On the radar·Catalog·since September 2026 Beta

ABAC DENY policies

Attribute-based policies that deny rather than grant, evaluated against governed tags.

Why it is worth watching

Deny rules change how you design a permission model, so worth watching closely.

What Beta promises

Open to most customers but not for production: support runs through engineering, and the shape of it can still move. On by default on Premium, off on Enterprise.

Who can use itMost customers
Production useNo
SupportEngineering only
On by defaultPremium yes, Enterprise no

The definitions are Databricks' own, on its release types page. The label on this page is the one the feature's documentation states, last checked on 14 Sept 2026.

Where to read more

We have not written a concept about it yet: while it is in preview the documentation is the place to read, and it moves faster than a page here would.

The Databricks documentation for ABAC DENY policies

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