What is Crowd Identity Provider (IDP)? #
Crowd is an application security framework that manages authentication and authorization for your web-based applications, specifically Atlassian appliations, but not limited to Atlassian applications. With Crowd, you can quickly integrate multiple web applications into a single security architecture that supports single sign-on (SSO) and centralized identity management.
Why Should You Use the Crowd Connector? #
The Crowd connector provides visibility into the assets and user in your environment. You can use this visibility to:
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ensure users are managed per your security policies
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derive relationships between assets, users, applications, and data
How Does This Connector Work? #
Lucidum executes read-only requests to the Crowd REST API and ingests only meta-data about Crowd devices. Lucidum does not retrieve any data stored on your assets.
Configuring the Connector in Lucidum #
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Profile Name | Name of this profile for the connector | production servers |
| URL | The URL for the Crowd API. | https://crowd.mycompany.com |
| Username | The user name for a Crowd account with read access to the Crowd APIs. | |
| Password | The password for a Crowd account with read access to the Crowd APIs. | kwisatz10191! |
Source Documentation #
Creating Credentials #
For details on creating users in Crowd, see:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/crowd/adding-a-user-18579611.html
Required Permissions #
The user must have read access to the Crowd APIs.
In Crowd, user permissions are defined via directories, applications, and groups.
API Documentation #
https://developer.atlassian.com/server/crowd/rest/v700/intro/#expansion
