| name | entra-app-registration |
| description | **WORKFLOW SKILL** — Guides Microsoft Entra app registration, OAuth 2.0, and MSAL integration. WHEN: "create app registration", "configure OAuth", "add API permissions", "service principal", "MSAL example". EXCLUDES Azure RBAC, Key Vault audits, and resource security scans. |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"author":"Microsoft","version":"1.0.0"} |
Entra App Registration
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) is Microsoft's cloud identity and
access-management service. This skill guides app registration, OAuth 2.0
flows, and MSAL integration.
For key concepts, application types, and the 3 common patterns (first-time
registration, console app with user auth, service-to-service), read
references/common-patterns.md.
Rules
- Prefer IaC for managing app registrations when the project uses IaC, scales to many apps, or needs audit history (see
references/BICEP-EXAMPLE.bicep)
- Prefer certificates or federated identity credentials over client secrets in production
- Store client secrets in Key Vault — never commit them; rotate regularly; copy the value immediately on creation (only shown once)
- Grant least-privilege API permissions — only the scopes the app actually uses
- CLI for ad-hoc, IaC for production — see
references/cli-commands.md
- Out of scope: Azure RBAC (azure-rbac), Key Vault audits (azure-compliance), resource security scanning (azure-compliance)
Core Workflow
Five-step procedure (full per-step detail in
references/core-workflow.md):
- Register the Application — portal, CLI (
cli-commands.md), or IaC (BICEP-EXAMPLE.bicep)
- Configure Authentication — redirect URIs / token settings per app type
- Configure API Permissions — Graph and custom-API scopes (
api-permissions.md)
- Create Client Credentials — secret / certificate / federated identity (Key Vault)
- Implement OAuth Flow — code integration (
oauth-flows.md, console-app-example.md)
Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL)
Recommended library for integrating with the Microsoft identity platform:
- .NET / C# —
Microsoft.Identity.Client
- JavaScript / TypeScript —
@azure/msal-browser, @azure/msal-node
- Python —
msal
Examples: references/console-app-example.md.
SDK quick references in references/sdk/ (azure-identity + key-vault, per language).
Security Best Practices
Never hardcode secrets · rotate regularly · prefer certificates over secrets in
production · least-privilege API permissions · enable MFA · use managed
identity for Azure-hosted apps · validate tokens (issuer / audience /
expiration) · HTTPS-only redirect URIs (per the canonical
security baseline) ·
monitor sign-ins via Entra ID logs.
Full details in
references/auth-best-practices.md.
Reference Index
| Reference | When to Load |
|---|
references/common-patterns.md | Key concepts, app types, 3 common registration patterns |
references/core-workflow.md | Full per-step procedure for app registration |
references/api-permissions.md | Graph and custom-API permission configuration |
references/auth-best-practices.md | Detailed security best practices |
references/cli-commands.md | Azure CLI reference for app registrations |
references/console-app-example.md | Complete working code examples (multiple languages) |
references/first-app-registration.md | Step-by-step guide for beginners |
references/oauth-flows.md | Detailed OAuth 2.0 flow explanations |
references/troubleshooting.md | Common issues and solutions |
references/BICEP-EXAMPLE.bicep | Bicep template for IaC-managed app registration |
references/sdk/*.md | Language-specific SDK quick references |
