Microsoft Entra Agent ID Public Preview

Register, manage, govern, and protect agents and their access to resources just like you do with your employees. Our purpose-built, secure-by-default solution extends the same controls that you already use—conditional access, lifecycle management, access governance, and network traffic—so you can confidently scale agent adoption and enable secure collaboration of agents with your employees and other agents.

Agents are digital teammates and AI-powered digital entities that can autonomously perform tasks, make decisions, and access resources. Microsoft Entra treats agents as first-class identities, enabling secure authentication, lifecycle governance, and access control to protect sensitive data and systems.

AI agents need identity and access management (IAM) to ensure secure authentication, enforce least-privilege access, and maintain governance across their lifecycle. Without IAM, agents can become invisible, over-permissioned, or vulnerable to misuse, posing risks to sensitive data, systems, and compliance. Microsoft Entra enables centralized control and protection of agents for your organization.