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Anton Staykov

Principal PM Architect, Microsoft Security — building the identity foundation for AI agents (Entra Agent ID). I write hands-on architecture guides on agent identity, Zero Trust, and workload identity

Location Germany Joined Joined on  Personal website https://www.linkedin.com/in/astaykov/

Education

M.Sc. in Software Engineering | B.A. in Telecommunications | Electrical Engineering professional

Work

Principal PM Architect, Microsoft Security at Microsoft

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The industry does not have an agent identity propagation standard yet
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The industry does not have an agent identity propagation standard yet

#entraagentid #identitystandards #oauth #aiagents
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Your SPIFFE workload can authenticate as an Entra Agent ID, but mind the trust gap
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Your SPIFFE workload can authenticate as an Entra Agent ID, but mind the trust gap

#entraagentid #spiffe #workloadidentity #identitysecurity
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14 min read
Microsoft Graph least privilege has two control planes
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Microsoft Graph least privilege has two control planes

#microsoftgraph #microsoftentra #leastprivilege #appsecurity
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11 min read
Enterprise architects: your overdue Entra decision is an agent CSA schema
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Enterprise architects: your overdue Entra decision is an agent CSA schema

#entraagentid #customsecurityattributes #aiagents #zerotrust
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6 min read
How enterprise architects should decide Entra Agent ID blueprint boundaries for non-Microsoft platforms
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How enterprise architects should decide Entra Agent ID blueprint boundaries for non-Microsoft platforms

#entraagentid #identitygovernance #aiagents #zerotrust
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6 min read
Access packages are the control plane for Entra Agent ID permissions
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Access packages are the control plane for Entra Agent ID permissions

#entraagentid #identitygovernance #microsoftentra #aiagents
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6 min read
Every change to an Entra extension is a Control Plane event: the monitoring contract
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Every change to an Entra extension is a Control Plane event: the monitoring contract

#microsoftentra #azuremonitor #zerotrust #secops
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10 min read
Securing the code that decides who Entra trusts: a Function App and a Logic App, end to end
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Securing the code that decides who Entra trusts: a Function App and a Logic App, end to end

#microsoftentra #managedidentity #identitygovernance #zerotrust
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10 min read
Microsoft Entra extensibility is a gift. It is also Control Plane.
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Microsoft Entra extensibility is a gift. It is also Control Plane.

#microsoftentra #zerotrust #identitygovernance #cloudadoptionframework
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9 min read
One identity, two clouds: an AWS-hosted agent that authorizes with Microsoft Entra Agent ID
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One identity, two clouds: an AWS-hosted agent that authorizes with Microsoft Entra Agent ID

#entraagentid #aws #bedrockagentcore #aiagents
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7 min read
A transformational AI agent does not start with the permissions it needs
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A transformational AI agent does not start with the permissions it needs

#entraagentid #n8n #identitygovernance #aiagents
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10 min read
Seeing every agent sign-in in one place: an Azure Monitor workbook for Entra Agent ID
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Seeing every agent sign-in in one place: an Azure Monitor workbook for Entra Agent ID

#entra #entraagentid #aiagents #azuremonitor
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6 min read
Your AI agent doesn't need a PAT to work in Azure DevOps
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Your AI agent doesn't need a PAT to work in Azure DevOps

#entraagentid #azuredevops #aiagents #identity
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10 min read
Your agentic platform doesn't need a single secret: Managed Identities, Workload Identity Federation and Agent Identity Blueprints
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Your agentic platform doesn't need a single secret: Managed Identities, Workload Identity Federation and Agent Identity Blueprints

#microsoftentra #entraagentid #aiagents #wif
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7 min read
Finding Out What Your AI Agents Actually Got: Discovering Consents and Active Agents in Microsoft Entra
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Finding Out What Your AI Agents Actually Got: Discovering Consents and Active Agents in Microsoft Entra

#ai #entraagentid #aisecurity
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Your AI Agent Doesn't Need an API Key: Entra Agent ID and Anthropic's Workload Identity Federation
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Your AI Agent Doesn't Need an API Key: Entra Agent ID and Anthropic's Workload Identity Federation

#entra #aiagents #anthropic #security
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8 min read
Your Agent Is Becoming the Crown Jewel: SOC, Reviews, and Governance for the Dynamic-Consent Era
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Your Agent Is Becoming the Crown Jewel: SOC, Reviews, and Governance for the Dynamic-Consent Era

#ai #entraagentid #security
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4 min read
The Overlooked Gem in Microsoft Entra That Gives Your AI Agents Super-Powers
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The Overlooked Gem in Microsoft Entra That Gives Your AI Agents Super-Powers

#ai #entraagentid #agents #cybersecurity
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4 min read
Paying to Be the Product: The AI Privacy Illusion Nobody's Talking About
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Paying to Be the Product: The AI Privacy Illusion Nobody's Talking About

#privacy #ai #agents
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8 min read
From OBO APIs to Agent Identities: Entra Conditional Access Still Works the Same
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From OBO APIs to Agent Identities: Entra Conditional Access Still Works the Same

#ai #microsoft #entra
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