What privilege must the stage owner have on the storage integration?

• A. OWNERSHIP on the stage
• B. USAGE on the storage integration
• C. CREATE STAGE on the storage integration
• D. USAGE on the stage

Answer: (B)

Access to external storage via a stage is controlled by privileges on the storage integration itself. For the stage to access the linked storage, the stage owner must have USAGE on the storage integration. This grant lets the user use the integration’s credentials and configuration to interact with the external storage. Ownership or usage rights on the stage alone don’t grant access to the storage integration, and creating a new stage that references the integration isn’t the same as having permission to use the existing integration. USAGE on the stage would apply to the stage object, not to the storage integration’s credentials.