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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types
windows_first
windows_tools
Summary
The documentation exhibits a subtle Windows bias in the authentication examples, specifically in the instructions for enabling managed identity on the virtual machine scale set (VMSS) used by AKS. The links and references for enabling managed identity and assigning roles point to Windows VMSS documentation, and do not mention or link to Linux VMSS equivalents. There are no explicit PowerShell or Windows command-line examples, but the guidance assumes a Windows-centric environment for VMSS operations. No Linux-specific instructions or parity are provided for these steps.
Recommendations
  • Provide parallel instructions and links for both Windows and Linux VMSS when describing how to enable managed identity and assign roles.
  • Where referencing Azure documentation for VMSS, include both Windows and Linux guides, or clarify that the steps are OS-agnostic if applicable.
  • Explicitly state that the Azure App Configuration Kubernetes Provider works with both Windows and Linux VMSS, and provide any OS-specific caveats if they exist.
  • Review all external links to ensure Linux users are not inadvertently excluded or confused by Windows-only references.
  • If any command-line examples are added in the future (e.g., PowerShell), ensure equivalent Bash/Azure CLI examples are also provided.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased
2025-07-12 00:58 #8 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-10 05:06 #7 processing Clean Clean
2025-07-09 23:22 #6 cancelled Clean Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

#### Use user-assigned managed identity of virtual machine scale set

1. [Create a user-assigned managed identity](/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/how-manage-user-assigned-managed-identities#create-a-user-assigned-managed-identity) and note down its client ID after creation.

1. [Assign the user-assigned managed identity to the virtual machine scale set](/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/qs-configure-portal-windows-vmss#user-assigned-managed-identity) used by the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster.

1. [Grant the user-assigned managed identity **App Configuration Data Reader** role](/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/qs-configure-portal-windows-vmss#user-assigned-managed-identity) in Azure App Configuration.

1. Set the `spec.auth.managedIdentityClientId` property to the client ID of the user-assigned managed identity in the following sample `AzureAppConfigurationProvider` resource and deploy it to the AKS cluster.

    
#### [yaml](#tab/yaml)

And the `configMapData.type` property is set to `yaml`,