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Device Update Control Access
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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
Bias Types:
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powershell_heavy
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missing_linux_example
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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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| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
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| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-12 23:44 | #41 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled | ❌ Biased |
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