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Smart AI Integration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) ... part 5

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Mark Harrison (UK)
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Jul 15, 2025

MCP Authentication / Authorization

A discussion on Model Context Protocol: Part 1 - Why is there a need for MCP Link part 1 Part 2 - What MCP is, including its architecture and core components Link part 2 Part 3 - A demo of MC...
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Jul 22, 2025

Hi alkondanc​  ... thanks for message.  The Repo does have a version of MCP running as a Azure Function App - but it is using the SSE protocol which is being deprecated (I'm waiting for the functions team to support MCP HTTP ... when this is available i'll revisit it) .  It uses a key for authentication.   With Azure Function Apps - you could just turn EasyAuth (App Service Authentication/Authorization) on.  

The folder ColorsMCP-SSE-func in https://github.com/markharrison/colorsmcp 

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Jul 22, 2025

Hi Mark Harrison (UK)​, thanks for the samples.

I was trying to go via the Web app route and followed the http MCP samples. I was able to successfully authenticate. However, I would need the user tokens inside my MCP tools as well to extract user claims. HttpContextAccessor does not seem to be injecting properly. By any chance, have you encountered similar issue. Thanks!