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port: 443
policies:
tls:
insecureSkipVerify: true
insecureSkipVerify: All
tunnel:
backendRef:
group: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/group.md" >}}
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| `spec.static.host` | The upstream backend host (the actual service you want to reach) |
| `spec.policies.tunnel.backendRef.name` | The {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}} or `Service` that represents the proxy |
| `spec.policies.tunnel.backendRef.port` | The port the proxy listens on |
| `spec.policies.tls.insecureSkipVerify` | Skip TLS certificate validation when connecting to the upstream backend. Use with caution — only in trusted environments. |
| `spec.policies.tls.insecureSkipVerify` | Skip TLS certificate validation when connecting to the upstream backend. Set to `All` to skip all verification or `Hostname` to skip only hostname verification. Use with caution — only in trusted environments. |

3. Agentgateway now routes all outbound connections from `idp-proxied` through the `squid-proxy` tunnel. When the control plane needs to fetch JWKS keys, it does so via the proxy.
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Secure your Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with OAuth 2.0 authentication by using agentgateway and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) as the identity provider.

## About this guide

In this guide, you configure the agentgateway proxy to protect a static MCP server with MCP auth by using Microsoft Entra ID as the authorization server. Because Entra does not fully implement the OAuth behaviors that the [MCP authorization specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/draft/basic/authorization) assumes, agentgateway includes a native `Entra` provider that bridges the gaps. When you set `provider: Entra`, agentgateway serves RFC 8414 authorization server metadata from Entra's OIDC discovery document, strips the RFC 8707 `resource` parameter that Entra rejects, and short-circuits Dynamic Client Registration with your pre-registered application (client) ID.

{{< callout type="warning" >}}
This guide configures Entra app registrations that are **public clients** using PKCE, such as local MCP clients. Confidential clients (app registrations under the Entra **Web** platform) require a client secret at the token endpoint. On Kubernetes, injecting that secret through the recommended `jwtAuthentication.mcp` traffic policy is not yet supported. If you need confidential-client support today, use agentgateway in standalone mode, which accepts a `clientSecret` field on the MCP authentication policy.
{{< /callout >}}

For more information about MCP auth, see the [About MCP auth]({{< link-hextra path="/mcp/auth/about/" >}}) page.

## Before you begin

1. Set up an [agentgateway proxy]({{< link-hextra path="/setup/gateway/" >}}).
2. Follow the steps to set up an [MCP server with a fetch tool]({{< link-hextra path="/mcp/static-mcp/" >}}).
3. Install the experimental channel Gateway API.
```sh {paths="setup-entra"}
kubectl apply --server-side -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v{{< reuse "agw-docs/versions/k8s-gw-version-exp.md" >}}/experimental-install.yaml
```
4. Register an application in Microsoft Entra ID and collect the values that agentgateway needs.
1. Make sure that you have access to a [Microsoft Entra ID tenant](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-create-new-tenant). If you do not have one, you can create a free tenant for development purposes.
2. [Register an application](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-register-app) in the Microsoft Entra admin center. For **Supported account types**, choose the option that fits your organization. Under **Redirect URI**, select the **Mobile and desktop applications** platform and add the callback URLs of the MCP clients that you plan to connect.
3. From the app's **Overview** page, note the **Directory (tenant) ID** and the **Application (client) ID**, and save them as environment variables.
```bash
export ENTRA_TENANT_ID=<your-tenant-id>
export ENTRA_CLIENT_ID=<your-application-client-id>
```
4. Select **Expose an API**. Next to **Application ID URI**, click **Set** and accept the default value of `api://${ENTRA_CLIENT_ID}`. Then click **Add a scope**, enter a scope name such as `mcp_access`, set **Who can consent** to **Admins and users**, and click **Add scope**.

{{< doc-test paths="setup-entra" >}}
# The controller fetches the provider's remote JWKS when it translates the policy,
# so the test uses Microsoft's real multi-tenant `common` endpoint
# (https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/discovery/v2.0/keys) to resolve keys
# without a dedicated tenant. The client ID is a placeholder; it is not validated
# for the unauthenticated requests the test makes. Replace both with your real
# tenant and app registration IDs when you follow the guide.
export ENTRA_TENANT_ID="${ENTRA_TENANT_ID:-common}"
export ENTRA_CLIENT_ID="${ENTRA_CLIENT_ID:-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee}"
{{< /doc-test >}}

## Create the JWKS backend

Create a {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}} that points to the Microsoft login endpoint, and a BackendTLSPolicy that originates a TLS connection to it. The JWT authentication policy uses this backend to fetch Entra's public keys for token signature validation.

1. Create an {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}} for the Microsoft login endpoint.
```yaml {paths="setup-entra"}
kubectl apply -f- <<EOF
apiVersion: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/api-version.md" >}}
kind: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}}
metadata:
name: entra-jwks
spec:
static:
host: login.microsoftonline.com
port: 443
EOF
```

2. Create a BackendTLSPolicy that originates a TLS connection to the `entra-jwks` backend by using well-known trusted CA certificates.
```yaml {paths="setup-entra"}
kubectl apply -f- <<EOF
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: BackendTLSPolicy
metadata:
name: entra-jwks
spec:
targetRefs:
- name: entra-jwks
kind: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}}
group: agentgateway.dev
validation:
hostname: login.microsoftonline.com
wellKnownCACertificates: System
EOF
```

## Configure MCP auth

With your MCP backend configured, create an {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/policy.md" >}} that enforces Entra authentication for the MCP backend.

1. Create an {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/policy.md" >}} with MCP authentication configuration. MCP authentication is configured at the route level by using `traffic.jwtAuthentication` with the `mcp` extension field. The route-level placement aligns MCP auth with standard JWT authentication and lets you use JWT claims in other route-level policies, such as authorization, rate limiting, and transformations.
```yaml {paths="setup-entra"}
kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/api-version.md" >}}
kind: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/policy.md" >}}
metadata:
name: mcp-entra-authn
spec:
# Target the HTTPRoute to apply authentication at the route level
targetRefs:
- group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
kind: HTTPRoute
name: mcp
traffic:
jwtAuthentication:
mode: Strict
providers:
# v2 issuer form. The v1 form https://sts.windows.net/<tenant-id>/ is
# also supported; use it when the app registration mints v1 tokens.
- issuer: "https://login.microsoftonline.com/${ENTRA_TENANT_ID}/v2.0"
# List both the api://<client-id> and bare <client-id> audience
# formats to accept the aud claim that Entra mints for v1 and v2 tokens.
audiences:
- "api://${ENTRA_CLIENT_ID}"
- "${ENTRA_CLIENT_ID}"
jwks:
remote:
backendRef:
name: entra-jwks
kind: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}}
group: agentgateway.dev
port: 443
jwksPath: "/${ENTRA_TENANT_ID}/discovery/v2.0/keys"
mcp:
# Use the native Entra provider to bridge Entra's OAuth behaviors
provider: Entra
# Entra has no Dynamic Client Registration, so the gateway answers
# registration requests with this pre-registered client ID.
clientId: "${ENTRA_CLIENT_ID}"
resourceMetadata:
resource: http://localhost:8080/mcp
scopesSupported:
- "api://${ENTRA_CLIENT_ID}/mcp_access"
bearerMethodsSupported:
- header
EOF
```

{{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/review-table.md" >}} For more information about the `traffic.jwtAuthentication` field, see the [API docs]({{< link-hextra path="/reference/api/#jwtauthentication" >}}).

| Setting | Description |
| -- | -- |
| `providers[].issuer` | The Entra token issuer URL. Use the v2 form `https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant-id>/v2.0` or the v1 form `https://sts.windows.net/<tenant-id>/`, depending on which version your app registration mints. This value must match the `iss` claim in the token. |
| `providers[].audiences` | The accepted audiences. List both `api://<client-id>` and the bare `<client-id>` to accept the `aud` claim formats that Entra mints for v1 and v2 tokens. |
| `providers[].jwks.remote.backendRef` | The `entra-jwks` backend that points to `login.microsoftonline.com`. |
| `providers[].jwks.remote.jwksPath` | The path to Entra's JWKS endpoint for your tenant. |
| `mcp.provider` | The identity provider. Set to `Entra` to enable the native Entra bridging behavior. |
| `mcp.clientId` | The Application (client) ID of your Entra app registration. Because Entra has no Dynamic Client Registration, agentgateway answers registration requests with this value. |
| `mcp.resourceMetadata` | MCP OAuth resource metadata for discovery. Includes the resource identifier, supported scopes, and bearer token methods. |

2. Verify that the policy was accepted.
```sh {paths="setup-entra"}
kubectl get {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/policy.md" >}} mcp-entra-authn -o yaml
```

{{< doc-test paths="setup-entra" >}}
YAMLTest -f - <<'EOF'
- name: wait for entra-jwks BackendTLSPolicy to be accepted
wait:
target:
kind: BackendTLSPolicy
metadata:
namespace: default
name: entra-jwks
jsonPath: "$.status.ancestors[0].conditions[?(@.type=='Accepted')].status"
jsonPathExpectation:
comparator: equals
value: "True"
polling:
timeoutSeconds: 60
intervalSeconds: 2
- name: wait for mcp-entra-authn policy to be accepted
wait:
target:
kind: AgentgatewayPolicy
metadata:
namespace: default
name: mcp-entra-authn
jsonPath: "$.status.ancestors[0].conditions[?(@.type=='Accepted')].status"
jsonPathExpectation:
comparator: equals
value: "True"
polling:
timeoutSeconds: 60
intervalSeconds: 2
EOF
{{< /doc-test >}}

3. Update the HTTPRoute that routes incoming traffic to the MCP server to include the discovery paths for the MCP resource and authorization server. This way, the agentgateway proxy can retrieve the resource and authorization server metadata during the MCP auth flow. The authorization server path uses a prefix match so that the proxy can serve the bridged Entra metadata and proxy the `authorize` and `token` endpoints under it.
```yaml {paths="setup-entra"}
kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: HTTPRoute
metadata:
name: mcp
spec:
parentRefs:
- group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
kind: Gateway
name: agentgateway-proxy
namespace: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/namespace.md" >}}
rules:
- filters:
- type: CORS
cors:
allowCredentials: true
allowHeaders:
- Origin
- Authorization
- Content-Type
allowMethods:
- "*"
allowOrigins:
- "*"
exposeHeaders:
- Origin
- X-HTTPRoute-Header
maxAge: 86400
backendRefs:
- group: agentgateway.dev
kind: {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}}
name: mcp-backend
matches:
# Main MCP endpoint to connect to the MCP server
- path:
type: PathPrefix
value: /mcp
# Path to access resource server metadata
- path:
type: PathPrefix
value: /.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp
# Path to access the bridged authorization server metadata and proxied endpoints
- path:
type: PathPrefix
value: /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server/mcp
EOF
```

