Microsoft.Agents.Authentication

Defines core Authentication and token retrieval functionality.

Changelog

Version	Date	Changelog
1.2.0	2025-08-19	Detailed Changelog
1.3.0	2025-10-22	Detailed Changelog

Main Types

• IAccessTokenProvider
• IConnections: Returns an IAccessTokenProvider based on name or matching criteria.
• ConfigurationConnections: Loads IConnections using configuration.

ConfigurationConnections

• Configuration-based token connections
• Map of named connections

  "Connections": {
    "ServiceConnection": {
      "Assembly": "{{provider-assembly-name}}",
      "Type": "{{provider-type-name}}",
      "Settings": {
          {{provider-specific-settings}}
      }
    }
  }

Note that provider type loading only works if the provider package has been added as a dependency in your project.