Sad Tux - Windows bias detected
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

Detected Bias Types
windows_first
windows_tools
missing_linux_example
powershell_heavy
Summary
The documentation exhibits a strong Windows and .NET bias. All code examples are in C# or T-SQL, and configuration snippets reference Windows/IIS-specific files (e.g., web.config). References and steps frequently mention Windows technologies (MSXML, IIS, http.sys, Win32 APIs) and Microsoft-centric frameworks (ASP.NET, WCF, MVC), with little to no mention of Linux, cross-platform, or open-source equivalents. There are no examples or guidance for Linux-based stacks (e.g., Apache, Nginx, Java, Python, Node.js), and mitigation steps are often tied to Windows-specific tools or patterns.
Recommendations
  • Provide equivalent examples for Linux-based web servers (e.g., Apache, Nginx) and frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask, Express.js, Spring).
  • Include configuration steps for setting security headers (like X-Content-Type-Options) in non-IIS environments (e.g., Apache .htaccess, Nginx config, Node.js middleware).
  • Offer code samples in additional languages (such as Python, Java, JavaScript) and using cross-platform libraries.
  • Reference cross-platform XML parsers and their security settings (e.g., lxml for Python, xml.etree, Java's XML parsers, Node.js xml2js).
  • Mention open-source and cross-platform tools for file signature validation, input validation, and output encoding.
  • Clarify which recommendations are specific to Windows/.NET and provide alternative guidance for other platforms.
  • Add links to relevant Linux/open-source documentation and best practices.
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Scan History

Date Scan Status Result
2026-01-14 00:00 #250 in_progress Biased Biased
2026-01-13 00:00 #246 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-11 00:00 #240 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-10 00:00 #237 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-09 00:34 #234 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-08 00:53 #231 completed Biased Biased
2026-01-06 18:15 #225 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-08-17 00:01 #83 cancelled Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Biased Biased
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

<system.webServer> 
  <httpProtocol> 
    <customHeaders> 
      <add name=""X-Content-Type-Options"" value=""nosniff""/>
    </customHeaders>
  </httpProtocol>
</system.webServer> 
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{ 
DataSet userDataset = new DataSet(); 
SqlDataAdapter myCommand = new SqlDataAdapter("LoginStoredProcedure", connection); 
myCommand.SelectCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; 
myCommand.SelectCommand.Parameters.Add("@au_id", SqlDbType.VarChar, 11); 
myCommand.SelectCommand.Parameters["@au_id"].Value = SSN.Text; 
myCommand.Fill(userDataset);
}