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Set up a Databricks connector

ConductorOne provides identity governance and just-in-time provisioning for Databricks. Integrate your Databricks instance with ConductorOne to run user access reviews (UARs) and enable just-in-time access requests.

Capabilities

ResourceSyncProvision
Accounts
Groups
Roles
Service principals
Workspaces

Available hosting methods

Choose the hosting method that best suits your needs:

MethodAvailabilityNotes
Cloud hostedA built-in, no-code connector hosted by ConductorOne.
Self-hostedThe Databricks connector, hosted and run in your own environment.

Gather Databricks credentials

Each setup method requires you to pass in credentials generated in Databricks. Gather these credentials before you move on.

A user with the Account admin role in each Databricks workspace you want to sync must perform this task.

Look up your Databricks account ID

  1. Ensure that your Databricks user account has the Account admin role and is assigned to each Databricks workspace you want to sync to ConductorOne.

  2. In the Databricks account console, open the menu that appears next to your username in the upper right corner.

  3. Carefully and copy and save account ID.

Generate Databricks credentials

You have three authentication choices when setting up the Databricks connector:

  • OAuth (syncs info from all Databricks workspaces)

    1. Follow the Databricks OAuth authentication documentation to create a service principal and create an OAuth secret.

    2. Carefully copy and save the OAuth client ID and secret.

  • Personal access token (syncs info from a single Databricks workspace)

    1. In Databricks, navigate to Settings > Developer > Access tokens and click Manage.

    2. Click Generate new token and create a new token.

    3. Carefully copy and save the token.

  • Username and password (syncs info from all Databricks workspaces)

    You do not need to generate any additional credentials to use this method.

That’s it! Here’s the set of credentials you’ll need when setting up the connector:

  • Account ID
  • OAuth client ID
  • OAuth client secret

OR

  • Account ID
  • Personal access token
  • Workspace ID for the Databricks workspace you’re syncing

OR

  • Account ID
  • Username
  • Password

Next, move on to the instructions for your chosen setup method.

Set up a Databricks cloud-hosted connector

To complete this task, you’ll need:

  • The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in ConductorOne
  • Access to the set of Databricks credentials generated by following the instructions above
  1. In ConductorOne, click Connectors > Add connector.

  2. Search for Databricks and click Add.

  3. Choose how to set up the new Databricks connector:

    • Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with ConductorOne)

    • Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)

    • Create a new managed app

  4. Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of ConductorOne users. Setting multiple owners is allowed.

    If you choose someone else, ConductorOne will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Find the Settings area of the page and click Edit.

  7. Select whether you’re authenticating with OAuth, a Personal access token, or your Username and password.

  8. Paste the account ID you looked up in Step 1 into the Account ID field.

  9. Enter the required OAuth, token, or username and password credentials into the other two fields.

  10. Click Save.

  11. The connector’s label changes to Syncing, followed by Connected. You can view the logs to ensure that information is syncing.

That’s it! Your Databricks connector is now pulling access data into ConductorOne.

Set up a Databricks cloud-hosted connector using Terraform

As an alternative to the cloud-hosted setup process described above, you can use Terraform to configure the integration between Databricks and ConductorOne.

See the ConductorOne Databricks integration resource page in the ConductorOne Terraform registry for example usage and the full list of required and optional parameters.

Set up a Databricks self-hosted connector

To complete this task, you’ll need:

  • The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in ConductorOne
  • Access to the set of Databricks credentials generated by following the instructions above

When running in service mode on Kubernetes, a self-hosted connector maintains an ongoing connection with ConductorOne, automatically syncing and uploading data at regular intervals. This data is immediately available in the ConductorOne UI for access reviews and access requests.

Why use Kubernetes? Kubernetes provides automated deployment, scaling, and management of your connectors. It ensures high availability and reliable operation of your connector services.

Step 1: Configure the Databricks connector

  1. In ConductorOne, navigate to Connectors > Add connector.

  2. Search for Baton and click Add.

  3. Choose how to set up the new Databricks connector:

    • Add the connector to a currently unmanaged app (select from the list of apps that were discovered in your identity, SSO, or federation provider that aren’t yet managed with ConductorOne)

    • Add the connector to a managed app (select from the list of existing managed apps)

    • Create a new managed app

  4. Set the owner for this connector. You can manage the connector yourself, or choose someone else from the list of ConductorOne users. Setting multiple owners is allowed.

    If you choose someone else, ConductorOne will notify the new connector owner by email that their help is needed to complete the setup process.

  5. Click Next.

  6. In the Settings area of the page, click Edit.

  7. Click Rotate to generate a new Client ID and Secret.

    Carefully copy and save these credentials. We’ll use them in Step 2.

Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files

Create two Kubernetes manifest files for your Databricks connector deployment:

Secrets configuration

# baton-databricks-secrets.yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: baton-databricks-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
  # ConductorOne credentials
  BATON_CLIENT_ID: <ConductorOne client ID>
  BATON_CLIENT_SECRET: <ConductorOne client secret>
  
  # Databricks credentials, option 1
  BATON_ACCOUNT_ID: <Databricks account ID>
  BATON_DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID: <OAuth client ID>
  BATON_DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET: <OAuth client secret>

  # Databricks credentials, option 2
  BATON_ACCOUNT_ID: <Databricks account ID>
  BATON_WORKSPACE_TOKENS: <Personal access token>
  BATON_WORKSPACES: <Workspace ID for the Databricks workspace you're syncing>

  # Databricks credentials, option 3
  BATON_ACCOUNT_ID: <Databricks account ID>
  BATON_USERNAME: <Username for the Databricks account>
  BATON_PASSWORD: <Password for the Databricks account>

  # Optional: include if you want ConductorOne to provision access using this connector
  BATON_PROVISIONING: true

See the connector’s README or run --help to see all available configuration flags and environment variables.

Deployment configuration

# baton-databricks.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: baton-databricks
  labels:
    app: baton-databricks
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: baton-databricks
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: baton-databricks
        baton: true
        baton-app: databricks
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: baton-databricks
        image: ghcr.io/conductorone/baton-databricks:latest
        args: ["service"]
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        envFrom:
        - secretRef:
            name: baton-databricks-secrets

Step 3: Deploy the connector

  1. Create a namespace in which to run ConductorOne connectors (if desired):

    kubectl create namespace baton-databricks
    
  2. Apply the secret configuration:

    kubectl -n baton-databricks apply -f baton-databricks-secrets.yaml
    
  3. Apply the deployment:

    kubectl -n baton-databricks apply -f baton-databricks.yaml
    

Step 4: Verify the deployment

  1. Check that the deployment is running:

    kubectl -n c1 get pods
    
  2. View the connector logs:

    kubectl -n c1 logs -l app=baton-${baton-databricks}
    
  3. Check that the connector data uploaded correctly. In ConductorOne, click Applications. On the Managed apps tab, locate and click the name of the application you added the Databricks connector to. Databricks data should be found on the Entitlements and Accounts tabs.

That’s it! Your Databricks connector is now pulling access data into ConductorOne.