Important Update Effective February 1, 2024!
Due to recent changes in Jira and Confluence, we've made the tough decision to discontinue the OpenID Connect (OIDC)/OAuth app and no longer provide new versions for the newest Jira/Confluence releases as of January 31, 2024.
This is due to some necessary components no longer shipping with Jira/Confluence, which would require some extensive rewrites of the OIDC App.
GitHub with Just-in-Time Provisioning
Goal
After completing this setup guide, you will have set up GitHub with Just-in-Time Provisioning and your Atlassian product for the SAML SSO for Atlassian Server or Data Center app. Additionally, you will enable the SSO redirection and test SSO.
If you need help, please reach out to us at https://www.resolution.de/go/support. You can also book a free meeting via https://www.resolution.de/go/calendly.
This will allow any GitHub user to log in to your instance since this will create an account for them. You cannot limit user access from the GitHub side, but it is possible to block users with SAML SSO. Please contact us at https://www.resolution.de/go/support in that case.
With default settings, these users will not be part of an application access group (see Limitations). When granting users application access, please remember any security implications - any GitHub user can use your Atlassian product in this case!
Prerequisites
To use the SAML SSO app for Atlassian Server or Data Center with Azure AD, you need the following:
- A GitHub Account
- A (trial) subscription for the SAML SSO app
- Admin access to your Atlassian product
Limitations
By default, the newly created users will not have application access because they are not added to a group during login. This can be changed, please see here.
In the context of Jira Service Management, users will be automatically redirected to the service management portal.
Step-by-Step Setup Guide
Install the SAML SSO App
In your Atlassian product, open the in-product marketplace as described in the Atlassian documentation.
Search for "resolution saml" and click "Install" for SAML Single Sign On (SSO) by resolution Reichert Network Solutions GmbH.
After the installation is complete, click Manage Apps/Addons.
Configure SAML SSO
After you clicked "Configure", the Wizard will be triggered. If not, or if you want to add another Identity Prover (IdP) to your existing configuration, click on "+ Add IdP". This guide assumes, that there is no IdP configured.
The Wizard greets you with information, click on "Add new IdP" to proceed.
Choose GitHub for the identity provider and click Next.
Copy the Callback URL and keep it ready for the next step. Click Next.
Go to this page to register a new application via GitHub. Enter your base URL for the Homepage URL and paste the Authorization callback URL from the previous wizard step. Click Register application to proceed.
Click Generate a new client secret.
Copy the Client ID and the Client secret.
Add the Client ID and Client Secret. Click Done.
Click Save to save the configuration.
To set up Just-In-Time provisioning, scroll down to User Creation and Update from UserSync-Connector.
Click Create and Setup Just-In-Time Connector.
Afterward, Save the configuration to make the change permanent. Now, when a user logs in, the user is created and/or updated.
That's it! When user log in, their account will be created and updated during login.