CouchDB Hardening for DevSecOps

Table of contents

1. Disable admin party
2. Restrict access to configuration files
3. Use SSL/TLS encryption
4. Limit access to ports
5. Update CouchDB regularly

List of some best practices to harden CouchDB for DevSecOps

Disable admin party

Edit the CouchDB configuration file local.ini located at /opt/couchdb/etc/couchdb/. Change the line ; [admins] to [admins], and add your admin username and password. Save and exit the file. Restart CouchDB. Example command: sudo nano /opt/couchdb/etc/couchdb/local.ini

Restrict access to configuration files

Change the owner and group of the CouchDB configuration directory /opt/couchdb/etc/couchdb/ to the CouchDB user and group. Example command: sudo chown -R couchdb:couchdb /opt/couchdb/etc/couchdb/

Use SSL/TLS encryption

Create SSL/TLS certificates and configure CouchDB to use HTTPS. Example command for creating self-signed certificates: sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/private/couchdb.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/couchdb.crt

Limit access to ports

Use a firewall to limit access to only the necessary ports. Example command using ufw: sudo ufw allow from 192.168.1.0/24 to any port 5984

Update CouchDB regularly

Install updates and security patches regularly to keep the system secure. Example command for updating packages: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade