How deeply does MongoDB 8.0 in Action, Third Edition cover X.509 certificate?

Explains PKI, encryption, digital signatures, mutual authentication, and deployment choices but stops short of configuration procedures.

X.509 certificate

As explained in MongoDB 8.0 in Action, Third Edition

An X.509 certificate is a standardized digital certificate that binds an identity to a public key for authenticated cryptographic communication.

An X.509 certificate is a public-key-infrastructure credential that authenticates MongoDB clients and cluster nodes. It uses encryption and digital signatures to bind trusted identities to secure connections, and can provide mutual authentication so both sides verify each other before connecting. section 20.2.1

Choose X.509 certificates when the security model and operating environment justify certificate-based identity:

Use them for high-trust environments such as financial services, health care, and government, where access should be limited to authenticated and trusted entities. section 20.2.1
Prefer them over SCRAM when mutual client-server authentication and PKI-based communications matter more than password-based simplicity. section 20.2.1 section 20.2.3
Account for certificate administration by choosing between Atlas-managed and self-managed X.509 certificates. section 20.2.1

A regulated MongoDB deployment

A health-care application connecting to Atlas can use X.509 certificates so clients and cluster nodes authenticate through PKI and verify one another before establishing secure connections. section 20.2.1 section 20.2.3

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TLSuses · Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol that protects network communications through confidentiality, integrity, and authentication of communicating endpoints.
certificate-based authenticationused by · Certificate-based authentication verifies an identity using a signed digital certificate presented by the requesting client.
certificatekind of · A digital certificate is a digitally signed credential that binds an identity to a public key and supports authentication or secure communication.
authenticationimplements · Authentication is the process of establishing or verifying the identity of a user, service, device, or other communicating entity.
public-key infrastructureuses · Public-key infrastructure is a framework of authorities, certificates, keys, policies, and procedures for establishing and managing public-key trust and digital identities.

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