diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/__init__.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/__init__.py
index 093193a8e..cd7e67d72 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from crewai.a2a.auth.client_schemes import (
 )
 from crewai.a2a.auth.server_schemes import (
     AuthenticatedUser,
+    EnterpriseTokenAuth,
     OIDCAuth,
     ServerAuthScheme,
     SimpleTokenAuth,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "AuthenticatedUser",
     "BearerTokenAuth",
     "ClientAuthScheme",
+    "EnterpriseTokenAuth",
     "HTTPBasicAuth",
     "HTTPDigestAuth",
     "OAuth2AuthorizationCode",
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/server_schemes.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/server_schemes.py
index 25ad597be..9e8e9f6d5 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/server_schemes.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/auth/server_schemes.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ These schemes validate incoming requests to A2A server endpoints.
 
 Supported authentication methods:
 - Simple token validation with static bearer tokens
+- Enterprise token validation (via PlusAPI)
 - OpenID Connect with JWT validation using JWKS
 - OAuth2 with JWT validation or token introspection
 """
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Any, ClassVar, Literal
 
+import httpx
 import jwt
 from jwt import PyJWKClient
 from pydantic import (
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ from typing_extensions import Self
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from a2a.types import OAuth2SecurityScheme
+    from jwt.types import Options
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -183,6 +186,24 @@ class SimpleTokenAuth(ServerAuthScheme):
         )
 
 
+class EnterpriseTokenAuth(ServerAuthScheme):
+    """Enterprise token authentication.
+
+    Validates tokens via the PlusAPI enterprise verification endpoint.
+    """
+
+    async def authenticate(self, token: str) -> AuthenticatedUser:
+        """Authenticate using enterprise token verification.
+
+        Args:
+            token: The bearer token to authenticate.
+
+        Raises:
+            NotImplementedError
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
 class OIDCAuth(ServerAuthScheme):
     """OpenID Connect authentication.
 
@@ -475,7 +496,7 @@ class OAuth2ServerAuth(ServerAuthScheme):
         try:
             signing_key = self._jwk_client.get_signing_key_from_jwt(token)
 
-            decode_options: dict[str, Any] = {
+            decode_options: Options = {
                 "require": self.required_claims,
             }
 
@@ -556,7 +577,6 @@ class OAuth2ServerAuth(ServerAuthScheme):
 
     async def _authenticate_introspection(self, token: str) -> AuthenticatedUser:
         """Authenticate using OAuth2 token introspection (RFC 7662)."""
-        import httpx
 
         if not self.introspection_url:
             raise HTTPException(
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/config.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/config.py
index 1b9d63db4..499248046 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/config.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/config.py
@@ -633,6 +633,10 @@ class A2AServerConfig(BaseModel):
         default=False,
         description="Whether agent provides extended card to authenticated users",
     )
+    extended_skills: list[AgentSkill] = Field(
+        default_factory=list,
+        description="Additional skills visible only to authenticated users in the extended card",
+    )
     url: Url | None = Field(
         default=None,
         description="Preferred endpoint URL for the agent. Set at runtime if not provided.",
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/errors.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/errors.py
index aabe10288..b55200708 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/errors.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/a2a/errors.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ class A2AErrorCode(IntEnum):
     INVALID_AGENT_RESPONSE = -32006
     """The agent produced an invalid response."""
 
+    AUTHENTICATED_EXTENDED_CARD_NOT_CONFIGURED = -32007
+    """Authenticated extended card feature is not configured."""
+
     # CrewAI Custom Extensions (-32768 to -32100)
     UNSUPPORTED_VERSION = -32009
     """The requested A2A protocol version is not supported."""
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ ERROR_MESSAGES: dict[int, str] = {
     A2AErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION: "This operation is not supported",
     A2AErrorCode.CONTENT_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED: "Incompatible content types",
     A2AErrorCode.INVALID_AGENT_RESPONSE: "Invalid agent response",
+    A2AErrorCode.AUTHENTICATED_EXTENDED_CARD_NOT_CONFIGURED: "Authenticated Extended Card is not configured",
     A2AErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_VERSION: "Unsupported A2A version",
     A2AErrorCode.UNSUPPORTED_EXTENSION: "Client does not support required extensions",
     A2AErrorCode.AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED: "Authentication required",
@@ -284,6 +288,15 @@ class InvalidAgentResponseError(A2AError):
     code: int = field(default=A2AErrorCode.INVALID_AGENT_RESPONSE, init=False)
 
 
+@dataclass
+class AuthenticatedExtendedCardNotConfiguredError(A2AError):
+    """Authenticated extended card is not configured."""
+
+    code: int = field(
+        default=A2AErrorCode.AUTHENTICATED_EXTENDED_CARD_NOT_CONFIGURED, init=False
+    )
+
+
 @dataclass
 class UnsupportedVersionError(A2AError):
     """The requested A2A version is not supported."""
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py
index 98735b3ea..a817f1ffb 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/string_utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify
 # MIT License
 
+import functools
 import hashlib
 import re
 from typing import Any, Final
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ _DUPLICATE_UNDERSCORE_PATTERN: Final[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(r"_+")
 _MAX_TOOL_NAME_LENGTH: Final[int] = 64
 
 
+@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=8)
+def _duplicate_separator_pattern(separator: str) -> re.Pattern[str]:
+    return re.compile(f"(?:{re.escape(separator)}){{2,}}")
+
+
 def sanitize_tool_name(name: str, max_length: int = _MAX_TOOL_NAME_LENGTH) -> str:
     """Sanitize tool name for LLM provider compatibility.
 
@@ -48,6 +54,28 @@ def sanitize_tool_name(name: str, max_length: int = _MAX_TOOL_NAME_LENGTH) -> st
     return name
 
 
+def slugify(text: str, separator: str = "_") -> str:
+    """Convert text to a URL-safe slug.
+
+    Normalizes Unicode characters, removes special characters,
+    and replaces whitespace with the separator.
+
+    Args:
+        text: The text to slugify.
+        separator: The separator to use between words. Defaults to underscore.
+
+    Returns:
+        A URL-safe slug.
+    """
+    text = unicodedata.normalize("NFKD", text)
+    text = text.encode("ascii", "ignore").decode("ascii")
+    text = text.lower()
+    text = _QUOTE_PATTERN.sub("", text)
+    text = _DISALLOWED_CHARS_PATTERN.sub(separator, text)
+    text = _duplicate_separator_pattern(separator).sub(separator, text)
+    return text.strip(separator)
+
+
 def interpolate_only(
     input_string: str | None,
     inputs: dict[str, str | int | float | dict[str, Any] | list[Any]],