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Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond - Second Edition

By : Riaan Lowe, Donovan Kelly
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Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond - Second Edition

4.5 (2)
By: Riaan Lowe, Donovan Kelly

Overview of this book

Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification and Beyond covers all the exam objectives and will help you to earn the Microsoft Azure Administrator certification with ease. Whether you’re studying to pass the AZ-104 exam or just want hands-on experience in administering Azure, this AZ-104 study guide will help you to achieve your objectives. This book covers the latest Azure features and capabilities around configuring, managing, and securing Azure resources. Adhering to Microsoft's AZ-104 exam syllabus, this guide is divided into five modules. The first module will show you how to manage Azure identities and governance. You'll find out how to configure Azure subscription policies at the Azure subscription level and use Azure policies for resource groups. After that, the book covers techniques related to implementing and managing storage in Azure, enabling you to create and manage Azure Storage, including File and Blob storage. In the second module, you’ll learn how to deploy and manage Azure compute resources. The third and fourth modules will teach you about configuring and managing virtual networks and monitoring and backing up Azure resources. Finally, you'll work through mock tests, with answers provided, to prepare for this exam. By the end of this book, you'll have the skills needed to pass the AZ-104 exam and be able to expertly manage Azure.
Table of Contents (30 chapters)
1
Part 1: Managing Azure Identities and Governance
7
Part 2: Implementing and Managing Storage
11
Part 3: Deploying and Managing Azure Compute Resources
17
Part 4: Configuring and Managing Virtual Networking
24
Part 5: Monitoring and Backing Up Azure Resources

Storage access keys

Storage access keys are like passwords for your storage account and Azure generates two of these when you provision your account, being a primary and secondary key. Just like passwords, they need to be changed from time to time to ensure you are not compromised. This practice is referred to as key rotation. In the following section, we will run through an example of how to access your keys and how to renew them.

Managing access keys

In this demonstration, we will explore how to view access keys as well as how to renew them:

  1. Navigate to the Azure portal by opening https://portal.azure.com.
  2. Go to a storage account.
  3. On the left menu for the storage account, click Access keys under the Security + networking context. You will notice key1 and key2, as well as the last rotated date for each specified.
  4. To copy the access keys, a two-step process will be performed. First, click on Show keys.

Figure 7.12 – Show keys...