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Using issue security

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Using issue security

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- To restrict access to an entire Jira project, use a permission scheme. To restrict access to certain issues within the project, use an issue security scheme instead. An issue security scheme is used to limit access to only some issues in a Jira project. Let's take a closer look at the two levels pictured. The first level, named Confidential, is for issues that only team members should see. Team members are defined as administrators in that specific Jira project, users in the project's team role, the project lead, and the reporter. The second level, named Sensitive, is for issues that only team leaders should see. Leaders are defined as project administrators, users in the executive's global group, and the reporter. In Cloud, users can choose a security level by clicking the red lock icon at the top right of the issue. Users can also select no security level, meaning the issue is visible to anyone who can access the Jira project. The issue security field looks slightly different in…

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