Index: core/src/main/resources/hudson/security/GlobalMatrixAuthorizationStrategy/config.jelly
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--- core/src/main/resources/hudson/security/GlobalMatrixAuthorizationStrategy/config.jelly	(revision 37092)
+++ core/src/main/resources/hudson/security/GlobalMatrixAuthorizationStrategy/config.jelly	(working copy)
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@
         <j:forEach var="g" items="${groups}">
           <j:forEach var="p" items="${g.permissions}">
             <j:if test="${descriptor.showPermission(p)}">
-              <th class="pane" tooltip="${p.description}">
-                ${p.name}
-              </th>
+              <th class="pane" tooltip="${p.description}"><div>${p.name}</div></th>
             </j:if>
           </j:forEach>
         </j:forEach>
Index: war/src/main/webapp/css/style.css
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--- war/src/main/webapp/css/style.css	(revision 37092)
+++ war/src/main/webapp/css/style.css	(working copy)
@@ -732,6 +732,14 @@
   background-color: #e8eeee;
 }
 
+/* ========================= global config ========================= */
+.global-matrix-authorization-strategy-table tr.caption-row th.pane div {
+  -webkit-transform: rotate(90deg);
+  -moz-transform: rotate(90deg);
+  filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=1);
+  padding: 2.7em 0 !important;
+  margin: 0 -0.6em !important;
+}
 
 /* ========================= repeatable elements ========================= */