Login Sequence Diagram for Confluence and Jira Server Mobile apps

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Summary

This guide's purpose is to demonstrate:

  • Jira and Confluence's authentication flow diagram for Mobile apps

  • How users authenticate on the mobile app?

Solution

Environment

Jira 8.3 or later

Confluence 6.8 or later

Login Sequence Diagram

  • Non-MDM: New Server-Info flow diagram:

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  • MDM: New Server-Info flow diagram with skipinfo=false:

    MDM App Config may contain the variable “skipInfo“. If “skipInfo=true“ and the Mobile Plugin are disabled then the app will not validate it and the user continues working on the WebView.

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  • More about MDM skipinfo.

  • MDM: New Server-Info flow diagram with skipinfo=true:

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Knowledgebase articles on how to set up mobile access

Confluence

  1. Confluence Mobile

  2. Confluence Server and Data Center mobile apps

Jira

  1. Jira Server mobile app

  2. Jira Server and Data Center mobile apps

Updated on April 2, 2025

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