An administrator archives monthly log exports in a blob container to reduce storage cost. During an audit, one archived blob must be downloaded and opened later the same day. What must the administrator do before the blob can be read?

Read the blob directly from the Archive tier because archive data remains immediately online

Archive blobs are offline, so they cannot be read immediately without first being rehydrated.

Copy the blob to a new container in the same account to bypass the archive restriction

Copying does not bypass archive behavior; the source blob still needs rehydration before normal read access.

Assign an Azure RBAC role to the auditor so the archived blob becomes available immediately

Permissions do not make archive data online; access still depends on rehydration completing first.

What does this AZ-104 question test?

Authentication checks who the user is.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Change the blob tier from Archive to Hot or Cool and wait for rehydration to finish — Archived blobs are offline and cannot be read until they are rehydrated to an online access tier. The administrator must change the blob from Archive to Hot or Cool, then wait for the rehydration process to complete before the data is available for download. This is an important operational distinction because permissions, networking, and container settings do not override archive state. The delay is part of the storage behavior, so planning ahead is necessary for audit and restore workflows. Why others are wrong: Archive data is not directly readable, so the first choice is incorrect. Copying the blob does not avoid the archive state of the source object. RBAC only controls authorization; it does not change the blob tier or make offline data accessible. The correct action is to rehydrate the blob first.

What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.