--- a/include/git/GitConfig.class.php
+++ b/include/git/GitConfig.class.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			$values = $this->config[$key];
 		}
 
-		if ((count($values) == 1) || (!$multiValue)) {
+		if (!$multiValue) {
 			// single value
 			return $values[0];
 		} else {

--- a/include/git/project/Project.class.php
+++ b/include/git/project/Project.class.php
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@
 	protected $uniqueAbbreviation = false;
 
 	/**
+	 * Users allowed access to this project
+	 *
+	 * @var string[]|null
+	 */
+	protected $allowedUsers = null;
+
+	/**
 	 * The git object manager
 	 *
 	 * @var GitPHP_GitObjectManager
@@ -479,6 +486,43 @@
 	public function SetWebsite($site)
 	{
 		$this->website = $site;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the allowed users for this project
+	 *
+	 * @return string[]|null
+	 */
+	public function GetAllowedUsers()
+	{
+		return $this->allowedUsers;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the allowed users for this project
+	 *
+	 * @param string[]|null $allowedUsers allowed users
+	 */
+	public function SetAllowedUsers($allowedUsers)
+	{
+		$this->allowedUsers = $allowedUsers;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if a user has access to this project
+	 *
+	 * @param string $username username
+	 * @return boolean whether user is allowed
+	 */
+	public function UserCanAccess($username)
+	{
+		if (empty($this->allowedUsers))
+			return true;
+
+		if (empty($username))
+			return false;
+
+		return in_array($username, $this->allowedUsers);
 	}
 
 	/**

--- a/include/git/projectlist/ProjectListBase.class.php
+++ b/include/git/projectlist/ProjectListBase.class.php
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@
 
 		if ($config->HasValue('core.abbrev')) {
 			$project->SetAbbreviateLength($config->GetValue('core.abbrev'));
+		}
+
+		if ($config->HasValue('gitphp.allowedusers')) {
+			$project->SetAllowedUsers($config->GetValue('gitphp.allowedusers', true));
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -605,6 +609,9 @@
 		if (isset($projData['website']) && is_string($projData['website'])) {
 			$project->SetWebsite($projData['website']);
 		}
+		if (!empty($projData['allowedusers'])) {
+			$project->SetAllowedUsers($projData['allowedusers']);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**