Service Users
Once you create a service user in Snowflake, register it to ALTR and select an authentication method. 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
- Update the authentication method
- 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 used to authenticate the service user with ALTR. Options are: Key-Pair— uses a private and a public key to verify the service user. Learn more . Password— uses a password to verify the user. Learn more . |
| 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 | This is the recommended authentication method. If using key-pair authentication, click Generate to create a public and a private 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. |
| Password Authentication | If using password authentication, enter and confirm the service account password. |