create secure database in mongodb

Question

I want to create the database in mongodb that\'s secure.

Secure means the application has to pass username/password to connect to my database in mongodb.

Answer 1

• Create a Admin user for the mongo instance,

> use admin

> db.addUser("admin", "xyzxyz")

• Switch to db for which authentication is required

> use newdb

> db.addUser("newuser", "strongpwd")

• Stop the mongo instance/service. If mongodb was installed via ppa, then it is configured as a service.

sudo service mongodb stop

If it was installed from source, stop the process using:

/etc/init.d/mongodb stop

• Change the config file to use authentication by default

vim /etc/mongodb.conf

auth = true

• Start mongodb. If it is a service

sudo service mongodb restart

else

mongod --config /etc/mongodb.conf

• Check if auth is enabled:

> show collections on newdb should give the error

"$err" : "not authorized for query on newdb.system.namespaces",
"code" : 16550

and should work after

> db.auth("newuser", "strongpwd")

Now the db newdb is secured.