AZ-104 - Implement and Manage Storage - Section 2.1

Configure access to storage using shared access signatures, access keys, and Microsoft Entra.

Distinguish between storage account keys, shared access signatures (SAS), and Microsoft Entra authorisation as mechanisms for granting access to Azure Storage. Use stored access policies to revoke SAS tokens without rotating keys, and recognise when Microsoft Entra-based authorisation is preferable to key-based access for audit and least-privilege reasons.

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An administrator distributed several service SAS tokens that share one stored access policy on a blob container. A token is suspected leaked and all of them must be invalidated at once without regenerating the account keys. What should the administrator change?

  • AModify the stored access policy on the container Correct
  • BRegenerate the primary storage account access key
  • CApply a near-term expiry to each issued SAS token
  • DAdd an IP network rule that blocks the leaked client
A stored access policy lets you revoke its bound service SAS tokens without regenerating account keys. The documentation states stored access policies give you the option to revoke permissions for a service SAS without having to regenerate the storage account keys, so editing the policy invalidates every SAS bound to it.

Why A is correct: Correct. The documentation states stored access policies give you the option to revoke permissions for a service SAS without having to regenerate the storage account keys, so editing the policy invalidates every SAS bound to it.

Why B is wrong: Regenerating the key works but the requirement is to avoid touching the account keys.

Why C is wrong: Expiry is set when a token is created and cannot be edited on already-distributed tokens.

Why D is wrong: A network rule limits source ranges but does not revoke the tokens themselves.

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