---
id: DASF-6
type: control
source_version: "3.0"
valid_as_of: 2026-10-22
---

# DASF-6 — Classify data

Source: [official compendium, Databricks AI Mitigation Controls, row 8](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lD5nKC1QNoUTDXdMp31NA9eKcUYGjhtC34MCfQpqpGo/edit#gid=780486953&range=A8:AB8). Snapshot: 2026-10-22; source revision: DASF v 1.0.

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## Intent and implementation

Data catalogs can have a vast amount of data, often containing known and unknown sensitive data. It is critical for data teams to understand what kind of sensitive data exists in each table so that they can both govern and democratize access to this data.
To address this problem, Databricks Data Classification automatically classifies and tags tables in your catalog. This allows you to discover sensitive data, as well as apply governance controls over the results, using tools such as role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC) policies in Unity Catalog. You can also use tags manually or via API as attributes containing keys and optional values that you can apply to different securable objects in Unity Catalog. Organizing securable objects with tags in Unity Catalog aids in efficient data management, data discovery and classification, essential for handling large datasets. Additionally, use governed tags to manage and enforce a tag policy. Tag policies allow admins to define which tag keys are governed, specify the allowed values for those tags, and control who can assign or modify them. This provides organizations with centralized control over tag usage, supporting consistent data classification, compliance, and operational standards.

## Source metadata

- Category: Data Governance and Quality
- System component: Data preparation, Data sets
- Databricks responsibility: Databricks — Implementation
- Product reference: Customer configured, Databricks enforced
- Feature/control: Control/Feature
- Security Analysis Tool reference: Features available to implement control and manually verify
- Novelty: May be

Databricks responsibility labels do not establish who enforces this control on another platform. Name a local owner and verify it.

## Implementation references

- [AWS documentation](https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/lakehouse-monitoring/data-classification)
- [AZURE documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse-monitoring/data-classification)
- [GCP documentation](https://docs.databricks.com/gcp/en/lakehouse-monitoring/data-classification)

## Risks linked by the risk table

- [DASF-R-1.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/1.2.md)
- [DASF-R-9.13](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.13.md)

The control table separately reports: [DASF-R-1.2](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/1.2.md), [DASF-R-9.13](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/risks/9.13.md). See [source issues](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/source-issues.md) for differences.

## Verification

Project adaptation: **get_control** returns a concrete evidence request, a proposed test, and an acceptance condition. A control description or product feature is not evidence of deployment or effectiveness.

## Source-reported framework mappings

These are the mappings in this snapshot, with their original edition labels. They are references, not proof of conformity or independent validation.

| Framework | Source mapping |
|---|---|
| MITRE ATLAS as of Q3 2024 | Traditional Control/Capability |
| MITRE ATTACK as of Q3 2024 | no mapping |
| OWASP LLM Top 10 2025 | M1057 Data Loss Prevention |
| OWASP ML Top 10 v0.3 | LLM03.2, 4, 5: Training Data Poisoning<br>LLM05.1: Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, <br>LLM06.3: Sensitive Information Disclosure |
| ISO 42001:2023 Controls Objectives and Controls (Annex A) | ML02:2023 Data Poisoning Attack |
| ISO 27001:2022 Information Security Control Reference (Annex A) | A.7.4 Quality of data for AI systems |
| NIST - 800- 53 - Rev 5 | A.5.12 Classification of information |
| HITRUST Security for AI Systems | RA-2:Security Categorization, <br>AC-3:Access Enforcement, <br>MP:Media Protection Family, <br>PT:Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency Family |
| ENISA’s Securing ML Algorithms | no mapping |
| EU AI ACT | Control All Data Used by the ML Model.<br>Ensure ML Applications Comply with Data Security Requirements.<br>Ensure Appropriate Protection Is Deployed for Test Environments. |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | no mapping |
| AIUC-1 | no mapping |

## Related

- [Methodology](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/methodology.md)
- [Catalog](https://mathborgess.github.io/ai-security-wiki/wiki/index.md)