MongoDB Atlas

Create an integration to manage access to a MongoDB Atlas instance

MongoDB Atlas is a fully managed and scalable cloud database service. It provides a flexible and secure platform for storing and managing data across various applications.

Developers can easily deploy, manage, and scale MongoDB databases in the cloud. Features like automated backups, global clusters, and real-time monitoring simplify database management.

Through this integration, Apono helps you discover and securely manage access to the resources in your MongoDB Atlas instance.

Prerequisites

Item

Description

Apono Connector

On-prem connection serving as a bridge between a MongoDB Atlas instance and Apono:

Atlas CLI

MongoDB Atlas Information

Information for the database instance to be integrated:

Create a project owner API key

A project owner API key enables Apono to control Atlas user access across a single or multiple projects.

If you have a single MongoDB Atlas project, you can use a project owner API key to manage it through Apono.

Follow these steps to create a project owner API key:

At the Atlas CLI prompt, run the following command. Be sure to replace #PROJECT_ID with the project ID that contains the cluster you want to integrate.

atlas projects apiKeys create --desc cli-created --projectId "#PROJECT_ID" --role GROUP_OWNER

Copy the public and private API key in the response.
Create a secret with the credentials from step 2. Use the following key-value pair structure when generating the secret. Be sure to replace #PUBLIC_KEY and #PRIVATE_KEY with actual values.

"public_key": "#PUBLIC_KEY",
"private_key": "#PRIVATE_KEY"

You can also input the user credentials directly into the Apono UI during the integration process.

You can now integrate MongoDB Atlas.

If you have multiple MongoDB Atlas projects, you can use a single project owner API key to manage them all through Apono.

Follow these steps to create and associate a project owner API key:

At the Atlas CLI prompt, run the following command. Be sure to replace #PROJECT_ID with the project ID that contains the cluster you want to integrate.

atlas projects apiKeys create --desc cli-created --projectId "#PROJECT_ID" --role GROUP_OWNER

Copy the public and private API key in the response.
List all your Atlas projects and their IDs.

atlas projects list

For each additional project ID, assign the public API key. Be sure to replace #API_KEY_ID with your public API key from step 2 and #PROJECT_ID with the project ID of the additional project to associate with the API key.

atlas projects apiKeys assign #API_KEY_ID --role GROUP_OWNER --projectId #PROJECT_ID

Create a secret with the credentials from step 2. Use the following key-value pair structure when generating the secret. Be sure to replace #PUBLIC_KEY and #PRIVATE_KEY with actual values.

"public_key": "#PUBLIC_KEY",
"private_key": "#PRIVATE_KEY"

You can also input the user credentials directly into the Apono UI during the integration process.

You can now integrate MongoDB Atlas.

Integrate MongoDB Atlas

You can also use the steps below to integrate with Apono using Terraform.

In step 11, instead of clicking Confirm, follow the Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform? guidance.

Follow these steps to complete the integration:

On the Catalog tab, click MongoDB Atlas. The Connect Integration page appears.
Under Discovery, select one or multiple resource types.

Apono automatically discovers and syncs all the instances in the environment. After syncing, you can manage access flows to these resources.

Click Next. The Apono connector section expands.
From the dropdown menu, select a connector. Choosing a connector links Apono to all the services available on the account where the connector is located.

If the desired connector is not listed, click + Add new connector and follow the instructions for creating a connector (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes).

Click Next. The Integration Config section expands.
Define the Integration Config settings.
Setting
Description
Integration Name
Unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly name used to identify this integration when constructing an access flow
Project Id
Unique identifier assigned to each project within MongoDB Atlas
Cluster Name
Name for a database cluster in MongoDB Atlas, serving as an identifier within a project
Cluster Type
Configuration of a MongoDB Atlas cluster
Private Endpoint Id
(Optional) Unique identifier for a private endpoint in MongoDB Atlas