---
names:
  full: "Azure Storage Account Shared Key Access is not disabled"
  contextual: "Shared Key Access is not disabled"
description: "Every secure request to an Azure Storage account must be authorized.\
  \ By default, requests can be authorized with either Microsoft Entra credentials\
  \ or by using the account access key for Shared Key authorization."
type: BEST_PRACTICE
categories:
  - SECURITY
frameworkMappings:
  - "/frameworks/cis-azure-v6.0.0/09/03/01/03"
  - "/frameworks/cloudaware/resource-security/secure-access"