JIRA is a web-based tool used by multiple users, each having different permissions based on the group they are part of or to what role they are added in the project. JIRA has a built-in authentication mechanism known as JIRA Internal Directory, but it's possible to connect JIRA to external directories as well; let's take a look at how this is done.
JIRA comes with an internal directory that is enabled by default; the first administrative user is a part of the internal directory and until you add another directory, all additional users are added in this internal directory. JIRA stores this in its own database.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an application protocol to query and modify information in directory services. In medium- to large-scale companies, where there are hundreds or thousands of users, everyone has their e-mails, phone numbers, and other attributes stored on a directory server. Users can...