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  2. JRASERVER-69842

Do not base user keys on usernames

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      Current state

      When a new user account is created in Jira, the user key (used as an immutable foreign key in the database) is the same as username, lowercased. For example, user Admin will get a user key admin. If there’s a naming conflict, the user key will be set to a value like ID10100.

      This is problematic, because usernames are often based on full names. As a result, user keys contain personal information that is later scattered throughout the entire database, making GDPR compliance harder.

      Expected state

      User keys in Jira do not contain any personal information, but are somewhat random.

            [JRASERVER-69842] Do not base user keys on usernames

            Carlos Moya (Inactive) made changes -
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            Resolution Original: Done [ 17 ] New: Fixed [ 1 ]
            Status Original: Closed [ 6 ] New: Closed [ 6 ]
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            Workflow Original: JAC Suggestion Workflow [ 3390191 ] New: JAC Suggestion Workflow 3 [ 3692799 ]
            Status Original: RESOLVED [ 5 ] New: Closed [ 6 ]
            Daniel Rauf made changes -
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            Daniel Rauf made changes -
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            Fix Version/s New: 8.4.0 [ 87492 ]
            Resolution New: Done [ 17 ]
            Status Original: Gathering Interest [ 11772 ] New: Resolved [ 5 ]

            Daniel Rauf added a comment -

            Starting from Jira 8.4.0, user keys are generated using a new strategy.

            Please refer to https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiracore/gdpr-changes-in-jira-975041009.html#GDPRchangesinJira-userkeys for more details.

            Daniel Rauf added a comment - Starting from Jira 8.4.0, user keys are generated using a new strategy. Please refer to https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiracore/gdpr-changes-in-jira-975041009.html#GDPRchangesinJira-userkeys for more details.
            Daniel Rauf made changes -
            Assignee New: Daniel Rauf [ drauf ]
            Daniel Rauf made changes -
            Affects Version/s New: 7.13.5 [ 87698 ]
            Affects Version/s New: 7.6.14 [ 86091 ]
            Affects Version/s New: 8.0.0 [ 79699 ]
            Affects Version/s New: 7.0.0 [ 38209 ]

              drauf Daniel Rauf
              drauf Daniel Rauf
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