Authentication methods
The first pillar of security in MongoDB is authentication. Authentication is responsible for identifying who is accessing the database. For this part, you have four methods.
For the Community version, you have the following methods:
- SCRAM (default)
- x.509
For the Enterprise Advanced version, you also have the following methods:
- LDAP
- Kerberos
Each of these mechanisms has its pros and cons, and to choose the most appropriate one, you must consider your business needs, and the objectives you want to achieve with this step. Let's examine each of these methods in detail.
SCRAM
When you enable authentication in MongoDB, the default method is Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM). Created by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), SCRAM is a robust and secure authentication protocol that enables user authentication without sending the user's password in plain text over the network.
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