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Agent ID guidance now directs provisioning through identity blueprints, not app registrations

14 August produced no new or removed entries and was dominated by documentation maintenance, particularly across Microsoft Entra Agent ID. The most consequential update clarifies that agents should use identity blueprints and the #Microsoft.Graph.AgentIdentity object rather than standard application-registration APIs. Other notable edits clarify Identity Protection remediation, dynamic-group treatment of agent accounts, replica-set networking, and a Windows passkey preview label; none of the supplied diffs independently announces a new feature or general availability.

  • The architecture guidance now directs administrators to create agents from an agent identity blueprint and the #Microsoft.Graph.AgentIdentity object, rather than through standard application-registration APIs. It also documents supported creation channels, roles, permissions, and .NET usage. This is a guidance clarification, not a separately announced launch.

  • The Identity Protection Policies article replaces “Device disablement” with “Attacker-added device” and spells out the documented response: the Entra device object is disabled, new token issuance is blocked, device-bound refresh tokens are revoked, and user sessions are revoked. The supplied change clarifies the remediation scope rather than announcing a new control.

  • Microsoft Entra ID guidance now explains that agent user accounts are evaluated by user-based membership rules and are not distinguished from other users by default. Administrators can explicitly include or exclude them, including accounts associated with a particular agent identity blueprint.

  • The replica-set documentation now states that all virtual networks hosting replica sets must be connected. It also specifies that replica sets are deployed in one Active Directory site and depend on a fully meshed virtual-network topology, clarifying a deployment prerequisite.

  • The “Register a Microsoft Entra passkey on Windows” page no longer includes “(preview)” in its title or heading. No procedural change is shown, and the supplied diff does not explicitly announce general availability or a product launch.

This period briefing was generated by AI from the tracked Microsoft Learn and Message Center changes.

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Authentication with Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK (sidecar)

Doc update

The documentation now consistently uses “Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK (sidecar)” and expands “SPA” to “single-page application.” The described authentication flows and responsibilities are otherwise unchanged in the supplied diff.

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Concepts Replica Sets

Doc update

The documentation now states that replica sets require connectivity between all virtual networks hosting them. They are deployed in one Active Directory site and rely on a fully meshed virtual network topology for directory replication.

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Manage rules for dynamic membership groups in Microsoft Entra ID

Doc update

The article now explains that agent user accounts are evaluated by user-based membership rules and can join dynamic user groups. By default, they are not distinguished from other user identities; rules can explicitly exclude or include them, including accounts tied to a specific agent identity blueprint.

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Create Delete Agent Identities

Doc update

The documentation updates the C# sample’s imports, endpoint structure, downstream API call, and model declarations to provide valid create-agent-identity code.

Call Api Microsoft Graph

Doc update

The documentation adds Microsoft Graph and Microsoft.Identity.Web imports, changes sample calls from Applications to Users, and clarifies that configured scopes must match the Graph resources used. Examples use User.Read and User.ReadBasic.All.

Call Api Custom

Doc update

The documentation updates its C# examples, including distinct method names for UPN and object ID calls, a revised controller constructor signature, and clearer user-data method names.

Microsoft Entra Sdk For Agent Identities

Doc update

The documentation now identifies app-only tokens as using client credentials, expands on-behalf-of to OBO, and consistently uses the `agent-identity-client-id` placeholder in request examples.

Call Api Microsoft Graph

Doc update

The documentation adds an OpenID Connect using directive and renames two C# sample variables: `applications` to `applicationsForUser` and `me` to `meByOid`.

Call Api Microsoft Graph

Doc update

The Agent ID Microsoft Graph documentation now labels sample variables as `usersAppOnly` and `usersOnBehalfOfUser`, clarifying the scenarios they represent.

Microsoft Entra Sdk For Agent Identities

Doc update

The documentation replaces “Entra ID Auth SDK” with “Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK” in two descriptions. The endpoint formats and behavior are unchanged.

Agent Tokens

Doc update

The user delegation section now spells out “on-behalf-of (OBO)” on first use. No feature behavior or requirements changed in the supplied diff.

Call Api Azure Services

Doc update

The code sample now uses `<your-tenant-id>` instead of `<your-tenant>` for the `TenantId` value.

Call Api Custom

Doc update

The documentation now spells out “on-behalf-of (OBO)” on first use in the token scenario guidance. The referenced method is unchanged.

Call Api Microsoft Graph

Doc update

The `TenantId` example value changed from `<my-test-tenant>` to `<your-tenant-id>` for clearer documentation.

Configure Third Party Agents

Doc update

The third-party agents documentation now labels the sidecar setup link “Configure Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK for agent identities” instead of “Configure Entra ID Auth SDK.”

