Shared access signature authentication uses the SAS token to connect to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage. Use the SAS token to grant access to the resources in the storage account or container for a specific time range without sharing the account key.

The following table describes the connection properties for shared access signature authentication:

Property	Description
SAS Token	The shared access signature token generated in the Azure portal to authenticate successfully and gain access to the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage resources.
Container Name	The name of the blob container in the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage account.
Endpoint Suffix	Types of Microsoft Azure endpoints. Select one of the following options: core.windows.net. Connects to Azure endpoints. core.usgovcloudapi.net. Connects to Azure Government endpoints. core.chinacloudapi.cn. Not applicable. Default is core.windows.net.