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MongoDB Authentication

MongoDB supports various methods of authentication listed in the table below. Authentication methods are divided between two purposes:

•Client/User authentication: authentication between external clients with MongoDB

•Internal authentication: authentication among members of replica sets and shards

Authentication methods can also be classified based on where the credentials are stored. With internal storage, credentials are stored in the admin database. With external storage, credentials are stored outside of MongoDB in a directory or certificate.

Some authentication methods are available only with the Enterprise edition of MongoDB.

Authentication Purpose	Name	Where Stored	MongoDB Edition	Comment
Client/User	SCRAM-SHA-1	Internal
Client/User	MONGODB-CR	Internal		Obsolete, deprecated
Client/User	X.509	External		Uses certificates
Client/User	LDAP	External	Enterprise edition only	Uses a directory
Client/User	Kerberos	External	Enterprise edition only
Internal	Keyfile	Internal		Uses a key file
Internal	X.509	Internal		Uses certificates

Related Information

•Authentication with SCRAM-SHA-1 and Keyfile

•Authentication with X.509 Certificates

•Authentication with LDAP

•Authentication with Kerberos