Fetching from the wire…
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
Public story · 2026-03-03 · source-backed
Microsoft promoted Azure Functions MCP to General Availability with native On-Behalf-Of authentication and streamable HTTP transport. This directly addresses the MCP authentication crisis (53% of servers use static credentials) by letting enterprises deploy identity-secure MCP servers with OAuth via Entra without custom plumbing. InfoQ
Each link below shares sources, entities, or timing with this story.
Anthropic released MCP / Shared entity: MCP / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Anthropic released MCP); both cover MCP; reported by the same outlet (infoq.com).
Microsoft supports MCP / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft supports MCP); both cover HTTP, MCP; overlapping topics (authentication, azure, server).
VS Code supports MCP / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (VS Code supports MCP); both cover HTTP, MCP; overlapping topics (authentication, azure, entra).
Microsoft supports MCP / Shared entities / Same source domain / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft supports MCP); both cover HTTP, InfoQ, MCP; reported by the same outlet (infoq.com).
MCP deprecates Logging / Shared entities / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (MCP deprecates Logging); both cover HTTP, MCP, OAuth; picks up the HTTP thread on 2026-07-28.
MCP deprecates Logging / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (MCP deprecates Logging); both cover MCP, OAuth; overlapping topics (goes, server).
MCP uses OAuth / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (MCP uses OAuth); both cover MCP, OAuth; overlapping topics (authentication, server).
Microsoft supports MCP / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft supports MCP); both cover MCP, OAuth; overlapping topics (credential, crisi, server).