Microsoft Azure Storage Connection Details

To establish the connection successfully, you must configure the Microsoft Azure Storage instance.

The dialog contains the following fields.

Field Description
Connection Name Name of the connection.
Description Purpose of the Azure Storage connection.
Select the type of connection To select a connection, you have the following supported options:
  • Generate SAS: Select this option when you want to generate a new SAS token on the storage account level.
  • Enter SAS: Select this option if a SAS token exists.
Auth Mode

You can choose the authentication mode to connect to the Azure Storage. The available dropdown options are SAS Token and Oauth2.

Note: Create Share, Delete Share, and List Share operations for File Service are not supported in OAuth2 connection mode.
Account Name Storage account name.
Tenant ID

Directory ID of Azure Active Directory. To obtain this, navigate to the Microsoft Azure portal and log in with the Microsoft Azure Active Directory credentials. Click Azure Active Directory > Properties. Copy an ID from the Directory ID field, which is the required Tenant ID.
Client ID

Application ID of the app created on the Microsoft Azure Active Directory. To obtain this, navigate to the Microsoft Azure portal and log in with the Microsoft Azure Active Directory credentials. Click Azure Active Directory > App Registrations. Select the required app displayed under DISPLAY NAME and copy the ID displayed under Application ID, which is the required client ID.
Client Secret

It is a secret value and can be generated under the application in Azure Active Directory.

Note: Ensure that it is the secret value and not the secret ID.
Auto renew SAS Token

This field is used to renew your SAS token.

The default value is false.
Expiry Date Date till when the SAS connection is valid. The expiry date should be in UTC format. This field is visible when you select the Generate SAS option.
Access Key Key required for authentication when you are accessing the Storage account. This field is visible when you select the Generate SAS option. This field is also visible when you select the Enter SAS option and set Auto renew SAS Token to True.
SAS token

A mandatory field that is visible when you select the Enter SAS option.
You must enter one of the following options:

• Account level SAS: <SAS Token>
• Account level service URL: https://<Account Name>.blob.core.windows.net/?<SAS Token>
• Container level service URL: https://<Account Name>.blob.core.windows.net/<Container Name>?<SAS Token>
SAS Token Validity

This field is available when you select the Enter SAS option and enable Auto renew SAS Token to True. Enter the duration after which the SAS token must be renewed.

The default duration is 10 minutes.

For details about the fields, see the Microsoft Azure Storage documentation.