How to obtain authentication methods via a database SQL query or REST API in Jira Datacenter
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Summary
Jira's authentication methods are easily accessible via the UI via Jira Admin → System → Authentication methods. This article describes how to obtain this information from the database or REST API.
Please note that both the REST API and database schema are subject to change in future versions.
Environment
Jira Data Center (tested on version 9.4.11)
Solution
Rest API
Username and password (Product login form)
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GET /rest/authconfig/1.0/ssoSample output
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{"show-login-form":true,"enable-authentication-fallback":false,"show-login-form-for-jsm":true,"last-updated":"2023-11-02T00:42:32.671Z"}SSO
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GET /rest/authconfig/1.0/idpsSample output:
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{
"results": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Test",
"enabled": true,
"sso-type": "OIDC",
"include-customer-logins": false,
"enable-remember-me": true,
"last-updated": "2023-11-02T00:41:03.127Z",
"jit-configuration": {
"user-provisioning-enabled": false,
"mapping-display-name": "",
"mapping-email": "",
"mapping-groups": "",
"additional-openid-scopes": []
},
"button-text": "atl-test",
"issuer-url": "https://jira.atl-test.net/jira",
"client-id": "asfasfd",
"authorization-endpoint": "https://jira.atl-test.net/jira",
"token-endpoint": "https://jira.atl-test.net/jira",
"userinfo-endpoint": "https://jira.atl-test.net/jira",
"additional-scopes": [],
"username-claim": "${sub}",
"discovery-enabled": false
}
],
"size": 1,
"start": 0,
"limit": 50,
"isLastPage": true
}Database SQL query
Username and password (Product login form)
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select p.property_key ,ps.propertyvalue from propertystring ps
join propertyentry p ON ps.id = p.id
WHERE p.property_key = 'com.atlassian.plugins.authentication.sso.config.show-login-form'Sample output:
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|property_key |propertyvalue|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|com.atlassian.plugins.authentication.sso.config.show-login-form|true |SSO
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select * from "AO_ED669C_IDP_CONFIG"Sample output:
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|ADDITIONAL_JIT_SCOPES|ADDITIONAL_SCOPES|AUTHORIZATION_ENDPOINT |BUTTON_TEXT|CLIENT_ID|CLIENT_SECRET|ENABLED|ENABLE_REMEMBER_ME|ID |INCLUDE_CUSTOMER_LOGINS|ISSUER |LAST_UPDATED |MAPPING_DISPLAYNAME|MAPPING_EMAIL|MAPPING_GROUPS|NAME|SAML_IDP_TYPE|SIGNING_CERT|SSO_TYPE|SSO_URL|TOKEN_ENDPOINT |USERNAME_ATTRIBUTE|USERNAME_CLAIM|USER_INFO_ENDPOINT |USER_PROVISIONING_ENABLED|USE_DISCOVERY|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|---------|-------------|-------|------------------|---|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|----|-------------|------------|--------|-------|----------------------------------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
|[] |[] |https://jira.atl-test.net/jira|Test |asfasfd |asdadsf |true |true |1 |false |https://jira.atl-test.net/jira|2023-11-02 00:41:03.127| | | |Test| | |OIDC | |https://jira.atl-test.net/jira| |${sub} |https://jira.atl-test.net/jira|false |false |Was this helpful?