Enroll in multi-factor authentication (MFA)

MFA provides increased sign-in security for users connecting to Snowflake Open Catalog. MFA support is provided as an integrated Open Catalog feature powered by the Duo Security service, which is managed completely by Snowflake.

Important

We strongly recommend that you enroll in MFA. If you don’t, you’re putting your data at risk.

To enroll in MFA, you must enroll using Open Catalog. Enrollment requires a smartphone with a valid phone number and the Duo Mobile application installed.

To enroll in MFA, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to Open Catalog.

  2. Select the user menu, and then select My profile.

  3. Select Enroll.

  4. Select Start setup.

  5. Follow the instructions provided in the dialog.

After you enroll, each time you attempt to sign in to Open Catalog, you are prompted to enter your required user credentials (user name and password) and then prompted for a passcode generated by the Duo Mobile application.