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To publish workbooks or flows using Snowflake data sources protected with Key-pair authentication from Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep to a Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server site, you must also configure that site to support those credentials. This involves adding your new or updated authentication details for Snowflake Key-pair authentication to the Saved Credentials section of your Account Settings.

Notes

• To support using Key-pair authentication to connect to Snowflake, you must install an ODBC driver from Snowflake that is version 3.4.0 or newer.

• You need to use OpenSSL version 3.x or newer to create the keys for this authentication.

• Each instance of Tableau Desktop that uses Snowflake data protected by Key-pair authentication will require the user to provide the key file as part of connecting to data. For more information, see Snowflake.

• Workbooks, data sources, and Prep flows that contain key-pair authentication must be published to Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server from Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder.

• Key-pair authentication is currently unsupported for the following:

  • Workbook or data source web authoring, including editing existing published workbooks or data sources on the web

  • Prep web authoring, including editing existing Prep flows on the web

  • Virtual Connections (VConns)

Add Key-pair Authentication Details

1. Sign in to Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server and navigate to your My Account Settings page.

2. Locate Saved Credentials for Data Sources in the Security section.

3. Next to Snowflake, click Add.

4. In the Add a New Saved Credential window, select Key-pair Authentication, and then click Add.

5. In the Add Key-pair Authentication Credential window, enter your Snowflake server, Role (optional), and Username associated with these credentials.

   Note: Role and Username are case sensitive and must match what is saved on Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server under My Account Settings > Snowflake key pair information.

6. For Private Key File, click Choose a file and select the .p8 file that contains your private key.

7. (Optional) If the key has a password or passphrase associated with it, enter it in the Password field, and then click Add.

You are now ready to share workbooks and flows protected by Key-pair authentication from Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder to your site.

See also

• Snowflake - Learn how to set up a connection to Snowflake to retrieve and analyze data.