# Running your own OAuth and OIDC provider in 2026 is an operations problem

DevFeed: [Running your own OAuth and OIDC provider in 2026 is an operations problem](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/running-your-own-oauth-and-oidc-provider-in-2026-is-an-operations-problem-16047.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://workos.com/blog/problems-with-running-your-own-oauth-oidc-provider-2026>)

Author: WorkOS

Published: 2026-08-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [WorkOS Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/workos-blog.md>)

Topics: [OAuth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth.md>), [OpenID connect (OIDC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oidc.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [oidc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oidc.md>), [operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operations.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that operating a self-hosted OAuth and OIDC provider in 2026 is primarily an operations challenge. Using Better Auth 1.7 as evidence, it highlights key rotation, revocation, directory lifecycle, uptime, security maintenance, and migration work alongside protocol features such as DPoP and back-channel logout.

## Source excerpt

Better Auth 1.7 shipped DPoP, back-channel logout, and MCP alignment. Its own upgrade guide shows why the operational half of an OAuth provider costs more.