MongoDB Atlas provides several security features for protecting your Atlas Clusters.

Before setting up your Atlas security features, please observe the following:

Network and Firewall Requirements
​Preconfigured Security Features

You must configure the following security features:

Required Security Features

You may configure the following security features:

Optional Security Features

Security Features and Setup in Atlas is at project level. If you have separate Staging and Production environments, you may wish to have your clusters in separate projects.

For more on Atlas Security, refer also to Atlas Security Controls Whitepaper.