Workspace Outbound Access Protection (OAP) for Operations Agent and Fabric Maps (Preview)

PreviewSep 3, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Co-authors: Andre Terceros and Bodhisatva Gautam Workspace Outbound Access Protection (OAP) in Microsoft Fabric helps WS admins secure outbound connections from workspace items to external resources. Administrators can control outbound access by blocking unwanted connections by default and allowing only approved connections through configured rules.

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https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Updates-Blog/Workspace-Outbound-Access-Protection-OAP-for-Operations-Agent/ba-p/5363817

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