diff --git a/TrueCraft.API/IAccessConfiguration.cs b/TrueCraft.API/IAccessConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5190fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TrueCraft.API/IAccessConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using TrueCraft.API.Networking;
+
+namespace TrueCraft.API
+{
+    public interface IAccessConfiguration
+    {
+        IList<string> Blacklist { get; }
+        IList<string> Whitelist { get; }
+        IList<string> Oplist { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TrueCraft.API/TrueCraft.API.csproj b/TrueCraft.API/TrueCraft.API.csproj
index 4de714e..c828ed4 100644
--- a/TrueCraft.API/TrueCraft.API.csproj
+++ b/TrueCraft.API/TrueCraft.API.csproj
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Coordinates3D.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IAccessConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IPlayerList.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PlantSpecies.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OreTypes.cs" />
diff --git a/TrueCraft/AccessConfiguration.cs b/TrueCraft/AccessConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca0ef97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TrueCraft/AccessConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using TrueCraft.API;
+using TrueCraft.API.Networking;
+using TrueCraft.API.Server;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+
+namespace TrueCraft
+{
+    public class AccessConfiguration : IAccessConfiguration
+    {
+        private IList<string> _blacklist, _whitelist, _oplist; 
+
+        public AccessConfiguration()
+        {
+            _blacklist = new List<string>();
+            _whitelist = new List<string>();
+            _oplist = new List<string>();
+        }
+
+        [YamlMember(Alias = "blacklist")]
+        public IList<string> Blacklist
+        {
+            get { return _blacklist; }
+        }
+
+        [YamlMember(Alias = "whitelist")]
+        public IList<string> Whitelist
+        {
+            get { return _whitelist; }
+        }
+        
+        [YamlMember(Alias = "ops")]
+        public IList<string> Oplist
+        {
+            get { return _oplist; }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TrueCraft/BlackWhiteList.cs b/TrueCraft/BlackWhiteList.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index bdafa7c..0000000
--- a/TrueCraft/BlackWhiteList.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using TrueCraft.Api;
-using TrueCraft.API.Logging;
-using TrueCraft.API.Server;
-
-namespace TrueCraft
-{
-    public class PlayerBlackList : PlayerList
-    {
-        public PlayerBlackList(IMultiplayerServer server)
-            : base(server)
-        {
-            ConfigFileName = @"blacklist.txt";
-        }
-    }
-
-    public class PlayerWhiteList : PlayerList
-    {
-        public PlayerWhiteList(IMultiplayerServer server)
-            : base(server)
-        {
-            ConfigFileName = @"whitelist.txt";
-        }
-    }
-
-    public abstract class PlayerList : IPlayerList
-    {
-        private IList<string> _players;
-
-        protected PlayerList(IMultiplayerServer server)
-        {
-            Server = server;
-        }
-
-        public string ConfigFileName { get; set; }
-        public IMultiplayerServer Server { get; set; }
-        public IList<string> Players
-        {
-            get { return _players ?? (_players = LoadPlayersFromFile(ConfigFileName)); }
-        }
-
-        private IList<string> LoadPlayersFromFile(string configFileName)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                if (!File.Exists(configFileName))
-                    File.Create(configFileName).Close();
-
-                using (var sr = new StreamReader(configFileName))
-                {
-                    return sr.ReadToEnd().Replace("\r", "").Split('\n').ToList();
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                Server.Log(LogCategory.Error, "The player list file could not be read: " + e.Message);
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public override string ToString()
-        {
-            return string.Format("Players: {0}", _players);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/TrueCraft/Program.cs b/TrueCraft/Program.cs
index 6952f2f..9c341bb 100644
--- a/TrueCraft/Program.cs
+++ b/TrueCraft/Program.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace TrueCraft
     public class Program
     {
         public static Configuration Configuration;
+        public static AccessConfiguration AccessConfiguration;
 
         public static CommandManager CommandManager;
 
@@ -24,17 +25,8 @@ namespace TrueCraft
 
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            if (File.Exists("config.yaml"))
-            {
-                var deserializer = new Deserializer(ignoreUnmatched: true);
-                using (var file = File.OpenText("config.yaml"))
-                    Configuration = deserializer.Deserialize<Configuration>(file);
-            }
-            else
-                Configuration = new Configuration();
-            var serializer = new Serializer();
-            using (var writer = new StreamWriter("config.yaml"))
-                serializer.Serialize(writer, Configuration);
+            Configuration = LoadConfiguration<Configuration>("config.yaml");
+            AccessConfiguration = LoadConfiguration<AccessConfiguration>("access.yaml");
 
             Server = new MultiplayerServer();
             Server.AddLogProvider(new ConsoleLogProvider(LogCategory.Notice | LogCategory.Warning | LogCategory.Error | LogCategory.Debug));
@@ -111,6 +103,25 @@ namespace TrueCraft
             }
         }
 
+        private static T LoadConfiguration<T>(string configFileName) where T : new()
+        {
+            T config;
+
+            if (File.Exists(configFileName))
+            {
+                var deserializer = new Deserializer(ignoreUnmatched: true);
+                using (var file = File.OpenText("config.yaml"))
+                    config = deserializer.Deserialize<T>(file);
+            }
+            else
+                config = new T();
+            var serializer = new Serializer();
+            using (var writer = new StreamWriter("config.yaml"))
+                serializer.Serialize(writer, config);
+
+            return config;
+        }
+
         static void HandleCancelKeyPress(object sender, ConsoleCancelEventArgs e)
         {
             Server.Stop();
diff --git a/TrueCraft/TrueCraft.csproj b/TrueCraft/TrueCraft.csproj
index 208f0c3..5250e5b 100644
--- a/TrueCraft/TrueCraft.csproj
+++ b/TrueCraft/TrueCraft.csproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="BlackWhiteList.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="AccessConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Commands\Command.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Commands\CommandManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Commands\GiveCommand.cs" />