MongoDB must integrate with an organization-level authentication/access mechanism providing account management and automation for all users, groups, roles, and any other principals.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221158	MD3X-00-000010	SV-221158r822434_rule		High

Description
MongoDB must integrate with an organization-level authentication/access mechanism providing account management and automation for all users, groups, roles, and any other principals.

STIG	Date
MongoDB Enterprise Advanced 3.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-03-17

Details

Check Text ( C-22873r410968_chk )
Verify that the MongoDB configuration file (default location: /etc/mongod.conf) contains the following: security: authorization: "enabled" If this parameter is not present, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22862r410969_fix)

Edit the MongoDB configuration file (default location: /etc/mongod.con) to include the following: security: authorization: "enabled" This will enable SCRAM-SHA-1 authentication (default). Instruction on configuring the default authentication is provided here: https://docs.mongodb.com/v3.4/tutorial/enable-authentication/ The high-level steps described by the above will require the following: 1. Start MongoDB without access control. 2. Connect to the instance. 3. Create the user administrator. 4. Restart the MongoDB instance with access control. 5. Connect and authenticate as the user administrator. 6. Create additional users as needed for your deployment.