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# Set up QRadar credentials in Duaer

Store QRadar connection details in Duaer for digital-organization nodes to use at runtime. Secrets are protected by the instance encryption key and are not written into node parameters.
## Create a QRadar authorized service token <a href="#create-an-authorized-service" id="create-an-authorized-service"></a>

The Duaer QRadar API credential:

1. In the QRadar console, open Admin > Authorized Services, click Add Authorized Service, pick a security profile and user role, and set an expiry.
2. Copy the generated token into API Key. Duaer sends it in the SEC header.

Duaer has no dedicated node for this service. In the HTTP Request node, set Authentication to Predefined Credential Type and pick the QRadar API credential. Refer to [custom operations](/integrations/custom-operations.md).

## QRadar API fields in Duaer <a href="#qradar-api" id="qradar-api"></a>

In Duaer, choose QRadar API when you create a credential, then fill in these fields:

- API Key (required, secret)

## Save the connection in Duaer

Open Credentials and create QRadar. Fill in the key, OAuth, or server fields. After you save, digital-organization nodes reference this credential instead of putting the secret in a parameter.

Credential values are protected by the instance encryption key. If you change or lose that key, stored credentials cannot be decrypted. See the hosting notes on encryption keys. 

## Who can use this credential

Who can see or edit it follows projects and roles. Do not paste secrets into chat or variables. External vaults are covered under external secrets.
## Questions

### Do QRadar secret values appear in Duaer node parameters?

No. In Duaer, QRadar secrets stay in the credential. Nodes only reference the credential. Execution records should not show the plaintext secret either.

### What usually stops a QRadar credential from saving in Duaer?

Wrong fields, an OAuth callback that does not match the instance URL, or a role that cannot create credentials. Check the fields QRadar expects, then confirm you can create credentials in that project.