Download the secure connect bundle
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The Astra token creation procedure is also described in the reference documentation
To initialize a secured 2-way TLS connection between clients and Astra x509 certificates are needed. The strong authentication is key for maximum security and still benefit from greatest drivers features(health-check, load-balancing, fail-over). Under the hood the protocol SNI over TCP is used to contact each node independently.
The configuration and required certificates are provided to user through a zip file called the secure connect bundle that can be downloaded for each DATABASE REGION. Meaning a database deployed across multiple regions will have one secure connect bundle per region. (1 region = 1 underlying Apache Cassandra™ datacenter)
- You should have an Astra account
- You should Create and Astra Database
Once signed in Astra the list of available databases is located in the menu on the left.
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Select the database you want to work with by clicking on it.
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Click on the TAB
CONNECT
or the big blue button[CONNECT]
on the top right hand corner.
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On this screen look for
Connect using a driver
. You can pick any of the optionsNode.js
(javascript
),Python
orJava
. It will be the same file downloaded. -
Click on
Download Bundle
and eventually select the region you want to use -
Click on target region to be able to copy the link locally.
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Most browsers will give you the option to open the zip file directly. Do not do that, save it whole instead: the bundle zipfile will be passed to the drivers as it is!
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The generated link to the bundle zipfile will expire a few minutes after it is generated. If you download the bundle much later after you have reached the "Connect" page, you might end up with a faulty bundle. As a check, make sure the zipfile you downloaded is around 12-13 KiB in size.
- Video on How to use the Secure Connect Bundle