Microsoft Enables Entra To Manage AI Agent Identities
Microsoft last month introduced a new Entra ID feature to authenticate AI agents. Called Agent ID, the feature assigns unique identities to AI agents, enabling organizations to manage their authentication, authorization and lifecycle similarly to human users. For instance, they can apply Conditional Access policies and activity monitoring to AI agents.
The June Entra ID update also included news of a forthcoming public preview for expanded passkey (FIDO2) authentication methods. Expected in November 2025, this enhancement will allow administrators to configure passkey policies at a group level and accept any WebAuthn-compliant security key when "Enforce attestation" is disabled.
Additionally, Microsoft is urging organizations to migrate their User Risk and Sign-in Risk policies from Entra ID Protection to Conditional Access. Starting July 31, 2025, these policies will become read-only in Entra ID Protection, with the interface retiring by Oct. 1, 2026.
Posted by Redmondmag.com Editors on 07/02/2025