azure-mgmt-billing

v7.0.0 safe
4.0
Medium Risk

Microsoft Azure Billing Client Library for Python

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package shows low risks in most categories except for obfuscation due to the use of 'eval'. However, there's no evidence of malicious intent, and the overall context suggests this is a legitimate Azure SDK package.

  • Obfuscation risk due to 'eval' usage
  • No network, shell, or credential risks detected
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal for a library focused on local resource management and not expected to communicate with external services.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, aligning with the expected behavior of a library designed for Azure management tasks without requiring system-level commands.
  • Obfuscation: The use of 'eval' with 'nosec' indicates potential for code injection and obfuscation, which is risky unless explicitly documented as safe.
  • Credentials: No clear patterns indicative of credential harvesting were found.
  • Metadata: The author has a single package, suggesting it may be a new or less active account, but no other red flags are present.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Medium (5.4/10)

○ 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 (59749 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 4.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • Development Status classifier >= Beta
◈ Medium Type Annotations 7.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • Type checker (mypy / pyright / pytype) referenced in project
  • 498 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
✦ High Multiple Contributors 10.0

Active multi-contributor project

  • 35 unique contributor(s) across 100 commits in Azure/azure-sdk-for-python
  • Active community — 5 or more distinct contributors

🔬 Heuristic Checks

✓ Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

⚠ Code Obfuscation score 8.0

Found 4 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • _unicode(data) return eval(data_type)(data) # nosec @classmethod def serializ
  • _unicode(attr) return eval(data_type)(attr) # nosec @staticmethod def deseria
  • __path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__) __path__ = __import__("pkg
  • path__, __name__) __path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__) # coding=utf-8 # ---------
✓ Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

✓ 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-sdk-for-python 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-mgmt-billing 
Create a command-line utility named 'AzureBillingMonitor' using the Python package 'azure-mgmt-billing'. This tool will help users monitor their Azure billing details such as current subscription costs, upcoming charges, and cost trends over time. The application should provide detailed insights into monthly expenses, daily spending limits, and budget alerts.

Step-by-Step Requirements:
1. Authenticate the user via Azure Active Directory (AAD) to access their Azure subscription information.
2. Fetch the current month's billing details including total costs, estimated charges, and any incurred charges.
3. Allow the user to set up budget alerts based on spending thresholds. Users should be notified if they exceed these budgets.
4. Provide historical spending data for the last three months, displaying trends and any significant spikes or drops in expenditure.
5. Implement a feature that allows users to export their billing data to a CSV file for further analysis.

Features:
- User-friendly command-line interface
- Real-time monitoring of Azure billing details
- Budget alert system with customizable thresholds
- Historical spending trend analysis
- Data export functionality

Utilization of 'azure-mgmt-billing':
- Use 'azure-mgmt-billing' to interact with Azure's billing APIs and retrieve detailed billing information. This includes fetching current and past invoices, setting up budget alerts, and managing subscriptions related to billing.

Your task is to design and implement a robust and user-friendly utility that leverages 'azure-mgmt-billing' to offer valuable insights into Azure billing management.

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