In Snowflake, permissions for accessing database objects, including tables, are not granted directly to users but rather to roles. A role encapsulates a collection of privileges on various Snowflake objects. Users are then granted roles, and through those roles, they inherit the permissions necessary to read a table or perform other actions. This approach adheres to the principle of least privilege, allowing for granular control over database access and simplifying the management of user permissions.
[Reference: Snowflake's official documentation on access control introduces the concept of roles and how they are used to manage permissions: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/security-access-control-overview.html#roles, , , ]
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