diff -r 005c598ba230 -r 5701b09b3d19 core/AdminCache.cpp
--- a/core/AdminCache.cpp	Sun Dec 28 19:59:40 2008 -0500
+++ b/core/AdminCache.cpp	Sun Dec 28 23:45:18 2008 -0500
@@ -1170,6 +1170,11 @@
 
 bool AdminCache::BindAdminIdentity(AdminId id, const char *auth, const char *ident)
 {
+	if (ident == NULL || ident[0] == '\0')
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	AdminUser *pUser = (AdminUser *)m_pMemory->GetAddress(id);
 	if (!pUser || pUser->magic != USR_MAGIC_SET)
 	{