Feature enhancements

The Cortex XSOAR 8.13 release includes the following enhancements:

Feature	Description
Improve playbook unlocking	Ensure your team can edit their automation workflows with automatic or manual playbook unlocking. The system now clears locks immediately when a user logs out or when a session expires. Additionally, you can grant a new permission to designated users so they can manually unlock playbooks on the Playbooks page or in the editor.
Authenticate with Active Directory and OpenLDAP	Simplify your login process and maintain consistent security policies by using your existing corporate credentials. You can now authenticate through OpenLDAP or Active Directory, with permissions automatically mapped to your existing directory groups. We added these options under the Access Management settings to streamline user management.
Change admin passwords via the TUI	Meet baseline security requirements and protect your infrastructure by updating credentials directly. You can now trigger SSH admin user password change on the next login to the Textual UI (TUI) for each node via a new password management menu.
Support for Self-Signed Certificates (S3-Compatible External Storage)	You can now connect to S3-compatible storage using self-signed certificates without manual configuration. We automated the certificate setup process in the installer to ensure your backups remain secure and uninterrupted.

API

Feature

Description

New System Health Metrics API

The System Health Metrics API (POST /public_api/v1/system_diagnostics/data/papi/) retrieves system health metric snapshots from an on-premise Cortex XSOAR deployment. Each snapshot includes node-level CPU, memory, and disk utilization, as well as component health status, storage usage, and queue depth. By default, the API returns snapshots from the previous 24 hours. Results are sorted by timestamp in descending order, with the most recent snapshot listed first.