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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from basics to operations
12 min readLast reviewed 2026-06-05Going Deeper
Basics
Trust & Security
Implementation
Implementation noteOperational guidance — not normative
These are deployment recommendations from federation operators, not spec mandates. The spec defines what each role requires; how you stage rollout, choose algorithms, and stand up infrastructure is up to you.
Operations
Implementation noteOperational guidance — not normative
The answers below describe operational practice drawn from the industry — recommended lifetimes, monitoring, caching, and key-rotation strategies. The OpenID Federation 1.0 specification does not mandate specific durations or procedures here; it requires only that
exp be honored, that historical keys be available during overlap, and that revocation be achievable. Tune the values to your federation's risk profile.