--- a/src/core/engine.cpp

+++ b/src/core/engine.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@

 #include <KConfig>

 #include <KConfigGroup>

+#include <KAuthorized>

 #include <KFileUtils>

 #include <KFormat>

 #include <KLocalizedString>

@@ -1085,12 +1086,16 @@ void KNSCore::Engine::setConfigLocationF

 QStringList KNSCore::Engine::availableConfigFiles()

 {

+    if( KAuthorized::authorize(QStringLiteral("ghns")) ) {

     QStringList configSearchLocations;

     configSearchLocations << QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, //

                                                        QStringLiteral("knsrcfiles"),

                                                        QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);

     configSearchLocations << QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::GenericConfigLocation);

     return KFileUtils::findAllUniqueFiles(configSearchLocations, {QStringLiteral("*.knsrc")});

+    } else {

+    return QStringList();

+    }

 }

 QSharedPointer<KNSCore::Provider> KNSCore::Engine::provider(const QString &providerId) const