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External secrets in Unity Catalog (Beta)

BetaVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

External secrets connect a Unity Catalog schema to AWS Secrets Manager. The secrets appear in Unity Catalog as read-only securable objects that you govern with Unity Catalog privileges. Databricks reads their values from AWS Secrets Manager on demand. See External secrets in Unity Catalog .

Topics: Governance, Security, Observability

Databricks's release notes

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More Unity Catalog releases

Every Unity Catalog release
DateRelease
Sep 8ABAC DENY policies are in Beta
Beta
Sep 11Sharing foreign Iceberg tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
GA
Sep 11Sharing foreign schemas and tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
GA
Sep 15The READ METADATA privilege will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Update
Sep 15Sharing foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
GA
Sep 15Data Classification now scans Unity Catalog views (Beta)
Beta
Sep 16VARIANT cast extends to ARRAY and MAP columns in ABAC column masks
Update
Sep 17Metastore-level ABAC policies are in Beta
Beta

Also shipped on Sep 9, 2026

Databricks in September 2026
DateRelease
Sep 9Openflow gen 1 deployment creation retired
SnowflakeSnowflake OpenflowDeprecation
Sep 9The deprecation of the Looker Mobile (Legacy) application has been postponed to January 31, 2027
Google CloudLookerDeprecation
Sep 9Gemini Notebook Enterprise: Website URL ingestion blocked by VPC Service Controls
Google CloudGemini EnterpriseDeprecation
Sep 9Computer Use and Shell sandboxes are generally available
Google CloudGemini Enterprise Agent PlatformGA
Sep 9Get ready for table discovery in OneLake Catalog search (Preview)
MicrosoftMicrosoft FabricPreview
Sep 9Amazon Quick desktop app is now generally available on macOS and Windows
AWSAmazon Quick SuiteGA

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