Prerequisites

To get the most out of this guide, you will need to:

This integration only accepts SCRAM authentication for native connections.

Features

The table below outlines the features available for this type of connection.

  • Native - This refers to when a database client connects through a specific protocol, such as an IDE or client libraries through hoop connect <connection-name>.
  • One Off - This term refers to accessing this connection from hoop web panel.
FeatureNativeOne OffDescription
TLS Termination Proxy

The local proxy terminates the connection with TLS, enabling the connection with the remote server to be TLS encrypted.
Audit

The gateway stores and audits the queries being issued by the client
Data Masking (DLP)

A policy can be enabled to mask sensitive fields dynamically when performing queries in the database.
Credentials Offload

The user authenticates via SSO instead of using database credentials.
Interactive Access

Interactive access is available when using an IDE or connecting via a terminal for analysis exploration.

Configuration

NameTypeRequiredDescription
CONNECTION_STRINGenv-varyesThe MongoDB connection string. See https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/connection-string/ for more details about the proper format.

Connection setup

Create a new TCP connection in hoop’s web panel.

Access the connection

You can access it through hoop CLI or hoop web panel.

hoop CLI

hoop connect <connection-name>

connection: mongo | session: f2e7634a-f4c4-47cd-bee6-48da080e2a23

---------------------mongo-credentials----------------------
 mongodb://noop:noop@127.0.0.1:27018/?directConnection=true
------------------------------------------------------------

Web panel