azure-cli

v2.87.0 safe
4.0
Medium Risk

Microsoft Azure Command-Line Tools

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The azure-cli package has minimal risks associated with it. The network and shell risks are within acceptable levels for a CLI tool of this nature, and there are no indications of malicious behavior.

  • network calls are typical for fetching resources
  • shell commands execution is necessary for functionality
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: Network calls are typical for fetching resources or authentication purposes in CLI tools like azure-cli.
  • Shell: Executing shell commands can be risky but may be necessary for the CLI to function properly; however, it requires careful scrutiny to ensure there is no misuse.
  • Obfuscation: The detected pattern is likely a standard method for extending the module search path and does not indicate malicious obfuscation.
  • Credentials: No patterns indicative of credential harvesting were found.
  • Metadata: The author is a known entity, Microsoft Corporation, with only one package which may indicate a new or less active account.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Medium (5.0/10)

○ Low Test Suite 1.0

No test suite detected

  • No test files or test-runner configuration detected
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (3330 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 4.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • Development Status classifier >= Beta
◈ Medium Type Annotations 5.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • 27 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
✦ High Multiple Contributors 10.0

Active multi-contributor project

  • 53 unique contributor(s) across 100 commits in Azure/azure-cli
  • Active community — 5 or more distinct contributors

🔬 Heuristic Checks

⚠ Outbound Network Calls score 6.0

Found 4 network call pattern(s)

  • rs are tarball if requests.head(source_location).status_code < 400: return s
  • equest_url))) challenge = requests.get(request_url, verify=not should_disable_connection_verify())
  • at(authhost))) response = requests.post(url=authhost, data=urlencode(content), headers=headers,
  • at(url))) challenge = requests.get(url, verify=not should_disable_connection_verify())
⚠ Code Obfuscation score 2.0

Found 1 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • ------------------ __path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__) # ------------------------
⚠ Shell / Subprocess Execution score 4.0

Found 2 shell execution pattern(s)

  • upgrade_exit_code = subprocess.call(cmd, shell=platform.system() == 'Windows')
  • upgrade_exit_code = subprocess.call(cmd, shell=platform.system() == 'Windows', stdout=devnull)
✓ Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: microsoft.com

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

✓ Git Repository History

Repository Azure/azure-cli appears legitimate

⚠ Maintainer History score 2.0

1 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author "Microsoft Corporation" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
✓ Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with azure-cli 
Create a command-line utility called 'AzureVMManager' using the 'azure-cli' package in Python. This utility will allow users to manage their Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) more efficiently by providing a simplified interface over the command line tools provided by Azure. The application should support the following operations:

1. List all VMs in a specified resource group.
2. Start, stop, restart, and delete a specific VM.
3. Create a new VM with user-specified parameters such as VM size, OS type, and disk size.
4. Display detailed information about a specific VM, including its current status, size, and location.
5. Add or remove tags from a VM.
6. Optionally, implement a feature to automatically shut down idle VMs based on user-defined criteria.

The 'azure-cli' package will be utilized to interact with the Azure Resource Manager API, allowing the application to perform these actions without requiring direct calls to the API. Users should be able to authenticate with their Azure account using the CLI's built-in authentication methods, such as interactive login or service principal credentials.

Ensure that the application includes comprehensive error handling and validation for user inputs, providing clear and informative messages when something goes wrong. Additionally, document the code well and include comments explaining the purpose of each function and significant blocks of code.

As an added challenge, consider implementing a simple user interface that allows users to input commands through a menu system rather than relying solely on command-line arguments.

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