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Personal Data Delete Export
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Bias Analysis
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Summary:
The documentation provides only Azure PowerShell examples for exporting personal data, with no mention of Linux-compatible tools or cross-platform alternatives such as Azure CLI, Bash, or REST API. The instructions and code samples are tailored exclusively to Windows/PowerShell users, implicitly prioritizing Windows tooling and omitting guidance for Linux or macOS environments.
Recommendations:
- Add equivalent examples using Azure CLI, which is cross-platform and works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- Include Bash shell script examples for common operations, or reference how to perform the same actions in a Linux terminal.
- Mention REST API options for exporting data, with sample curl commands.
- Clearly state that the export functionality is not limited to PowerShell/Windows and provide links or references to official Azure CLI and REST API documentation.
- Reorganize the section to present cross-platform or Linux-friendly options before or alongside PowerShell examples, ensuring parity and inclusivity.
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Flagged Code Snippets
Param (
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="The resource group name of the storage account")]
[string] $resourceGroupName,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="The subscription id of the storage account and DTL")]
[string] $subscriptionId,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="The storage account name")]
[string] $storageAccountName,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="Expire time of the SAS Token")]
[string] $expiryTime,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="Date to pull data from")][string] $startTime,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="Name of the lab to export")]
[string] $labName,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="The desired SKU")]
[string] $desiredSKU,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="Protocol for SAS token generation")]
[string] $protocol,
[Parameter (Mandatory=$true, HelpMessage="Permissions given for SAS token")]
[string] $permissions
# Log in
Connect-AzAccount -UseDeviceAuthentication
# Set your subscription
Set-AzContext -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
# Create a resource group and storage account
New-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName `
-Name $storageAccountName `
-Location $location `
-SkuName $desiredSKU
# Get storage account context
$storageAccountContext = Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -AccountName $storageAccountName
$storageAccountKeys = Get-AzStorageAccountKey -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $storageAccountName
$Ctx = New-AzureStorageContext -StorageAccountName $storageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $storageAccountKeys[0].Value
# Create blob container
$containerName = "exportlabresources"
New-AzStorageContainer -Name $containerName `
-Context $Ctx `
-Permission Off
# Get SAS token
$sasToken = New-AzStorageContainerSASToken `
-Context $Ctx `
-Name $containerName `
-StartTime (Get-Date) `
-ExpiryTime $expiryTime `
-Permission $permissions `
-Protocol $protocol
# Make blob endpoint
$blobEndpointWithSas = $storageAccountContext.Context.BlobEndPoint + $containerName+ "?" + $sasToken
# Invoke Export Job
$actionParameters = @{
'blobStorageAbsoluteSasUri' = $blobEndpointWithSas
}
$actionParameters.Add('usageStartDate', $startdate.Date.ToString())
$resourceId = "/subscriptions/" + $subscriptionId + "/resourceGroups/" + $resourceGroupName + "/providers/Microsoft.DevTestLab/labs/" + $labName + "/"
$result = Invoke-AzureRmResourceAction -Action 'ExportResourceUsage' -ResourceId $resourceId -Parameters $actionParameters -Force
Invoke-AzureRmResourceAction -Action 'ExportResourceUsage' -ResourceId $resourceId -Parameters $actionParameters -Force