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Storage Connector ContributorAzure built-in role

Allows creating and managing storage connectors to access remote data sources in-place in a storage account. This role is in preview and subject to change.

Role ID9d819e60-1b9f-4871-b492-4e6cdee0b50a
CategoryStorage
Actions15
Data actions2

Before you assign it

  • It reaches the data, not just the resource. It has 2 data actions, such as reading blobs, secrets or messages.

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/alertRules
Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*Every operation under Microsoft.Resources/deployments
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/readReturns the list of storage accounts or gets the properties for the specified storage account.
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/listServiceSas/actionReturns the Service SAS token for the specified storage account.
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/readList blob services
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/readReturns a container
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/writeReturns the result of patch blob container
Microsoft.Storage/locations/DataManagementRPOperationStatuses/readGet a DataManagamentRP operation status
Microsoft.Storage/locations/DataManagementRPOperationStatuses/writeCreates or updates a DataManagamentRP operation status
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/connectors/readReturns the list of storage connectors or gets the properties of specified storage connector.
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/connectors/deleteDelete a storage connector.
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/connectors/writeCreates or updates a storage connector.
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/connectors/testExistingConnection/actionTest the connection of an existing storage connector.

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/readReturns a blob or a list of blobs
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/writeReturns the result of writing a blob

Assign it

Scope it as tightly as you can: a resource or resource group rather than the whole subscription.

azure cli
az role assignment create \
  --assignee "jane.doe@contoso.com" \
  --role "Storage Connector Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Storage Connector Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '9d819e60-1b9f-4871-b492-4e6cdee0b50a')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '9d819e60-1b9f-4871-b492-4e6cdee0b50a')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "9d819e60-1b9f-4871-b492-4e6cdee0b50a"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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