Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 Practice Question
An Azure Administrator needs to securely manage and regularly rotate the access keys for an Azure Storage account. What is the best method to achieve this?
Automate the regeneration of access keys using scripts and scheduled tasks.
Manually regenerate the access keys periodically using the Azure portal.
Implement Azure AD authentication to eliminate the need for access keys.
Use Azure Key Vault to store and manage the storage account access keys.
Using Azure Key Vault to store and manage the storage account access keys is the best method. Azure Key Vault provides a secure, centralized repository for managing secrets, keys, and certificates, including storage account access keys. It offers features like automated key rotation, fine-grained access control through Azure RBAC (Role-Based Access Control), and logging of key usage. While manually regenerating keys or automating key regeneration with scripts can help with rotation, they do not provide the same level of security, auditing, and management capabilities. Implementing Azure AD authentication reduces reliance on access keys by enabling identity-based access, but access keys may still be required for certain applications or scenarios.
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Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104
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