Connect a security tool to Jira

Complete these steps to view security vulnerabilities in your Jira space:

1. Install an app for your security tool

2. Set up the app to work with Jira

3. Connect security containers to your Jira space

Install an app for your security tool

You can install a Marketplace app for your preferred security tool from the Development tab in Jira. The steps differ slightly depending on whether you are connecting your first security tool or adding another one.

To install the app from the Development tab:

1. Enable the development feature in your space if you haven’t done so.

2. From the space navigation, select Development.

3. Go to the Related work section and select Vulnerabilities.

4. The options you see depend on whether you have already connected a security tool in your space:

• If you’re connecting your first tool, select Connect tool.

• If you’ve already connected one or more tools, select the manage connections icon as shown in the image below. Then, in the Tools panel, select Connect another tool next to Security to add more tools.

5. Select the tool you want to connect.

6. Review the information about your security tool’s app, then select Get it now to install it on your Jira site.

Set up the app to work with Jira

You can set up your security tool app right after installation or return later to complete the setup.

1. Start the setup.

• If you’ve just installed the app, select Set up app when prompted.

• If you’re returning to complete setup, on the Development tab, select the manage connections icon as shown in the image below. Then, in the Tools panel, select Set up next to your tool.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions, as each app's setup process may be different.

• Your security tool may ask you to log in, verify credentials, allow Jira access to containers, or generate an activation key.

3. When the app set up is complete, return to Jira to connect security containers from your security tool to your space.

Connect security containers to your space

To connect security containers from Development:

1. Go to your space in Jira.

2. From your space navigation, select Development.

3. Go to the Related work section and select Vulnerabilities.

4. Select Finish setup to connect your first container, or select the manage connections icon as shown in the image below to add more containers.

5. In the Tools panel, select Connect containers next to your tool.

6. Select the containers you’d like to add, then Connect.

Once a container is added, your team can view vulnerabilities within that container in the Development tab in your space, and link them to work items.