# Category Security Permissions

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permissions/371929>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** trust-levels\
**Created:** [June 27, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permissions/371929 "2025-06-27T03:46:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![flysto\_ryan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/flysto_ryan/32/510569_2.png) [@flysto\_ryan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/flysto_ryan)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permissions/371929/6 "2025-06-27T13:41:23Z")

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What is the purpose of these roles, then? Will users with these levels be able to see, reply, create even if they are not added to the Security list in a category?

Put differently, can I remove then the security of a category to declutter?

 ![Screenshot 2025-06-27 at 6.37.28 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/c/7/4c754ebfb06e4d172e9c2d62ee5dc380e5262f45.png)

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