diff --git a/src/auth/progress.auth.azure.js b/src/auth/progress.auth.azure.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85bad0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auth/progress.auth.azure.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+(function(){
+
+    "use strict";
+
+    progress.data.AuthenticationProviderAzure = function(uri) {
+        var bearerToken;
+
+        this._initialize(uri, progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_AZURE,
+            {"_loginURI": progress.data.AuthenticationProvider._homeLoginURIBase});
+            
+        function make_bearer_token_header() {
+            return "Bearer " + token;
+        }
+
+        this._reset = function() {
+            bearerToken = null;
+        }
+
+        this._openLoginRequest = function (xhr, uri) {
+            var auth;
+            
+            xhr.open("GET", uri, true);  // but see comments below inside the "if userName"
+                                         // may have to go with that approach
+            
+            if (bearerToken) {
+                
+                // set Authorization header
+                auth = make_bearer_token_header_header(bearerToken);
+                xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', auth);
+            }
+
+            progress.data.Session._setNoCacheHeaders(xhr);
+        };
+
+        this._processLoginResult = function _azure_processLoginResult(xhr, deferred) {
+            progress.data.AuthenticationProviderAzure.prototype._processLoginResult.apply(
+                this,
+                [xhr, deferred]
+            );
+            if (!this._loggedIn) {
+                bearerToken = null;
+            }
+        };
+
+        this.login = function (token) {
+            bearerToken = token;
+            return this._loginProto();
+        }
+
+        this._openRequestAndAuthorize = function (xhr, verb, uri, async, callback) {
+            var auth,
+                errorObject;
+
+            xhr.open(verb, uri, async);  // but see comments below inside the "if userName"
+                                        // may have to go with that approach
+
+            if (bearerToken) {
+
+                // set Authorization header
+                auth = make_bearer_token_header(bearerToken);
+                xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', auth);
+            }
+
+            progress.data.Session._setNoCacheHeaders(xhr);
+
+            callback(errorObject);
+        };
+    };
+
+    function AzureProxy() {}
+    AzureProxy.prototype = progress.data.AuthenticationProvider.prototype;
+    progress.data.AuthenticationProviderAzure.prototype = new AzureProxy();
+
+    progress.data.AuthenticationProviderAzure.prototype.constructor =
+        progress.data.AuthenticationProviderAzure;
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/auth/progress.auth.js b/src/auth/progress.auth.js
index 637f37e..91f13c3 100644
--- a/src/auth/progress.auth.js
+++ b/src/auth/progress.auth.js
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ limitations under the License.
         case progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_FORM_SSO:
             authProv = new progress.data.AuthenticationProviderSSO(initObject.uri);
             break;
+        case progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_AZURE:                                    // NA - 03/2018
+            authProv = new progress.data.AuthenticationProviderAzure(initObject.uri);
+            break;
         default:
             // AuthenticationProvider: The 'init-object' parameter passed to the 'constructor' function
             //                          has an invalid value for the 'authenticationModel' property.
diff --git a/src/progress.session.js b/src/progress.session.js
index c0680b6..6ec886d 100644
--- a/src/progress.session.js
+++ b/src/progress.session.js
@@ -1546,6 +1546,10 @@ limitations under the License.
                 this.authenticationModel = this.authenticationModel.toLowerCase();
             }
 
+            if (this.authenticationModel === progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_AZURE) {
+                console.log("New type voor Azure");
+            }
+
             if (this.authenticationModel === progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_SSO) {
                 // Session: Cannot call login() when authenticationModel is SSO. 
                 // Please use the AuthenticationProvider object instead.
@@ -3411,7 +3415,9 @@ limitations under the License.
         Object.defineProperty(progress.data.Session, 'AUTH_TYPE_FORM_SSO', {
             value: "form_sso", enumerable: true
         });
-        
+        Object.defineProperty(progress.data.Session, 'AUTH_TYPE_AZURE', {                           // NA - 03/2018
+            value: "azure", enumerable: true
+        });
 
         Object.defineProperty(progress.data.Session, 'DEVICE_OFFLINE', {
             value: "Device is offline", enumerable: true
@@ -3443,6 +3449,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_BASIC = "basic";
         progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_FORM = "form";
         progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_SSO = "sso";
+        progress.data.Session.AUTH_TYPE_AZURE = "azure";
 
         /* deliberately not including the "offline reasons" that are defined in the
          * 1st part of the conditional. We believe that we can be used only in environments where