Is there a way to set a generic password to view Confluence?

Question

The goal is to have a space for stakeholders to view project status. The issue is that often (execs) forget their login/password so we want to simplify access to this page. Making the page public could cause security concerns. Is there a way to make the page easily and securely accessible, maybe with a generic password?

rrudnicki · Answer

Hi Barbarat,

I agree with Tom regarding Single Sign On would be a good alternative. For this, Atlassian has Crowd. Single sign-on support means users authenticate once, and are automatically logged in to everything. On this page you can find more details about.

Regards,

Renato Rudnicki

Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ · Answer

With "generic password" you will for sure loose the confidence on who has the access to the site. Big security risk

As Tom has suggested, sync with Active Directory or LDAP is the best option to look for (so the passwords are not unique to Confluence)

Mauro Badii · Answer

Agree. Retrieving a lost password is not that complicated. An email is sent and a couple of clicks.