges(['foo']);
 });
+
+test(`excludes version privilege when missing version privilege and missing login privilege`, async () => {
+  const mockServer = createMockServer();
+  mockResponse(false, {
+    [getVersionPrivilege(defaultVersion)]: false,
+    [getLoginPrivilege()]: false,
+    foo: true,
+  });
+
+  const hasPrivilegesWithRequest = hasPrivilegesWithServer(mockServer);
+  const hasPrivileges = hasPrivilegesWithRequest({});
+  const result = await hasPrivileges(['foo']);
+  expect(result.missing).toEqual([getLoginPrivilege()]);
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/privileges/privileges.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/privileges/privileges.js
index 129d4b3abfb3ea..e2dc9b2ff7ece3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/privileges/privileges.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/privileges/privileges.js
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ export function buildPrivilegeMap(application, kibanaVersion) {
 }
 
 function buildSavedObjectsReadPrivileges() {
-  const readActions = ['get', 'mget', 'search'];
+  const readActions = ['get', 'bulk_get', 'find'];
   return buildSavedObjectsPrivileges(readActions);
 }
 
 function buildSavedObjectsPrivileges(actions) {
   const objectTypes = ['config', 'dashboard', 'graph-workspace', 'index-pattern', 'search', 'timelion-sheet', 'url', 'visualization'];
   return objectTypes
-    .map(type => actions.map(action => `action:saved-objects/${type}/${action}`))
+    .map(type => actions.map(action => `action:saved_objects/${type}/${action}`))
     .reduce((acc, types) => [...acc, ...types], []);
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/saved_objects_client/secure_saved_objects_client.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/saved_objects_client/secure_saved_objects_client.js
index 08ee87d5f281bf..0a2f9490c16649 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/saved_objects_client/secure_saved_objects_client.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/lib/saved_objects_client/secure_saved_objects_client.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class SecureSavedObjectsClient {
 
   async bulkCreate(objects, options = {}) {
     const types = uniq(objects.map(o => o.type));
-    await this._performAuthorizationCheck(types, 'create', {
+    await this._performAuthorizationCheck(types, 'bulk_create', {
       objects,
       options,
     });
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class SecureSavedObjectsClient {
   }
 
   async find(options = {}) {
-    await this._performAuthorizationCheck(options.type, 'search', {
+    await this._performAuthorizationCheck(options.type, 'find', {
       options,
     });
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class SecureSavedObjectsClient {
 
   async bulkGet(objects = []) {
     const types = uniq(objects.map(o => o.type));
-    await this._performAuthorizationCheck(types, 'mget', {
+    await this._performAuthorizationCheck(types, 'bulk_get', {
       objects,
     });
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class SecureSavedObjectsClient {
 
   async _performAuthorizationCheck(typeOrTypes, action, args) {
     const types = Array.isArray(typeOrTypes) ? typeOrTypes : [typeOrTypes];
-    const actions = types.map(type => `action:saved-objects/${type}/${action}`);
+    const actions = types.map(type => `action:saved_objects/${type}/${action}`);
 
     let result;
     try {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class SecureSavedObjectsClient {
       this._auditLogger.savedObjectsAuthorizationSuccess(result.username, action, types, args);
     } else {
       this._auditLogger.savedObjectsAuthorizationFailure(result.username, action, types, result.missing, args);
-      const msg = `Unable to ${action} ${types.join(',')}, missing ${result.missing.join(',')}`;
+      const msg = `Unable to ${action} ${types.sort().join(',')}, missing ${result.missing.sort().join(',')}`;
       throw this._client.errors.decorateForbiddenError(new Error(msg));
     }
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/index.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..eff74e5f38dbe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export default function ({ loadTestFile }) {
+  describe('apis RBAC', () => {
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./saved_objects'));
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_get.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_get.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..18fe5a015dc785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/bulk_get.js
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+import { AUTHENTICATION } from './lib/authentication';
+
+export default function ({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  const BULK_REQUESTS = [
+    {
+      type: 'visualization',
+      id: 'dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'dashboard',
+      id: 'does not exist',
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'config',
+      id: '7.0.0-alpha1',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  describe('_bulk_get', () => {
+    const expectResults = resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        saved_objects: [
+          {
+            id: 'dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+            type: 'visualization',
+            updated_at: '2017-09-21T18:51:23.794Z',
+            version: resp.body.saved_objects[0].version,
+            attributes: {
