diff --git a/pkg/utils/config/config.go b/pkg/utils/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97bfabf13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/utils/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/helpers"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	configPath string
+	configFile string
+	configLock *sync.RWMutex
+	Users      map[string]User
+}
+
+type User struct {
+	Name      string
+	AccessKey string
+	SecretKey string
+}
+
+func (c *Config) SetupConfig() error {
+	confPath := path.Join(helpers.HomeDir(), ".minio")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(confPath, os.ModeDir); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.configPath = confPath
+	c.configFile = path.Join(c.configPath, "config.json")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(c.configFile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		_, err = os.Create(c.configFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.configLock = new(sync.RWMutex)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) GetConfigPath() string {
+	return c.configPath
+}
+
+func (c *Config) AddUser(user User) {
+	var currentUsers map[string]User
+	if len(c.Users) == 0 {
+		currentUsers = make(map[string]User)
+	} else {
+		currentUsers = c.Users
+	}
+	currentUsers[user.AccessKey] = user
+	c.Users = currentUsers
+}
+
+func (c *Config) WriteConfig() error {
+	var file *os.File
+	var err error
+
+	c.configLock.Lock()
+	defer c.configLock.Unlock()
+	file, err = os.OpenFile(c.configFile, os.O_WRONLY, 0666)
+	defer file.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(file)
+	encoder.Encode(c.Users)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Config) ReadConfig() error {
+	var file *os.File
+	var err error
+
+	c.configLock.RLock()
+	defer c.configLock.RUnlock()
+
+	file, err = os.OpenFile(c.configFile, os.O_RDONLY, 0666)
+	defer file.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	users := make(map[string]User)
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(file)
+	err = decoder.Decode(&users)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.Users = users
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/config/config_test.go b/pkg/utils/config/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48194d543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/utils/config/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/crypto/keys"
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
+)
+
+type MySuite struct{}
+
+var _ = Suite(&MySuite{})
+
+func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
+
+func (s *MySuite) TestConfig(c *C) {
+	conf := Config{}
+	conf.SetupConfig()
+
+	accesskey, _ := keys.GetRandomAlphaNumeric(keys.MINIO_ACCESS_ID)
+	secretkey, _ := keys.GetRandomBase64(keys.MINIO_SECRET_ID)
+
+	user := User{
+		Name:      "gnubot",
+		AccessKey: string(accesskey),
+		SecretKey: string(secretkey),
+	}
+
+	conf.AddUser(user)
+	err := conf.WriteConfig()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	err = conf.ReadConfig()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	accesskey, _ = keys.GetRandomAlphaNumeric(keys.MINIO_ACCESS_ID)
+	secretkey, _ = keys.GetRandomBase64(keys.MINIO_SECRET_ID)
+	user = User{
+		Name:      "minio",
+		AccessKey: string(accesskey),
+		SecretKey: string(secretkey),
+	}
+	conf.AddUser(user)
+	err = conf.WriteConfig()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+}