How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for Bamboo

Pre-requisites for Setting Up 2FA

To configure Two-Factor Authentication for Bamboo, you need the following items:

• Bamboo should be installed and configured.
• Admin credentials are set up in Bamboo.
• Valid Bamboo Server.

Download And Installation

• Navigate to the settings menu and Click Manage Apps.
• Click Find new apps or Find new add-ons from the left-hand side of the page.
• Locate mO Two-factor Authentication(2FA) for Bamboo, Bamboo 2FA via search.
• Click Try free to begin a new trial or Buy now to purchase a license for mO Two-factor Authentication(2FA) for Bamboo.
• Enter your information and click Generate license when redirected to MyAtlassian.
• Click Apply license.

1: Setup miniOrange 2-Factor Authentication

• The miniOrange 2FA addon offers a variety of 2FA methods. Choose the desired 2FA methods from the provided list and enable them for your users.

• Enable Backup Method: In case of emrgency login or when the user is not able to access their primary 2FA method, they can login using the Backup method. You may enable any 2FA method as your backup method.

• Select users to enforce 2FA: Once the required 2FA methods are enabled, select the users on whom the 2FA is to be enforced.
  Enable 2FA/MFA for All users option to enable 2FA for all the existing users. This will also automatically enable 2FA for all newly created users as well.
  
  
  To enable 2FA for users as per your use case, you can check the commonly used configuartions. Based on your requirements, you may enable/disable/skip 2FA for users/group individually/in bulk/based on their IP etc.
  
  
• Enable 2-Factor Authentication: Lastly, enable 2FA for Bamboo Server.

Step 2: How the user can Configure the 2FA

• Welcome Message for users: The following screen will be shown to users after enabling 2FA for a particular user & to configure Two Factor authentication methods.

• Configure the Mobile Authenticator app: Once the user clicks Next, the Mobile Authenticator setup screen will be shown. Where the user needs to scan the QR code or use the Secret Key and then enter the 6 digit OTP generated on mobile app.

• Configure the Yubikey Hardware Token app: Prior to Yubikey Hardware Token configuration SSL needs to be set up on the Bamboo instance. The below screen will be shown at the time of configuring Yubikey Hardware Token as a 2FA method. On this page the user needs to follow the steps shown in page.

• Configure the Security Question : The below screen will be shown at the time of configuring Security Question as a 2FA method where the user needs to configure the Security Questions based on his knowledge.

• Configure the OTP Over Email: The below screen will be shown at the time of configuring OTP Over Email as a 2FA method where the user needs to provide the OTP which is sent on his email address.

• Configure the OTP Over SMS: In this method, users need to verify their identity by entering the OTP they receive via SMS on their registered mobile number.
  In order to use OTP over SMS as a 2FA method, an SMS gateway needs to be configured. You can either go with the miniOrange SMS Gateway or use your own Custom Gateway for sending OTPs. Refer to this document to configure the gateway.
  
  The below screen will be displayed to the end-user while configuring OTP Over SMS, where the user first needs to enter their mobile number and then validate the OTP which is sent to his/her mobile number.

• Configure Duo Push Notification : In this method, the user needs to APPROVE the authentication request received on their registered device to verify their identity.
  
  In order to enable Duo Push Notification as a 2FA method for all users, the Bamboo admin needs to integrate Bamboo with Duo. For integration, the admin needs to create an application in Duo and copy the Integration key, Secret key and API hostname from Duo and paste it accordingly under the Duo Push Notification Settings in the Advanced Settings section of the 2FA addon in Bamboo.
  
  The below screen will be displayed to the end-user while configuring Duo Push Notification, where the user first needs to register the device on which they wish to receive Push Notification and then APPROVE the authentication request received on their device
  
  
• Configure Web Authentication as a 2FA method: Configuring Web Authentication as a 2FA method allows users to use their system's built-in authenticators like Windows Hello PIN, Apple’s Touch ID, FaceId or any other biometric authenticators as a Second factor to login into their Atlassian account.
  Your Atlassian instance should be configured with Secure Context(HTTPS) if you wish to use Web Authentication.
  
  The below screen will be shown to the end-user while configuring Web Authentication as a 2FA method. Users need to register their system authenticators like Windows Hello PIN, Apple’s touch Id or other biometric authenticators supported with their Atlassian instance in order to use them for validation during 2FA.

Windows Hello PIN won’t be promoted for configuration in Chrome/Edge browser’s incognito window. However, after successful registration, one can use an incognito window to authenticate and log in successfully.
• Configure the Backup Code as Backup Method: Incase of emergency login, if the Backup Code is activated as a Backup Method, the user will see the screen below where the user will see the list of one-time passcode.

3: Additional Features

3.1: Brute Force Configuration

• It is used for restricting the access to your Bamboo Application based on the number of Invalid 2FA Login Attempts for the specified period of time.For enabling Brute Force Configuration, click on the 'Enable Brute Force Protection for Bamboo' checkbox, then select the number of invalid login attempts after which user will lock, and the time for which the user will be in a locked state and won't get access to Bamboo application

Step 4: User Management

• 2FA for Single User: Enter the name of the user in the Search Bar for whom you want to perform the operation and hit the search button, the user with that name will appear. And then in the Action column, select the required Action.

• 2FA for Multiple Users: Select the users, in the Bulk 2FA Action drop-down list select the action you want to perform. And then hit Apply Button.

• 2FA for All Users: In Bulk 2FA Action Dropdown list under All users Section select necessary Action and hit Apply Button.

• 2FA for Single Group: Enter the name of the group in the Search Bar for which you want to perform the operation and hit the search button, the group with that name will appear. And then in the Action column, select the required Action.

• 2FA for Multiple Groups: Select the Groups, in the Bulk 2FA Action drop-down list select the action you want to perform. And then hit Apply Button.

• 2FA for All Groups: In Bulk 2FA Action Dropdown list under All groups Section select necessary Action and hit Apply Button.

Step 5: IP Restrictions

• IP Whitelisting: It is a security feature that is often used for trusted users who can directly log into Bamboo without asking for 2FA. Enter the IP address and click save for enabling the IP whitelisting

• IP Blocking: It is a basic access control mechanism that blocks access to Bamboo Application based on the IP address. It will deny access for those IPs which are listed here. Enter the IP address in the text box for IP blocking. The message for this blocked users can be customized, enter the message in the 'Blocked User Message' text box and click on save button.

Step 6: Reconfigure 2FA

• Reconfigure 2FA: For reconfiguring 2FA for end-user, navigate to User Profile click on Two-factor Authentication, you can see the Configure Two Factor(2FA) window, now click on Reset button to Reconfigure the Authenticator or Backup method.

Recommended Add-Ons

Additional Resources

• What is Two-factor Authentication?
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Jira Two Factor Authentication
• Jenkins Two Factor Authentication