Generate SAS token programmatically | Guide (2024)

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How to generate a SAS token programmatically

SAS or Shared Access Signature token can be described as a type of security token. It is used to grant limited as well as time-bound access to Azure resources. Furthermore, these tokens come with a set of rules, like permissions, start and expiry times, and resource information.

According to our experts, SAS tokens are often used in applications that need temporary access to Azure resources without exposing the primary keys or long-term credentials.

We can easily generate SAS tokens with the following steps:

1. Create a shared access policy:

   A shared access policy is a set of permissions that we can apply to one or more Azure resources. We can create a shared access policy for a storage account, table, queue, or blob container. We can create the policy via the Azure portal. Additionally, we can also create it with an Azure SDK.

2. Generate a SAS token:

   We can generate a SAS token with Azure Storage SDK for our preferred programming language. We have to provide the name of the shared access policy and the key associated with the storage account to generate the SAS token. After generating the token, we can access the Azure resource with the permissions defined in the shared access policy with the token.

   See Also

   Use personal access tokens - Azure DevOps

3. Use the SAS token:

   Furthermore, we can use the SAS token in our application by passing the token as a query parameter in a URL or as a header in an HTTP request.

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