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Agent ID guidance directs provisioning through blueprints instead of app registrations

The 14 August set is documentation-heavy: all 51 recorded items were updates, with 40 concerning Agent ID; there were no additions, removals, or Message Center notices. The meaningful exceptions are operational guidance around Agent ID provisioning and quotas, dynamic-group handling, replica-set topology, and access-package eligibility. The Windows passkey registration and sign-in pages drop “(preview)” from their headings, but the supplied diffs do not establish general availability. Most remaining edits are terminology, code-sample, placeholder, link, or metadata clarifications.

  • The architecture page now directs readers to use an agent identity blueprint and the `#Microsoft.Graph.AgentIdentity` object instead of standard application-registration APIs. It also lists supported creation channels, roles, permissions, and .NET usage. This is revised guidance; the diff does not announce a new API or availability change.

  • The error-code page now separates quota, blueprint, blueprint-principal, agent-identity, and creation errors. Its quota guidance says active and soft-deleted resources are included, and that unneeded items must be permanently deleted to create more. This clarifies troubleshooting rather than announcing a quota-policy change.

  • The dynamic membership article now explains that agent user accounts are evaluated by user-based rules and, by default, are not distinguished from other user identities. Rules can explicitly include or exclude them, including accounts tied to a specific agent identity blueprint. The supplied change is a documentation clarification, not a stated membership-engine change.

  • The replica-set concepts page now states that every virtual network hosting a replica set must connect to the others; replicas are deployed in one Active Directory site and depend on a fully meshed virtual-network topology. Administrators planning or validating deployments should check that topology.

  • The request-policy article now says directly assigned users must meet the policy’s eligibility requirements, while removing the inaccurate suggestion that direct assignment itself requires approval. This corrects the procedure’s explanation; it does not describe a change to Entitlement Management behavior.

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

51 updates

4

Authentication with Microsoft Entra ID Auth SDK (sidecar)

Updated

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.

1

Concepts Replica Sets

Updated

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.

1

Manage rules for dynamic membership groups in Microsoft Entra ID

Updated

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.

1
13

Create Delete Agent Identities

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Call Api Custom

Updated

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

Updated

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

Configure Third Party Agents

Updated

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.”

10

Authentication protocols in agents

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

4

Security For Ai Overview

Updated

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

Key Concepts

Updated

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

Inheritable Permissions

Updated

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.

4

Integrate Aws Bedrock Agent

Updated

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

Create Delete Agent Identities

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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

3

Best Practices Agent Id

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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.

3

Best Practices Agent Id

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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.

2

Plan Agent Identity Architecture

Updated

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

Updated

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.

1

Whats New Agent Id

Updated

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

4

Entitlement Management Access Package Request Policy

Updated

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

Updated

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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