# Query Regarding Anonymous Access Usage in Nexus Repository

**URL:** <https://community.sonatype.com/t/query-regarding-anonymous-access-usage-in-nexus-repository/16473>\
**Category:** Sonatype Nexus Repository\
**Created:** [July 17, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/query-regarding-anonymous-access-usage-in-nexus-repository/16473 "2026-07-17T15:54:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Priyanka\_Dalawai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Priyanka\_Dalawai](https://community.sonatype.com/u/Priyanka_Dalawai)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.sonatype.com/t/query-regarding-anonymous-access-usage-in-nexus-repository/16473/1 "2026-07-17T15:54:40Z")

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Hi Team,

We currently have **anonymous access enabled** in Nexus Repository, and we’re planning to disable it.

After checking with our DevOps team, I learned that our CI/CD pipelines are using a service account for authentication. However, before disabling anonymous access, I want to ensure that nothing else is still relying on anonymous access.

Is there a way to identify whether any users, groups, applications, or pipelines are currently accessing Nexus anonymously?

Specifically, I’m looking for answers to questions like:

- Can Nexus logs or audit logs show anonymous requests?

- Is there any report or metric that identifies anonymous access?

- Has anyone gone through this transition, and what checks did you perform before disabling anonymous access?

Any recommendations or best practices would be appreciated. Thanks!

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