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As per https://docker.slack.com/archives/C04300R4G5U/p1783453983357779

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Signed-off-by: aevesdocker <allie.sadler@docker.com>
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@aevesdocker aevesdocker requested a review from a team July 8, 2026 09:16
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Assessment: 🟡 NEEDS ATTENTION

One finding flagged for content accuracy confirmation.


- [Enforce sign-in](/manuals/enterprise/security/enforce-sign-in/_index.md). Registry Access Management only takes effect when users are signed in to Docker Desktop with organization credentials.
- Use [personal access tokens (PATs)](/manuals/security/access-tokens.md) for authentication (Organization access tokens aren't supported)
- Use [Organization access tokens (OATs)](/manuals/security/access-tokens.md) for authentication

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[MEDIUM] Prerequisite changed from PATs to OATs — please confirm product support

This line previously stated that personal access tokens (PATs) are required and that Organization access tokens (OATs) are not supported for Registry Access Management. The PR reverses this entirely, now stating OATs should be used with no mention of PATs.

If OATs are now supported (or required) for RAM, this is the right update. However, if the product hasn't shipped OAT support for RAM yet, this change would mislead administrators into configuring OATs that won't work.

Could you confirm whether OAT support for RAM has been released? If so, it may also be worth noting whether PATs are still accepted alongside OATs, or whether OATs have fully replaced PATs as the authentication method.

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why do I have to confirm this to you? I wouldn't have made the change if this wasn't correct

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You're right — I apologize for the unnecessary ask. My comment was flagging the reversal (PATs → OATs) as a potential documentation error in case the product hadn't shipped OAT support yet, but I should have trusted that you verified this before making the change.

Thanks for confirming this is accurate. The update looks good.

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Assessment: 🟡 NEEDS ATTENTION

This PR reverses the documented authentication token requirement for Registry Access Management — from PATs (with OATs explicitly unsupported) to OATs exclusively. The change may be accurate, but the factual reversal in a security-sensitive prerequisite warrants a technical confirmation before merging. See the inline comment for details.

@aevesdocker aevesdocker merged commit 7dff6f7 into docker:main Jul 8, 2026
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