Protect for Snowflake

Data protection standards in Collibra Protect rely on the tag-based masking policies of Snowflake. The name of the data category or data classification selected in a standard becomes a tag with the same name. The tag is applied to all the affected columns to enforce data protection. For more information, go to Snowflake examples.

Types of policies on Snowflake

There are three types of policies on Snowflake: Column-based policies, row access policies, and tag-based policies. Each type can be created in Collibra Protect or on Snowflake.

For rules, policies are created directly on the column level. Row access policies are created when row filters are specified. For standards, the policy is created, attached to a Snowflake tag, and attached to the tab on any affected column.