diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 828e27eec..83eb49c35 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2007-09-06  Wolfgang Sourdeau  <wsourdeau@inverse.ca>
 
+	* SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserFolder.m ([SOGoUserFolder +initialize]):
+	moved the requirement of authentication from the SOGo application
+	class to here.
+
 	* SoObjects/Appointments/SOGoAppointmentObject.m
 	([SOGoAppointmentObject -saveContentString:_iCalbaseSequence:_v]):
 	check whether the new appointment object is still relevant before
diff --git a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserFolder.m b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserFolder.m
index 8db12b30e..10194d27a 100644
--- a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserFolder.m
+++ b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserFolder.m
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #import <Foundation/NSString.h>
 
 #import <NGObjWeb/NSException+HTTP.h>
+#import <NGObjWeb/SoClassSecurityInfo.h>
 #import <NGExtensions/NSObject+Logs.h>
 
 #import <Appointments/SOGoAppointmentFolder.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,21 @@
 
 @implementation SOGoUserFolder
 
++ (void) initialize
+{
+  SoClassSecurityInfo *sInfo;
+  NSArray *basicRoles;
+
+  sInfo = [self soClassSecurityInfo];
+  [sInfo declareObjectProtected: SoPerm_View];
+
+  basicRoles = [NSArray arrayWithObject: SoRole_Authenticated];
+
+  /* require Authenticated role for View and WebDAV */
+  [sInfo declareRoles: basicRoles asDefaultForPermission: SoPerm_View];
+  [sInfo declareRoles: basicRoles asDefaultForPermission: SoPerm_WebDAVAccess];
+}
+
 /* accessors */
 
 - (NSString *) login