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StefanKi
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Oct 20, 2020

Secure access Azure File Service

I would like to share data in Azure File Service using the Azure AD via SMB. How can I secure user access to the share? I would not like to use VPN for this purpose.   Thanks for your support.
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Chandrasekhar_Arya
Iron Contributor
Oct 26, 2021

StefanKi 

You can mount the file share on your local machine by using the SMB 3.0 protocol, or you can use tools like Storage Explorer to access files in your file share. From your application, you can use storage client libraries, REST APIs, PowerShell, or Azure CLI to access your files in the Azure file share.


You can use Azure File Sync to centralize your organization's file shares in Azure Files, while keeping the flexibility, performance, and compatibility of an on-premises file server. Azure File Sync transforms your Windows Server machines into a quick cache of your Azure file share. You can use any protocol that's available on Windows Server to access your data locally, including SMB, Network File System (NFS), and File Transfer Protocol Service (FTPS). You can have as many caches as you need across the world.

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