AuthenticationError: Improved database security. Error On Running Database connection and first exercise in nodejs

[bilalmohib]

🚀 AuthenticationError: DataStax recently improved your database security. Error On Running Database connection and first exercise in nodejs 🚀

🔒 AuthenticationError: As you've Strengthened Your Database Security I have updated your database conn code!

Here is the link to the pull request:- pull request database conn error fix

Hello DataStax Team! 👋

• I hope this message finds you well. 🌟 I wanted to share some required updates regarding the Astra CLI connection code.
• 🚀 I recently encountered an AuthenticationError while using this repository, and after some investigation, I discovered that your team had recently improved the database security policies. 💪
• Because of which now support for username and password auth is over so for that I have updated this repo code that is working and is according to the latest best practises.
• The code is tested and running successfully
• It would be a great honour for me if you would please merge and it and it will save other developers time as well. Thanks.

🌐 Documentation Reference:
To find out more about these exciting security enhancements and how to handle them gracefully, I referred to the helpful documentation provided by DataStax. 📖 You can check it out here: Manage Application Tokens - Astra Docs.

👨‍💻 Identifying the Issue:
The error message indicated that the existing connection code required some updates to comply with the latest security policies. Upon closer inspection, I found that the client authentication process needed to be revised to accommodate the new changes. And support for username and password auth is over so for that I found it helpful for others to share my code.

💡 The Fix:
After thorough research and experimentation, I successfully updated the Astra CLI connection code to adapt to the enhanced security requirements. 🔧. And use the authentication tokens instead of the removed user name and passsword authentication.

✨ The Improved Connection:

const cassandra = require("cassandra-driver");

// This is the Zip file you downloaded
const SECURE_CONNECT_BUNDLE = '/workspace/crud-with-python-and-node/crud-nodejs/creds.zip';

// Your Astra-specific credentials and keyspace
// Here is the fix where i have used the Token Authentication instead of the username and password authentication because of the updated policy by Cassandra DB.
const CLIENT_ID = "kxPbavsfqWoZaBxqHceZxxeq";
const CLIENT_SECRET =
  "tCP7.jnWxa1YHyxsblH4nd2ymsct9UgZj+RxF6d0ruKB1f,z-EdPOL3b2K4w6OQkhdMbkoCMk77D4sNuqXXe4TBRvuLDQS3wkwuTY8uk-5sb+ELC0d8Wws.GCSWPmqe4";
const KEYSPACE = "spacecraft";

// Init the connection and return the client
function init_connection() {
  var connection = {};
  connection.client = new cassandra.Client({
    cloud: { secureConnectBundle: SECURE_CONNECT_BUNDLE },
    keyspace: KEYSPACE,
    authProvider: new cassandra.auth.PlainTextAuthProvider(
      CLIENT_ID,
      CLIENT_SECRET
    ),
  });
  return connection;
}

connection = init_connection();
module.exports = connection;

🎉 Ready for Your Review!
I am thrilled to share this updated connection code with you, and I am confident that it complies with the latest security policies. 🔒 I believe this fix will ensure a seamless and secure experience for all Astra CLI users. And it will save great time for newbies and begginer developers.

🙏 Request for Your Review:
I would be extremely grateful if the DataStax Team could kindly review this updated code and consider accepting the pull request. Your expert feedback and approval would mean a lot to the Astra CLI community, and it would signify a successful collaboration towards maintaining top-notch security standards. 🌟

Thank you for your time and consideration! 🙌 If you have any questions or require further clarifications, please do not hesitate to reach out. I am eager to contribute to the Astra CLI and make it even more secure and efficient for users worldwide. 🌍

Looking forward to your response and hoping for a positive outcome! 🚀

Best regards,
Muhammad Bilal
Muhammad-Bilal-7896