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databricks Platform · Updated Jul 10, 2026

Secrets in Unity Catalog (Public Preview)

You can now store, govern, and access secrets as securable objects in Unity Catalog.

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What it does

You can now store, govern, and access secrets as securable objects in Unity Catalog. A Unity Catalog secret uses the three level namespace (catalog.schema.secret) and is governed by Unity Catalog privileges, so you can apply the same access controls and auditing that you use for other data assets. Preview This feature is in Public Preview.

Why it matters

You can now store, govern, and access secrets as securable objects in Unity Catalog.

Key capabilities
Serverless jobs and notebooks using
Serverless jobs and notebooks using environment version 4 or above.
Classic compute in standard access
Classic compute in standard access mode running Databricks Runtime 17.3 LTS or above. To retrieve secrets with dbutils, the…
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

You can now store, govern, and access secrets as securable objects in Unity Catalog. A Unity Catalog secret uses the three level namespace (catalog.schema.secret) and is governed by Unity Catalog privileges, so you can apply the same access controls and…

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Key takeaway
You can now store, govern, and access secrets as securable objects in Unity Catalog.
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