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databricks Platform · Updated Oct 1, 2026

Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (ABAC) is now generally available

Cross engine attribute based access controls (ABAC) is now generally available.

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What it does

Cross engine attribute based access controls (ABAC) is now generally available. Supported external engines can read Unity Catalog managed tables with ABAC policies, row filters, and column masks enforced by Databricks serverless compute. Beta Cross engine ABAC is in Beta.

Why it matters

Serverless compute costs Cross engine ABAC uses serverless compute resources to enforce fine grained access policies server side.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

Cross engine attribute based access controls (ABAC) is now generally available. Supported external engines can read Unity Catalog managed tables with ABAC policies, row filters, and column masks enforced by Databricks serverless compute.

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Key takeaway
Cross engine attribute based access controls (ABAC) is now generally available.
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