Snowflake provides best-in-class key management, which is entirely transparent to customers.
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a form of communication in which no one but end users can read the data. In Snowflake, this means that only a customer and the runtime components can read the data. No third parties, including Snowflake’s cloud computing platform or any ISP, can see data in the clear. E2EE minimizes the attack surface. In the event of a security breach of the cloud platform, the data is protected because it is always encrypted, regardless of whether the breach exposes access credentials indirectly or data files directly, whether by an internal or external attacker.
Client-side encryption provides a secure system for managing data in cloud storage. Client-side encryption means that a user encrypts stored data before loading it into Snowflake. The cloud storage service only stores the encrypted version of the data and never includes data in the clear.
Document Link: https://docs.snowflake.net/manuals/user-guide/security-encryption.html
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a form of communication in which no one but end users can read the data. In Snowflake, this means that only a customer and the runtime components can read the data. No third parties, including Snowflake’s cloud computing platform or any ISP, can see data in the clear. E2EE minimizes the attack surface. In the event of a security breach of the cloud platform, the data is protected because it is always encrypted, regardless of whether the breach exposes access credentials indirectly or data files directly, whether by an internal or external attacker.
Client-side encryption provides a secure system for managing data in cloud storage. Client-side encryption means that a user encrypts stored data before loading it into Snowflake. The cloud storage service only stores the encrypted version of the data and never includes data in the clear.
Document Link: https://docs.snowflake.net/manuals/user-guide/security-encryption.html
