Christian Posta • 12/12/2025

Explaining OAuth Delegation, 'On Behalf Of', and Agent Identity for AI Agents

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This technical article analyzes OAuth delegation and Microsoft's 'On Behalf Of' flow in the context of AI agents. It explains where traditional OAuth models fall short when the caller is an autonomous AI agent, addressing questions of identity, accountability, and authorization in distributed, agentic systems.

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