Need for a Secure Database
- Security is very important in databases like MongoDB so that the sensitive information that an organization stores in mongoDB is protected from unauthorized access. Any data breaches in databases can lead to a huge loss for the organization using the database as it is used to store all the sensitive information about their users and the organizations.
- The most basic way to protect the data we store in MongoDB is to limit network exposure. Limiting network exposure means restricting the ways through which a network can be assessed so that the possibility of a potential attack is reduced and also through this practice the network or system accessibility is reduced.
How to Secure the MongoDB Database
MongoDB is a NoSQL database, it is a non–relational database that comes under the document family of databases. MongoDB supports a JSON-like structure for storing data. It allows us to store unstructured data as it has a flexible structure, it provides users with indexing support. MongoDB supports high availability as it stores two or more copies of the data, it uses horizontal scaling to handle data, which helps by reducing the load of the data by evenly distributing data across multiple servers to prevent crashing.
This article covers the need for a secure database and different ways in which we can secure the MongoDB database.