Secure Your Node.js Web Application

Separate Databases for Better Security

Many web applications serve as platforms for multiple clients at the same time. Depending on the application, this will involve storing business data or logic in the database. For example, you may have a CRM system where clients store their own records, connections, and billing information. You need to safely separate the data so that clients can’t access each other’s data. There are many approaches ranging from totally isolated databases to fully shared ones, but they tend to fall somewhere along the spectrum, as shown here.

The security of these methods can vary and depend on other development and infrastructure ...