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OIDC federation for Databricks-to-open Delta Sharing is generally available

Using Open ID Connect (OIDC) federation for Delta Sharing, where recipients use JSON web tokens (JWT) from their own IdP as short lived OAuth tokens for secure, federated authentication, is…

What it does

Using Open ID Connect (OIDC) federation for Delta Sharing, where recipients use JSON web tokens (JWT) from their own IdP as short lived OAuth tokens for secure, federated authentication, is generally available. This page explains how data providers in Databricks can federate authentication to an identity provider (IdP) to govern access to OpenSharing shares created in Databricks. This authentication flow uses OIDC federation, allowing JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) issued by the recipient's IdP as short lived OAuth tokens authenticated by Databricks.

Why it matters

This page explains how data providers in Databricks can federate authentication to an identity provider (IdP) to govern access to OpenSharing shares created in Databricks.

Key capabilities
This is useful for sharing
This is useful for sharing data within large organizations where different departments do not have direct Databricks access but…
This approach allows the provider
This approach allows the provider to manage access on behalf of the recipient.
Security policies, such as MFA
Security policies, such as MFA and role-based access control, are enforced by the provider's IdP. External Identity Provider…
The provider sets up the
The provider sets up the sharing policy to trust the recipient's IdP.
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Using Open ID Connect (OIDC) federation for Delta Sharing, where recipients use JSON web tokens (JWT) from their own IdP as short lived OAuth tokens for secure, federated authentication, is generally available. This page explains how data providers in…

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Key takeaway
Using Open ID Connect (OIDC) federation for Delta Sharing, where recipients use JSON web tokens (JWT) from their own IdP as short lived OAuth tokens for secure, federated authentication, is…
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