Snowflake’s MFA — What you need to know before you lose access

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I’ve recently been working with several clients facing a significant hurdle as Snowflake ramps up its security requirements. The issue? Their legacy applications simply don’t support key pair authentication with Snowflake, creating a real conundrum as we approach some important security deadlines.

Snowflake’s Security Evolution Timeline

Snowflake has laid out a clear three-stage timeline for strengthening authentication requirements, following their commitment to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Secure by Design pledge:

1. April 2025: All accounts will have a default authentication policy that enforces MFA for password sign-ins by human users. Accounts…