Delete an Image in Tenable Container Security

The following feature is not supported in Tenable Vulnerability Management Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) environments. For more information, see the FedRAMP Product Offering.

Required Additional License: Tenable Container Security

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Operator, Standard, Scan Manager, or Administrator

Note: The data Tenable Container Security retains when you import an image depends on the import method you use.
  • Docker command or connector — Tenable Container Security retains the image itself, as well as all metadata associated with the image (e.g., image layers, software packages on the image., etc.).
  • Container Security Scanner — Tenable Container Security retains only the metadata associated with the image.
    When you delete the image, Tenable Container Security removes the entire image and all image metadata.

To delete an image:

  1. In the Statistics section of the Container Security dashboard, click the Images widget.

    The Images page appears. This page contains a table that lists the images Tenable Container Security has imported and scanned.

  2. In the images table, click the delete button next to the image you want to delete.

    A Confirm Deletion window appears.

  3. Click Delete to confirm the deletion.

    Tenable Container Security removes the image and all the vulnerabilities associated with that image.