Connecting to MongoDB over SSL with Node.js

Question

How do I connect to a MongoDB-server over SSL using Node.js?

I\'ve read the sources of a few drivers (mongojs, mongodb-native) and I\'ve been googling a while now, b

Answer 1

If you want to authenticate using a certificate, using node-mongodb-native:

var buffer = require('fs').readFileSync("mongodb.pem");
var MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
MongoClient.connect("mongodb://hostname:27017/test?ssl=true", {
    sslKey: buffer,
    sslCert: buffer,
    sslValidate: false //in case of self-generated certificate
}, function(err, db) {
    console.log(err);
    console.log(db);
    db.close();
});