The gold contact finish handles repeated mate/unmate cycles better than tin, so this is a good call for a harness that gets serviced in the field or a test-point connection that sees regular disconnect. It terminates with solder, which means you're either potting the tails into a PCB or splicing into a cable assembly by hand — no crimp tool required, just a clean iron and heat-shrink if the environment asks for it.
Mounting and Termination — Free-Hanging with Solder Tails
The Solder termination is straightforward: strip, tin, solder each of the 8 positions. No special applicator, no crimp die to buy. The gold finish on the contacts keeps oxidation off the solder joint area too, which matters if the assembly sits on a shelf before final connection.