Onboard a Jira App to SSPM
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Onboard a Jira App to SSPM
Connect a Jira instance to SSPM to detect posture risks.
For SSPM to detect posture risks in your Jira instance, you must onboard your Jira
instance to SSPM. Through the onboarding process, SSPM logs in to Jira using
administrator account credentials. SSPM uses this account to scan your Jira instance
for misconfigured settings. If there are misconfigured settings, SSPM suggests a
remediation action based on best practices.
SSPM can also scan your Jira instance for connected third-party plugins. To enable SSPM to scan your Jira instance for
connected third-party plugins, you must onboard an Atlassian app. If you onboard an Atlassian app, SSPM also scans high-level
Atlassian Administration settings for your organization. Some high-level Atlassian
Administration settings can affect Jira, and will differ depending on whether your
organization has the free, Standard, or Premium version of Jira.
SSPM gets access to your Jira instance by using Okta SSO credentials that you provide during the
onboarding process. For this reason, your organization must be using Okta as an
identity provider. The Okta account must be configured for multi-factor
authentication (MFA) using one-time passcodes.
To onboard your Jira instance, you complete the following actions:
Collect Information for Accessing Your Jira Instance
To access your Jira instance, SSPM requires the following information, which you
will specify during the onboarding process.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| User | An email address of an Okta user account.
(Required Permissions) The user must be a
Jira administrator. |
| Password | The password for the Okta user account. |
| Okta Domain | The Okta subdomain for your organization. The subdomain was included in the login URL that Okta assigned to your organization. |
| MFA Secret Key | A key that is used to generate one-time passcodes for multi-factor authentication. |
As you complete the following steps, make note of the values of the items
described in the preceding table. You will need to enter these values during
onboarding to access your Jira instance from SSPM.
- Identify the Okta user account that SSPM will use to access your Jira instance.(Required Permissions) The user must be a Jira administrator. SSPM needs this administrator access to monitor your Jira instance.
Connect SSPM to Your Jira Instance
By adding a Jira app in SSPM, you enable SSPM to connect to your Jira instance.- From the Add Application page ( ), click the Jira tile.Under posture security instances, Add Instance or, if there is already an instance configured, Add New instance.Choose the option to Log in with Okta.Enter the user credentials, Okta domain, and MFA secret key for accessing your Jira instance and Connect.
