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Databricks Unity Catalog Introduces Metastore-Level ABAC Policies (Beta)

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Databricks Unity Catalog now includes metastore-level ABAC policies, available in Beta. This enhancement allows governance teams to attach a single ABAC policy at the metastore level, enabling it to apply across all existing and newly created catalogs. This centralizes the enforcement of organization-wide data protection rules, eliminating the need to replicate policies for individual catalogs.

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  • Metastore-level ABAC policies in Unity Catalog

    Unity Catalog now supports attaching ABAC policies (row filter, column mask, GRANT, or DENY) at the metastore level. This allows a single policy to apply across all existing and future catalogs, simplifying enforcement of organization-wide data protection rules for governance teams.

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https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/release-notes/product/2026/september#metastore-level-abac-policies-are-in-beta

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