Configuring Jira with HashiCorp Vault

[Asmaa Elsayed]

Hello Atlassian Support,

I’m currently working on integrating Jira Software Cluster Data Center 10.3.5 with HashiCorp Vault to securely store and retrieve the database password using the method documented here:
https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver103/configuring-jira-with-hashicorp-vault-1489806939.html

So far, I have:

• Set up Vault using the KV V2 engine

• Verified that I can manually access the secret using a Vault token

• Configured the <password> field in dbconfig.xml with the correct Vault path and key in JSON format

• Set the SECRET_STORE_VAULT_TOKEN environment variable in setenv.sh

However, Jira fails to start and logs this error:

 java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.atlassian.secrets.store.vault.VaultSecretStore

It seems the required plugin or class for Vault integration is not available. I could not find atlassian-vault-plugin.jar or any Vault-related plugin JAR in:

• WEB-INF/lib/

• atlassian-bundled-plugins/

• or the .tar.gz and .bin installers for version 10.3.5.

Could you please clarify:

1. What are the exact steps to enable Vault integration in Jira 10.3.5?

2. How and where do we obtain the required plugin (atlassian-vault-plugin.jar) or enable this feature?

3. Are there additional configuration steps or Marketplace plugins we should install?

Thank you for your guidance.

[Rishabh Jhawar]

@Mayur Jadhav  - can you help on this?