Snowflake + DataGrip makes DUO go on notification spree

First let me start with the obvious: if you care at all about security, enable multi-factor authentication on your Snowflake account. Yes, it is that obvious, but if any doubt subsides, please see Multi-factor Authentication should be a top priority — (securitybuyer.com).

Once you enable multi-factor authentication on Snowflake, the DUO app prompts you for approval each time a new connection is attempted, which is absolutely fine… unless you’re using a tool which, like DataGrip, is constantly opening new connections to do…