generated: '2026-10-03'
method: searched
generator: extract-docs-artifacts.py (local)
source: https://docs.frends.com/guides/ai-features/setting-up-entra-id-oauth-for-mcp-triggers.md
sources:
- https://docs.frends.com/guides/ai-features/setting-up-entra-id-oauth-for-mcp-triggers.md
- https://docs.frends.com/guides/api-management/how-to-create-and-use-api-keys-in-frends.md
- https://docs.frends.com/guides/api-management/how-to-use-basic-authentication-for-apis-in-frends.md
- https://docs.frends.com/guides/api-management/setting-up-implicit-oauth-flow-for-frends-apis.md
description: Authentication methods for Frends as documented.
schemes:
- type: oauth2
  name: Entra ID OAuth for MCP Triggers
  evidence: OAuth authentication for MCP Triggers is available from Frends 6.3.1 onwards.
  flows:
  - authorization_code
  how_to_obtain: Create an app registration in Microsoft Entra ID, add a Mobile and desktop applications platform, enable public client flows,
    and configure redirect URIs for clients. The flow uses authorization code with PKCE.
- type: apiKey
  name: API Key
  evidence: The easiest authentication method to use in Frends for APIs.
  how_to_obtain: Create an API key via Administration > API Keys in the Frends UI, then add it to an API Policy as an identity.
- type: http-basic
  name: Basic Authentication
  evidence: 'Basic Authentication method is based on a secret value in HTTP header. The header is in form Authorization: Basic "base64encode(username:password)"'
  location: header
  header: Authorization
  how_to_obtain: Credentials are defined by the user (username and password) and encoded to Base64 for the Authorization header.
- type: oauth2
  name: Implicit OAuth flow for Frends APIs
  evidence: How to use implicit OAuth 2.0 flow for your APIs in Frends.
  flows:
  - implicit
  how_to_obtain: Register an application in Microsoft Entra ID, configure a Web platform with a redirect URI ending in /api/auth/oauth2-redirect.html,
    and enable ID token issuance.
docs: https://docs.frends.com/guides/ai-features/setting-up-entra-id-oauth-for-mcp-triggers.md