Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304) Practice Test

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In an Azure environment, what is the primary purpose of using shared access signatures (SAS)?

To define administrative roles
To provide temporary access to Azure resources
To enforce compliance policies in Azure
To manage identity authentication

The correct answer is: To provide temporary access to Azure resources

The primary purpose of using shared access signatures (SAS) in an Azure environment is to provide temporary access to Azure resources. SAS allows for the delegation of limited access rights to specific resources in Azure storage, enabling users to perform actions such as reading, writing, or deleting data for a specified period of time without exposing the account key. This is particularly useful for scenarios where you want to grant access to a client or an application without giving them full control over the storage account. By using SAS, you can control the level of access and specify the permissions granted and the duration for which those permissions are valid. This enhances security as it limits exposure while allowing users to perform necessary operations on resources securely and temporarily. This capability does not encompass defining administrative roles, enforcing compliance policies, or managing identity authentication, which involve different Azure services and mechanisms for access control, governance, and compliance management.