DoltHub gives MongoDB changes a commit history, with one security catch

DumboDB can join a replica set as a read-only change sink, but replication V1 cannot connect when authentication or TLS is enabled.

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Why it matters

DumboDB offers a way to inspect MongoDB document changes without first migrating the application. Replication V1's authentication and TLS limits keep that approach out of realistic deployments for now.

A close-up view of server racks in a data center, with a holographic display projecting a branching data commit history interface.

Tim Sehn, co-founder and CEO of DoltHub, has spent years trying to make database changes as inspectable as changes to code. On September 22nd, DoltHub announced a way to bring that idea to an existing MongoDB deployment: its DumboDB document database can join a MongoDB replica set, consume its changes and turn them into a commit history.…

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