Device Update Control Access - Document Details

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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.

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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types

powershell_heavy

missing_linux_example

windows_tools

Summary

The documentation provides detailed PowerShell examples for obtaining authentication tokens using the MSAL.PS module, but does not offer equivalent examples for Linux-native tools or scripting environments (such as Bash with curl, Python, or other cross-platform methods). The focus on PowerShell and the absence of Linux/Unix command-line examples indicate a Windows-centric bias. Additionally, the use of Azure CLI is shown, but only for a basic login/token retrieval, while advanced scenarios are only covered with PowerShell.

Recommendations

Add equivalent Linux/Bash examples for obtaining OAuth tokens, such as using curl with the Microsoft identity platform endpoints.
Provide Python or other cross-platform scripting examples for authentication, especially for REST API calls.
When presenting PowerShell examples, also include Bash or shell script equivalents side-by-side.
Mention and demonstrate the use of cross-platform tools (e.g., Azure CLI, curl, Python requests) before or alongside Windows-specific tools like PowerShell.
Clarify in the documentation that all examples are cross-platform where possible, and explicitly note any platform-specific steps.

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Flagged Code Snippets

  $clientId = '<app_id>'
  $tenantId = '<tenant_id>'
  $authority = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/$tenantId/v2.0"
  $Scope = 'https://api.adu.microsoft.com/user_impersonation'
  
  Get-MsalToken -ClientId $clientId -TenantId $tenantId -Authority $authority -Scopes $Scope

  $clientId = '<app_id>’
  $tenantId = '<tenant_id>’
  $authority = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/$tenantId/v2.0"
  $Scope = 'https://api.adu.microsoft.com/user_impersonation'
  
  Get-MsalToken -ClientId $clientId -TenantId $tenantId -Authority $authority -Scopes $Scope -Interactive -DeviceCode

  $clientId = '<app_id>’
  $tenantId = '<tenant_id>’
  $cert = '<client_certificate>'
  $authority = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/$tenantId/v2.0"
  $Scope = 'https://api.adu.microsoft.com/.default'
  
  Get-MsalToken -ClientId $clientId -TenantId $tenantId -Authority $authority -Scopes $Scope -ClientCertificate $cert