Configuration and Security of Azure Storage Accounts

This hands-on lab provides some experience with configuring and securing an Azure storage account. We log in to the Azure portal and create a storage account, and then get familiar with the configuration options for it, including replication options, access tiers, and secure transfers. We RDP into a Windows VM and use Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer to connect to the storage account. We use Blob storage and attempt to upload and retrieve data from the blob. Using the Azure portal, we use access policies and shared access signatures to both permit access to the storage account and deny access to blob data. Subsequent attempts to upload and retrieve data from Blob storage should fail. Completing the lab provides the experience required to configure and secure an Azure storage account. **Scenario** As you walk through the lab, consider the following scenario: You are an Azure Cloud Engineer. You’ve been asked to spend some time getting familiar with the capabilities of Azure storage accounts, including: * The different replication options, access tiers, and configuration of secure transfers. * How to upload and download blobs: * Firstly using Storage account keys. * And then with the configuration of granular shared access signatures and storage access policies.