Releasesby IbisREAD METADATA privilege support for compliance security profile standards
UpdatetodayUnverifiedAdded Oct 16, 2026
The READ METADATA privilege now supports all compliance security profile standards supported by Databricks and is available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. For a full list of supported compliance standards, see Compliance security profile .
Topics: Governance, Security
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Every Unity Catalog releaseExternal access to views through the Unity REST API is generally available
External engines can now query Unity Catalog views over Delta Lake tables through the Unity REST API. See External access to views .
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The Discover page and domains are now GA
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The remote_query function will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
In November 2026, the remote_query table-valued function will be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. Use remote_query to run queries on external databases in their native SQL syntax, with credentials from a Unity Catalog connection. See Query external databases using the remote_query function .
JDBC Unity Catalog connections are now generally available
JDBC Unity Catalog connections are now generally available on serverless compute, Databricks Runtime 19 and above, and SQL warehouses 2025.40 and above, including support for SSL certificates. OAuth M2M authentication remains in Beta. See JDBC connection .
Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (ABAC) is now generally available
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. See Cross-engine attribute-based access controls (ABAC) for requirements, supported clients, and serverless compute costs.
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