diff --git a/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py b/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py
index aa6f5ff4d..057502e0d 100644
--- a/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py
+++ b/integrations/snowflake/src/haystack_integrations/components/retrievers/snowflake/snowflake_table_retriever.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class SnowflakeTableRetriever:
         database="<DATABASE-NAME>",
         db_schema="<SCHEMA-NAME>",
         warehouse="<WAREHOUSE-NAME>",
+        role="<ROLE-NAME>"
     )
 
     # When database and schema are provided during component initialization.
@@ -69,7 +70,10 @@ def __init__(
         user: str,
         account: str,
         api_key: Secret = Secret.from_env_var("SNOWFLAKE_API_KEY"),  # noqa: B008
+        private_key_file: Optional[str] = None,
+        private_key_file_pwd: Optional[str] = None,
         database: Optional[str] = None,
+        role: Optional[str] = None,
         db_schema: Optional[str] = None,
         warehouse: Optional[str] = None,
         login_timeout: Optional[int] = None,
@@ -80,15 +84,21 @@ def __init__(
         :param api_key: Snowflake account password.
         :param database: Name of the database to use.
         :param db_schema: Name of the schema to use.
+        :param role: Name of role to use.
         :param warehouse: Name of the warehouse to use.
         :param login_timeout: Timeout in seconds for login. By default, 60 seconds.
+        :param private_key_file: Location of private key
+        :param private_key_file_pwd: Password for private key file
         """
 
         self.user = user
         self.account = account
         self.api_key = api_key
+        self.private_key_file = private_key_file
+        self.private_key_file_pwd = private_key_file_pwd
         self.database = database
         self.db_schema = db_schema
+        self.role = role
         self.warehouse = warehouse
         self.login_timeout = login_timeout or 60
 
@@ -104,8 +114,11 @@ def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             user=self.user,
             account=self.account,
             api_key=self.api_key.to_dict(),
+            private_key_file=self.private_key_file,
+            private_key_file_pwd=self.private_key_file_pwd,
             database=self.database,
             db_schema=self.db_schema,
+            role=self.role,
             warehouse=self.warehouse,
             login_timeout=self.login_timeout,
         )
@@ -208,14 +221,16 @@ def _has_select_privilege(privileges: list, table_name: str) -> bool:
         :param privileges: List of privileges.
         :param table_name: Name of the table.
         """
-
+        print(privileges)
         for privilege in reversed(privileges):
             if table_name.lower() == privilege[3].lower() and re.match(
-                pattern="truncate|update|insert|delete|operate|references",
+                pattern="select",
                 string=privilege[1],
                 flags=re.IGNORECASE,
             ):
-                return False
+                return True
+            else:
+                False
 
         return True
 
@@ -226,23 +241,25 @@ def _check_privilege(
         user: str,
     ) -> bool:
         """
-        Check whether a user has a `select`-only access to the table.
+        Check whether a user has `select` access to the table.
 
         :param conn: An open connection to Snowflake.
         :param query: The query from where to extract table names to check read-only access.
         """
         cur = conn.cursor()
+        if self.role is None:
+            cur.execute(f"SHOW GRANTS TO USER {user};")
 
-        cur.execute(f"SHOW GRANTS TO USER {user};")
-
-        # Get user's latest role
-        roles = cur.fetchall()
-        if not roles:
-            logger.error("User does not exist")
-            return False
+            # Get user's latest role
+            roles = cur.fetchall()
+            if not roles:
+                logger.error("User does not exist")
+                return False
 
-        # Last row second column from GRANT table
-        role = roles[-1][1]
+            # Last row second column from GRANT table
+            role = roles[-1][1]
+        else:
+            role = self.role
 
         # Get role privilege
         cur.execute(f"SHOW GRANTS TO ROLE {role};")
@@ -280,11 +297,14 @@ def _fetch_data(
                 connect_params={
                     "user": self.user,
                     "account": self.account,
-                    "password": self.api_key.resolve_value(),
+                    "password": self.api_key,
+                    "private_key_file": self.private_key_file,
+                    "private_key_file_pwd": self.private_key_file_pwd,
                     "database": self.database,
                     "schema": self.db_schema,
                     "warehouse": self.warehouse,
-                    "login_timeout": self.login_timeout,
+                    "role": self.role,
+                    "login_timeout": self.login_timeout
                 }
             )
             if conn is None: