Authorization server · Discovery

Metadata issuer matches the discovery URL

The issuer value inside the metadata document equals the issuer identifier used to construct the well-known URL, so clients can detect a substituted document.

mcp.as.issuer-match

In revision 2026-07-28

Level
MUST
Defined in
Authorization Server Discovery › Authorization Server Metadata DiscoveryMCP Authorization 2026-07-28
Party
Authorization server
Observable
passive Observable by reading published metadata, without any request to the server.

Level by revision

RevisionLevelSection
2026-07-28currentMUSTAuthorization Server Discovery › Authorization Server Metadata Discovery
2025-11-25MUSTAuthorization Server Discovery › Authorization Server Metadata Discovery

Adoption across listed servers

  • Supported0
  • Partial0
  • Unsupported0
  • Unknown34
  • Not applicable5