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Is allowing mongodb connection from anywhere safe if the database is password protected?

Posted May 9, 2020 335 views
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I want to set my firewall settings on my MongoDB droplet to allow connections to port 27017 from anywhere.
Would this be a security threat if the DB itself is password protected with a long, secure password?

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bobbyiliev May 9, 2020

Hi there,

I would not really recommend it, as if the service is open to the world, attackers could use a brute-force attack and crack your password and get to the data. For production databases, I would always strongly recommend using a firewall.

Hope that this helps!
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Bobby

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