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Jira Integration

Integrate AccuKnox with Jira and receive AccuKnox alert notifications in your Jira accounts. With this integration, you can automate the process of generating Jira tickets with your existing security workflow.

To set up this integration, you need to coordinate with your Jira administrator and gather the inputs needed to enable communication between AccuKnox and Jira.

Integration of JIRA:

Prerequisites

  • Add a label to identify the token.
  • Click Create to generate token.

JIRA integration for CWPP

Steps to Integrate:

  • Go to Channel Integration.
  • Click integrate now on JIRA

  • Enter the following details to configure JIRA.

  • Integration Name: Enter the name for the integration. You can set any name. e.g.,Test JIRA

  • Site: Enter the site name of your organisation. e.g., https://jiratest.atlassian.net/
  • User Email: Enter your Jira account email address here.e.g., jira@organisation.com
  • Token: Enter the generated Token here from https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens. .e.g., kRVxxxxxxxxxxxxx39
  • User ID: Enter your Jira user ID here. You can visit people section and search your name to see the User ID. For more details check here. e.g., 5bbxxxxxxxxxx0103780
  • Project ID: Enter your Project key here, each project in an organisation starts with some keyvalue and is case sensitive. Breakdown of a jira ticket to identify Project ID: https://[JIRA-SITE]/browse/[PROJECT ID]-1414, e.g., DEVSECOPS
  • Issue Summary: Enter the summary for the JIRA tickets to be viewed in each JIRA tickets created. e.g., Issue generated form High Severity Incidents on onboarded cluster.
  • Issue Type: You can choose from the dropdown. i.e., Story and Bug

  • Click Test to check if the entered details are being validated, If you receive Test Successful, you have entered a valid JIRA credentials.

  • Click Save to save the Integration.

JIRA integration for CSPM

Steps to Integrate:

  • Navigate to the Integration section under the Settings tab.
  • Select CSPM from the available options.

  • Click Add Connection, then choose Jira Cloud from the dropdown under Type.

  • Click Next.

Enter the following details to configure JIRA:

  • Integration Name: Provide a name for the integration (customize as desired). e.g., Test JIRA
  • Service Desk URL: Enter your organization’s Jira site URL. e.g., https://jiratest.atlassian.net/
  • User Email: Enter the email address associated with your Jira account. e.g., jira@organisation.com
  • Secret: Enter the generated Token from here. e.g., kRVxxxxxxxxxxxxx39

Now Setup Ticket Configuration

  • Click on the Jira ticketing backend to add configuration.

Here, enter the following details:

  • Configuration Name: Provide a name for this configuration. This name will be visible while creating tickets.
  • Default Template: Choose a predefined template based on your requirements, or create a custom template tailored to your needs.
  • Project Name: From the list, select the Jira project where tickets will be created.
  • Issue Type: Select an issue type that categorizes the work (e.g., task, sub-task, bug, story).

Mandatory/Custom Fields

Each issue type includes various mandatory or custom fields that are critical to the overall management of issues within a project.

  • Issue Type: Task
  • Components: Defines the component(s) involved in the task, e.g., UI, Backend, Database.
  • Project: The project to which the task is assigned (e.g., CNAPP, CSPM).
  • Fix Versions: Indicates the version(s) in which the task is planned to be completed.
  • Priority: Determines the urgency of the task (e.g., Low, Medium, High, Critical).
  • Affects Versions: Specifies the versions impacted by the task.

  • Auto Maintain Tickets: Automatically manages ticket statuses to keep them updated without manual intervention.

  • Keep Syncing Closed Tickets: Ensures closed tickets are continuously synced for real-time accuracy across systems.

  • Remap Priority: Assign a priority level based on your preferences.

Comment Analysis

  • Comment Analysis Overview It helps automatically categorize comments to track issue progress and manage exceptions. Regex (Regular Expressions) can be used to identify patterns within comments.
  • Key Fields
    • Regex: A regular expression used to filter comments.
      • Example: waiting for approval|needs revision
    • Status Options
      • Active: Issue is currently being worked on.
      • Fixed: Issue has been resolved.
      • In-Progress: Ongoing work is noted in comments.
      • Exception Request: Flags comments requesting special handling.
      • Potential: Indicates a potential issue for further review.
      • Wait for 3rd Party: Delays due to external dependencies.
      • Duplicate: Marks comments indicating the issue is a duplicate.

  • Use Cases

    • Progress Tracking: Automatically update status to In-Progress for relevant comments.
    • Duplicate Issues: Flag duplicates based on comments like "duplicate of issue #123".
    • Exceptions: Identify special requests through comments.

  • Implementing Comment Analysis provides streamlines issue management and enhances visibility into project status.

+ Click Save.

Your Jira Cloud is now integrated, and you can configure alert triggers for JIRA.

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