Onboard a MongoDB Atlas App to SSPM
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Onboard a MongoDB Atlas App to SSPM
Connect a MongoDB Atlas App instance to SSPM to detect posture risks.
For SSPM to detect posture risks in your MongoDB Atlas instance, you must onboard
your MongoDB Atlas instance to SSPM. Through the onboarding process, SSPM logs in to
MongoDB Atlas using administrator account credentials. SSPM uses this account to
scan your MongoDB Atlas instance for misconfigured settings. If there are
misconfigured settings, SSPM suggests a remediation action based on best
practices.
SSPM gets access to your MongoDB Atlas instance by using Okta SSO credentials that
you provide during the onboarding process. For this reason, your organization must
be using Okta as an identity provider. The Okta account must be configured for
multi-factor authentication (MFA) using one-time passcodes.
To onboard your MongoDB Atlas instance, you complete the following actions:
Collect Information for Connecting to Your MongoDB Atlas Instance
To access your MongoDB Atlas instance, SSPM requires the following information,
which you will specify during the onboarding process.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| User email | An email address of an Okta user account.
(Required Permissions) The user must be
assigned to the Organization Owner role in MongoDB
Atlas. |
| Password | The password for the Okta user account. |
| Okta Domain | The Okta subdomain for your organization. The subdomain was included in the login URL that Okta assigned to your organization. |
| MFA Secret Key | A key that is used to generate one-time passcodes for multi-factor authentication. |
As you complete the following steps, make note of the values of the items
described in the preceding table. You will need to enter these values during
onboarding to access your MongoDB Atlas instance from SSPM.
- Identify the Okta user account that SSPM will use to access your MongoDB Atlas instance.(Required Permissions) The user must be assigned to the Organization Owner role in MongoDB Atlas.
Connect SSPM to Your MongoDB Atlas Instance
By adding a MongoDB Atlas app in SSPM, you enable SSPM to connect to your MongoDB Atlas instance. - From the Add Application page ( ), click the MongoDB Atlas tile.Under posture security instances, Add Instance or, if there is already an instance configured, Add New instance.Choose the option to Log in with Okta.Enter the user credentials, Okta domain, and MFA secret key for accessing your MongoDB Atlas instance and Connect.
