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Security Best Practices
This page contains Windows bias
About This Page
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
powershell_heavy
windows_tools
missing_linux_example
Summary
The documentation page demonstrates several subtle Windows biases. Windows-specific tools and documentation (e.g., PowerShell, Windows registry settings for TLS) are referenced before or more prominently than their Linux equivalents. Examples for discovering supported images reference PowerShell first, and Windows-specific security configuration guidance is detailed, while Linux equivalents are not. There is a lack of Linux-specific examples or links for tasks such as cipher suite management, and the documentation for OS-level security settings is focused on Windows. Overall, Linux is acknowledged as supported, but practical guidance and tooling references are skewed toward Windows.
Recommendations
- Provide Linux-specific examples and links alongside Windows ones, such as using Azure CLI or REST API for supported images.
- Include guidance or references for managing SSL/TLS and cipher suites on Linux distributions, not just Windows registry settings.
- Balance the order of tool references (e.g., mention Azure CLI before or alongside PowerShell).
- Add explicit Linux security best practices, such as recommended patching methods, configuration files, and OS hardening steps.
- Ensure that all remote access, encryption, and compliance sections include Linux-specific instructions or considerations.
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| 2026-01-18 00:00 | #266 | completed |
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| 2026-01-06 18:15 | #225 | cancelled |
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | cancelled |
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| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed |
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| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled |
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| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled |
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