Configure Jenkins User Access
In the third lab of the Jenkins Series, the objective was to configure secure user access and authorization for the deployment team at Fusion Corp Industries.
Lab Objectives
The primary goals were to create a new Jenkins user and implement a granular security strategy using the Project-based Matrix Authorization Strategy plugin.
Key Procedural Steps
User Creation:
Logged into the Jenkins dashboard as the admin user.
Navigated to Manage Jenkins - Users and created a new user account:
Username: ammer
Full Name: Ammer
Security Plugin Installation:
To enable advanced authorization, the Matrix Authorization Strategy plugin was installed via the Plugin Manager.
Global Authorization Configuration:
Configured the global security settings to use Project-based Matrix Authorization Strategy.
Assigned Overall Read permissions to the ammer user.
Ensured the admin user retained Overall Administer permissions.
Removed all existing permissions from the anonymous user to secure the instance.
Project-Specific Permissions:
Accessed the configuration for the existing "Hello World" job.
Enabled Project-based security for this specific job.
Granted the ammer user Read permissions for this job while discarding all other permissions like Agent or SCM access.
Verification:
The configuration was saved and verified to ensure that the ammer user could successfully log in and view the designated job with restricted access, meeting all security audit requirements.
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