intellij : control jenkins plugin crumb data

Question

i've installed jenkins server and run it. i've installed kenjins control plugin on intellij as described in this lin https://github.com/dboissier/jenkins-control-plugin

try to configure jenkins settings --> test connection gives me [Missing or bad crumb data]

i am using intellij 2016.3 and jenkins server 2.19.4

thanks a lot.

Answer 1

CRSF handling has improved these days - you likely don't actually need crumb data, and the error is a misnomer. You may actually need to go to <jenkins-server>/user/<your-user-name>/configure and add an API token. This token is then used as your password in the IDE configuration. See this comment

Answer 2

This solution worked for me. Here are the steps:

1. Generate an API token by going your Jenkins home page > your name in the top right corner click > Configure > "Add new token". Copy this token.
2. In Intellij Settings > Tools > Jenkins Plugin, fill in server address and username. For password, put in the token copied in step 1 and leave the "crumb data" section empty.

Test connection should succeed now.