Set up a Confluence connector

This is an updated and improved version of the Confluence connector! If you’re setting up Confluence with C1 for the first time, you’re in the right place.

Capabilities

Resource	Sync	Provision
Accounts
Groups
Spaces
Space permissions

To limit sync times, a limited list of Spaces entitlements and their associated grants are synced. See the Spaces entitlements synced by default section of this page for more information.

Gather Confluence credentials

Configuring the connector requires you to pass in credentials generated in Confluence. Gather these credentials before you move on.

ImportantA user with Administrator access in Confluence must perform this task.

Create an API token

Log into your Confluence account with Administrator access.

Navigate to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens.

Click Create API token.

Give your token a label, such as C1, and click Create.

Carefully copy and save the newly generated API token.

That’s it! Next, move on to the connector configuration instructions.

Configure the Confluence connector

To complete this task, you’ll need:

The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in C1
Access to the set of Confluence credentials generated by following the instructions above

Cloud-hosted
Self-hosted

Follow these instructions to use a built-in, no-code connector hosted by C1.

In C1, navigate to Integrations > Connectors and click Add connector.

Search for Confluence v2 and click Add.

Choose how to set up the new Confluence connector:

Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with C1)
Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)
Create a new managed app

Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of C1 users. Setting multiple owners is allowed. If you choose someone else, C1 will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.

Click Next.

Find the Settings area of the page and click Edit.

Enter your Confluence domain (the URL of your Confluence instance is <YOUR DOMAIN>.atlassian.net) into the Confluence site domain field.

Enter the username for your Confluence account in the Username field.

Paste the API token into the API key field.

Optional. If want to sync information on Confluence users’ personal spaces and their permissions, uncheck the Skip syncing personal spaces and their permissions box.

Click Save.

The connector’s label changes to Syncing, followed by Connected. You can view the logs to ensure that information is syncing.

That’s it! Your Confluence connector is now pulling access data into C1.

Follow these instructions to use the Confluence connector, hosted and run in your own environment.When running in service mode on Kubernetes, a self-hosted connector maintains an ongoing connection with C1, automatically syncing and uploading data at regular intervals. This data is immediately available in the C1 UI for access reviews and access requests.

Resources

Official download center: For stable binaries (Windows/Linux/macOS) and container images.
GitHub repository: Access the source code, report issues, or contribute to the project.

Step 1: Set up a new Confluence connector

In C1, navigate to Integrations > Connectors > Add connector.

Search for Baton and click Add.

Choose how to set up the new Confluence connector:

Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with C1)
Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)
Create a new managed app

Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of C1 users. Setting multiple owners is allowed.If you choose someone else, C1 will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.

Click Next.

In the Settings area of the page, click Edit.

Click Rotate to generate a new Client ID and Secret.Carefully copy and save these credentials. We’ll use them in Step 2.

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Create two Kubernetes manifest files for your Confluence connector deployment:

Secrets configuration

# baton-confluence-secrets.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: baton-confluence-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
  # C1 credentials
  BATON_CLIENT_ID: <C1 client ID>
  BATON_CLIENT_SECRET: <C1 client secret>

  # Confluence credentials
  BATON_DOMAIN_URL: <Confluence site domain URL (e.g. https://your-domain.atlassian.net)>
  BATON_USERNAME: <Username for your Confluence account>
  BATON_API_KEY: <Confluence API token>

  # Optional: include if you want C1 to provision access using this connector
  BATON_PROVISIONING: true

  # Optional: include to skip syncing personal spaces and their permissions
  BATON_SKIP_PERSONAL_SPACES: true

See the connector’s README or run --help to see all available configuration flags and environment variables.

Deployment configuration

# baton-confluence.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: baton-confluence
  labels:
    app: baton-confluence
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: baton-confluence
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: baton-confluence
        baton: true
        baton-app: confluence
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: baton-confluence
        image: ghcr.io/conductorone/baton-confluence:latest
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        env:
        - name: BATON_HOST_ID
          value: baton-confluence
        envFrom:
        - secretRef:
            name: baton-confluence-secrets

Step 3: Deploy the connector

Create a namespace in which to run C1 connectors (if desired), then apply the secret config and deployment config files.

Check that the connector data uploaded correctly. In C1, click Apps. On the Managed apps tab, locate and click the name of the application you added the Confluence connector to. Confluence data should be found on the Entitlements and Accounts tabs.

That’s it! Your Confluence connector is now pulling access data into C1.

Spaces entitlements synced by default

Each Confluence Space has its own set of permissions and allowed actions, which can result in a very large set of entitlement and grant access information in each Space. In order to reduce sync times, the Confluence connector only syncs a limited set of Spaces entitlements. By default, the Confluence connector syncs entitlements formed by valid pairs of the following targets (nouns) and operators (verbs), such as administer-space or create-page. Default targets (nouns):

attachment
blogpost
comment
page
space

Default operators (verbs):

administer
archive
create
delete
export
read
restrict_content
update

Not all target-operator (noun-verb) pairs are valid. To change or limit what the Confluence connector syncs to C1, use the --noun and --verb flags when setting up the Confluence connector in self-hosted mode. See the baton-confluence repo’s README for more information.

Welcome

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Set up a Confluence connector

Capabilities

Gather Confluence credentials

Create an API token

Configure the Confluence connector

Resources

Step 1: Set up a new Confluence connector

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Secrets configuration

Deployment configuration

Step 3: Deploy the connector

Spaces entitlements synced by default

Welcome

Manage connectors

Deploy connectors

Upload connector data

Configurable connectors

Pre-built connectors

​Capabilities

​Gather Confluence credentials

​Create an API token

​Configure the Confluence connector

​Resources

​Step 1: Set up a new Confluence connector

​Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

​Secrets configuration

​Deployment configuration

​Step 3: Deploy the connector

​Spaces entitlements synced by default

Capabilities

Gather Confluence credentials

Create an API token

Configure the Confluence connector

Resources

Step 1: Set up a new Confluence connector

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Secrets configuration

Deployment configuration

Step 3: Deploy the connector

Spaces entitlements synced by default