Public Preview: Azure Event Grid provides new capabilities for smarter, more secure event-driven architectures

Azure Event Grid offers a variety of features in Public Preview – intended to help you better manage large-scale, distributed systems with improved interoperability and control.  

Public Preview Features:  

• Cross-Tenant Webhook Delivery: Enables secure cross-tenant delivery using managed identity in Event Grid namespaces.  
• Network Security Perimeter: Defines access boundaries with inbound and outbound communication rules for enhanced security.  
• Managed Identity for Webhooks: Automates secure authentication between Event Grid and webhook endpoints.  
• MQTT OAuth 2.0 Authentication: Uses JWTs from OIDC-compliant providers for secure client access.  
• MQTT Custom Webhook Authentication: Dynamically authorizes clients via external webhooks or Azure Functions.  
• MQTT Assigned Client Identifiers: Assigns static client IDs for better session consistency and traceability.