Sign up for early access to a new Confluence Cloud app access rule under data security policies

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05/02/2024 Update: this feature is now generally available!

Hello Enterprise Community!

We know Marketplace apps are a key part of your Atlassian solution, but you sometimes have concerns about giving third party apps access to certain content in cloud.

To help you exercise more control over the content apps can access, last July we launched an initial, small-scale early access program for a new data security policies rule limiting app access to content in specific Confluence spaces. We’ve made progress on the feature thanks to customer and partner feedback over the past few months and we’ve expanded the feature to include more app coverage. With these updates in place, we’re looking to extend access to opted in customers who could not participate in the initial EAP, and to new volunteers.

Here’s more information on the feature and early access program from the initial announcement:

What is the app access rule?

Data security policies help you keep your organization’s data secure by letting you govern how users, apps, and people outside of their organization can interact with content within Confluence spaces and Jira projects.

The new app access rule under data security policies (which you can follow here on our cloud roadmap) allows org admins to restrict access for all apps to content in the Confluence spaces under a given policy. In this way, you can benefit from the extended functionality apps provide while still limiting third-party access to certain spaces.

This EAP will focus on allowing or blocking access for all apps in specific Confluence spaces under a given data security policy.

What else is planned for the app access rule?

Over the coming quarters, we plan to release additional functionality, like:

• Allowing or blocking access for select apps to content within selected Confluence spaces (available with Atlassian Access only)

• Allowing or blocking access for all apps to content within specific Jira projects

• Allowing or blocking access for select apps to content within specific Jira projects (available with Atlassian Access only)

Who are we looking for?

To participate in this EAP, you must:

• be on the Cloud Enterprise plan for Confluence Cloud

• have at least one Confluence Cloud app installed

The EAP will be limited in size to ensure we can collect feedback from all participants. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a place for all customers who express interest in the EAP.

What’s involved in this?

We’ll give you access to the new rule and ask that you give feedback. We may also email you directly with questions about your experience, ask you to join a call to discuss your experience and expectations, or even ask you to participate in a 1 hour research session to test out improvements to the experience in some cases.

When does it start?

If you are selected to participate in the EAP, we’ll email you with details in December. If you do not receive an email, have no fear! You’ll have other opportunities to get early access as new products and features are added. Keep an eye out in the Community for future updates.

How do I sign up?

Please indicate your interest here and we’ll reach out if you are selected to participate. Again, unfortunately we cannot guarantee a place for all customers who express interest in the EAP.

Thanks so much in advance for your insight!

[Alex Ziegltrum]

@Angelina Ignatova Hi, thanks for this article and the information. The request form though is not yet open and can't be accessed.

[Angelina Ignatova]

Hi @Alex Ziegltrumnote that apps access rules are now generally available. If you are an org admin, you can navigate to admin.atlassian.com -> Security -> Data Security Polices.  For more information visit: https://support.atlassian.com/security-and-access-policies/docs/block-app-access/. Keen to hear any feedback you may have. Cheers