Stage data with SFTP - Connector

The Stage data with SFTP - Connector uses [Ockam](https://ockam.io/) to securely access files in your Snowflake stage with SFTP.

<br/>The connector starts a SFTP server in your account and an Ockam portal, allowing you to send SFTP commands from any machine where the other end of the portal runs. This provides a quick and secure access to your Snowflake files without having to open a port on the internet, create a VPN, or configure a VPC.

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**Features**

The connector configuration only requires:

- The name of the internal Snowflake stage which will be mounted as the data directory of the SFTP server.
- The SSH keys used by the server: the user public SSH keys and the host private SSH keys (as Snowflake secrets).

<br/>**Installation overview**

- Enroll an Ockam node inside Snowflake.
- Configure the stage access.
- Grant privileges to the application.
- Start the application to create secure point-to-point connections.