mongoc_authentication(3) on Linux
The text a8fb0d895490, as Debian 11 (Bullseye) shipped it.
Authentication This guide covers the use of authentication options with the MongoDB C Driver. Ensure that the MongoDB server is also properly configured for authentication before making a connection. For more information, see the MongoDB security documentation. The MongoDB C driver supports several authentication mechanisms through the use of MongoDB connection URIs. By default, if a username and password are provided as part of the connection string (and an optional authentication database), they are used to connect via the default authentication mechanism of the server. To select a specific authentication mechanism other than the default, see the list of supported mechanism below. Currently supported values for the authMechanism connection string option are: