what plugins used for aad authentication?

 

⭐ Summary (Quick List)

ASP.NET Core

• Microsoft.Identity.Web

• Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect

Web API

• Microsoft.Identity.Web

Azure Functions

• Microsoft.Identity.Web (Isolated)

Angular / React

• @azure/msal-angular

• @azure/msal-react

• @azure/msal-browser

Node.js

• @azure/msal-node

Java

• azure-spring-boot-starter-active-directory

1. ASP.NET Core (API / MVC / Razor / Blazor)

In ASP.NET Core, AAD authentication is implemented using middleware packages:

Primary NuGet Packages

Purpose	Package
Use Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID) authentication	Microsoft.Identity.Web
JWT token validation for AAD	Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens
OpenID Connect middleware	Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect
Add token acquisition for downstream APIs	Microsoft.Identity.Web.MicrosoftGraph

Typical Setup

builder.Services.AddAuthentication(OpenIdConnectDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
    .AddMicrosoftIdentityWebApp(builder.Configuration.GetSection("AzureAd"));

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✅ 2. ASP.NET Core Web API (for JWT Authentication)

Plugins/Libraries

Purpose	Package
AAD JWT validation	Microsoft.Identity.Web
Validate tokens manually	System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt

Example

builder.Services.AddAuthentication(JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme)
    .AddMicrosoftIdentityWebApi(builder.Configuration.GetSection("AzureAd"));

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✅ 3. Azure Function App (.NET)

In-Process Functions

Package	Usage
Identity binding	Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.AuthTokens (limited use)

But generally, AAD authentication is configured via Function App → Authentication blade,
not inside code.

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.NET Isolated Functions

Use standard ASP.NET Core authentication:

Package	Usage
Microsoft.Identity.Web	Token validation in isolated worker
Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect	OIDC metadata parsing

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✅ 4. JavaScript / Node.js backend

NPM Packages

Purpose	Package
OIDC login + Microsoft identity platform	@azure/msal-node
Validate tokens in API	passport-azure-ad (deprecated)
Express middleware for token authentication	@azure/identity, jsonwebtoken

The recommended package now is:

👉 @azure/msal-node

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✅ 5. Angular / React / SPA Apps

NPM Packages

Framework	Package
Angular SPA	@azure/msal-angular + @azure/msal-browser
React SPA	@azure/msal-react
JS SPA	@azure/msal-browser

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✅ 6. Java (Spring Boot)

Maven Dependencies

Purpose	Package
AAD starter for Spring	azure-spring-boot-starter-active-directory
OAuth2 Client	spring-security-oauth2-client
Resource server token validation	spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server

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