How to create a shared access signature with a stored access policy for an Azure Blob container in Azure Portal?

Question

I read about shared access signatures generated with stored access policies for Azure Storage from here.

I also read how to create this shared access signature with stored access policies for Azure Storage using PowerShell here.

However, I want to do the above using Azure Portal. I know how to generate an ad-hoc shared access signature. I also know how to create a stored access policy for a container in my Azure Blob.

How do I create a shared access signature with a stored access policy for an Azure Blob container in Azure Portal?

Answer 1

This is possible to do in the portal now.

1. Navigate to the container in your storage account
2. Select Shared access tokens
3. Use Account key signing method
4. Select the stored access policy to use for creating the SAS

Note: You won't be able to modify the permissions or the start/end dates since the stored access policy defines those.

Answer 2

Preview of Storage Explorer is now available in Azure portal.

You can generate SAS for a container by right clicking on the container and select Get Shared Access Signature like we do in Storage Explorer using the preview

Answer 3

How do I create a shared access signature with a stored access policy for an Azure Blob container in Azure Portal?

Simple answer to your question is that as of today you can't create a shared access signature (SAS) using a stored access policy in Azure Portal. This feature is not there yet. In fact, feature to create a SAS on a blob container is not there on the portal as of yet. You could only create account level SAS using Azure Portal.

If you need to create a SAS on a container using a stored access policy, please use Microsoft Storage Explorer tool (or any other storage explorer tool that has support for blobs management). Using this tool you will be able to specify a stored access policy when creating a SAS on the container.