docs: reflect automatic auth configuration

- DeploymentGuide.md §5.2 rewritten: describes the automatic flow,
  permission requirements, admin-consent failure handling, and the
  AZURE_SKIP_AUTH_SETUP escape hatch.
- ConfigureAppAuthentication.md gets a banner making clear the manual
  steps are now a fallback (for tenants that block programmatic app
  registration or admin consent).

Author: DonLee

docs/ConfigureAppAuthentication.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Set up Authentication in Azure Container App
 
+> ### ✅ Automatic configuration is now the default
+>
+> As of the latest release, `azd up` **automatically** performs all of the steps below via the `infra/scripts/configure_auth.{sh,ps1}` post-provisioning hook. You should not need to follow this document in most cases.
+>
+> See [DeploymentGuide.md § 5.2](./DeploymentGuide.md#52-configure-authentication-automatic) for details, including how to opt out with `azd env set AZURE_SKIP_AUTH_SETUP true`.
+>
+> Follow the manual steps below **only** if:
+> - You set `AZURE_SKIP_AUTH_SETUP=true` before running `azd up`
+> - The automatic script reported an error (most commonly: your identity lacks permission to grant admin consent — a tenant admin still has to consent, but the rest of the configuration is already complete)
+> - Your tenant policy prohibits programmatic app registration or secret creation
+
 This document provides step-by-step instructions to configure Azure App Registrations for the front-end and back-end applications.
 
 > **Note:** The solution deploys four container apps. Only the **Web** and **API** container apps require Entra ID authentication provider configuration. The **Content Processor** (app) and **Content Process Workflow** (wkfl) containers are internal services that communicate via Storage Queues using managed identity — they do not expose public endpoints.

docs/DeploymentGuide.md

@@ -360,12 +360,50 @@ Schema registration process completed.
   ✅ Schema registration complete.
 ```
 
-### 5.2 Configure Authentication (Required)
+### 5.2 Configure Authentication (Automatic)
 
-**This step is mandatory for application access:**
+Starting with this release, authentication is configured **automatically** as part of the `azd up` post-provisioning hook. The hook:
 
-1. Follow [App Authentication Configuration](./ConfigureAppAuthentication.md).
-2. Wait up to 10 minutes for authentication changes to take effect.
+1. Creates two Entra ID app registrations (`<env>-web-app`, `<env>-api-app`) with the correct redirect URIs, exposed scopes, and required permissions
+2. Grants admin consent (best effort — see note below)
+3. Mints client secrets and stores them in Container Apps secrets
+4. Enables the Microsoft identity provider on both the Web and API container apps
+5. Restricts the API to only accept tokens from the Web app (`allowedApplications`)
+6. Sets the `APP_WEB_CLIENT_ID`, `APP_WEB_SCOPE`, `APP_API_SCOPE`, and `APP_AUTH_ENABLED` environment variables on the Web container
+
+You will see an **`🔐 Configuring Entra ID authentication`** section in the `azd up` output, ending with a summary of both client IDs and scopes.
+
+> **Note:** EasyAuth can take up to 10 minutes to fully propagate. If the Web app returns 500/401 immediately after deployment, wait a few minutes and retry.
+
+#### When automatic configuration is not possible
+
+Automatic configuration requires permission to:
+- Create Entra ID app registrations (**Application Administrator** or equivalent)
+- Grant admin consent for delegated permissions (**Cloud Application Administrator** or **Global Administrator**)
+
+If your identity cannot grant admin consent, the script prints a clear manual action message like:
+
+```
+⚠️ Admin consent failed. Sign-in may fail until a tenant admin runs:
+     az ad app permission admin-consent --id <web-client-id>
+   Or visit: https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant>/adminconsent?client_id=<web-client-id>
+```
+
+In that case, share the command/URL with your tenant administrator.
+
+#### Skipping automatic auth configuration
+
+If your tenant blocks programmatic app registration, or you prefer to configure authentication manually, disable the automation before running `azd up`:
+
+```bash
+azd env set AZURE_SKIP_AUTH_SETUP true
+```
+
+Then follow the manual instructions: [App Authentication Configuration (manual)](./ConfigureAppAuthentication.md).
+
+#### Re-running
+
+The automation is idempotent: re-running `azd up` reuses the existing app registrations (IDs are persisted in `AZURE_AUTH_WEB_CLIENT_ID` / `AZURE_AUTH_API_CLIENT_ID` in the azd environment) and does not rotate client secrets.
 
 ### 5.3 Verify Deployment