fastmcp/docs/python-sdk/fastmcp-server-auth-providers-azure.mdx

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# `fastmcp.server.auth.providers.azure`


Azure (Microsoft Entra) OAuth provider for FastMCP.

This provider implements Azure/Microsoft Entra ID OAuth authentication
using the OAuth Proxy pattern for non-DCR OAuth flows.


## Functions

### `EntraOBOToken` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/azure.py#L719" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
EntraOBOToken(scopes: list[str]) -> str
```


Exchange the user's Entra token for a downstream API token via OBO.

This dependency performs a Microsoft Entra On-Behalf-Of (OBO) token exchange,
allowing your MCP server to call downstream APIs (like Microsoft Graph) on
behalf of the authenticated user.

**Args:**
- `scopes`: The scopes to request for the downstream API. For Microsoft Graph,
use scopes like ["https\://graph.microsoft.com/Mail.Read"] or
["https\://graph.microsoft.com/.default"].

**Returns:**
- A dependency that resolves to the downstream API access token string

**Raises:**
- `ImportError`: If fastmcp[azure] is not installed
- `RuntimeError`: If no access token is available, provider is not Azure,
or OBO exchange fails


## Classes

### `AzureProvider` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/azure.py#L38" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


Azure (Microsoft Entra) OAuth provider for FastMCP.

This provider implements Azure/Microsoft Entra ID authentication using the
OAuth Proxy pattern. It supports both organizational accounts and personal
Microsoft accounts depending on the tenant configuration.

Scope Handling:
- required_scopes: Provide unprefixed scope names (e.g., ["read", "write"])
  → Automatically prefixed with identifier_uri during initialization
  → Validated on all tokens and advertised to MCP clients
- additional_authorize_scopes: Provide full format (e.g., ["User.Read"])
  → NOT prefixed, NOT validated, NOT advertised to clients
  → Used to request Microsoft Graph or other upstream API permissions

Features:
- OAuth proxy to Azure/Microsoft identity platform
- JWT validation using tenant issuer and JWKS
- Supports tenant configurations: specific tenant ID, "organizations", or "consumers"
- Custom API scopes and Microsoft Graph scopes in a single provider

Setup:
1. Create an App registration in Azure Portal
2. Configure Web platform redirect URI: http://localhost:8000/auth/callback (or your custom path)
3. Add an Application ID URI under "Expose an API" (defaults to api://{client_id})
4. Add custom scopes (e.g., "read", "write") under "Expose an API"
5. Set access token version to 2 in the App manifest: "requestedAccessTokenVersion": 2
6. Create a client secret
7. Get Application (client) ID, Directory (tenant) ID, and client secret


**Methods:**

#### `authorize` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/azure.py#L266" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
authorize(self, client: OAuthClientInformationFull, params: AuthorizationParams) -> str
```

Start OAuth transaction and redirect to Azure AD.

Override parent's authorize method to filter out the 'resource' parameter
which is not supported by Azure AD v2.0 endpoints. The v2.0 endpoints use
scopes to determine the resource/audience instead of a separate parameter.

**Args:**
- `client`: OAuth client information
- `params`: Authorization parameters from the client

**Returns:**
- Authorization URL to redirect the user to Azure AD


#### `get_obo_credential` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/azure.py#L492" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
get_obo_credential(self, user_assertion: str) -> OnBehalfOfCredential
```

Get a cached or new OnBehalfOfCredential for OBO token exchange.

Credentials are cached by user assertion so the Azure SDK's internal
token cache can avoid redundant OBO exchanges when the same user
calls multiple tools with the same scopes.

**Args:**
- `user_assertion`: The user's access token to exchange via OBO.

**Returns:**
- A configured OnBehalfOfCredential ready for get_token() calls.

**Raises:**
- `ImportError`: If azure-identity is not installed (requires fastmcp[azure]).


#### `close_obo_credentials` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/azure.py#L543" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
close_obo_credentials(self) -> None
```

Close all cached OBO credentials.


### `AzureJWTVerifier` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/azure.py#L554" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>


JWT verifier pre-configured for Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID.

Auto-configures JWKS URI, issuer, audience, and scope handling from your
Azure app registration details. Designed for Managed Identity and other
token-verification-only scenarios where AzureProvider's full OAuth proxy
isn't needed.

Handles Azure's scope format automatically:
- Validates tokens using short-form scopes (what Azure puts in ``scp`` claims)
- Advertises full-URI scopes in OAuth metadata (what clients need to request)

Example::

    from fastmcp.server.auth import RemoteAuthProvider
    from fastmcp.server.auth.providers.azure import AzureJWTVerifier
    from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl

    verifier = AzureJWTVerifier(
        client_id="your-client-id",
        tenant_id="your-tenant-id",
        required_scopes=["access_as_user"],
    )

    auth = RemoteAuthProvider(
        token_verifier=verifier,
        authorization_servers=[
            AnyHttpUrl("https://login.microsoftonline.com/your-tenant-id/v2.0")
        ],
        base_url="https://my-server.com",
    )


**Methods:**

#### `scopes_supported` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/server/auth/providers/azure.py#L634" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
scopes_supported(self) -> list[str]
```

Return scopes with Azure URI prefix for OAuth metadata.

Azure tokens contain short-form scopes (e.g., ``read``) in the ``scp``
claim, but clients must request full URI scopes (e.g.,
``api://client-id/read``) from the Azure authorization endpoint. This
property returns the full-URI form for OAuth metadata while
``required_scopes`` retains the short form for token validation.