+              title: 'Count of requests',
+              description: '',
+              version: 1,
+              // cheat for some of the more complex attributes
+              visState: resp.body.saved_objects[0].attributes.visState,
+              uiStateJSON: resp.body.saved_objects[0].attributes.uiStateJSON,
+              kibanaSavedObjectMeta:
+                resp.body.saved_objects[0].attributes.kibanaSavedObjectMeta,
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'does not exist',
+            type: 'dashboard',
+            error: {
+              statusCode: 404,
+              message: 'Not found',
+            },
+          },
+          {
+            id: '7.0.0-alpha1',
+            type: 'config',
+            updated_at: '2017-09-21T18:49:16.302Z',
+            version: resp.body.saved_objects[2].version,
+            attributes: {
+              buildNum: 8467,
+              defaultIndex: '91200a00-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    };
+
+    const expectForbidden = resp => {
+      //eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      const missingActions = `action:login,action:saved_objects/config/bulk_get,action:saved_objects/dashboard/bulk_get,action:saved_objects/visualization/bulk_get`;
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        statusCode: 403,
+        error: 'Forbidden',
+        message: `Unable to bulk_get config,dashboard,visualization, missing ${missingActions}`
+      });
+    };
+
+    const bulkGetTest = (description, { auth, tests }) => {
+      describe(description, () => {
+        before(() => esArchiver.load('saved_objects/basic'));
+        after(() => esArchiver.unload('saved_objects/basic'));
+
+        it(`should return ${tests.default.statusCode}`, async () => {
+          await supertest
+            .post(`/api/saved_objects/_bulk_get`)
+            .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            .send(BULK_REQUESTS)
+            .expect(tests.default.statusCode)
+            .then(tests.default.response);
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    bulkGetTest(`not a kibana user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: expectForbidden,
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    bulkGetTest(`superuser`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    bulkGetTest(`kibana rbac user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    bulkGetTest(`kibana rbac dashboard only user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/create.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/create.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0db0fc41b5c4a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/create.js
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+import { AUTHENTICATION } from './lib/authentication';
+
+export default function ({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  describe('create', () => {
+    const expectResults = (resp) => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.have.property('id').match(/^[0-9a-f-]{36}$/);
+
+      // loose ISO8601 UTC time with milliseconds validation
+      expect(resp.body).to.have.property('updated_at').match(/^[\d-]{10}T[\d:\.]{12}Z$/);
+
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        id: resp.body.id,
+        type: 'visualization',
+        updated_at: resp.body.updated_at,
+        version: 1,
+        attributes: {
+          title: 'My favorite vis'
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    const createExpectForbidden = canLogin => resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        statusCode: 403,
+        error: 'Forbidden',
+        message: `Unable to create visualization, missing ${canLogin ? '' : 'action:login,'}action:saved_objects/visualization/create`
+      });
+    };
+
+    const createTest = (description, { auth, tests }) => {
+      describe(description, () => {
+        before(() => esArchiver.load('saved_objects/basic'));
+        after(() => esArchiver.unload('saved_objects/basic'));
+        it(`should return ${tests.default.statusCode}`, async () => {
+          await supertest
+            .post(`/api/saved_objects/visualization`)
+            .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            .send({
+              attributes: {
+                title: 'My favorite vis'
+              }
+            })
+            .expect(tests.default.statusCode)
+            .then(tests.default.response);
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    createTest(`not a kibana user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false),
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    createTest(`superuser`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    createTest(`kibana rbac user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    createTest(`kibana rbac dashboard only user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        default: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(true),
+        },
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/delete.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/delete.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ea73c927b869e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/delete.js
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+import { AUTHENTICATION } from './lib/authentication';
+
+export default function ({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  describe('delete', () => {
+
