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Limited time access control

Cipher Coffee's marketing team wants to share a preview image of a new seasonal drink with select partners, but only for a short period to keep it exclusive. Your task is to upload the image to Azure Blob Storage and generate a secure, time-limited link that grants temporary access to only approved viewers.

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Exercise instructions

Under Data storage, open Containers, select your container, and upload the "Promo" image from Desktop/Resources.,Open the uploaded image and generate a SAS with Read permission and a one-minute expiry time.,Copy the Blob SAS URL and verify the image loads in a new browser tab.,Wait one minute, then refresh the tab to confirm the SAS has expired and access is denied. Screenshot showing Azure Portal with a blob selected and the Generate SAS panel visible for creating a time-limited URL.

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