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Adding a Snowflake Application

In order to integrate with Snowflake, first create an application entry in Data Access Security. This entry includes the identification, connection details, and other parameters necessary to create the link.

To add an application, use the New Application Wizard.

  1. Go to Admin > Applications.
  2. Select Add New to open the wizard.
  3. Select Standard Application.
  4. Select Next to open the General Details page.

General Details

  1. Review and edit the application's general details:

    • Application Type - Snowflake
    • Application Name - Logical name of the application
    • Description - Description of the application
    • Tags - Select tags for the application from the dropdown list or type a new name. Select Enter to create a tag.

    • Identity Collector - (Mandatory) Select an Identity Collector of type Snowflake.

      You can create identity collectors on the Admin > Identity Collectors page.

      Ensure you run the Identity Collector Aggregation task before running the Permission Collection Task.

  2. Select Next to open the Connection Details page.

Connection Details

  1. Complete the Connection Details:

    • Base URL - Connection URL to Snowflake. For example, https://-.snowflakecomputing.com.
    • Authentication Type - Key Pair Authentication
    • Organization - Your Snowflake organization name
    • Account - Snowflake account
    • User Name - Configured user to log into the Snowflake organization account
    • Private Key - used to authenticate with the Snowflake system. For more information on generating private keys, refer to Generating Keys.

    Note

    When you enter the private key you must enter the whole private key, including the BEGIN PRIVATE KEY and END PRIVATE KEY lines. For example:

    -----BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----

    HASH VALUE

    -----END ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----

    • Private Key Passphrase - To validate the private key. This was created when you generated the public and private keys.

  2. Select Next.

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