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_first
powershell_heavy
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation page provides a generally cross-platform overview of SSH usage with HDInsight, but exhibits subtle Windows bias. Windows tools and patterns (e.g., PowerShell, Windows-specific SSH clients) are mentioned before or more prominently than Linux equivalents in several places. Examples for cluster creation and management often use Azure PowerShell before Azure CLI, and the SSH key generation example is tagged as 'azurepowershell-interactive' despite being a standard Unix command. Windows SSH client installation is discussed in detail, while Linux/Unix/macOS are assumed to have the necessary tools. Graphical Windows SSH clients are listed, but no Linux GUI alternatives are mentioned. Some configuration instructions are explicitly stated to be for Linux/Unix, but Windows parity is not always clarified.
Recommendations
  • Present Azure CLI examples before or alongside PowerShell examples, as CLI is cross-platform and more common on Linux/macOS.
  • Remove or clarify the 'azurepowershell-interactive' tag from Unix commands like 'ssh-keygen' to avoid confusion.
  • Include Linux GUI SSH clients (e.g., GNOME Terminal, Konsole, Remmina) in the list of graphical clients, or note their existence.
  • Provide explicit instructions for installing SSH clients on Linux/macOS for completeness, even if they are usually pre-installed.
  • When discussing SSH configuration (e.g., agent forwarding), add equivalent steps or references for Windows clients (e.g., PuTTY, Windows OpenSSH config).
  • Ensure that all examples and instructions are presented in a platform-neutral order, or alternate the order to avoid implicit prioritization.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
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2025-08-17 00:01 #83 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Clean Clean
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-07-09 13:09 #3 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-08 04:23 #2 cancelled Biased Biased

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