azure-mgmt-serialconsole

v1.0.1 suspicious
4.0
Medium Risk

Microsoft Azure Serialconsole Management Client Library for Python

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package appears to be legitimate based on its description and functionality, however, the incomplete author information and the maintainer having only one package increases suspicion.

  • Incomplete author information
  • Single-package maintainer
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is unusual but not necessarily indicative of malicious activity unless the package's functionality requires it.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, reducing suspicion of immediate malicious intent.
  • Obfuscation: The observed obfuscation patterns are likely part of the package's standard import mechanism and not indicative of malicious activity.
  • Credentials: No patterns indicative of credential harvesting were detected.
  • Metadata: The author information is incomplete and the maintainer has a single package, which could indicate a less established or potentially suspicious account.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Medium (6.4/10)

◈ Medium Test Suite 6.0

Partial test coverage signals detected

  • 1 test file(s) detected (e.g. disable_test_cli_mgmt_serialconsole.py)
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (4623 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
  • 57 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 4.0

Found 2 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • __path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__) # type: ignore __path__ =
  • ) # type: ignore __path__ = __import__("pkgutil").extend_path(__path__, __name__) # type: ignore # coding=u
✓ 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> license-expression: mit

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

✓ Git Repository History

Repository Azure/azure-sdk-for-python appears legitimate

⚠ Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" 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-serialconsole 
Create a Python-based utility named 'AzureSerialConsoleManager' that leverages the 'azure-mgmt-serialconsole' package to manage serial console access for virtual machines in Azure. This tool should allow users to easily retrieve, enable, disable, and configure serial console access for their VMs. The utility should support the following functionalities:

1. Authentication: Users should be able to authenticate using their Azure credentials.
2. VM List: Provide a list of all VMs within a specified resource group or subscription.
3. Serial Console Access Management: Allow enabling or disabling serial console access for specific VMs.
4. Retrieve Serial Console URLs: Generate and display the URL required to access the serial console of a given VM.
5. Detailed VM Information: Fetch and display detailed information about a VM's serial console configuration.
6. Configuration Options: Enable users to set additional configurations related to the serial console if supported by the API.

The application should provide a user-friendly command-line interface where users can interactively choose which operations they want to perform. Additionally, include error handling to ensure robustness and informative messages when something goes wrong. This project aims to simplify the process of managing serial console access for Azure VMs, making it easier for administrators and developers to troubleshoot and maintain their cloud infrastructure.

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