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MongoDB Security Basics
Security in MongoDB starts with three defaults: enable auth, restrict network, use TLS.
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Introduction
Security in MongoDB starts with three defaults: enable auth, restrict network, use TLS. Everything else builds on those. Atlas turns all three on for you by default; self-hosted clusters must do it explicitly.
Understanding the topic
- Always enable
--authin production. - Restrict network with IP allowlists / PrivateLink / VPC peering.
- Force TLS on the wire.
- Use the principle of least privilege for app users.
- Audit + rotate credentials regularly.
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