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# Security
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Nix has two basic security models. First, it can be used in “single-user
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mode”, which is similar to what most other package management tools do:
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there is a single user (typically root) who performs all package
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management operations. All other users can then use the installed
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packages, but they cannot perform package management operations
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themselves.
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Alternatively, you can configure Nix in “multi-user mode”. In this
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model, all users can perform package management operations — for
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instance, every user can install software without requiring root
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privileges. Nix ensures that this is secure. For instance, it’s not
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possible for one user to overwrite a package used by another user with a
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Trojan horse.
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