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Chinedum Echeta (cecheta)
opened on Jan 29, 2026

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When using an Azure client and providing a credential, the client generates and uses a token. For long-lasting clients, the token generated may expire while the client is still being used. Could the credential instead be used to create an ad_token_provider?

Instead of:

agent-framework/python/packages/core/agent_framework/azure/_shared.py

Line 199 in 474b313

ad_token = get_entra_auth_token(credential, token_endpoint)

do

# from azure.identity import get_bearer_token_provider

ad_token_provider = get_bearer_token_provider(credential, token_endpoint)

This way, the token provider will ensure that a new token is regenerated if it is expired.

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  1. Chinedum Echeta (cecheta)
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  2. Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)
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    changed the title [-][Feature]: Default to `ad_token_provider` when providing Azure credential[/-] [+]Python: [Feature]: Default to `ad_token_provider` when providing Azure credential[/+] on Jan 29, 2026
  4. Mark Wallace (markwallace-microsoft)
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  7. Eduard van Valkenburg (eavanvalkenburg)
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    Dmytro Struk (dmytrostruk)
    on Feb 19, 2026
  8. Eduard van Valkenburg (eavanvalkenburg)
    moved this to In Progress in  Agent Frameworkon Feb 19, 2026
  9. Eduard van Valkenburg (eavanvalkenburg)
    added a commit that references this issue on Feb 19, 2026
    Unify Azure credential handling across all Python packages
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  10. github-merge-queue
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    Unify Azure credential handling across all Python packages (#4088)
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  11. Eduard van Valkenburg (eavanvalkenburg)
    closed this as completedin #4088on Feb 19, 2026
  12. github-project-automation
    moved this from In Progress to Done in  Agent Frameworkon Feb 19, 2026
  13. Evan Mattson (moonbox3)
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