diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c9423e923..68ee169bd 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ gem 'perform_later', '~> 1.3.0' # should be after resque_mailer
 gem 'russian', '~> 0.6.0'
 gem 'highline', '~> 1.6.11'
 gem 'state_machine'
+gem 'redis-rails'
 
 gem 'grack', :git => 'git://github.com/rdblue/grack.git', :require => 'git_http'
 gem "grit", :git => 'git://github.com/warpc/grit.git' #, :path => '~/Sites/code/grit'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index dfe789d3c..f6f5b6836 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -289,8 +289,24 @@ GEM
       json (~> 1.4)
     redcarpet (2.2.2)
     redis (3.0.3)
+    redis-actionpack (3.2.3)
+      actionpack (~> 3.2.3)
+      redis-rack (~> 1.4.0)
+      redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
+    redis-activesupport (3.2.3)
+      activesupport (~> 3.2.3)
+      redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
     redis-namespace (1.2.1)
       redis (~> 3.0.0)
+    redis-rack (1.4.2)
+      rack (~> 1.4.1)
+      redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
+    redis-rails (3.2.3)
+      redis-actionpack (~> 3.2.3)
+      redis-activesupport (~> 3.2.3)
+      redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
+    redis-store (1.1.3)
+      redis (>= 2.2.0)
     redisk (0.2.2)
       redis (>= 0.1.1)
       redis-namespace (>= 0.1.0)
@@ -453,6 +469,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rdiscount
   redcarpet (~> 2.2.2)
   redhillonrails_core!
+  redis-rails
   resque (~> 1.21.0)
   resque-status (~> 0.3.3)
   resque_mailer (~> 2.1.0)
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
index 864bedac8..a61637635 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
@@ -7,30 +7,38 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
   load_and_authorize_resource :except => :allowed
 
   def allowed
-    platform_name = (params[:path] || '').gsub(/^[\/]+/, '')
-      .match(/^(#{Platform::NAME_PATTERN}\/|#{Platform::NAME_PATTERN}$)/)
-    render(:nothing => true) && return unless platform_name
-    platform_name = platform_name[0].gsub(/\//, '')
+    # platform_name = (params[:path] || '').gsub(/^[\/]+/, '')
+    #   .match(/^(#{Platform::NAME_PATTERN}\/|#{Platform::NAME_PATTERN}$)/)
 
-    platform = Platform.find_by_name platform_name
-    render(:nothing => true, :status => 403) && return unless platform
-    render(:nothing => true) && return unless platform.hidden?
-
-    if request.authorization.present?
-      token, pass = *ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic::user_name_and_password(request)
-    else
-      render(:nothing => true, :status => 403) && return
-    end
-
-    render(:nothing => true) && return if platform.tokens.by_active.where(:authentication_token => token).exists?
-
-    user = User.find_by_authentication_token token
-    @current_ability, @current_user = nil, user
-    if user && can?(:show, platform)
+    if Platform.allowed?(params[:path] || '', request)
       render :nothing => true
     else
       render :nothing => true, :status => 403
     end
+
+
+    # render(:nothing => true) && return unless platform_name
+    # platform_name = platform_name[0].gsub(/\//, '')
+
+    # platform = Platform.find_by_name platform_name
+    # render(:nothing => true, :status => 403) && return unless platform
+    # render(:nothing => true) && return unless platform.hidden?
+
+    # if request.authorization.present?
+    #   token, pass = *ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic::user_name_and_password(request)
+    # else
+    #   render(:nothing => true, :status => 403) && return
+    # end
+
+    # render(:nothing => true) && return if platform.tokens.by_active.where(:authentication_token => token).exists?
+
+    # user = User.find_by_authentication_token token
+    # @current_ability, @current_user = nil, user
+    # if user && can?(:show, platform)
+    #   render :nothing => true
+    # else
+    #   render :nothing => true, :status => 403
+    # end
   end
 
   def index
diff --git a/app/models/platform.rb b/app/models/platform.rb
index 154821aba..e83cb931b 100644
--- a/app/models/platform.rb
+++ b/app/models/platform.rb
@@ -177,6 +177,35 @@ class Platform < ActiveRecord::Base
     EventLog.current_controller.request.host_with_port rescue ::Rosa::Application.config.action_mailer.default_url_options[:host]
   end
 
+  # Checks access rights to platform and caching for 1 day.
+  def self.allowed?(path, request)
+    platform_name = path.gsub(/^[\/]+/, '')
+                        .match(/^(#{NAME_PATTERN}\/|#{NAME_PATTERN}$)/)
+
+    return true unless platform_name
+    platform_name = platform_name[0].gsub(/\//, '')
+
+    if request.authorization.present?
+      token, pass = *ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic::user_name_and_password(request)
+    end
+
+    Rails.cache.fetch([platform_name, token, :platform_allowed], :expires_in => 2.minutes) do
+      platform = Platform.find_by_name platform_name
+      next false  unless platform
+      next true   unless platform.hidden?
+      next false  unless token
+      next true   if platform.tokens.by_active.where(:authentication_token => token).exists?
+
+      user = User.find_by_authentication_token token
+      current_ability = Ability.new(user)
+      if user && current_ability.can?(:show, platform)
+        true
+      else
+        false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   protected
 
     def create_directory
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index facbb837e..19e0e30c5 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Rosa::Application.configure do
   # since you don't have to restart the webserver when you make code changes.
   config.cache_classes = false
 
+  config.cache_store = :redis_store, "redis://localhost:6379/0/cache", { expires_in: 10.minutes }
+
   # Log error messages when you accidentally call methods on nil.
   config.whiny_nils = true
 
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index f3d908503..5c854d023 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Rosa::Application.configure do
 
   # Use a different cache store in production
   # config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store
+  config.cache_store = :redis_store, "redis://localhost:6379/0/cache", { expires_in: 10.minutes }
 
   # Disable Rails's static asset server
   # In production, Apache or nginx will already do this
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
index 7b5c36ed3..85f04a74b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ describe Api::V1::PlatformsController do
 
 
     context 'perform allowed action' do
+      before { stub_redis }
       it 'ensures that status 200 if platform empty' do
         get :allowed
         response.status.should == 200