XSOAR-Engineer Threat Intelligence Management Practice Question
A scheduled feed is failing with a certificate verification error because the feed source uses an internal self-signed SSL certificate. How can an administrator resolve this in Cortex XSOAR?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Disable SSL verification in the integration instance configuration parameters if the option is available, or add the CA certificate to the trust store.
Custom or self-signed certificates must be added to the XSOAR server trust store or the integration instance must have certificate validation disabled if supported.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Delete the integration instance and recreate it using HTTP instead of HTTPS.
Why it's wrong here
Most secure feeds do not allow downgrading to plain HTTP.
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Disable SSL verification in the integration instance configuration parameters if the option is available, or add the CA certificate to the trust store.
Why this is correct
Adding certificates to the trust store or disabling verification (when supported) resolves SSL handshake failures.
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Increase the timeout threshold in server configuration.
Why it's wrong here
Timeouts are unrelated to certificate verification errors.
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Modify the feed provider's web server configuration.
Why it's wrong here
XSOAR administrators typically cannot modify external feed server configurations.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Palo Alto Networks exam blueprint
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