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Storage Files Identity Ad Ds Update Password
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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
windows_tools
missing_linux_example
windows_first
Summary
The documentation exclusively provides instructions and examples using Windows-specific tools and PowerShell cmdlets (AzFilesHybrid, Active Directory PowerShell), with explicit requirements for Windows environments (domain-joined Windows client, Windows PowerShell 5.1). There are no Linux or cross-platform alternatives or examples, and Windows tooling is mentioned first and exclusively.
Recommendations
  • Provide equivalent instructions for Linux environments, such as using cross-platform Azure CLI or REST API for Kerberos key rotation if supported.
  • Clarify whether the process is fundamentally Windows-only due to AD DS requirements, or if there are supported Linux-based management options (e.g., via Samba, LDAP tools, or Azure CLI).
  • If Linux parity is not possible, explicitly state this limitation early in the documentation.
  • Where possible, use cross-platform scripting languages or tools (e.g., Python, Azure CLI) for examples.
  • Add a section or note addressing Linux administrators and their options (or lack thereof) for this scenario.
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Scan History

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2026-01-14 00:00 #250 in_progress Clean Clean
2026-01-13 00:00 #246 completed Biased Biased
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2025-08-19 00:01 #85 completed Clean Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed Biased Biased
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 cancelled Biased Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

# Update the password of the AD DS account registered for the storage account
# You may use either kerb1 or kerb2
Update-AzStorageAccountADObjectPassword `
        -RotateToKerbKey kerb2 `
        -ResourceGroupName "<your-resource-group-name-here>" `
        -StorageAccountName "<your-storage-account-name-here>"

 Test-AzStorageAccountADObjectPasswordIsKerbKey -ResourceGroupName "<your-resource-group-name>" -Name "<your-storage-account-name>" -Verbose

$KeyName = "kerb1" # Could be either the first or second Kerberos key, this script assumes we're refreshing the first
$KerbKeys = New-AzStorageAccountKey -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $StorageAccountName -KeyName $KeyName
$KerbKey = $KerbKeys.keys | Where-Object {$_.KeyName -eq $KeyName} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Value
$NewPassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $KerbKey -AsPlainText -Force

Set-ADAccountPassword -Identity <domain-object-identity> -Reset -NewPassword $NewPassword