Overview of container registry scanning - 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

Container Registry Scanning identifies vulnerabilities, malware, and secrets, providing comprehensive protection for containerized applications across various cloud environments without manual intervention.

Cortex XDR supports scanning of registries through the following methods:

  • Managed Cloud Registries: The container registry scanner automatically detects and scans container registries and images within your onboarded cloud accounts. Supported registries include Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Azure Container Registry (ACR), Google Artifact Registry (GAR), and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Artifact Registry.

  • Third-Party Integrations: The container registry scanner supports agentless scanning of container images by direct integration with various third-party registries, independent of the cloud account onboarding process. These integrations include a streamlined, user-friendly connector configuration experience for the following:

After you onboard your container registries, Runtime Security ensures that all containers and images are scanned at regular intervals and that you are notified about any deviation from your security policies and best practices.