Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate · Free Practice Question Easy

Question 4

You have an application that needs access to an Azure Blob Storage. Which method provides identity-based authentication and authorization for your Azure services?
  • A Shared access signature (SAS)
  • B

    Entra ID

  • C Storage account access keys
  • D Anonymous public read access
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

Entra ID (Azure AD) provides identity-based authentication and authorization for Azure services. This allows you to grant specific data access to users, groups, or applications, making it a more secure choice compared to other methods like SAS or access keys.

More info: Authorize access to blobs using Microsoft Entra ID - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn

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