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+# Authentication Guide: Azure Active Directory
+
+1. Login or Sign-up on portal.azure.com  
+
+2. Navigate to Azure Active Directory from the homepage or the sidebar.  
+   ![azure active directory service in azure portal page](../../images/auth/azure-active-directory-navigation.png)  
+
+3. Navigate to App Registration  
+   ![where to create new app registration](../../images/auth/azure-active-directory-new-registration.png)  
+
+4. Enter Name "HedgeDoc". Then click on Register  
+   ![how to register an app](../../images/auth/azure-active-directory-register.png)  
+
+5. In the next page, click on `Add a certificate or secret` then navigate to `Client Secrets`.  
+   Create a new client secret, add a description of your choice and copy the secret value.  
+   ![generate new secret key](../../images/auth/auzre-active-directory-new-secret.png)  
+
+6. Navigate to authentication page, then add a new platform. Select web as the platform.  
+   ![Authentication page showing how to add a new web platform](../../images/auth/azure-active-directory-authentication.png)  
+
+7. Set the `Redirect URI` to `https://YOURHOSTNAME/auth/oauth2/callback`. Check `ID Tokens` and uncheck `Access Token`.  
+   ![configuring redirection uri](../../images/auth/azure-active-directory-redirect-uri.png)  
+
+8. Retrieve the APPLICATION-ID and DIRECTORY-ID from the "Overview" section.  
+   ![Find application id and directory id from overview page](../../images/auth/azure-active-directory-overview.png)  
+
+9. Pass in your credentials as environment variables down below.  
+
+```sh
+CMD_OAUTH2_USER_PROFILE_URL=https://your.azureprofileurl.com/auth/oauth2/callback
+CMD_OAUTH2_USER_PROFILE_USERNAME_ATTR=yourPrincipalName
+CMD_OAUTH2_USER_PROFILE_DISPLAY_NAME_ATTR=displayName
+CMD_OAUTH2_USER_PROFILE_EMAIL_ATTR=email
+CMD_OAUTH2_USER_PROFILE_ID_ATTR=id
+CMD_OAUTH2_TOKEN_URL=https://login.microsoftonline.com/**DIRECTORY-ID**/oauth2/v2.0/token
+CMD_OAUTH2_AUTHORIZATION_URL=https://login.microsoftonline.com/**DIRECTORY-ID**/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
+CMD_OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID=APPLICATION-ID
+CMD_OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET=CLIENT-SECRET
+CMD_OAUTH2_PROVIDERNAME=AzureAD
+CMD_OAUTH2_SCOPE=openid_offline_access
+```
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@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ nav:
           - Nextcloud: guides/auth/nextcloud.md
           - Twitter: guides/auth/twitter.md
           - Authelia: guides/auth/authelia.md
+          - Azure Active Directory: guides/auth/azure-ad.md
       - Media Backend:
           - MinIO: guides/minio-image-upload.md
           - S3: guides/s3-image-upload.md