Sad Tux - Windows bias detected
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_tools
windows_first
powershell_heavy
Summary
The documentation demonstrates Windows bias primarily in the tools and patterns mentioned for testing HTTP requests, such as Visual Studio and PowerShell's Invoke-RestMethod, without mentioning Linux or cross-platform alternatives. The certificate management instructions are exclusively Windows-centric, referencing MMC and Windows certificate stores, with no guidance for Linux environments. Windows authentication is listed as a supported authentication type, but there is no discussion of Linux equivalents or considerations.
Recommendations
  • Include Linux and cross-platform tools for testing HTTP requests, such as curl, wget, or httpie, alongside PowerShell and Visual Studio.
  • Add instructions for managing client certificates on Linux, such as using OpenSSL, PEM files, and configuring permissions for the integration runtime on Linux hosts.
  • Clarify how 'Windows' authentication type behaves on non-Windows self-hosted integration runtimes, and provide guidance or alternatives for Linux environments.
  • Ensure that examples and tool recommendations are presented in a platform-neutral order, or explicitly provide both Windows and Linux options.
  • Where possible, link to documentation for Linux certificate stores and authentication mechanisms relevant to Azure Data Factory/Synapse integration runtime.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2026-01-14 00:00 #250 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-01-13 00:00 #246 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-11 00:00 #240 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-10 00:00 #237 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-09 00:34 #234 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-08 00:53 #231 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-06 18:15 #225 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-09-16 00:00 #113 completed Clean Clean
2025-09-15 00:00 #112 completed Clean Clean
2025-09-14 00:00 #111 completed Clean Clean
2025-09-13 00:00 #110 completed Clean Clean
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2025-09-11 00:00 #108 completed Clean Clean
2025-09-10 00:00 #107 completed Clean Clean
2025-09-09 00:00 #106 completed Clean Clean
2025-09-08 00:00 #105 completed Clean Clean
2025-08-17 00:01 #83 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Clean Clean
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled Biased Biased

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