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Integrate with Jenkins

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What is Jenkins?​

The leading open source automation server, Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to support building, deploying and automating any project.

-- https://www.jenkins.io/

Preparation​

The following placeholders are used in this guide:

  • jenkins.company is the FQDN of the Jenkins installation.
  • authentik.company is the FQDN of the authentik installation.
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This documentation lists only the settings that you need to change from their default values. Be aware that any changes other than those explicitly mentioned in this guide could cause issues accessing your application.

authentik configuration​

Redirect URI changes in authentik 2026.5

In authentik versions earlier than 2026.5, all Redirect URIs are automatically treated as Authorization type. If you are using one of these older authentik versions, add only the Authorization URL to your Redirect URIs and do not configure a Post Logout URI.

To support the integration of Jenkins with authentik, you need to create an application/provider pair in authentik.

Create an application and provider​

  1. Log in to authentik as an administrator and open the authentik Admin interface.

  2. Navigate to Applications > Applications and click New Application to open the application wizard.

    • Application: provide a descriptive name, an optional group for the type of application, the policy engine mode, and optional UI settings. Note the application Slug because it will be required later.
    • Choose a Provider type: select OAuth2/OpenID Connect as the provider type.
    • Configure the Provider: provide a name (or accept the auto-provided name), the authorization flow to use for this provider, and the following required configurations.
      • Note the Client ID and Client Secret values because they will be required later.
      • Add a Redirect URI of type Strict Authorization as https://jenkins.company/securityRealm/finishLogin.
      • Add a Redirect URI of type Strict Post Logout as https://jenkins.company/OicLogout.
      • Select any available signing key.
    • Configure Bindings (optional): you can create a binding (policy, group, or user) to manage the listing and access to applications on a user's Application Dashboard page.

  3. Click Submit to save the new application and provider.

Jenkins configuration​

  1. Log in to Jenkins as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to Manage Jenkins > Plugins > Available plugins.
  3. Search for the OpenID Connect Authentication plugin with the ID oic-auth, install it, and restart Jenkins.
  4. After Jenkins restarts, navigate to Manage Jenkins > Security.
  5. Under Security Realm, select Login with OpenID Connect.
  6. Set the following fields:
    • Client id: enter the client ID from authentik.
    • Client secret: enter the client secret from authentik.
    • Configuration mode: select Automatic configuration.
    • Well-known configuration endpoint: https://authentik.company/application/o/<application_slug>/.well-known/openid-configuration
  7. Expand the Well-known configuration endpoint advanced settings and set Override scopes to openid profile email.
  8. In Advanced configuration, expand User fields and set the following fields:
    • User name field name: preferred_username
    • Full name field name: name
    • Email field name: email
    • Groups field name: groups
  9. In Advanced configuration, select Logout from OpenID Provider and set Post logout redirect URL to https://jenkins.company/OicLogout.
  10. Under Properties, click Add, select Enable Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE), and save the Jenkins security configuration.

The Jenkins OpenID Connect Authentication plugin supports an escape hatch that can restore access if the OpenID Provider is unavailable or misconfigured. Configure it before saving the Jenkins security settings if you need a local recovery credential.

Configuration verification​

To confirm that authentik is properly configured with Jenkins, log out of Jenkins and open the Jenkins integration from authentik.

Resources​