diff --git a/acl/types.go b/acl/types.go
index 00cd953a..1cb22174 100644
--- a/acl/types.go
+++ b/acl/types.go
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+type BasicACL uint32
+
+func (a BasicACL) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("0x%x", uint32(a))
+}
+
 const (
 	// PublicBasicRule is a basic ACL value for final public-read-write container for which extended ACL CANNOT be set.
 	PublicBasicRule = 0x1FBFBFFF
diff --git a/acl/types_test.go b/acl/types_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8969a22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acl/types_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package acl
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestParser(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		acl      string
+		expected uint32
+		err      bool
+	}{
+		{
+			acl:      PublicBasicName,
+			expected: PublicBasicRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      PrivateBasicName,
+			expected: PrivateBasicRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      ReadOnlyBasicName,
+			expected: ReadOnlyBasicRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      PublicAppendName,
+			expected: PublicAppendRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      EACLPublicBasicName,
+			expected: EACLPublicBasicRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      EACLPrivateBasicName,
+			expected: EACLPrivateBasicRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      EACLReadOnlyBasicName,
+			expected: EACLReadOnlyBasicRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      EACLPublicAppendName,
+			expected: EACLPublicAppendRule,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      "0x1C8C8CCC",
+			expected: 0x1C8C8CCC,
+		},
+		{
+			acl:      "1C8C8CCC",
+			expected: 0x1C8C8CCC,
+		},
+		{
+			acl: "123456789",
+			err: true,
+		},
+		{
+			acl: "0x1C8C8CCG",
+			err: true,
+		},
+	} {
+		actual, err := ParseBasicACL(tc.acl)
+		if tc.err {
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, tc.expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestString(t *testing.T) {
+	acl := BasicACL(0x1fbfbfff)
+	require.Equal(t, "0x1fbfbfff", acl.String())
+
+	acl2, err := ParseBasicACL(PrivateBasicName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "0x1c8c8ccc", BasicACL(acl2).String())
+}