+    const expectEmpty = (resp) => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({});
+    };
+
+    const expectNotFound = (resp) => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        statusCode: 404,
+        error: 'Not Found',
+        message: 'Not Found'
+      });
+    };
+
+    const createExpectForbidden = canLogin => resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        statusCode: 403,
+        error: 'Forbidden',
+        message: `Unable to delete dashboard, missing ${canLogin ? '' : 'action:login,'}action:saved_objects/dashboard/delete`
+      });
+    };
+
+    const deleteTest = (description, { auth, tests }) => {
+      describe(description, () => {
+        before(() => esArchiver.load('saved_objects/basic'));
+        after(() => esArchiver.unload('saved_objects/basic'));
+
+        it(`should return ${tests.actualId.statusCode} when deleting a doc`, async () => (
+          await supertest
+            .delete(`/api/saved_objects/dashboard/be3733a0-9efe-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab`)
+            .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            .expect(tests.actualId.statusCode)
+            .then(tests.actualId.response)
+        ));
+
+        it(`should return ${tests.invalidId.statusCode} when deleting an unknown doc`, async () => (
+          await supertest
+            .delete(`/api/saved_objects/dashboard/not-a-real-id`)
+            .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            .expect(tests.invalidId.statusCode)
+            .then(tests.invalidId.response)
+        ));
+      });
+    };
+
+    deleteTest(`not a kibana user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        actualId: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false),
+        },
+        invalidId: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false),
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    deleteTest(`superuser`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        actualId: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectEmpty,
+        },
+        invalidId: {
+          statusCode: 404,
+          response: expectNotFound,
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    deleteTest(`kibana rbac user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        actualId: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectEmpty,
+        },
+        invalidId: {
+          statusCode: 404,
+          response: expectNotFound,
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    deleteTest(`kibana rbac dashboard only user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        actualId: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(true),
+        },
+        invalidId: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(true),
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/find.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/find.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..72a3fa2ec2bfce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/find.js
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+import { AUTHENTICATION } from './lib/authentication';
+
+export default function ({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  describe('find', () => {
+
+    const expectResults = (resp) => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        page: 1,
+        per_page: 20,
+        total: 1,
+        saved_objects: [
+          {
+            type: 'visualization',
+            id: 'dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+            version: 1,
+            attributes: {
+              'title': 'Count of requests'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      });
+    };
+
+    const createExpectEmpty = (page, perPage, total) => (resp) => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        page: page,
+        per_page: perPage,
+        total: total,
+        saved_objects: []
+      });
+    };
+
+    const createExpectForbidden = (canLogin, type) => resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        statusCode: 403,
+        error: 'Forbidden',
+        message: `Unable to find ${type}, missing ${canLogin ? '' : 'action:login,'}action:saved_objects/${type}/find`
+      });
+    };
+
+    const findTest = (description, { auth, tests }) => {
+      describe(description, () => {
+        before(() => esArchiver.load('saved_objects/basic'));
+        after(() => esArchiver.unload('saved_objects/basic'));
+
+        it(`should return ${tests.normal.statusCode} with ${tests.normal.description}`, async () => (
+          await supertest
+            .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=visualization&fields=title')
+            .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            .expect(tests.normal.statusCode)
+            .then(tests.normal.response)
+        ));
+
+        describe('unknown type', () => {
+          it(`should return ${tests.unknownType.statusCode} with ${tests.unknownType.description}`, async () => (
+            await supertest
+              .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=wigwags')
+              .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+              .expect(tests.unknownType.statusCode)
+              .then(tests.unknownType.response)
+          ));
+        });
+
+        describe('page beyond total', () => {
+          it(`should return ${tests.pageBeyondTotal.statusCode} with ${tests.pageBeyondTotal.description}`, async () => (
+            await supertest
