What information is required from the Identity Provider (IdP) to enable federated authentication in Snowflake? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. URL endpoint for SAML requests D. Authentication certificate. To enable federated authentication (aka SSO via SAML 2.0) in Snowflake, the integration with an Identity Provider (IdP) must be configured. This setup involves configuring external authentication via SAML, and Snowflake needs specific information from the IdP. Required…

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AIdP account details
BURL endpoint for SAML requests
CSAML response format
DAuthentication certificate
EIdP encryption key

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To enable federated authentication (aka SSO via SAML 2.0) in Snowflake, the integration with an Identity Provider (IdP) must be configured. This setup involves configuring external authentication via SAML, and Snowflake needs specific information from the IdP. Required Information from IdP: URL Endpoint for SAML Requests (B) This is often referred to as the SSO URL or SAML 2.0 Endpoint (HTTP). It's the URL that Snowflake redirects users to for authentication. In Snowflake's SAML configuration, this is required as the SAML2_ISSUER or SAML2_SSO_URL. Authentication Certificate (D) This is the X.509 certificate issued by the IdP. It's used by Snowflake to validate the digital signature of the SAML assertions sent by the IdP. It ensures that the SAML response is authentic and not tampered with.

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