Service Users
Once you create a service user in Snowflake, register it to ALTR and set up key-pair authentication. Once registered, connect your data source to ALTR and assign the service user.
Use this page to
Section titled “Use this page to”- Register a service user to ALTR
- Rotate key for key-pair authentication
- Remove a service user from ALTR
Learn about each field
Section titled “Learn about each field”| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authentication Method | Method ALTR uses to authenticate to Snowflake as the service user. Service users use Key-Pair, which verifies the service user with a private and a public key. |
| Connection Type | Data source name. Currently, Snowflake is the only option. |
| Display Name | A user-friendly name to identify the service user. |
| Hostname | Account/Server URL in Snowflake. Learn how to locate this field . |
| Key-Pair Authentication | Click Generate Key to create a public and a private key, or Rotate Key to replace an existing key. Save the public key to your service user in Snowflake; the private key is never surfaced. |
| Login Name | Login name used to authenticate to Snowflake. |