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The connection using SSL is not available in the Community Edition of Mongo Management Studio. |
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To create a new connection to a mongo database using SSL you open the window with all connections by clicking the "Connect" button. Here you click "New connection" and you will see the following prompt:
Name
A self-chosen name for the connection
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Only required with activated MongoDB authentication. Determines to which database should be connected . With disabled MongoDB authentication, all databases are always displayed.
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Shows the SSH configurations when activated. The SSH options are described here: Connect using SSH
SSH Server
Address of the destination SSH server (IP or hostname).
SSH port
SSH port on the destination server. The input is optional. Default is 22.
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Connect with SSL
If checked the connection will be using SSL. Also the other SSL options shows up.
Certificate validation
If checked, all certificates will be validated against the root certificate chain from the Certificate Authority.
Root certificate chain from the Certificate Authority
The local port which is used for the SSH tunnel. The input is optional. The default value is computed by the system. But in case the computed port is already in use, you will get an error message. Then you can enter a different, not in use port here.
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Certificate
The name of the SSH user in the destination server.
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Certificate key
The SSH password.
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Certificate passphrase
The absolute path to the private SSH key file.
SSH key file password
The password of the private SSH key file.
Default connection
Tags this connection as default. On each applications' start it is automatically connected to this connection. Can only be selected for one connection.
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After entering the data you can click "Save and connect". The connection using SSH will be established. When you hover over the name of the connection in the left navigation you will see the connection string used by the systemusing SSL will be established.