Identity Security Research Library
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Practice Checkpoint 2: Setting Agent Identity Permissions
- Semion Vasilevitzky and Jonathan Elkabas
- Jul 10, 2026
In this Practice Checkpoint—part of our comprehensive Guide to Preventing Entra ID Identity Attacks—you'll walk through the steps to wire up the permission model for an agent identity in the same way it appears in real deployments.
Agent Identities: Design Deep Dive
- Semion Vasilevitzky and Jonathan Elkabas
- Jul 10, 2026
In the previous chapter of this comprehensive guide to preventing Entra ID agent identity attacks, we defined the core objects that make up the Agent ID model. With that overarching model in mind, we’re ready to develop a deeper understanding of how identities inherit properties in the Agent ID platform.
Practice Checkpoint 1: Building Agent ID with MS Graph
- Semion Vasilevitzky and Jonathan Elkabas
- Jun 30, 2026
The fastest way to truly understand Microsoft Agent ID is to build an agent identity yourself, from scratch. Walk through this guided tour to build a real Agent ID object set in your Entra ID tenant.
Agent ID: Understanding Microsoft’s Agent Identity Platform
- Semion Vasilevitzky and Jonathan Elkabas
- Jun 30, 2026
Microsoft’s Entra Agent ID and the agent identity platform are about to become a major theme in identity and security conversations. Learn how this platform enables you to discover, manage, monitor, and secure AI agent identities.
Meet Entra ID Agent Identities (BTW: They’re Not People)
- Semion Vasilevitzky and Jonathan Elkabas
- Jun 26, 2026
Non-human identities already far outnumber human identities. Learn how the Entra ID agent identities defined by Microsoft fit into the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting model that governs our digital landscape.
Understanding and Preventing Entra ID Agent Identity Attacks: A Comprehensive Guide
- Semion Vasilevitzky and Jonathan Elkabas
- Jun 26, 2026
Developed by the Semperis research team, this multi-part guide helps organizations understand how Microsoft approaches human and non-human identities in Entra ID—and how to protect these critical assets from threat actors.
