Jira - Confluence Integration with local auth?

[Jim Tuttle]

We're using Shibboleth and are interested in Jira-Confluence integration so we can use things like the Jira Issues macro in Confluence.  Is this possible without moving to Atlassian authentication?

[Daniel Eads]

Hi Jim,

Jira and Confluence both maintain an internal directory of users even when using external authentication. This doesn't mean that the passwords are stored in the application - just that details like the user's name, email address, and group memberships are stored in Jira/Confluence themselves when the user is created.

Assuming the usernames match across both systems (which they should if they're both using the same Shibboleth provider), you should be able to set up an Application Link just fine. Preferably you'd use OAuth with impersonation when setting up the link. This sets up communication between your Jira and Confluence servers without needing to set up Atlassian accounts or some other identity provider.

Here's some documentation for getting this rolling!

• Linking Atlassian applications
• OAuth security for application links (this is reference material)

Cheers,
Daniel