# Features and Benefits

## Features

The IONOS Cloud Container Registry allows you to manage compatible registries by offering the following:

* An authenticated registry where **OCI-compliant artifacts** (including Docker container images) can be stored and retrieved.
* Access via the **Public Internet** and secure by requiring authentication to view, push, or pull images. The Container Registry is maintained by IONOS Cloud on your behalf, which means that our experts will apply non-stop patches to the underlying infrastructure and Container Registry software.
* All images stored in the container registry are **encrypted** at rest.
* Each container registry can have many repositories.

## Benefits

The IONOS Cloud Container Registry offers the following benefits:

* create a registry access token with limited or unlimited permissions
* create a temporary registry access token with limited or unlimited permissions
* support for docker tools
* login to registry
* push an image
* pull an image
* delete an image