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Hdinsight Troubleshoot Converting Service Principal Certificate
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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
powershell_heavy
windows_first
missing_linux_example
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation provides only PowerShell and C# examples for converting a certificate to base-64, both of which are Windows-centric. There are no Linux or macOS command-line examples (e.g., using openssl or base64), and Windows tools are mentioned exclusively. This creates friction for non-Windows users.
Recommendations
- Add a Linux/macOS example using openssl and base64 commands, e.g., `base64 -w 0 path-to-servicePrincipalCertificatePfxFile` or `openssl base64 -in path-to-servicePrincipalCertificatePfxFile`.
- Explicitly mention that the PowerShell example is for Windows and provide equivalent bash/zsh commands for Linux/macOS.
- Consider including a Python snippet, which is cross-platform, as an additional example.
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