1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/AuthenticationMiddleware.php b/lib/AuthenticationMiddleware.php
index 4c554a42..c77e1b91 100644
--- a/lib/AuthenticationMiddleware.php
+++ b/lib/AuthenticationMiddleware.php
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 
 final class AuthenticationMiddleware
 {
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        if (Configuration::getConfig('authentication', 'password') === '') {
+            throw new \Exception('The authentication password cannot be the empty string');
+        }
+    }
+
     public function __invoke(): void
     {
         $user = $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] ?? null;