Manage credentials - Administrator Guide - Cortex XDR - Cortex - Security Operations

Cortex XDR 5.x Documentation

Product
Cortex XDR
License
XDR + Cloud
Creation date
2025-07-13
Last date published
2026-06-04
Category
Administrator Guide

Credentials simplify and compartmentalize administrative tasks, and enable you to save login information without exposing usernames, passwords, certificates, and SSH keys. You can reuse credentials across multiple systems, for example, when using the same administrator password across multiple endpoints.

After you set up a credential, you can configure integration instances to use it instead of entering the name and password manually.

How to add credentials to an integration instance
  1. Create the credential.

    1. Select SettingsConfigurationsIntegrationsCredentialsNew Credential.

    2. Add the following parameters:

      Parameters

      Description

      Credential Name

      The name of the credential. You select this name when adding the credential to the integration instance.

      Username

      The username for the credential.

      Workgroup

      The workgroup to associate this credential with. Relevant for third-party services, such as Active Directory, CyberArk, and HashiCorps.

      Password

      The password for the credential. For example, add the API Key when defining the API credential.

      Certificate

      Certificate or SSH to use for the credential.

    3. Save the credential.

  2. Add the credential to the integration instance.

    1. Go to SettingsData Sources & Integrations and select the integration.

    2. Click Add Instance.

    3. Locate the relevant section and click Switch to credentials.

      If there is more than one credential, select the relevant credential.

    4. Test and Save & Exit the integration instance.