When change system date of VM to past date, can not access to Blob storage mounted

大越 誠典 20 Reputation points
2023-02-02T08:28:56.75+00:00

The Azure VM which change the system date to past date can not mount Blob Storage.

Is it the specification?

case1:

Change the system date of Azure VM to past date.

And execute blobfuse1 for mounting Blob Storage.

can not mount Blob Storage

case2:

The system date of Azure VM is Japan Standard Time.

It can mount to Blob Storage.

And change the system time of it to past date, we can not access to Blob Storage from it.

Thanks.

Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage
An Azure service that stores unstructured data in the cloud as blobs.
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  1. MotoX80 35,501 Reputation points
    2023-02-02T15:14:43.07+00:00

    Is your VM able to browse any HTTPS web sites?

    I am not familiar with blob storage, but I do recall having issues browsing web sites when the TOD clock was off.

    I would expect the data to and from blob storage to be encrypted so depending on what date you set the clock to might invalidate the certificates being used.

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  1. SaiKishor-MSFT 17,326 Reputation points
    2023-02-08T23:34:44.4633333+00:00

    Yes, that is correct. BlobFuse uses the system date and time to authenticate with Azure Blob Storage. If the system date and time are set to a past date, the authentication will fail and the mount will not be successful. It is recommended to keep the system date and time in sync with the current time to ensure proper authentication and access to Blob Storage.

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