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A lock ( Https ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Certificates

Login.gov’s public key, used to verify signed JWTs (such as the id_token), is available in JWK format at the /api/openid_connect/certs endpoint.

This public key is rotated periodically (on at least an annual basis). It is important to assume the /api/openid_connect/certs endpoint could contain multiple JWKs when rotating application signing keys. Be sure to use the JWK endpoint dynamically through auto-discovery rather than hardcoding the public key. This ensures that your application will not require manual intervention when the Login.gov public key is rotated.

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OpenSSL Command
openssl req -nodes -x509 -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout private.pem -out public.crt
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