# conda auth
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User Guide
Developer Guide
```
Conda auth is a conda plugin which adds more secure authentication support to conda.
Once installed, it provides two new commands you can use to manage credentials and
access private conda channels:
- `conda auth login` for logging into a private channel and storing your credentials
- `conda auth logout` for logging out of a private channel and removing your credentials
## Installation
Conda auth is available on conda-forge. As with all conda plugins, this must be installed
into your base environment:
```
conda install --name base --channel conda-forge conda-auth
```
## Usage