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+import jwt
+from typing import List
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.security import OAuth2AuthorizationCodeBearer, SecurityScopes
+from jwt import PyJWKClient
+
+TENANT_ID = "your-tenant-id"
+API_CLIENT_ID = "your-backend-api-client-id" # The Application ID of the API itself
+JWKS_URL = f"https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/discovery/v2.0/keys"
+
+jwks_client = PyJWKClient(JWKS_URL)
+
+# Native security scheme enables the top-right "Authorize" button in Swagger UI
+oauth2_scheme = OAuth2AuthorizationCodeBearer(
+    authorizationUrl=f"https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize",
+    tokenUrl=f"https://login.microsoftonline.com/{TENANT_ID}/oauth2/v2.0/token",
+)
+
+class EntraRoleChecker:
+    def __init__(self, required_roles: List[str]):
+        self.required_roles = required_roles
+
+    def __call__(self, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
+        try:
+            signing_key = jwks_client.get_signing_key_from_jwt(token)
+            payload = jwt.decode(
+                token,
+                signing_key.key,
+                algorithms=["RS256"],
+                audience=API_CLIENT_ID, # Ensures token was meant for THIS API
+                issuer=f"https://sts.windows.net/{TENANT_ID}/"
+            )
+            
+            # 1. Validate Scope (Client permission)
+            scopes = payload.get("scp", "").split()
+            if "user_impersonation" not in scopes:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Invalid token scope.")
+
+            # 2. Validate RBAC Roles (User permission)
+            user_roles = payload.get("roles", []) # Entra App Roles array
+            
+            # Check if user has at least one of the required roles
+            if not any(role in user_roles for role in self.required_roles):
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+                    detail="User does not have the required application role."
+                )
+                
+            return payload
+            
+        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)}")
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+@app.get("/admin/reports")
+def get_reports(current_user = Depends(EntraRoleChecker(["API.Admin"]))):
+    return {"data": "Sensitive Admin Reports", "authenticated_as": current_user.get("name")}
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