About Microsoft Authentication
The Microsoft Authentication Library for JavaScript enables both client-side and server-side JavaScript applications to authenticate users using Azure AD for work and school accounts (AAD), Microsoft personal accounts (MSA), and social identity providers like Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft accounts, etc. through Azure AD B2C service.
How many people use Microsoft Authentication
GitHub · npm- #129
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HeadJS4.1k - #132Microsoft Authentication4.1k
- #133
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71M npm downloads, last 30 days
#132 of 198 JavaScript libraries we have counts for (of 232) · bars are GitHub stars across these neighbours; the category leader is Axios at 109k · as of August 30, 2026
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