+              .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=visualization&page=100&per_page=100')
+              .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+              .expect(tests.pageBeyondTotal.statusCode)
+              .then(tests.pageBeyondTotal.response)
+          ));
+        });
+
+        describe('unknown search field', () => {
+          it(`should return ${tests.unknownSearchField.statusCode} with ${tests.unknownSearchField.description}`, async () => (
+            await supertest
+              .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=wigwags&search_fields=a')
+              .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+              .expect(tests.unknownSearchField.statusCode)
+              .then(tests.unknownSearchField.response)
+          ));
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    findTest(`not a kibana user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        normal: {
+          description: 'forbidden login and find visualization message',
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false, 'visualization'),
+        },
+        unknownType: {
+          description: 'forbidden login and find wigwags message',
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false, 'wigwags'),
+        },
+        pageBeyondTotal: {
+          description: 'forbidden login and find visualization message',
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false, 'visualization'),
+        },
+        unknownSearchField: {
+          description: 'forbidden login and find wigwags message',
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false, 'wigwags'),
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    findTest(`superuser`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        normal: {
+          description: 'individual responses',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        unknownType: {
+          description: 'empty result',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: createExpectEmpty(1, 20, 0),
+        },
+        pageBeyondTotal: {
+          description: 'empty result',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: createExpectEmpty(100, 100, 1),
+        },
+        unknownSearchField: {
+          description: 'empty result',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: createExpectEmpty(1, 20, 0),
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    findTest(`kibana rbac user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        normal: {
+          description: 'individual responses',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        unknownType: {
+          description: 'empty result',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: createExpectEmpty(1, 20, 0),
+        },
+        pageBeyondTotal: {
+          description: 'empty result',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: createExpectEmpty(100, 100, 1),
+        },
+        unknownSearchField: {
+          description: 'empty result',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: createExpectEmpty(1, 20, 0),
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    findTest(`kibana rbac dashboard only user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        normal: {
+          description: 'individual responses',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        unknownType: {
+          description: 'forbidden find wigwags message',
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(true, 'wigwags'),
+        },
+        pageBeyondTotal: {
+          description: 'empty result',
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: createExpectEmpty(100, 100, 1),
+        },
+        unknownSearchField: {
+          description: 'forbidden find wigwags message',
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(true, 'wigwags'),
+        },
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/get.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/get.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e5a462d30d30cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/get.js
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+import { AUTHENTICATION } from './lib/authentication';
+
+export default function ({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  describe('get', () => {
+
+    const expectResults = (resp) => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        id: 'dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab',
+        type: 'visualization',
+        updated_at: '2017-09-21T18:51:23.794Z',
+        version: resp.body.version,
+        attributes: {
+          title: 'Count of requests',
+          description: '',
+          version: 1,
+          // cheat for some of the more complex attributes
+          visState: resp.body.attributes.visState,
+          uiStateJSON: resp.body.attributes.uiStateJSON,
+          kibanaSavedObjectMeta: resp.body.attributes.kibanaSavedObjectMeta
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    const expectNotFound = (resp) => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        error: 'Not Found',
+        message: 'Not Found',
+        statusCode: 404,
+      });
+    };
+
+    const expectForbidden = resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        statusCode: 403,
+        error: 'Forbidden',
+        message: `Unable to get visualization, missing action:login,action:saved_objects/visualization/get`
+      });
+    };
+
+    const getTest = (description, { auth, tests }) => {
