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Threat Modeling Tool Input Validation
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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:
⚠️
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 ID | Status | Bias Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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);
}