01 / What each boundary answers
Compare the decision, not the label.
Entra Agent ID documents distinct agent identities, access tokens, autonomous and delegated access, and administrative lifecycle controls.
Evaluate how the authenticated agent and user lead to an originating task grant, exact operation decision and effect evidence.
02 / Same operating case
Which request must be stopped?
An Entra-identified agent has API access but attempts to disable an account outside its incident.
Evaluation exercise
Issue an Entra agent token for a valid service, then switch the incident target while keeping the token unchanged. Compare Entra access facts with the target API’s task-specific decision.
03 / Architecture fit
How the controls can compose
Entra can supply verified identity and access context; a task-specific executor policy may use those facts.
Entra documentation includes authorization controls; this is a complementary architecture question, not a claim that Entra only authenticates.
04 / Evidence
Prove the decision and the effect separately.
Agent and actor token facts, incident grant, API decision, disable attempt and account state.
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