+      describe(description, () => {
+        before(() => esArchiver.load('saved_objects/basic'));
+        after(() => esArchiver.unload('saved_objects/basic'));
+
+        it(`should return ${tests.exists.statusCode}`, async () => (
+          await supertest
+            .get(`/api/saved_objects/visualization/dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab`)
+            .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            .expect(tests.exists.statusCode)
+            .then(tests.exists.response)
+        ));
+
+        describe('document does not exist', () => {
+          it(`should return ${tests.doesntExist.statusCode}`, async () => (
+            await supertest
+              .get(`/api/saved_objects/visualization/foobar`)
+              .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+              .expect(tests.doesntExist.statusCode)
+              .then(tests.doesntExist.response)
+          ));
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    getTest(`not a kibana user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: expectForbidden,
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: expectForbidden,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    getTest(`superuser`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 404,
+          response: expectNotFound,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    getTest(`kibana rbac user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 404,
+          response: expectNotFound,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    getTest(`kibana rbac dashboard only user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 404,
+          response: expectNotFound,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/index.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..644bf23220648e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { AUTHENTICATION } from "./lib/authentication";
+
+export default function ({ loadTestFile, getService }) {
+  const es = getService('es');
+
+  describe('saved_objects', () => {
+    before(async () => {
+      await es.shield.putUser({
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.USERNAME,
+        body: {
+          password: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.PASSWORD,
+          roles: [],
+          full_name: 'not a kibana user',
+          email: 'not_a_kibana_user@elastic.co',
+        }
+      });
+
+      await es.shield.putUser({
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.USERNAME,
+        body: {
+          password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.PASSWORD,
+          roles: ['kibana_rbac_user'],
+          full_name: 'a kibana user',
+          email: 'a_kibana_user@elastic.co',
+        }
+      });
+
+      await es.shield.putUser({
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.USERNAME,
+        body: {
+          password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.PASSWORD,
+          roles: ["kibana_rbac_dashboard_only_user"],
+          full_name: 'a kibana dashboard only user',
+          email: 'a_kibana_dashboard_only_user@elastic.co',
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./bulk_get'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./create'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./delete'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./find'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./get'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./update'));
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/lib/authentication.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/lib/authentication.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e095a032934eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/lib/authentication.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export const AUTHENTICATION = {
+  NOT_A_KIBANA_USER: {
+    USERNAME: 'not_a_kibana_user',
+    PASSWORD: 'password'
+  },
+  SUPERUSER: {
+    USERNAME: 'elastic',
+    PASSWORD: 'changeme'
+  },
+  KIBANA_RBAC_USER: {
+    USERNAME: 'a_kibana_rbac_user',
+    PASSWORD: 'password'
+  },
+  KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER: {
+    USERNAME: 'a_kibana_rbac_dashboard_only_user',
+    PASSWORD: 'password'
+  }
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/update.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/update.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a9f5f0ab81aaba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/apis/saved_objects/update.js
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect.js';
+import { AUTHENTICATION } from './lib/authentication';
+
+export default function ({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertestWithoutAuth');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  describe('update', () => {
+    const expectResults = resp => {
+      // loose uuid validation
+      expect(resp.body).to.have.property('id').match(/^[0-9a-f-]{36}$/);
+
+      // loose ISO8601 UTC time with milliseconds validation
+      expect(resp.body).to.have.property('updated_at').match(/^[\d-]{10}T[\d:\.]{12}Z$/);
+
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        id: resp.body.id,
+        type: 'visualization',
+        updated_at: resp.body.updated_at,
+        version: 2,
+        attributes: {
+          title: 'My second favorite vis'
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    const expectNotFound = resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).eql({
