diff --git a/conf/config.py b/conf/config.py

index 2f056f8..2a91236 100644

--- a/server/conf/config.py

+++ b/server/conf/config.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class BaseConfiguration(object):

     # noauth: no authentication is enabled. Useful for development particularly.

     # kerberos: Kerberos authentication is enabled.

     # openidc: OpenIDC authentication is enabled.

-    AUTH_BACKEND = ''

+    AUTH_BACKEND = 'openidc'

     # Used for Kerberos authentication and to query user's groups.

     # Format: ldap://hostname[:port]