--- a/libdiscover/backends/KNSBackend/KNSBackend.cpp

+++ b/libdiscover/backends/KNSBackend/KNSBackend.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@

 #include <KLocalizedString>

 #include <KNSCore/Engine>

 #include <KNSCore/QuestionManager>

+#include <KAuthorized>

 #include <knewstuffcore_version.h>

 // DiscoverCommon includes

@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public:

     QVector<AbstractResourcesBackend *> newInstance(QObject *parent, const QString & /*name*/) const override

     {

         QVector<AbstractResourcesBackend *> ret;

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

         const QStringList availableConfigFiles = KNSCore::Engine::availableConfigFiles();

         for (const QString &configFile : availableConfigFiles) {

             auto bk = new KNSBackend(parent, QStringLiteral("plasma"), configFile);

@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ public:

             else

                 delete bk;

         }

+        }

         return ret;

     }

 };