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by ozim 1003 days ago
So SAS tokens are worse that some admin setting up "FileDownloaderAccount" and then sharing its password with multiple users or using the same for different applications?

I take SAS tokens with expiration over people setting up shared RBAC account and sharing password for it.

Yes people should do proper RBAC, but point a company and I will find dozens "shared" accounts. People don't care and don't mind. When beating them up with sticks does not solve the issue SAS tokens while still not perfect help quite a lot.

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FileDownloaderAccount had no copy pastable secret that can be leaked. Shared passwords are unnecessary of course and not good. If people are going to do that just use OneDrive/Dropbox rather than letting people use advanced things.