{{< doc-test paths="setup-entra" >}}
# WHAT THIS TEST VALIDATES:
# * The Entra MCP auth resources (entra-jwks backend + BackendTLSPolicy, the
# mcp-entra-authn AgentgatewayPolicy with provider: Entra and clientId, and the
# updated HTTPRoute) are accepted, and the provider's JWKS resolves from the
# Entra `common` endpoint so the policy programs on the data plane.
# * The gateway enforces the connect-time 401 challenge and serves the
# protected-resource metadata.
# WHAT THIS TEST DOES NOT VALIDATE (and why):
# * The full interactive OAuth sign-in flow requires a real user signing in to a
# configured Entra app registration, which an automated test cannot perform.
YAMLTest -f - <<'EOF'
- name: wait for mcp HTTPRoute to be accepted
wait:
target:
kind: HTTPRoute
metadata:
namespace: default
name: mcp
jsonPath: "$.status.parents[0].conditions[?(@.type=='Accepted')].status"
jsonPathExpectation:
comparator: equals
value: "True"
polling:
timeoutSeconds: 60
intervalSeconds: 2
- name: unauthenticated MCP request returns 401 (connect-time auth enforced)
http:
url: "http://${INGRESS_GW_ADDRESS}:80/mcp"
method: GET
source:
type: local
expect:
statusCode: 401
headers:
- name: www-authenticate
comparator: contains
value: resource_metadata
retries: 3
- name: resource metadata discovery returns 200
http:
url: "http://${INGRESS_GW_ADDRESS}:80/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"
method: GET
source:
type: local
expect:
statusCode: 200
bodyJsonPath:
- path: "$.resource"
comparator: contains
value: "/mcp"
retries: 3
EOF
{{< /doc-test >}}

## Verify MCP auth

Verify the auth flow with the [MCP inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector). Because the flow redirects you to Microsoft to sign in, this verification is interactive and requires a live Entra tenant.

1. Open the MCP inspector.
```sh
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@{{% reuse "agw-docs/versions/mcp-inspector.md" %}}
```

2. From the MCP Inspector menu, connect to your agentgateway address:
* **Transport Type**: Select `Streamable HTTP`.
* **URL**: Enter the agentgateway address and the `/mcp` path. For a LoadBalancer, use `http://${INGRESS_GW_ADDRESS}/mcp`. For a port-forwarded proxy, use `http://localhost:8080/mcp`.
* Click **Connect**. Verify that the connection fails because authentication is required.

3. Click **Open Auth Settings** and run through the OAuth flow. During the flow, the MCP inspector discovers the bridged authorization server metadata, registers with your pre-configured `clientId`, and redirects you to Microsoft to sign in. After you sign in and the token is issued, agentgateway validates the Entra token and completes the connection.

4. Verify that tool calls work without re-authentication. From the **Tools** tab, click **List Tools**, select the `fetch` tool, enter a URL such as `https://example.com/`, and click **Run Tool**. The call succeeds because the token from the initial connection is reused for all tool calls within the session.

## Clean up

{{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/cleanup.md" >}}

```sh
kubectl delete {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/policy.md" >}} mcp-entra-authn
kubectl delete backendtlspolicy entra-jwks
kubectl delete {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/backend.md" >}} entra-jwks
kubectl delete httproute mcp
```
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The request follows these component boundaries:

1. A client sends a supported request to agentgateway.
2. An AgentgatewayPolicy calls vSR as an external processor during the `PreRouting` phase.
2. An {{< reuse "agw-docs/snippets/policy.md" >}} calls vSR as an external processor during the `PreRouting` phase.
3. vSR evaluates its semantic, complexity, keyword, context, and structure signals. It returns the selected model in its processing response.
4. Agentgateway applies the routing decision and forwards the request to the configured provider or inference workload.
5. Agentgateway records the requested and selected models alongside usage, latency, and optional catalog-priced cost data.
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---
title: Set up Microsoft Entra ID
weight: 50
description: Configure Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) as an OAuth identity provider for MCP authentication with agentgateway.
test:
setup-entra:
- file: ${versionRoot}/install/helm.md
path: experimental
- file: ${versionRoot}/setup/gateway.md
path: all
- file: ${versionRoot}/mcp/static-mcp.md
path: setup-mcp-server
- file: ${versionRoot}/mcp/auth/entra.md
path: setup-entra
---

{{< reuse "agw-docs/pages/agentgateway/mcp/mcp-auth-entra.md" >}}
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