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Docker Hub outage: Authentication errors and delays when signing into Docker Desktop

Docker Hub reported this major-impact incident on its official status page on Aug 24, 2026, 19:13 UTC. It has since been resolved.

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Aug 24, 2026, 19:13 UTC
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Feb 22, 2026, 19:19 UTC
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  1. resolvedFeb 22, 2026, 19:19 UTC

    Our authentication provider has concluded the incident, citing that authentication is functioning as expected. Docker authentication remains stable.

  2. monitoringFeb 22, 2026, 18:48 UTC

    Our authentication provider has identified an issue, implemented mitigation actions, and are now monitoring. Sign-in functionality has returned to normal levels. Users may experience issues signing out or restarting Desktop if running docker-mcp and may need to force close the process. We are continuing to monitor the situation closely as the provider completes their recovery.

  3. investigatingFeb 22, 2026, 18:00 UTC

    We are investigating reports of authentication failures and latency when logging into Docker Desktop.

What APIStatus.watch saw

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