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Host Exposed

Description

The MongoDB instance running on host X in rsY is exposed to the public Internet.

Common Triggers

• The mongod or mongos process was reached because it is not behind a firewall and does not have authentication enabled.

Possible Solutions

• Install and configure a firewall between the public Internet and your MongoDB instance.

  To review which ports need to be available to your Cloud Manager deployment, see Firewall Configuration.

• Enable authentication for the instance. You can choose from the following options:

  • Enable Username and Password Authentication for your Cloud Manager Project
  • Enable LDAP Authentication for your Cloud Manager Project
  • Enable Kerberos Authentication for your Cloud Manager Project
  • Enable x.509 Authentication for your Cloud Manager Project

Documentation

• Host is exposed to the public Internet alert condition

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