What is the purpose of enabling Federated Authentication on a Snowflake account?
What is the purpose of enabling Federated Authentication on a Snowflake account?
Enabling Federated Authentication on a Snowflake account allows users to connect using secure single sign-on (SSO) through an external identity provider. This helps streamline the login process and enhances security by leveraging external identity providers to handle authentication efficiently.
In a federated environment, user authentication is separated from user access through the use of one or more external entities that provide independent authentication of user credentials. The authentication is then passed to one or more services, enabling users to access the services through SSO. A federated environment consists of the following components:
https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/admin-security-fed-auth.html
D is correct
D is correct answer
D. Allows users to connect using secure single sign-on (SSO) through an external identity provider
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D is correct