diff --git a/.changeset/tender-lies-wonder.md b/.changeset/tender-lies-wonder.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43124bb41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tender-lies-wonder.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': minor
+---
+
+Adds the StaticTokenIssuer and StaticKeyStore, an alternative token issuer that can be used to sign the Authorization header using a predefined public/private key pair.
diff --git a/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt b/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt
index e6c0aa9632..8e7cb7d124 100644
--- a/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt
+++ b/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ onboarding
 Onboarding
 OpenSearch
 OpenShift
+openssl
 orgs
 padding
 paddings
diff --git a/docs/auth/index.md b/docs/auth/index.md
index a670e69baa..74433d157f 100644
--- a/docs/auth/index.md
+++ b/docs/auth/index.md
@@ -406,3 +406,50 @@ providerFactories: {
   ghe: providers.github.create(),
 },
 ```
+
+## Configuring token issuers
+
+By default, the Backstage authentication backend generates and manages its own signing keys automatically for any issued
+Backstage tokens. However, these keys have a short lifetime and do not persist after instance restarts.
+
+Alternatively, users can provide their own public and private key files to sign issued tokens. This is beneficial in
+scenarios where the token verification implementation aggressively caches the list of keys, and doesn't attempt to fetch
+new ones even if they encounter an unknown key id. To enable this feature add the following configuration to your config
+file:
+
+```yaml
+auth:
+  keyStore:
+    provider: 'static'
+    static:
+      keys:
+        # Must be declared at least once and the first one will be used for signing */
+        - keyId: 'primary'
+          publicKeyFile: /path/to/public.key
+          privateKeyFile: /path/to/private.key
+          algorithm: # Optional, algorithm used to generate the keys, defaults to ES256
+          # More keys can be added so with future key rotations caches already know about it
+        - keyId: ...
+```
+
+The private key should be stored in the PKCS#8 format. The public key should be stored in the SPKI format.
+You can generate the public/private key pair, using openssl and the ES256 algorithm by performing the following
+steps:
+
+Generate a private key using the ES256 algorithm
+
+```sh
+openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -out private.ec.key
+```
+
+Convert it to PKCS#8 format
+
+```sh
+openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -inform PEM -outform PEM -nocrypt -in private.ec.key -out private.key
+```
+
+Extract the public key
+
+```sh
+openssl ec -inform PEM -outform PEM -pubout -in private.key -out public.key
+```
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/README.md b/plugins/auth-backend/README.md
index ba0042c6f9..ce7525fb6b 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/README.md
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ To try out SAML, you can use the mock identity provider:
 
 [How to add an auth provider](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/docs/auth/add-auth-provider.md)
 
+## Token issuers
+
+[Configuring token issuers](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/docs/auth/index.md)
+
 ## Links
 
 - [The Backstage homepage](https://backstage.io)
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
index f8953e1588..77e2c7357e 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface Config {
 
     /** To control how to store JWK data in auth-backend */
     keyStore?: {
-      provider?: 'database' | 'memory' | 'firestore';
+      provider?: 'database' | 'memory' | 'firestore' | 'static';
       firestore?: {
         /** The host to connect to */
         host?: string;
@@ -65,6 +65,21 @@ export interface Config {
         /** Timeout used for database operations. Defaults to 10000ms */
         timeout?: number;
       };
+      static?: {
+        /** Must be declared at least once and the first one will be used for signing */
+        keys: Array<{
+          /** Path to the public key file in the SPKI format */
+          publicKeyFile: string;
+          /** Path to the matching private key file in the PKCS#8 format */
+          privateKeyFile: string;
+          /** id to uniquely identify this key within the JWK set */
+          keyId: string;
+          /** JWS "alg" (Algorithm) Header Parameter value. Defaults to ES256.
