Generate temporary credentials for ingestion

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This article describes how to get credentials in your Azure storage account that have just enough access to read data in an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen2) container.

  1. With the container from the previous step open, click the storage account name in the navigation breadcrumb.
  2. Right-click the container, and then click Generate SAS.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to generate a shared access signature (SAS) token and URL. Make sure to specify both Read and List permissions.
  4. After you click Generate SAS token and URL, copy the Blob SAS token value that appears to a secure location.