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Author: Vercel Labs

emulate Microsoft Entra ID for local development

Published by Vercel Labs Updated Jul 17

Covers Auth Local Development Microsoft OAuth

Description

Emulated Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect for local development and testing. Use when the user needs to test Microsoft sign-in locally, emulate Entra ID OIDC discovery, handle Microsoft token exchange, configure Azure AD OAuth clients, work with Microsoft Graph /me, or test PKCE/client credentials flows without hitting real Microsoft APIs. Triggers include "Microsoft OAuth", "Entra ID", "Azure AD", "emulate Microsoft", "mock Microsoft login", "test Microsoft sign-in", "Microsoft OIDC", "local Microsoft auth", or any task requiring a local Microsoft OAuth/OIDC provider.

SKILL.md

Microsoft Entra ID Emulator

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) v2.0 OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect emulation with authorization code flow, PKCE, client credentials, RS256 ID tokens, OIDC discovery, and a Microsoft Graph /v1.0/me endpoint.

Start

# Microsoft only
npx emulate --service microsoft

# Default port (when run alone)
# http://localhost:4000

Or programmatically:

import { createEmulator } from 'emulate'

const microsoft = await createEmulator({ service: 'microsoft', port: 4005 })
// microsoft.url === 'http://localhost:4005'

Pointing Your App at the Emulator

Environment Variable

MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL=http://localhost:4005

OAuth URL Mapping

Real Microsoft URL	Emulator URL
`https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration`	`$MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL/{tenant}/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration`
`https://login.microsoftonline.com/.well-known/openid-configuration`	`$MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL/.well-known/openid-configuration`
`https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize`	`$MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL/oauth2/v2.0/authorize`
`https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token`	`$MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL/oauth2/v2.0/token`
`https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/discovery/v2.0/keys`	`$MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL/discovery/v2.0/keys`
`https://graph.microsoft.com/oidc/userinfo`	`$MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL/oidc/userinfo`
`https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me`	`$MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL/v1.0/me`

Auth.js / NextAuth.js

import MicrosoftEntraId from '@auth/core/providers/microsoft-entra-id'

MicrosoftEntraId({
  clientId: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID,
  clientSecret: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET,
  authorization: {
    url: `${process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize`,
    params: { scope: 'openid email profile User.Read' },
  },
  token: {
    url: `${process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL}/oauth2/v2.0/token`,
  },
  userinfo: {
    url: `${process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL}/oidc/userinfo`,
  },
  issuer: process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL,
})

Passport.js

import { OIDCStrategy } from 'passport-azure-ad'

const MICROSOFT_URL = process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL ?? 'https://login.microsoftonline.com'

new OIDCStrategy({
  identityMetadata: `${MICROSOFT_URL}/.well-known/openid-configuration`,
  clientID: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID,
  clientSecret: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET,
  redirectUrl: 'http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id',
  responseType: 'code',
  responseMode: 'query',
  scope: ['openid', 'email', 'profile'],
}, verifyCallback)

MSAL.js

import { ConfidentialClientApplication } from '@azure/msal-node'

const msalConfig = {
  auth: {
    clientId: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID,
    clientSecret: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET,
    authority: process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL,
    knownAuthorities: [process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL],
  },
}

const cca = new ConfidentialClientApplication(msalConfig)

Seed Config

microsoft:
  users:
    - email: testuser@outlook.com
      name: Test User
      given_name: Test
      family_name: User
      tenant_id: 9188040d-6c67-4c5b-b112-36a304b66dad
  oauth_clients:
    - client_id: example-client-id
      client_secret: example-client-secret
      name: My Microsoft App
      redirect_uris:
        - http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id
      tenant_id: 9188040d-6c67-4c5b-b112-36a304b66dad

When no OAuth clients are configured, the emulator accepts any client_id. With clients configured, strict validation is enforced for client_id, client_secret, and redirect_uri.

API Endpoints

OIDC Discovery

# Default tenant
curl http://localhost:4005/.well-known/openid-configuration

# Tenant-scoped (common, organizations, consumers, or specific tenant ID)
curl http://localhost:4005/common/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration

Returns the standard OIDC discovery document:

{
  "issuer": "http://localhost:4005/{tenant}/v2.0",
  "authorization_endpoint": "http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/authorize",
  "token_endpoint": "http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/token",
  "userinfo_endpoint": "http://localhost:4005/oidc/userinfo",
  "end_session_endpoint": "http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/logout",
  "jwks_uri": "http://localhost:4005/discovery/v2.0/keys",
  "response_types_supported": ["code"],
  "subject_types_supported": ["pairwise"],
  "id_token_signing_alg_values_supported": ["RS256"],
  "scopes_supported": ["openid", "email", "profile", "User.Read", "offline_access"],
  "token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported": ["client_secret_post", "client_secret_basic"]
}

JWKS

curl http://localhost:4005/discovery/v2.0/keys

Returns an RSA public key (kid: emulate-microsoft-1) for verifying id_token signatures.

