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+import jwt
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.security import HTTPBearer, HTTPAuthorizationCredentials
+from jwt import PyJWKClient
+
+app = FastAPI()
+security = HTTPBearer()
+
+# Entra ID Configuration
+TENANT_ID = "your-tenant-id"
+CLIENT_ID = "your-client-id"
+JWKS_URL = f"https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/discovery/v2.0/keys"
+
+jwks_client = PyJWKClient(JWKS_URL)
+
+class EntraGroupChecker:
+    def __init__(self, required_group_id: str):
+        """
+        required_group_id: The Object ID of the group from Azure Portal
+        """
+        self.required_group_id = required_group_id
+
+    def __call__(self, credentials: HTTPAuthorizationCredentials = Depends(security)):
+        token = credentials.credentials
+        try:
+            # Fetch the signing key and validate the JWT
+            signing_key = jwks_client.get_signing_key_from_jwt(token)
+            payload = jwt.decode(
+                token,
+                signing_key.key,
+                algorithms=["RS256"],
+                audience=CLIENT_ID,
+                issuer=f"https://sts.windows.net/{TENANT_ID}/"
+            )
+            
+            # Extract groups from the token
+            user_groups = payload.get("groups", [])
+            
+            if self.required_group_id not in user_groups:
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+                    detail="User is not a member of the required AD group."
+                )
+            
+            return payload  # Return the full user context
+            
+        except jwt.ExpiredSignatureError:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="Token expired")
+        except jwt.InvalidTokenError as e:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail=f"Invalid token: {str(e)}")
+
+# Example Usage
+# Replace with your actual Azure Group Object ID
+ADMIN_GROUP_ID = "b82a3f...-....-..." 
+
+@app.get("/secure-data")
+def get_secure_data(user=Depends(EntraGroupChecker(ADMIN_GROUP_ID))):
+    return {
+        "message": "Access granted via Entra ID Group membership",
+        "user_id": user.get("oid")
+    }