> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Package Security Manager (On-prem)

Package Security Manager provides a secure, central repository where you can manage projects, control your organization's access to open-source software packages, and track software vulnerabilities. Anaconda's on-premise integrations of Package Security Manager support air-gapped networks as well as standard installations directly on your infrastructure.

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## Key Features

### Organizational Management

* **Group & Channel Configuration**\
  Divide your organization into groups and create dedicated channels for each one, allowing you to provide exactly the packages they need.
* **Management API**\
  An API is available to help you perform organizational management tasks programmatically.

### Secure Pipeline

* **Controlled Access**\
  Ensure your teams have access only to safe, vetted open-source software artifacts for their data science and machine learning projects.
* **Vulnerability Tracking**\
  Keep track of potential issues and restrict usage of packages with known vulnerabilities.

### Curated Repository

* **Professionally Vetted Packages**\
  The experts at Anaconda carefully vet and curate each package in our repository so that your organization can fully leverage the power and versatility of open-source software.
* **Compliance & Risk Mitigation**\
  By offering a curated set of packages, Package Security Manager helps reduce the risk of introducing unsecure or unapproved software into your workflows.

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