COF-C02 practice question 25 of 35

True or False: Reader Accounts are able to extract data from shared data objects for use outside of Snowflake.

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Answer options
A: True
B: False Correct answer
Correct Answer:
B. False
Explanation

Reader accounts are specifically designed to allow consumers to query shared data within the Snowflake ecosystem. A key security and governance restriction is that they are prohibited from unloading or exporting data from the shared objects. This prevents data exfiltration and ensures the data provider maintains control over their shared data assets. The COPY INTO command, used for unloading data, is disabled in reader accounts.

Why Incorrect

True: This is incorrect. Reader accounts have explicit limitations, one of which is the inability to unload data, preventing its use outside of Snowflake.

References

- Snowflake Documentation: "Working with Reader Accounts", section "Reader Account Limitations". The documentation explicitly lists: "Reader accounts cannot perform the following actions: ... Unloading data using the COPY INTO command."

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