microsoft-foundry / microsoft-foundry/foundry-samples

Feature request: Use managed identity of the project (not AI Foundry) for authentication method defined in custom tool

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Description

Current Behavior

When defining an action for an agent based on an OpenAPI specification, there are three authentication options available:

  • anonymous,
  • managed identity,
  • connection.
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Currently, when selecting "Managed Identity" the authorization header in requests contains the application ID of the AI Foundry rather than the specific project for which the agent action is being configured.

Expected Behavior

The managed identity authentication should use the project's identity instead of the AI Foundry identity.

Business Justification

In enterprise environments with multiple projects within AI Foundry, proper identity attribution is crucial for accountability, security and compliance reasons.

This is particularly important when integrating with external APIs through services like Azure API Management (APIM), where different projects may require different access permissions or rate limits.

Question

Is there currently a way to achieve project-scoped managed identity authentication, or is this feature planned for the roadmap?

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Research direction

No repository files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how authentication is configured for OpenAPI custom tools and determine whether project-scoped managed identity is supported; done means requests use the configured project's identity rather than the AI Foundry identity, with the behavior documented or tested.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure
Domain
api, authentication, cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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