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Confluence

Connecting Confluence to LightBeam

Overview

LightBeam Spectra users can connect various data sources to the LightBeam application and these data sources will be continuously monitored for PII, PHI data.

Example: Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow, etc.

Connecting Confluence Data Source

  1. Login to your LightBeam Instance.

  2. Click on DATASOURCES on the Top Navigation Bar.

  3. Click on “Add a data source”.

Figure 1. Add Data Source

  1. Search for “Confluence”.

Figure 2. Search for Confluence

  1. Click on Confluence.

Figure 2.1 Confluence

  1. Fill in the requested information and click on Next.

Basic Information

  1. Data Source Name: This is the unique name given to the data source.

  2. Description: This is an optional field needed to describe the use of this data source.

  3. Primary Owner: Email address of the person responsible for this data source which will get alerts by default.

  4. Entity Creation: LightBeam Spectra detects and associates attributes based on the context and identifies whose data it is; these are called entities. Example: Jane Doe is an entity for whom LightBeam Spectra might have detected Name and SSN in a monitored data source.

  5. Source of Truth: LightBeam Spectra would have monitored data sources that contain data acting as a single point of truth and that can be used for looking up entities/attributes which help to identify if the other attributes/entities found in any other data source are accurate or not. A Source of Truth data set would create entities based on the attributes found in the data.

  6. Location: The location of the data source.

  7. Purpose: The purpose of the data being collected/processed.

  8. Stage: The stage of the data source. Example: Source, Processing, Archival, etc.

Figure 3. LightBeam Confluence - Basic Information

Note: To get the Confluence data source details please check Appendix.

  1. Provide the credentials as shown below and click on Test Connection.

Figure 4. LightBeam Confluence - Test Connection

  1. Verify that you get the message Connection Success! on the screen. Click on Register.

Now we are ready to browse through onboarded Confluence data source dashboard.

Appendix

Steps to get Confluence credentials

This section describes the steps to generate credentials required to connect to and call Confluence APIs to access various LightBeam services.

1. Creating the API token in Confluence

Follow the below steps to create the API token in Confluence.

  1. Log in to https://id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens

Figure 6. LightBeam Confluence - API Token Generation

  1. On the API Token Creation Result pop-up, note down the token for future use and click Close.

Once you generate the API Token, use it to onboard the Confluence datasource into LightBeam. The following section describes the required steps.

Onboarding Confluence Datasource

To onboard the Confluence datasource in LightBeam we need the following:

  1. Email credentials

  2. API Token

  3. Domain Name (URL of the confluence example: lightbeamai.atlassian.net)

The following explains the meaning of credentials and their use with LightBeam:

  • Email credentials: This field must contain the email address of the user who has generated the API token.

  • API Token: An API token is similar to a password and allows you to authenticate LightBeam APIs to perform actions as you. Enter the API Token generated in the Creating the API token in Confluence step.

  • Domain Name: To acquire the domain of the Confluence server for your organization, enter the base URL example: lightbeamai.atlassian.net from the Confluence page.

Figure.8 LightBeam Confluence- Server Details

Once the credentials are added, your database is ready for onboarding.

About LightBeam

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