--- a/sysdeputil.c
+++ b/sysdeputil.c
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@
     }
   }
   #endif
+  /* Blank entry = anyone can login. Now what was that "s" in vsftpd? */
+  if (!p_pwd->pw_passwd || !(*p_pwd->pw_passwd))
+    return 1;
   #ifdef VSF_SYSDEP_HAVE_SHADOW
   {
     const struct spwd* p_spwd = getspnam(str_getbuf(p_user_str));
@@ -287,6 +290,8 @@
       {
         return 0;
       }
+      if (!p_spwd->sp_pwdp || !(*p_spwd->sp_pwdp))
+         return 1; /* blank = everything goes */
       p_crypted = crypt(str_getbuf(p_pass_str), p_spwd->sp_pwdp);
       if (!vsf_sysutil_strcmp(p_crypted, p_spwd->sp_pwdp))
       {