diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.c b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.c
index 3f539826db6..b5be3dd3495 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.c
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ static int send_blob(struct flb_config *config,
         return FLB_OK;
     }
     else if (c->resp.status == 404) {
+        /* delete "&sig=..." in the c->uri for security */
+        char *p = strstr(c->uri, "&sig=");
+        if (p) {
+            *p = '\0';
+        }
+
         flb_plg_info(ctx->ins, "blob not found: %s", c->uri);
         flb_http_client_destroy(c);
         return CREATE_BLOB;
@@ -269,6 +275,11 @@ static int create_blob(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx, char *name)
     }
 
     if (c->resp.status == 201) {
+        /* delete "&sig=..." in the c->uri for security */
+        char *p = strstr(c->uri, "&sig=");
+        if (p) {
+            *p = '\0';
+        }
         flb_plg_info(ctx->ins, "blob created successfully: %s", c->uri);
     }
     else {
@@ -572,6 +583,18 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
      "Name of the key that will have the record timestamp"
     },
 
+    {
+     FLB_CONFIG_MAP_STR, "auth_type", "key",
+     0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_azure_blob, auth_type),
+     "Set the auth type: key or sas"
+    },
+
+    {
+     FLB_CONFIG_MAP_STR, "sas_token", NULL,
+     0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_azure_blob, sas_token),
+     "Azure Blob SAS token"
+    },
+
     /* EOF */
     {0}
 };
diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.h b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.h
index 5cf8a29279a..afa3a67132d 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.h
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #define AZURE_BLOB_APPENDBLOB 0
 #define AZURE_BLOB_BLOCKBLOB  1
 
+#define AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY 0
+#define AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS 1
+
 struct flb_azure_blob {
     int auto_create_container;
     int emulator_mode;
@@ -53,11 +56,14 @@ struct flb_azure_blob {
     flb_sds_t endpoint;
     flb_sds_t path;
     flb_sds_t date_key;
+    flb_sds_t auth_type;
+    flb_sds_t sas_token;
 
     /*
      * Internal use
      */
     int  btype;                  /* blob type */
+    int  atype;                  /* auth type */
     flb_sds_t real_endpoint;
     flb_sds_t base_uri;
     flb_sds_t shared_key_prefix;
diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_appendblob.c b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_appendblob.c
index 2d9a8217103..e63ba2a4f90 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_appendblob.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_appendblob.c
@@ -40,5 +40,9 @@ flb_sds_t azb_append_blob_uri(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx, char *tag)
         flb_sds_printf(&uri, "/%s?comp=appendblock", tag);
     }
 
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS && ctx->sas_token) {
+        flb_sds_printf(&uri, "&%s", ctx->sas_token);
+    }
+
     return uri;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_blockblob.c b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_blockblob.c
index a9b0e4a286e..499678ad3ee 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_blockblob.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_blockblob.c
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ flb_sds_t azb_block_blob_uri(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx, char *tag,
                        tag, ms, ext, encoded_blockid);
     }
 
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS && ctx->sas_token) {
+        flb_sds_printf(&uri, "&%s", ctx->sas_token);
+    }
+
     flb_sds_destroy(encoded_blockid);
     return uri;
 }
@@ -95,6 +99,10 @@ flb_sds_t azb_block_blob_uri_commit(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx,
         flb_sds_printf(&uri, "/%s.%" PRIu64 "%s?comp=blocklist", tag, ms, ext);
     }
 
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS && ctx->sas_token) {
+        flb_sds_printf(&uri, "&%s", ctx->sas_token);
+    }
+
     return uri;
 }
 
@@ -214,6 +222,12 @@ int azb_block_blob_commit(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx, char *blockid, char *tag,
         return FLB_OK;
     }
     else if (c->resp.status == 404) {
+        /* delete "&sig=..." in the c->uri for security */
+        char *p = strstr(c->uri, "&sig=");
+        if (p) {
+            *p = '\0';
+        }
+
         flb_plg_info(ctx->ins, "blob not found: %s", c->uri);
         flb_http_client_destroy(c);
         flb_upstream_conn_release(u_conn);
diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_conf.c b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_conf.c
index 4437a6d2d5a..ddf4ed8605a 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_conf.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_conf.c
@@ -85,8 +85,39 @@ struct flb_azure_blob *flb_azure_blob_conf_create(struct flb_output_instance *in
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    /* Set Auth type */
+    tmp = (char *) flb_output_get_property("auth_type", ins);
+    if (!tmp) {
+        ctx->atype = AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY;
+    }
+    else {
+        if (strcasecmp(tmp, "key") == 0) {
+            ctx->atype = AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY;
+        }
+        else if (strcasecmp(tmp, "sas") == 0) {
+            ctx->atype = AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS;
+        }
+        else {
+            flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "invalid auth_type value '%s'", tmp);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY && !ctx->shared_key) {
+        flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "'shared_key' has not been set");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS) {
+        if (!ctx->sas_token) {
+            flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "'sas_token' has not been set");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        if (ctx->sas_token[0] == '?') {
+            ctx->sas_token++;
+        }
+    }
+
     /* If the shared key is set decode it */
-    if (ctx->shared_key) {
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY && ctx->shared_key) {
         ret = set_shared_key(ctx);
         if (ret == -1) {
             return NULL;
@@ -196,12 +227,14 @@ struct flb_azure_blob *flb_azure_blob_conf_create(struct flb_output_instance *in
     }
 
