Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Architecture and deploymentOnboard Docker Hub Registries to Microsoft Defender for Containers - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn
In brief
The article updates its title and prerequisite section wording, and clarifies that the created access token grants Defender for Cloud read-only access.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators onboarding Docker Hub registries have clearer prerequisite and access-token guidance.
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Onboard Docker Hub registriesRegistries to Microsoft Defender for Containers - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Defender for Containers connects to your Docker Hub organization to assess vulnerabilities in container images. Before you start, make sure you meet the prerequisites.
To connect Docker Hub to Defender for Containers, you need to:
- Generate an access token for the Docker Hub dedicated user.
- Supply the Docker Hub dedicated user name and access token when configuring the Defender for Cloud Docker Hub connector.
Before you beginPrerequisites
Make sureEnsure you have these prerequisites:
- You own a Docker Hub organization account and have permissions to create and manage users at the organization scope.
- You created a dedicated user with your organization email
account (foraccount, for example,[email protected])for Defender for Cloud connectivity only.
Create a user in Docker Hub
To create a user in Docker Hub:
Verify that you can create and manage users in your Docker Hub organization.
Invite the dedicated user
viaover email to access all repositories in your organization as an"Editor".Editor.
Note
While the Editor privilege allows a user to modify Docker Hub registries, the access token
created will allowyou create grants Defender for Cloud read-only access.An email is sent to the dedicated user with a link to verify the email address. Select the verify link in the email and complete the process of creating a Docker Hub dedicated user.
Create an access token for the dedicated Docker Hub user
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- layout: Conceptual-title: Onboard Docker Hub registries to Microsoft Defender for Containers - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn+title: Onboard Docker Hub Registries to Microsoft Defender for Containers - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn canonicalUrl: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-enable-external-registry-for-docker-hub breadcrumb_path: /azure/breadcrumb/defender-for-cloud/toc.json feedback_help_link_url: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/bd-p/MicrosoftDefenderCloud@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ spProducts: platformId: 9dd5ad1f-eea6-8b0d-0a61-2105a961bbda --- -# Onboard Docker Hub registries to Microsoft Defender for Containers - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn+# Onboard Docker Hub Registries to Microsoft Defender for Containers - Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Learn -Microsoft Defender for Containers connects to your Docker Hub organization to assess vulnerabilities in container images. Before you start, make sure you meet the prerequisites.
+Microsoft Defender for Containers connects to your Docker Hub organization to assess vulnerabilities in container images.
To connect Docker Hub to Defender for Containers, you need to:
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ To connect Docker Hub to Defender for Containers, you need to: - Generate an access token for the Docker Hub dedicated user.
- Supply the Docker Hub dedicated user name and access token when configuring the Defender for Cloud Docker Hub connector.
-## Before you begin
+## Prerequisites
-Make sure you have these prerequisites:
+Ensure you have these prerequisites:
- You own a Docker Hub organization account and have permissions to create and manage users at the organization scope.
-- You created a dedicated user with your organization email account (for example, `[email protected]`) for Defender for Cloud connectivity only.
+- You created a dedicated user with your organization email account, for example, `[email protected]` for Defender for Cloud connectivity only.
## Create a user in Docker Hub
To create a user in Docker Hub:
1. Verify that you can create and manage users in your Docker Hub organization.
-2. Invite the dedicated user via email to access all repositories in your organization as an "Editor".
+2. Invite the dedicated user over email to access all repositories in your organization as an Editor.
[](media/defender-for-containers-enable-external-registry-for-docker-hub/docker-hub-invite-member.png#lightbox)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ To create a user in Docker Hub:
Note
- While the Editor privilege allows a user to modify Docker Hub registries, the access token created will allow Defender for Cloud read-only access.
+ While the Editor privilege allows a user to modify Docker Hub registries, the access token you create grants Defender for Cloud read-only access.
3. An email is sent to the dedicated user with a link to verify the email address. Select the verify link in the email and complete the process of creating a Docker Hub dedicated user.
## Create an access token for the dedicated Docker Hub user