Detect Azure
Azure is a cloud computing service for building, testing, deploying, and managing applications and services through Microsoft-managed data centers.
Detection looks at response headers, cookies, dns records across 12 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Azure
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Azure. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Response headers
- Cookies
- DNS records
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Example public indicators for Azure
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Azure. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- azure-regionname
- azure-sitename
- azure-slotname
- azure-version
- server: Windows-Azure
- x-ms-client-request-id
- x-ms-correlation-request-id
- x-ms-gateway-requestid
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Azure signature (12 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Azure, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Azure is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Azure
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Azure signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (response headers, cookies, dns records) and scores them against the Azure signature set (12 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Azure on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Azure
- Can PluginView detect Azure without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Azure — typically response headers, cookies, dns records. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Azure?
- Azure is classified under PaaS in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Azure?
- This reference currently tracks 12 fingerprint rules across response headers, cookies, dns records. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Azure?
- Illustrative public indicators for Azure include azure-regionname; azure-sitename; azure-slotname. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