Authorization

# Browser flow: redirects to a user picker page
curl -v "http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?\
client_id=example-client-id&\
redirect_uri=http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id&\
scope=openid+email+profile&\
response_type=code&\
state=random-state&\
nonce=random-nonce"

Query parameters:

Param	Description
`client_id`	OAuth client ID
`redirect_uri`	Callback URL
`scope`	Space-separated scopes (`openid email profile User.Read`)
`state`	Opaque state for CSRF protection
`nonce`	Nonce for ID token (optional)
`response_mode`	`query` (default) or `form_post`
`code_challenge`	PKCE challenge (optional)
`code_challenge_method`	`plain` or `S256` (optional)

Token Exchange

curl -X POST http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "code=<authorization_code>&\
client_id=example-client-id&\
client_secret=example-client-secret&\
redirect_uri=http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id&\
grant_type=authorization_code"

Returns:

{
  "access_token": "microsoft_...",
  "refresh_token": "r_microsoft_...",
  "id_token": "<jwt>",
  "token_type": "Bearer",
  "expires_in": 3600,
  "scope": "openid email profile"
}

The id_token is an RS256 JWT containing sub, oid, tid (tenant ID), email, name, preferred_username, ver ("2.0"), and optional nonce.

For PKCE, include code_verifier in the token request.

Supports Authorization: Basic header with base64-encoded client_id:client_secret as an alternative to body parameters.

Client Credentials

curl -X POST http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "client_id=example-client-id&\
client_secret=example-client-secret&\
grant_type=client_credentials&\
scope=https://graph.microsoft.com/.default"

Returns an access_token only (no refresh_token or id_token).

Refresh Token

curl -X POST http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "refresh_token=r_microsoft_...&\
client_id=example-client-id&\
grant_type=refresh_token"

Returns a new access_token, rotated refresh_token, and new id_token.

User Info

curl http://localhost:4005/oidc/userinfo \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer microsoft_..."

Returns:

{
  "sub": "<oid>",
  "email": "testuser@outlook.com",
  "name": "Test User",
  "given_name": "Test",
  "family_name": "User",
  "preferred_username": "testuser@outlook.com"
}

Microsoft Graph /me

curl http://localhost:4005/v1.0/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer microsoft_..."

Returns an OData-style response:

{
  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users/$entity",
  "displayName": "Test User",
  "mail": "testuser@outlook.com",
  "userPrincipalName": "testuser@outlook.com",
  "id": "<oid>"
}

Logout

curl "http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/logout?post_logout_redirect_uri=http://localhost:3000"

Redirects to the post_logout_redirect_uri if provided and valid.

Token Revocation

curl -X POST http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/revoke \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "token=microsoft_..."

Returns 200 OK. The token is removed from the emulator's token map.

Common Patterns

Full Authorization Code Flow

MICROSOFT_URL="http://localhost:4005"
CLIENT_ID="example-client-id"
CLIENT_SECRET="example-client-secret"
REDIRECT_URI="http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id"

# 1. Open in browser (user picks a seeded account)
#    $MICROSOFT_URL/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?client_id=$CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=$REDIRECT_URI&scope=openid+email+profile&response_type=code&state=abc

# 2. After user selection, emulator redirects to:
#    $REDIRECT_URI?code=<code>&state=abc

# 3. Exchange code for tokens
curl -X POST $MICROSOFT_URL/oauth2/v2.0/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "code=<code>&client_id=$CLIENT_ID&client_secret=$CLIENT_SECRET&redirect_uri=$REDIRECT_URI&grant_type=authorization_code"

# 4. Fetch user info with the access_token
curl $MICROSOFT_URL/oidc/userinfo \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"

PKCE Flow

CODE_VERIFIER=$(openssl rand -base64 32 | tr -d '=+/' | cut -c1-43)
CODE_CHALLENGE=$(echo -n $CODE_VERIFIER | openssl dgst -sha256 -binary | base64 | tr -d '=' | tr '+/' '-_')

# 1. Authorize with challenge
# $MICROSOFT_URL/oauth2/v2.0/authorize?...&code_challenge=$CODE_CHALLENGE&code_challenge_method=S256

# 2. Token exchange with verifier
curl -X POST $MICROSOFT_URL/oauth2/v2.0/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "code=<code>&client_id=$CLIENT_ID&client_secret=$CLIENT_SECRET&redirect_uri=$REDIRECT_URI&grant_type=authorization_code&code_verifier=$CODE_VERIFIER"

OIDC Discovery-Based Setup

Libraries that support OIDC discovery can auto-configure from the discovery document:

import { Issuer } from 'openid-client'

const microsoftIssuer = await Issuer.discover(
  process.env.MICROSOFT_EMULATOR_URL ?? 'https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/v2.0'
)

const client = new microsoftIssuer.Client({
  client_id: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_ID,
  client_secret: process.env.MICROSOFT_CLIENT_SECRET,
  redirect_uris: ['http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id'],
})

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