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    Support of AD authentication or SAS token for connectivity to Azure Blob Storage

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    Nandan Hegde on 03 Feb 2021 03:39:26

    Currently once can access Azure Blob storage through MSFT Azure Storage explorer via AD account access or SAS or Access keys.
    It would be better if PowerBI also provides these options to access blob storage rather than just Access key as providing Access keys to users can be a security concern as they would have entire admin access on the blob rather than juts read access on specific containers

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    Brian Matusz (GHOST) on 14 Feb 2022 21:00:34

    RE: Support of AD authentication or SAS token for connectivity to Azure Blob Storage

    We would also like to see PowerBI use a SAS token. SAS keys are an unacceptable method (too much access). AAD authentication is not an option because the source storage is in an identity isolation environment.

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    Erik van Iterson on 21 Jun 2021 13:38:27

    RE: Support of AD authentication or SAS token for connectivity to Azure Blob Storage

    Hi, please update Power Bi so that it can use AAD authentication with Storage accounts, instead of having to use SAS keys

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    Marcel Paap on 21 Jun 2021 13:34:12

    RE: Support of AD authentication or SAS token for connectivity to Azure Blob Storage

    Hi, please update Power Bi so that it can use AAD authentication with Storage accounts, instead of having to use SAS keys