     /* Prepare shared key buffer */
-    ctx->shared_key_prefix = flb_sds_create_size(256);
-    if (!ctx->shared_key_prefix) {
-        flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "cannot create shared key prefix");
-        return NULL;
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY) {
+        ctx->shared_key_prefix = flb_sds_create_size(256);
+        if (!ctx->shared_key_prefix) {
+            flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "cannot create shared key prefix");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        flb_sds_printf(&ctx->shared_key_prefix, "SharedKey %s:", ctx->account_name);
     }
-    flb_sds_printf(&ctx->shared_key_prefix, "SharedKey %s:", ctx->account_name);
 
     /* Sanitize path: remove any ending slash */
     if (ctx->path) {
@@ -211,11 +244,12 @@ struct flb_azure_blob *flb_azure_blob_conf_create(struct flb_output_instance *in
     }
 
     flb_plg_info(ctx->ins,
-                 "account_name=%s, container_name=%s, blob_type=%s, emulator_mode=%s, endpoint=%s",
+                 "account_name=%s, container_name=%s, blob_type=%s, emulator_mode=%s, endpoint=%s, auth_type=%s",
                  ctx->account_name, ctx->container_name,
-                 ctx->btype == AZURE_BLOB_APPENDBLOB ? "appendblob": "blockblob",
-                 ctx->emulator_mode ? "yes": "no",
-                 ctx->real_endpoint ? ctx->real_endpoint: "no");
+                 ctx->btype == AZURE_BLOB_APPENDBLOB ? "appendblob" : "blockblob",
+                 ctx->emulator_mode ? "yes" : "no",
+                 ctx->real_endpoint ? ctx->real_endpoint : "no",
+                 ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY ? "key" : "sas");
     return ctx;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_http.c b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_http.c
index 5ac81a9a126..9ddced427af 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_http.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_http.c
@@ -339,20 +339,22 @@ int azb_http_client_setup(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx, struct flb_http_client *c,
     /* Azure header: x-ms-version */
     flb_http_add_header(c, "x-ms-version", 12, "2019-12-12", 10);
 
-    can_req = azb_http_canonical_request(ctx, c, content_length, content_type,
-                                         content_encoding);
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_KEY) {
+        can_req = azb_http_canonical_request(ctx, c, content_length, content_type,
+                                             content_encoding);
 
-    auth = flb_sds_create_size(64 + flb_sds_len(can_req));
+        auth = flb_sds_create_size(64 + flb_sds_len(can_req));
 
-    flb_sds_cat(auth, ctx->shared_key_prefix, flb_sds_len(ctx->shared_key_prefix));
-    flb_sds_cat(auth, can_req, flb_sds_len(can_req));
+        flb_sds_cat(auth, ctx->shared_key_prefix, flb_sds_len(ctx->shared_key_prefix));
+        flb_sds_cat(auth, can_req, flb_sds_len(can_req));
 
-    /* Azure header: authorization */
-    flb_http_add_header(c, "Authorization", 13, auth, flb_sds_len(auth));
+        /* Azure header: authorization */
+        flb_http_add_header(c, "Authorization", 13, auth, flb_sds_len(auth));
 
-    /* Release buffers */
-    flb_sds_destroy(can_req);
-    flb_sds_destroy(auth);
+        /* Release buffers */
+        flb_sds_destroy(can_req);
+        flb_sds_destroy(auth);
+    }
 
     /* Set callback context to the HTTP client context */
     flb_http_set_callback_context(c, ctx->ins->callback);
diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_uri.c b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_uri.c
index c7a05e286aa..a63fc156980 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_uri.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_blob/azure_blob_uri.c
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ flb_sds_t azb_uri_ensure_or_create_container(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx)
     }
 
     flb_sds_printf(&uri, "?restype=container");
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS && ctx->sas_token) {
+        flb_sds_printf(&uri, "&%s", ctx->sas_token);
+    }
+
     return uri;
 }
 
@@ -146,5 +150,9 @@ flb_sds_t azb_uri_create_blob(struct flb_azure_blob *ctx, char *tag)
         flb_sds_printf(&uri, "/%s", tag);
     }
 
+    if (ctx->atype == AZURE_BLOB_AUTH_SAS && ctx->sas_token) {
+        flb_sds_printf(&uri, "?%s", ctx->sas_token);
+    }
+
     return uri;
 }