+        statusCode: 404,
+        error: 'Not Found',
+        message: 'Not Found'
+      });
+    };
+
+    const createExpectForbidden = canLogin => resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eql({
+        statusCode: 403,
+        error: 'Forbidden',
+        message: `Unable to update visualization, missing ${canLogin ? '' : 'action:login,'}action:saved_objects/visualization/update`
+      });
+    };
+
+    const updateTest = (description, { auth, tests }) => {
+      describe(description, () => {
+        before(() => esArchiver.load('saved_objects/basic'));
+        after(() => esArchiver.unload('saved_objects/basic'));
+        it(`should return ${tests.exists.statusCode}`, async () => {
+          await supertest
+            .put(`/api/saved_objects/visualization/dd7caf20-9efd-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab`)
+            .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+            .send({
+              attributes: {
+                title: 'My second favorite vis'
+              }
+            })
+            .expect(tests.exists.statusCode)
+            .then(tests.exists.response);
+        });
+
+        describe('unknown id', () => {
+          it(`should return ${tests.doesntExist.statusCode}`, async () => {
+            await supertest
+              .put(`/api/saved_objects/visualization/not an id`)
+              .auth(auth.username, auth.password)
+              .send({
+                attributes: {
+                  title: 'My second favorite vis'
+                }
+              })
+              .expect(tests.doesntExist.statusCode)
+              .then(tests.doesntExist.response);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    updateTest(`not a kibana user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.NOT_A_KIBANA_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false),
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(false),
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    updateTest(`superuser`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.SUPERUSER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 404,
+          response: expectNotFound,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    updateTest(`kibana rbac user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 200,
+          response: expectResults,
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 404,
+          response: expectNotFound,
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+    updateTest(`kibana rbac dashboard only user`, {
+      auth: {
+        username: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.USERNAME,
+        password: AUTHENTICATION.KIBANA_RBAC_DASHBOARD_ONLY_USER.PASSWORD,
+      },
+      tests: {
+        exists: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(true),
+        },
+        doesntExist: {
+          statusCode: 403,
+          response: createExpectForbidden(true),
+        },
+      }
+    });
+
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/config.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..481b14913da919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import path from 'path';
+import { resolveKibanaPath } from '@kbn/plugin-helpers';
+import { EsProvider } from './services/es';
+
+export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
+
+  const config = {
+    kibana: {
+      api: await readConfigFile(resolveKibanaPath('test/api_integration/config.js')),
+      functional: await readConfigFile(require.resolve('../../../test/functional/config.js'))
+    },
+    xpack: {
+      api: await readConfigFile(require.resolve('../api_integration/config.js'))
+    }
+  };
+
+  return {
+    testFiles: [require.resolve('./apis')],
+    servers: config.xpack.api.get('servers'),
+    services: {
+      es: EsProvider,
+      supertest: config.kibana.api.get('services.supertest'),
+      supertestWithoutAuth: config.xpack.api.get('services.supertestWithoutAuth'),
+      esArchiver: config.kibana.functional.get('services.esArchiver'),
+    },
+    junit: {
+      reportName: 'X-Pack RBAC API Integration Tests',
+    },
+
+    esArchiver: {
+      directory: resolveKibanaPath(path.join('test', 'api_integration', 'fixtures', 'es_archiver'))
+    },
+
+    esTestCluster: {
+      ...config.xpack.api.get('esTestCluster'),
+      serverArgs: [
+        ...config.xpack.api.get('esTestCluster.serverArgs'),
+      ],
+    },
+
+    kbnTestServer: {
+      ...config.xpack.api.get('kbnTestServer'),
+      serverArgs: [
+        ...config.xpack.api.get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs'),
+        '--optimize.enabled=false',
+        '--xpack.security.rbac.enabled=true',
+        '--server.xsrf.disableProtection=true',
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/services/es.js b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/services/es.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..420541fa7ec5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/rbac_api_integration/services/es.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { format as formatUrl } from 'url';
+
+import elasticsearch from 'elasticsearch';
+import shieldPlugin from '../../../server/lib/esjs_shield_plugin';
+
+export function EsProvider({ getService }) {
+  const config = getService('config');
+
+  return new elasticsearch.Client({
+    host: formatUrl(config.get('servers.elasticsearch')),
+    requestTimeout: config.get('timeouts.esRequestTimeout'),
+    plugins: [shieldPlugin]
+  });
+}