# Securing MongoDB Access

DevFeed: [Securing MongoDB Access](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/securing-mongodb-access-29832.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/securing-mongodb/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Roman Tkachenko)

Published: 2021-07-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [MongoDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mongodb.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firewall.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [mongodb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mongodb.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

A practical overview of securing MongoDB access through measures such as changing the default port, restricting listening interfaces, using Unix domain sockets where appropriate, and protecting network access with a firewall.

## Source excerpt

Overview of the best practices for securing access to MongoDB databases.