PrivateKey
The private key provided for key pair authentication with Snowflake.
Data Type
string
Default Value
""
Remarks
The path to the file containing the private key or the name of the certificate store for the client certificate. The PrivateKeyType field specifies the type of the certificate store specified by PrivateKey. If the store is password protected, specify the password in PrivateKeyPassword.
When the certificate store type is PEMKEY_FILE, PFXFILE, etc., this property must be set to the path to the file. When the type is PEMKEY_BLOB, PFXBLOB, etc., the property must be set to the binary contents of the file.
Designations of certificate stores are platform-dependent.
The following are designations of the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
| MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
| CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
| ROOT | Root certificates. |
| SPC | Software publisher certificates. |
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.