diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/api/resources/authorization.rb b/lib/pact_broker/api/resources/authorization.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6419d0f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/api/resources/authorization.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+module PactBroker
+  module Api
+    module Resources
+      module Authorization
+        def action
+          if read_methods.include?(request.method)
+            :read
+          elsif update_methods.include?(request.method)
+            :update
+          elsif create_methods.include?(request.method)
+            :create
+          elsif delete_methods.include?(request.method)
+            :delete
+          else
+            raise "Cannot map #{request.method} to an action"
+          end
+        end
+
+        def read_methods
+          %w{GET HEAD OPTIONS}
+        end
+
+        def update_methods
+          %w{PUT PATCH}
+        end
+
+        def create_methods
+          %w{POST PUT}
+        end
+
+        def delete_methods
+          %w{DELETE}
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/api/resources/default_base_resource.rb b/lib/pact_broker/api/resources/default_base_resource.rb
index 2bfe11bcb..fac94cc41 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/api/resources/default_base_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/api/resources/default_base_resource.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 require 'pact_broker/json'
 require 'pact_broker/pacts/pact_params'
 require 'pact_broker/api/resources/authentication'
+require 'pact_broker/api/resources/authorization'
 require 'pact_broker/errors'
 
 module PactBroker
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ class DefaultBaseResource < Webmachine::Resource
         include PactBroker::Services
         include PactBroker::Api::PactBrokerUrls
         include PactBroker::Api::Resources::Authentication
+        include PactBroker::Api::Resources::Authorization
+
         include PactBroker::Logging
 
         attr_accessor :user
@@ -261,6 +264,10 @@ def validation_errors_for_schema?(schema_to_use = schema, params_to_validate = p
             false
           end
         end
+
+        def malformed_request_for_json_with_schema?(schema_to_use = schema, params_to_validate = params)
+          invalid_json? || validation_errors_for_schema?(schema_to_use, params_to_validate)
+        end
       end
     end
   end