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Authentication protocols in agents

Doc update

The page description was shortened by removing the phrase “Key concepts.” The documented OAuth 2.0 protocols and token exchange patterns remain unchanged.

Error Codes

Doc update

The error-code documentation now separates quota, blueprint, blueprint principal, agent identity, and agent identity creation errors, with clearer descriptions and table headings.

Get the service principal for Microsoft Graph

Doc update

The documentation replaces inconsistent tenant placeholders with `<your-tenant-id>` and standardizes `<agent-blueprint-clientid>` to `<agent-blueprint-client-id>` in code samples.

What Is Microsoft Entra Agent Id

Doc update

The page updates image accessibility text, refines wording about agent identities, and standardizes the name “Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK (sidecar)” for third-party agent integrations.

Agent Token Claims

Doc update

The Agent ID token claims documentation no longer includes one `tid` claim table row.

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Security For Ai Overview

Doc update

The documentation now expands MCP, A2A, and OBO on first use to improve clarity and retrievability.

Key Concepts

Doc update

The key concepts page now labels the link “Microsoft Entra Agent ID OAuth protocols” instead of “oauth protocols.”

Inheritable Permissions

Doc update

The page no longer includes a TODO questioning support for enumerated scopes versus `allAllowed`/`none`. The diff provides no evidence of a product or feature change.

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Integrate Aws Bedrock Agent

Doc update

The documentation now spells out “on-behalf-of” before introducing the OBO acronym in the OAuth 2.0 authentication description.

Create Delete Agent Identities

Doc update

The documentation now uses `<your-tenant-id>` instead of `<my-test-tenant>` in the token endpoint and `TenantId` code examples.

Manage agents in end user experience

Doc update

The page’s `ms.topic` metadata was changed from `how-to #Required; leave this attribute/value as-is` to `how-to`. The topic classification remains unchanged.

Howto Delete Agent Identity

Doc update

The delete-agent-identity article no longer contains a TODO asking engineering to confirm whether cascade cleanup removes associated agent user accounts.

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Best Practices Agent Id

Doc update

The best-practices documentation now uses the full “Microsoft Entra Agent ID” and “Microsoft Entra ID” names in two recommendations. The guidance itself is unchanged.

Integrate N8n Agent

Doc update

The n8n integration page now consistently calls the pattern “Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK (sidecar)” instead of “Microsoft Entra Auth SDK.”

What Is Agent Id Platform

Doc update

The page’s bullet describing platforms and services that create agents retains the same wording and examples, including Copilot Studio, AWS Bedrock, and n8n. No substantive content change is shown.

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Best Practices Agent Id

Doc update

The documentation now recommends creating agent identities from an agent identity blueprint instead of using standard app registrations or service principals. It also adds .NET usage guidance and lists required roles and permission.

Call Api Azure Services

Doc update

The documentation updates its C# examples, separating app-only, on-behalf-of-user, and user-identification scenarios. Samples now configure agent identity options and pass the credential to the Blob client correctly.

Integrate Aws Bedrock Agent

Doc update

The guide updates “Entra” to “Microsoft Entra” in the diagram alt text, setup heading, and TENANT_ID descriptions. No technical procedure or feature change is shown.

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Plan Agent Identity Architecture

Doc update

The agent identity architecture planning page now links to the correct interactive agent authentication article instead of the previous broken path.

Plan Agent Identity Architecture

Doc update

The documentation now explains that agents should use an agent identity blueprint and the `#Microsoft.Graph.AgentIdentity` object, rather than standard app-registration APIs. It also lists supported creation channels, roles, permissions, and .NET usage.

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Whats New Agent Id

Doc update

The Agent ID documentation now refers to the linked SDK as the “Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK” instead of “Entra ID Auth SDK.”

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Identity Protection Policies

Doc update

The documentation replaces “Device disablement” with “Attacker-added device” and explains that the Entra device object is disabled, new token issuance is blocked, existing device-bound refresh tokens are revoked, and user sessions are revoked.

Identity Protection Policies

Doc update

The documentation now describes a Device disablement response for users flagged by Microsoft threat intelligence as having an attacker-added device. The device is disabled, and the user is prompted to sign in from a trusted device.

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Entitlement Management Access Package Request Policy

Doc update

The documentation removes an inaccurate statement implying that direct assignment to an access package requires approval. It now states only that assigned users must meet the policy’s eligibility requirements.

Entitlement Management Delegate

Doc update

The entitlement management delegation documentation removes a note about access package assignment managers being unable to bypass approval requirements when directly assigning identities.

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Allow Deny List

Doc update

The guidance now includes an approximate domain-count example and reiterates that capacity depends on domain length within the 25 KB (25,000-character) policy limit.

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