#azure-devops
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4 articlesAzure DevOps opens a Service Connection off-ramp from PATs and build session tokens
A preview from Microsoft DevOps lets Azure Pipelines authenticate against Azure DevOps with an Entra-backed Service Connection instead of a Personal Access Token or Build Session token. The coverage is scoped: repo resources, YAML template checkouts, NuGetAuthenticate, InvokeRESTAPI and the AzureCLI task.
Aug 15, 2026 · Maya OkonkwoDeveloper experienceAzure DevOps ships a hosted MCP endpoint you don't have to run
Microsoft moved the Azure DevOps MCP Server to general availability as a hosted endpoint over streaming HTTP, so AI assistants can reach work items, repos, PRs and pipelines without a local server to babysit.
Aug 5, 2026 · Priya NairSecurity & supply chainlibcurl drops NTLM in September 2026, and on-prem Azure DevOps Git over HTTPS goes with it
Microsoft has warned Azure DevOps Server customers that Git operations over HTTPS will break for anyone still authenticating with NTLM once libcurl removes the protocol in September 2026. Build agents, workgroup boxes and service accounts are the ones most likely to hit the wall.
Jul 3, 2026 · Maya OkonkwoSecurity & supply chainAzure DevOps issuer in WIF service connections heads for July 2027 retirement
Microsoft has set July 1, 2027 as the retirement date for the Azure DevOps issuer in workload identity federation service connections, pushing Azure Pipelines that already moved to secretless auth onto the shared Microsoft Entra issuer over the next year.
Jun 22, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo