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This is the first of four tasks required to create a basic REST-based Microsoft Azure Service Bus service. For an overview of all four tasks, see the Service Bus REST Tutorial.

The first step is to create a service namespace, and to obtain a Shared Access Signature (SAS) key. A service namespace provides an application boundary for each application exposed through the Service Bus. A SAS key is automatically generated by the system when a service namespace is created. The combination of service namespace and SAS key provides a credential for Service Bus to authenticate access to an application.

Expected time to complete: 5 minutes

To create a service namespace and obtain a SAS key

  1. To create a service namespace in the Azure management portal, follow the steps in How To: Create or Modify a Service Bus Service Namespace.

  2. In the main window of the Azure management portal, click the name of the service namespace you created in the previous step.

  3. Click Configure to view the shared access policies for the service namespace.

  4. Make a note of the primary key for the RootManageSharedAccessKey policy, or copy it to the clipboard. You will use this value later in this tutorial.