Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate AZ-104 Practice Question
You are an Azure Administrator responsible for securing an Azure storage account that is accessed by multiple applications. You want to minimize the risk associated with storage account key exposure while allowing applications to access the storage resources. What should you do to achieve this?
Store the storage account keys in Azure Key Vault and configure applications to retrieve the keys from Key Vault.
Disable one of the storage account keys to limit access to the storage account.
Regenerate the storage account keys every week and distribute the new keys to applications.
Use Shared Access Signatures (SAS) for applications to access the storage account instead of using the account keys.
Using Shared Access Signatures (SAS) allows you to grant limited and specific access to storage account resources without exposing the account keys. SAS provides fine-grained control over permissions and duration of access, reducing the risk associated with key exposure and following security best practices. Storing account keys in Azure Key Vault and retrieving them in applications still involves using the account keys directly, which can increase risk if an application is compromised. Regularly regenerating keys and distributing them to applications can cause disruptions and does not eliminate the risk of key exposure. Disabling one of the keys reduces redundancy and can make key rotation difficult without addressing the underlying issue of key exposure.
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