Configuring the allowlist
Jira administrators can choose to allow incoming and outgoing connections and content from specified sources by adding URLs to the allowlist.
Jira will display an error if content has been added that is not from an allowed source, and prompt the user to add the URL to the allowlist.
Application Links are automatically added to the allowlist. You don't need to manually add them.
For all of the following procedures, you must be logged in as a user with the Jira Administrators global permission.
Add allowed URLs to the allowlist
- In the upper-right corner of the screen, select Administration > System.
- Select Security > Whitelist.
- Enter the URL or expression you want to allow.
- Choose the Type of expression (see Expression Types below for examples).
- Choose Allow Incoming if you need to allow CORS requests (see below).
- Choose Add.
Your URL or expression appears in the allowlist.
To test that your allowlisted URL is working as expected, you can enter a URL in the Test a URL field. Icons will indicate whether incoming or outgoing traffic is allowed for that URL.
Expression types
When adding a URL to the allowlist, you can choose from a number of expression types.
Type | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
Domain name | Allows all URLs from the specified domain. | http://www.example.com |
Exact match | Allows only the specified URL. | http://www.example.com/thispage |
Wildcard Expression | Allows all matching URLs. Use the wildcard * character to replace one or more characters. | http://*example.com |
Regular Expression | Allows all URLs matching the regular expression. | http(s)?://www\.example\.com |
Allow incoming
Allow Incoming enables CORS requests from the specified origin. The URL must match the format scheme://host[:port]
, with no trailing slashes (:port
is optional). So http://example.com/
would not allow CORS requests from the domain example.com
.
Disabling the allowlist
The allowlist is enabled by default. You can choose to disable the allowlist however this will allow all URLs, including malicious content, and is not recommended.
- In the upper-right corner of the screen, select Administration > System.
- Select Security > Whitelist.
- Click the Turn off allowlist button.
- Choose Confirm.
All URLs will now be allowed. Unless your instance is running in an environment without internet access, we do not recommend disabling the allowlist.