> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.maia.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Removal of Snowflake single-factor password authentication

export const Projects = () => <>the <strong>Projects</strong> icon <span style={{
  whiteSpace: "nowrap"
}}><img src="/images/global-nav/projects.png" width="20" height="20" style={{
  verticalAlign: "text-bottom",
  display: "inline",
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}} /></span></>;

export const maia = "Maia";

On December 1st, 2024, [Snowflake announced plans to block single-factor password authentication by November 2025](https://www.snowflake.com/en/blog/blocking-single-factor-password-authentification/).

Matillion will act in alignment with Snowflake to ensure that single-factor password authentication to Snowflake is removed from {maia} by Snowflake's November 2025 date.

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## Key pair authentication

Matillion currently ships {maia} with support for both single-factor password and key pair authentication mechanisms to Snowflake. Single-factor password support will be removed in a future update and users should edit their projects and environments to use Snowflake key pair authentication as soon as possible.

To start using key pair authentication:

1. Log in to your [{maia} account](https://app.matillion.com/start).
2. In the left navigation, click <Projects />.
3. Click the name of the project you wish to set up Snowflake key pair authentication for. This must be a Snowflake project.
4. Click **Environments**.
5. Click the three dots **...** for the environment where you wish to edit the connection to Snowflake.
6. Click **Edit environment**.
7. On the **Edit Snowflake credentials** page, ensure that **Credentials type** is set to **Key pair**.
8. The fields to complete next depend on whether your configuration is Full SaaS or Hybrid SaaS. Read [Key pair](/docs/guides/environments#key-pair) for more information.

If you haven't set up Snowflake key pair authentication yet, read Snowflake's documentation to learn more about key pair authentication: [Key-pair authentication and key-pair rotation](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/key-pair-auth).

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## Streaming pipelines

If you have streaming pipelines connected to a Snowflake destination, you should edit the connection details to use key pair authentication rather than a single-factor password.

1. Log in to your [{maia} account](https://app.matillion.com/start).
2. In the left navigation, click <Projects />.
3. Click the name of the project that holds the Streaming pipeline you wish to set up Snowflake key pair authentication for. This must be a Snowflake project.
4. Click **Streaming**.
5. Locate the Streaming pipeline to edit and then click the three dots **...** → **Edit**.
6. Navigate through **Edit Streaming pipeline** and configure a valid key pair authentication connection. Read [Snowflake destination connection](/docs/streaming/snowflake-streaming-destination#destination-connection) for more information.
7. Click **Save pipeline**.