XSOAR-Engineer Planning Installation And Maintenance Practice Question
An administrator is troubleshooting an issue where Cortex XSOAR is unable to pull Docker images from a private container registry during integration execution. Where are private registry authentication credentials configured in Cortex XSOAR?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Settings > Integrations > Docker Registry Configuration
Private Docker registry credentials are configured in Settings > Integrations > Servers and Services or via specific Docker daemon / server configuration properties depending on the deployment architecture.
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Settings > Integrations > Docker Registry Configuration
Why this is correct
Private registry URLs and authentication credentials are configured in the Docker Registry settings within Cortex XSOAR.
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Via the demisto-sdk registry-login command
Why it's wrong here
demisto-sdk is a developer tool and does not manage live server registry credentials.
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In the individual integration instance settings under API Key
Why it's wrong here
Integration instance settings store service API keys, not container registry credentials.
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Inside the demisto.conf configuration file on the Linux host file system
Why it's wrong here
demisto.conf does not store Docker registry credentials.
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