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# remote

This configuration section contains settings for accessing the test cases on the remote Jira server.

The following example shows the most common options within this section.

```javascript
{
  ...
  "remote": {
    "serverUrl": "https://specsyncdemo.atlassian.net/",
    "project": "MyCalculator",
    "user": "myuser",
    "password": "%MYPWD%",
  },
  ...
}
```

## Settings

{% hint style="info" %}
The remote settings of the Jira project can also be specified in the knownRemotes section of one of the parent configuration file or in the user-specific configuration file. Check [Hierarchical configuration files](/specsync/jira/features/general-features/hierarchical-configuration-files.md) for details.
{% endhint %}

| Setting                                | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Default                                          |
| -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `serverUrl`                            | The base URL of the Jira server. E.g. `https://yourcompany.atlassian.net/`, `http://myjiraserver:9090/`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | mandatory                                        |
| `project`                              | The Jira project key that you can see in the URL when you access the project, e.g. `PRJ01`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | mandatory                                        |
| `authenticationMethod`                 | The authentication method to be used for connecting to the remote server. Possible values: `Interactive`, `UserNamePassword`, `PAT`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | automatically detect `UserNamePassword` or `PAT` |
| `user`                                 | The Jira user name or [personal access token](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/use-personal-access-tokens-to-authenticate?view=vsts) (PAT) to be used for authentication. It may contain environment variables in `...{env:ENV_VAR}...` form. See [Jira authentication options](/specsync/jira/features/general-features/server-authentication-options.md) for details.                             | interactive prompt                               |
| `password`                             | The password to be used for authentication. It may contain environment variables in `...{env:ENV_VAR}...` form. See [Jira authentication options](/specsync/jira/features/general-features/server-authentication-options.md) for details.                                                                                                                                                                                               | interactive prompt                               |
| `securityProtocol`                     | The security protocol to be used for the remote connection (`Ssl3`, `Tls`, `Tls11`, `Tls12`).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | system default                                   |
| `ignoreCertificateErrorsForThumbprint` | The thumbprint of the server certificate that should be treated as trusted. It is recommended to install trusted certificates on the operating system instead of using this setting. See related [Troubleshooting entry](/specsync/jira/contact/troubleshooting.md#authentication-ssl-error-the-remote-certificate-is-invalid-according-to-the-validation-procedure-when-connecting-to-an-azure-devops-server-on-promises) for details. | SSL is verified by the OS                        |

{% hint style="warning" %}
The `ignoreCertificateErrorsForThumbprint` setting is planned for a future version of SpecSync for Jira. Please check the [Roadmap](/specsync/jira/roadmap.md) for details.
{% endhint %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/As0iwTwtwwMJKOfZACmA" %}
[Configuration reference](/specsync/jira/reference/configuration.md)
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