diff --git a/lib/resources/limits_conf.rb b/lib/resources/limits_conf.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df944da30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resources/limits_conf.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+# copyright: 2015, Vulcano Security GmbH
+# license: All rights reserved
+
+require 'utils/simpleconfig'
+
+class LimitsConf < Vulcano::Resource
+
+  def initialize
+    @runner = Specinfra::Runner
+    @conf_path = '/etc/security/limits.conf'
+    @files_contents = {}
+    @content = nil
+    @params = nil
+    read_content
+  end
+
+  def method_missing name
+    @params || read_content
+    @params[name.to_s]
+  end
+
+  def read_content
+    # read the file
+    if !@runner.check_file_is_file(@conf_path)
+      return skip_resource "Can't find file \"#{@conf_path}\""
+    end
+    @content = read_file(@conf_path)
+    if @content.empty? && @runner.get_file_size(@conf_path).stdout.strip.to_i > 0
+      return skip_resource "Can't read file \"#{@conf_path}\""
+    end
+    # parse the file
+    @params = SimpleConfig.new(@content,
+      assignment_re: /^\s*(\S+?)\s+(.*?)\s+(.*?)\s+(.*?)\s*$/,
+      key_vals: 3,
+      multiple_values: true
+    ).params
+    @content
+  end
+
+  def read_file(path)
+    @files_contents[path] ||= @runner.get_file_content(path).stdout
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/resources/resources.rb b/lib/resources/resources.rb
index 92e6915e9..2b58a69f0 100644
--- a/lib/resources/resources.rb
+++ b/lib/resources/resources.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require 'resources/env'
 require 'resources/etc_group'
 require 'resources/file'
 require 'resources/group_policy'
+require 'resources/limits_conf'
 require 'resources/login_def'
 require 'resources/mysql_conf'
 require 'resources/mysql_session'
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ module Serverspec
       GroupPolicy.new(policy_path)
     end
 
+    def limits_conf()
+      LimitsConf.new()
+    end
+
     def login_def()
       LoginDef.new()
     end
diff --git a/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb b/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb
index f67e9826c..504b2363b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb
+++ b/lib/utils/simpleconfig.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ class SimpleConfig
 
   private
 
+  def parse_values (match, values)
+    start_idx = 2
+    i = 0
+    count = values - 1
+    if (values == 1) then
+      return match[start_idx]
+    else
+      # iterate over expected parameters
+      values = Array.new
+      begin
+        values.push(match[start_idx+i])
+        i +=1;
+      end until i > count
+      return values
+    end
+  end
+
   def parse_rest( rest, opts )
     idx_nl = rest.index("\n")
     idx_comment = rest.index('#')
@@ -56,9 +73,9 @@ class SimpleConfig
     if !m.nil?
       if opts[:multiple_values]
         @params[m[1]] ||= []
-        @params[m[1]].push(m[2])
+        @params[m[1]].push(parse_values(m, opts[:key_vals]))
       else
-        @params[m[1]] = m[2]
+        @params[m[1]] = parse_values(m, opts[:key_vals])
       end
     elsif !is_empty_line(line)
       if opts[:multiple_values]
@@ -82,6 +99,7 @@ class SimpleConfig
       multiline: false,
       comment_char: '#',
       assignment_re: /^\s*([^=]*?)\s*=\s*(.*?)\s*$/,
+      key_vals: 1, # default for key=value, may require for 'key val1 val2 val3' 
       standalone_comments: false,
       multiple_values: true
     }