Network Access
The first step, after we have a database installed and running, is to be able to successfully connect to our database. Network access is a low-level security configuration that's available for databases deployed in the Atlas Cloud.
For a database installed locally on a laptop, we usually don't need to configure any network security. The connection is directed to the database installed locally. However, for a database that is deployed on cloud infrastructure, security is enabled by default and needs to be configured. It is very important to protect access to the database so that the data is protected from unauthorized access over the internet. Before we learn how to configure network access in MongoDB, let's go through some of its core underlying concepts.
Network Protocols
The Internet Protocol (IP) is a decades-old standard, and the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the transport protocol used by all applications to...