diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa81616..a8d6cb7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,6 +203,45 @@ In the above example configuration, the process for failure will work as follows
 7. 3rd retry attempt occurs and fails
 8. Authentication fails and exception is communicated to user.
 
+### MS Entra (Azure AD) Authentication Provider
+Validates incoming Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) Bearer JWTs against Microsoft's JWKS
+(fetched from the OIDC discovery endpoint and cached in memory), then issues a
+login-service JWT.
+
+Example config:
+```
+        entra:
+          order: 1
+          tenant-id: "your-tenant-id"
+          client-id: "your-client-id"
+          client-secret: "your-client-secret"
+          audiences:
+            - "api://your-client-id"
+            - "other-app-client-id"
+          domains:
+            corp.example.com: "CORP"
+          login-base-url: "https://login.microsoftonline.com"
+          graph-base-url: "https://graph.microsoft.com"
+          attributes:
+            preferred_username: "upn"
+            email: "email"
+          jwks-connect-timeout-ms: 10000
+          jwks-read-timeout-ms: 10000
+```
+
+Available options:
+- `order` — provider ordering; `0` disables, `1`+ enables.
+- `tenant-id` — Azure AD tenant (directory) ID.
+- `client-id` — App registration (client) ID.
+- `client-secret` — Client secret used to call MS Graph API.
+- `audiences` — List of accepted JWT `aud` values. Empty list accepts any token from the tenant.
+- `domains` — Map of on-premises DNS domains to short names (e.g. `corp.example.com: "CORP"`).
+- `login-base-url` — Microsoft login/token endpoint base URL. Optional, defaults to `https://login.microsoftonline.com`.
+- `graph-base-url` — Microsoft Graph API base URL. Optional, defaults to `https://graph.microsoft.com`.
+- `attributes` — Map of Entra JWT claim names to LS JWT claim names.
+- `jwks-connect-timeout-ms` — TCP connect timeout (ms) when fetching Microsoft's JWKS. Optional, defaults to `10000`.
+- `jwks-read-timeout-ms` — Socket read timeout (ms) when downloading the JWKS payload. Optional, defaults to `10000`.
+
 ### ActiveDirectoryLDAPAuthenticationProvider
 Uses LDAP(s) to authenticate user in Active Directory and to fetch groups that this user belongs to.
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/resources/example.application.yaml b/api/src/main/resources/example.application.yaml
index b6f3aed..e1bc929 100644
--- a/api/src/main/resources/example.application.yaml
+++ b/api/src/main/resources/example.application.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ loginsvc:
           #attributes:
             #preferred_username: "upn"
             #email: "email"
+          # JWKS fetching timeouts (milliseconds) used when downloading Microsoft's
+          # JSON Web Key Set from the OIDC discovery endpoint. Defaults to 10000 each
+          # (10 seconds) if omitted. Tune for slow networks or when Microsoft's
+          # endpoint is under load.
+          #jwks-connect-timeout-ms: 10000
+          #jwks-read-timeout-ms: 10000
 
     experimental:
       # ability to enable experimental endpoints (default=false)
diff --git a/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/config/auth/MsEntraConfig.scala b/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/config/auth/MsEntraConfig.scala
index 8c80f85..706b41e 100644
--- a/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/config/auth/MsEntraConfig.scala
+++ b/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/config/auth/MsEntraConfig.scala
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import za.co.absa.loginsvc.rest.config.validation.{ConfigValidatable, ConfigVali
  * @param graphBaseUrl  Base URL for the Microsoft Graph API.
  *                      Defaults to the public Azure cloud (`https://graph.microsoft.com`).
  *                      Override for sovereign clouds (e.g. Azure Government).
+ * @param jwksConnectTimeoutMs Connect timeout (in ms) for fetching the JWKS from Microsoft. Defaults to 10000.
+ * @param jwksReadTimeoutMs    Read timeout (in ms) for fetching the JWKS from Microsoft. Defaults to 10000.
  */
 case class MsEntraConfig(
   tenantId: String,
@@ -51,7 +53,9 @@ case class MsEntraConfig(
   order: Int,
   attributes: Option[Map[String, String]],
   loginBaseUrl: String = "https://login.microsoftonline.com",
-  graphBaseUrl: String = "https://graph.microsoft.com"
+  graphBaseUrl: String = "https://graph.microsoft.com",
+  jwksConnectTimeoutMs: Int = 10000,
+  jwksReadTimeoutMs: Int = 10000
 ) extends ConfigValidatable with ConfigOrdering {
 
   def throwErrors(): Unit =
diff --git a/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/provider/entra/MsEntraTokenValidator.scala b/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/provider/entra/MsEntraTokenValidator.scala
index c983135..3a0761e 100644
--- a/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/provider/entra/MsEntraTokenValidator.scala
+++ b/api/src/main/scala/za/co/absa/loginsvc/rest/provider/entra/MsEntraTokenValidator.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.google.common.cache.{CacheBuilder, CacheLoader, LoadingCache}
 import com.nimbusds.jose.JWSAlgorithm
 import com.nimbusds.jose.jwk.source.{JWKSource, RemoteJWKSet}
 import com.nimbusds.jose.proc.{JWSVerificationKeySelector, SecurityContext => NimbusSecurityContext}
+import com.nimbusds.jose.util.DefaultResourceRetriever
 import com.nimbusds.jwt.proc.{BadJWTException, DefaultJWTClaimsVerifier, DefaultJWTProcessor}
 import com.nimbusds.jwt.{JWTClaimsSet, SignedJWT}
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
@@ -68,8 +69,11 @@ class MsEntraTokenValidator(
       .expireAfterWrite(1, TimeUnit.HOURS)
       .build(new CacheLoader[String, JWKSource[NimbusSecurityContext]] {
         override def load(jwksUri: String): JWKSource[NimbusSecurityContext] = {
-          logger.info(s"Loading JWKS from $jwksUri")
-          new RemoteJWKSet[NimbusSecurityContext](new URL(jwksUri))
+          logger.info(s"Loading JWKS from $jwksUri (connectTimeoutMs=${config.jwksConnectTimeoutMs}, readTimeoutMs=${config.jwksReadTimeoutMs})")
+          new RemoteJWKSet[NimbusSecurityContext](
+            new URL(jwksUri),
+            new DefaultResourceRetriever(config.jwksConnectTimeoutMs, config.jwksReadTimeoutMs)
+          )
         }
       })