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Cortex XDR 5.x

Long-running HTTP Integrations configuration

Configure permissions for long-running HTTP integrations.

Governs the backend service that hosts and serves dynamic content to external security devices, such as Palo Alto Networks firewalls. It allows administrators to enable or disable the EDL service and manage its global settings. Access this through Settings → Configurations → Integrations → External Dynamic List Integration.

This permission is used by administrators to set up and maintain the EDL service infrastructure.

EDL (under Investigation & Response permissions): Used by analysts to add or remove specific IP addresses and domains to lists during active investigations. For more information, see EDL permissions.

Permission
Description
Role Example

None

The External Dynamic List Integration page is hidden.

  • SOC Tier-1 and 2 Analysts: No configuration needed.

View

Users can view existing EDL configurations and service status, but cannot make changes.

  • SOC Tier-3 Analyst: Understand EDL configurations.

View/Edit

Full control over the EDL service, including enabling/disabling the service and modifying global settings.

  • Threat Hunter: Understand data flows.

  • Security Engineer: Develop and manage API integrations.

Required and recommended permissions

As the EDL service is used for response actions, consider these dependencies:

Permission
Permission Level
Reason

EDL

View or View/Edit

Strongly recommended to use EDL as a response action. Add IPs/domains to EDL from Action Center, Causality View, Issue View, XQL queries, and playbook.

Threat Intelligence (under Threat Management)

View

Strongly recommended to view threat indicators that populate EDL content.

Playbooks

Enabled plus Edit Public Playbooks and Create Playbooks

Recommended to view/manage playbooks that trigger EDL actions.

Integrations

View

Recommended to view integration instances that consume EDL data.

Broker Service

View

Recommended if EDL is served through a Broker VM.

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