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Threat Modeling Tool Cryptography
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
Detected Bias Types
windows_first
windows_tools
powershell_heavy
missing_linux_example
Summary
The documentation demonstrates a clear Windows bias by prioritizing Windows technologies, APIs, and tools (e.g., CNG, CAPI, Win32/64, .NET, BitLocker, TPM on Windows IoT Core, SQL Server features) throughout the cryptography guidance. Windows-specific solutions are described in detail, often with code examples, while Linux or cross-platform equivalents are rarely mentioned or omitted entirely. Where alternatives are listed (e.g., random number generators), Windows APIs are listed first and with more detail. There are no Linux command-line or open-source tool examples, and Linux-specific cryptographic practices (e.g., use of OpenSSL, dm-crypt, LUKS, GnuPG, Linux TPM stack) are missing.
Recommendations
- Include Linux-specific examples and references for cryptographic operations, such as OpenSSL, GnuPG, dm-crypt/LUKS for disk encryption, and Linux TPM tools.
- Provide parity in code samples, showing both Windows (.NET, CNG, PowerShell) and Linux (Python, C, Bash/OpenSSL) implementations for key generation, encryption, and random number generation.
- Mention and link to Linux equivalents for features like BitLocker (e.g., LUKS/dm-crypt), TPM support (Linux tpm2-tools), and database encryption (PostgreSQL TDE, MySQL encryption).
- List cross-platform APIs and libraries (e.g., OpenSSL, libsodium, BouncyCastle) alongside Windows-specific ones.
- Avoid listing Windows APIs/tools first by default; alternate or group by platform.
- Add guidance for Linux/Unix administrators and developers, including relevant security policies and configuration steps.
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Scan History
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| 2026-01-14 00:00 | #250 | in_progress |
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| 2026-01-13 00:00 | #246 | completed |
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| 2026-01-11 00:00 | #240 | completed |
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| 2026-01-10 00:00 | #237 | completed |
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| 2026-01-09 00:34 | #234 | completed |
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| 2026-01-08 00:53 | #231 | completed |
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| 2026-01-06 18:15 | #225 | cancelled |
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | cancelled |
Clean
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| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed |
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| 2025-07-12 23:44 | #41 | cancelled |
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