What is the primary purpose of an OAuth access token in Snowflake?

To encrypt data stored in Snowflake

To replace the need for a Snowflake user account

To manage Snowflake warehouse resources

To authenticate API requests on behalf of a user or service

What is the default MFA enforcement status for a new Snowflake user?

MFA is only enabled for service accounts

MFA is enforced by default via authentication policy

A company is implementing OAuth for a custom application. They want to use the authorization code flow, but they also want to enforce MFA for users who authorize the application. What is the best way to achieve this?

Require users to use a VPN when accessing the application.

Configure the OAuth client to require MFA in the security integration.

Use the client credentials flow instead of the authorization code flow.

Set the authentication policy to require MFA for all users.

What is the purpose of an authentication policy in Snowflake?

To control which authentication methods are allowed for users

To define password complexity requirements

To manage network access to Snowflake

A company is migrating from username/password authentication to SSO using SAML. They have a few legacy applications that use OAuth with password grants. What is the best approach to maintain access for these applications while transitioning to SSO?

Create a separate OAuth integration for each legacy application and disable password authentication.

Keep password authentication enabled for the legacy applications and gradually migrate them to OAuth with SSO.

Disable password authentication and require all applications to use SSO.

Use an authentication policy to allow both SSO and password authentication for all users.

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Configure Authentication Including SSO, MFA, OAuth, and Key Pair SNOWPRO-ADVANCED-SECURITY-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 3)

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