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Self Signed Certificates
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This page contains Windows bias
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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powershell_heavy
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windows_tools
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missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation provides a generally cross-platform approach for certificate generation using OpenSSL, which is available on both Windows and Linux. However, there is a noticeable Windows bias in several areas: (1) Windows tools and patterns (such as IIS and PowerShell) are mentioned first or exclusively, (2) the Azure PowerShell example is detailed while no equivalent Azure CLI (cross-platform) example is provided, (3) references to file paths and certificate stores use Windows conventions, and (4) instructions for adding certificates to the trusted root store and web server configuration are more explicit for Windows (IIS) than for Linux equivalents (Apache/NGINX).
Recommendations:
- Provide Azure CLI examples alongside or before Azure PowerShell examples for uploading certificates to Application Gateway.
- Include explicit instructions or links for adding root certificates to trusted stores on Linux (e.g., update-ca-certificates on Ubuntu) and macOS, not just Windows.
- When referencing file paths, use cross-platform or Linux examples (e.g., /home/user/contoso.cer) in addition to Windows paths (e.g., C:\Users\...).
- Balance server configuration guidance by providing step-by-step instructions or official documentation links for Apache and NGINX (Linux) equivalent to those given for IIS (Windows).
- When mentioning editing the hosts file, provide Linux/macOS file locations (/etc/hosts) and editing instructions, not just a generic link.
- Consider listing Linux/Apache/NGINX examples before or alongside Windows/IIS examples to avoid 'windows_first' ordering.
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Scan History
| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
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| 2025-09-12 00:00 | #109 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-12 00:00 | #78 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-11 00:00 | #77 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-10 00:00 | #76 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-09 00:00 | #75 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-08 00:00 | #74 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-07 00:00 | #73 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-06 00:00 | #72 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-05 00:00 | #71 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-04 00:00 | #70 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-03 00:00 | #69 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-02 00:00 | #68 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-01 00:00 | #67 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-31 00:00 | #66 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-30 00:00 | #65 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-29 00:01 | #64 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-28 00:00 | #63 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-27 00:00 | #62 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-26 00:01 | #61 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled | ❌ Biased |