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Security Reference¶
Security Methods in the mongo Shell¶
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| db.auth() | Authenticates a user to a database. |
User Management Methods¶
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| db.addUser() | Deprecated. Adds a user to a database, and allows administrators to configure the user’s privileges. |
| db.changeUserPassword() | Changes an existing user’s password. |
| db.createUser() | Creates a new user. |
| db.dropAllUsers() | Deletes all users associated with a database. |
| db.dropUser() | Removes a single user. |
| db.getUser() | Returns information about the specified user. |
| db.getUsers() | Returns information about all users associated with a database. |
| db.grantRolesToUser() | Grants a role and its privileges to a user. |
| db.removeUser() | Deprecated. Removes a user from a database. |
| db.revokeRolesFromUser() | Removes a role from a user. |
| db.updateUser() | Updates user data. |
Role Management Methods¶
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| db.createRole() | Creates a role and specifies its privileges. |
| db.dropAllRoles() | Deletes all user-defined roles associated with a database. |
| db.dropRole() | Deletes a user-defined role. |
| db.getRole() | Returns information for the specified role. |
| db.getRoles() | Returns information for all the user-defined roles in a database. |
| db.grantPrivilegesToRole() | Assigns privileges to a user-defined role. |
| db.grantRolesToRole() | Specifies roles from which a user-defined role inherits privileges. |
| db.revokePrivilegesFromRole() | Removes the specified privileges from a user-defined role. |
| db.revokeRolesFromRole() | Removes a role from a user. |
| db.updateRole() | Updates a user-defined role. |
Security Reference Documentation¶
- Built-In Roles
- Reference on MongoDB provided roles and corresponding access.
- system.roles Collection
- Describes the content of the collection that stores user-defined roles.
- system.users Collection
- Describes the content of the collection that stores users’ credentials and role assignments.
- Resource Document
- Describes the resource document for roles.
- Privilege Actions
- List of the actions available for privileges.
- Default MongoDB Port
- List of default ports used by MongoDB.
- System Event Audit Messages
- Reference on system event audit messages.
Security Release Notes Alerts¶
- Security Release Notes
- Security vulnerability for password.