Account name

Defines the name of the Azure Blob storage account

Authentication Method

• Azure AD (Active Directory): Authenticates with Azure Active Directory IAM service
• Shared Key: Authenticates using an Access Key
• Shared Access Signature (SAS): Delegates access with specific permissions over a limited time interval
• Managed Identity Service: Uses a predefined Managed Identity to access the Azure Blob storage services that do not require credentials.

You can only use this option when Control-M/Agent is installed on an Azure virtual machine.

Using

Determines whether to connect to the Azure Blob account with one of the following based on the Authentication Method:

Azure AD

• User & Password: Authenticates a user in the Active Directory
• Client Secret: Authenticates via an application secret
• Certificate file:Authenticates a user with a certificate file.

You can upload or create the certificate or secret for your application in the Azure Portal > Azure AD > App registration.

Shared Key

• Access Key: Defines the account access key that is used to connect to Azure.
• Connection String: Defines the entire connection string used to connect to Azure.

Tenant ID

Defines the ID of the Azure Active Directory instance where your application is located.

Client ID

Defines the ID of your application in Azure Active Directory.

Client Secret

Defines the name of the application secret.

Certificate File Type

Determines whether to use PEM or PFX as the certificate file.

Certificate File Path

Defines the location of the certificate file.

Certificate Password

Defines the password of the certificate.

SAS Token

Defines the SAS token that is created for Azure Blob limited access.