diff --git a/etc/acl.conf.paho b/etc/acl.conf.paho
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+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% For paho interoperability test cases
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+{deny, {client, "myclientid"}, subscribe, ["test/nosubscribe"]}.
+
+{allow, {user, "dashboard"}, subscribe, ["$SYS/#"]}.
+
+{allow, {ipaddr, "127.0.0.1"}, pubsub, ["$SYS/#", "#"]}.
+
+{deny, all, subscribe, ["$SYS/#", {eq, "#"}]}.
+
+{allow, all}.
+