How can I add a username and password to Jenkins?

Solution 1:

Go to Manage Jenkins > Configure Global Security and select the Enable Security checkbox.

For the basic username/password authentication, I would recommend selecting Jenkins Own User Database for the security realm and then selecting Logged in Users can do anything or a matrix based strategy (in case when you have multiple users with different permissions) for the Authorization.

Solution 2:

Assuming you have Manage Jenkins > Configure Global Security > Enable Security and Jenkins Own User Database checked you would go to:

• Manage Jenkins > Manage Users > Create User