diff --git a/apps/django_gpg/permissions.py b/apps/django_gpg/permissions.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from permissions.models import PermissionNamespace, Permission
+
+django_gpg_namespace = PermissionNamespace('django_gpg', _(u'Key management'))
+
+PERMISSION_KEY_VIEW = Permission.objects.register(django_gpg_namespace, 'key_view', _(u'View keys'))
+PERMISSION_KEY_DELETE = Permission.objects.register(django_gpg_namespace, 'key_delete', _(u'Delete keys'))
+PERMISSION_KEYSERVER_QUERY = Permission.objects.register(django_gpg_namespace, 'keyserver_query', _(u'Query keyservers'))
+PERMISSION_KEY_RECEIVE = Permission.objects.register(django_gpg_namespace, 'key_receive', _(u'Import keys from keyservers'))