A read-only lock on a storage account prevents users from listing the account keys. A POST request handles the Azure Storage List Keys operation to protect access to the account keys. The account keys provide complete access to data in the storage account. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/lock-resources https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/shared-key-authorization-prevent https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/key-vault/keys/how-to-configure-key-rotation