Enabling SSL for MongodDB

By default, connections to MongoDB server are not encrypted. If one were to intercept this traffic, almost all the data transferred between the client and the server is visible as clear text. If you are curious, I would encourage you to use tcpdump or wireshark to capture packets between a mongod daemon and the client. As a result, it is highly advisable to make sure that you encrypt all connections to your mongod set by enabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) also commonly known as SSL.