Is it possible to use Azure AD SSO with JIRA SAML SSO on Cloud Jira? and not on-prem?

[rtamam]

Hi all,

Is it possible to configure and use JIRA SAML SSO by Microsoft on Jira Cloud (not on-prem)?

In Microsoft Documentation wrote:

"Connect Azure AD to Atlassian JIRA on premise server 6.x and 7.x in minutes with SAML based Single sign-on. After authentication at Azure AD user can login to JIRA. Download our free plugin at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56506"

Thanks!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Yes, you'll need to do it via Atlassian Access - start at https://support.atlassian.com/security-and-access-policies/docs/configure-saml-single-sign-on-with-an-identity-provider/

[rtamam]

Thanks for the quick reply

So is this the only way? there's no workaround as I got in on-prem env?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Work around what?

[rtamam]

In the following article you can configure 365 authentication to Jira withoue the Access module

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/saas-apps/jira52microsoft-tutorial

Didn't I understand correctly?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Ok, well, there's nothing to "work around", you just need to use the most appropriate option for your system.

I think you have understood the doc fine, despite all the howling errors in it (The Jira versions are wrong, the name of Jira is wrong as it hasn't been JIRA for donkey's years, the doc is in the wrong place as it is for server, not SAAS, and so on.)

The important bit that you've not quite spotted is that the doc is for Server Jira, not Cloud Jira.

Cloud Jira is a totally different product that does user IDs totally differently.  This doc simply doesn't apply to Cloud.  If you want to use the MS docs, try https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/saas-apps/atlassian-cloud-tutorial instead (although given the quality of the server one, I don't have a lot of confidence)

[rtamam]

Thanks again for the detailed explanation!