+           * Must match the algorithm used to generate the keys in the provided files
+           */
+          algorithm?: string;
+        }>;
+      };
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
index cc35c0d84e..a19606c9a3 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/KeyStores.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ import { pickBy } from 'lodash';
 import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-
 import { AuthDatabase } from '../database/AuthDatabase';
 import { DatabaseKeyStore } from './DatabaseKeyStore';
 import { FirestoreKeyStore } from './FirestoreKeyStore';
 import { MemoryKeyStore } from './MemoryKeyStore';
 import { KeyStore } from './types';
+import { StaticKeyStore, StaticKeyStoreConfig } from './StaticKeyStore';
 
 type Options = {
   logger: LoggerService;
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ export class KeyStores {
       return keyStore;
     }
 
+    if (provider === 'static') {
+      const settings = ks?.getOptional<StaticKeyStoreConfig>('static');
+      if (settings === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Missing configuration for static keyStore provider`);
+      }
+
+      await StaticKeyStore.create(settings);
+    }
+
     throw new Error(`Unknown KeyStore provider: ${provider}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticKeyStore.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticKeyStore.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0882efa31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticKeyStore.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import { StaticKeyStore, StaticKeyStoreConfig } from './StaticKeyStore';
+import { AnyJWK } from './types';
+
+const publicKeyPath = '/mnt/public.pem';
+const privateKeyPath = 'mnt/private.pem';
+const privateKey = `
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIGHAgEAMBMGByqGSM49AgEGCCqGSM49AwEHBG0wawIBAQQgR8Ja2ppMEgOm1KeY
+Kpje00U1luybndt6yC263vcgeKqhRANCAAS+slUrS9JXgtHB1RcDnmlveuu4H3Zm
+hQRjvYdO+Mg/3FJss6FaExESTzhPSr3X+be/exarkTMchbDXNEdCKwpn
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
+`.trim();
+
+const publicKey = `
+-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
+MFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAEvrJVK0vSV4LRwdUXA55pb3rruB92
+ZoUEY72HTvjIP9xSbLOhWhMREk84T0q91/m3v3sWq5EzHIWw1zRHQisKZw==
+-----END PUBLIC KEY-----
+`.trim();
+
+jest.mock('fs/promises');
+
+describe('StaticKeyStore', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('should provide keys from disk', async () => {
+    fs.readFile = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (path: string, _: any) => {
+      if (path === publicKeyPath) {
+        return Promise.resolve(publicKey);
+      }
+      if (path === privateKeyPath) {
+        return Promise.resolve(privateKey);
+      }
+
+      throw new Error('Unexpected path');
+    });
+
+    const staticKeyStoreConfig: StaticKeyStoreConfig = {
+      keys: [
+        {
+          publicKeyFile: publicKeyPath,
+          privateKeyFile: privateKeyPath,
+          keyId: '1',
+          algorithm: 'ES256',
+        },
+        {
+          publicKeyFile: publicKeyPath,
+          privateKeyFile: privateKeyPath,
+          keyId: '2',
+          algorithm: 'ES256',
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const staticKeyStore = await StaticKeyStore.create(staticKeyStoreConfig);
+
+    const keys = await staticKeyStore.listKeys();
+    expect(keys.items.length).toEqual(2);
+    expect(keys.items[0].key).toMatchObject({
+      kid: '1',
+      alg: 'ES256',
+    });
+    expect(keys.items[1].key).toMatchObject({
+      kid: '2',
+      alg: 'ES256',
+    });
+
+    const pk = staticKeyStore.getPrivateKey('1');
+    expect(pk).toMatchObject({
+      kid: '1',
+      alg: 'ES256',
+    });
+    expect(pk.d).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow users to add keys', async () => {
+    const staticKeyStoreConfig: StaticKeyStoreConfig = { keys: [] };
+    const staticKeyStore = await StaticKeyStore.create(staticKeyStoreConfig);
+
+    const key: AnyJWK = {
+      use: 'sig',
+      alg: 'ES256',
+      kid: '1',
+      kty: '1',
+    };
+    expect(() => staticKeyStore.addKey(key)).toThrow(
+      'Cannot add keys to the static key store',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should not allow users to remove keys', async () => {
+    const staticKeyStoreConfig: StaticKeyStoreConfig = { keys: [] };
+    const staticKeyStore = await StaticKeyStore.create(staticKeyStoreConfig);
+    expect(() => staticKeyStore.removeKeys(['1'])).toThrow(
+      'Cannot remove keys from the static key store',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticKeyStore.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticKeyStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6859d1f445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticKeyStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { AnyJWK, KeyStore, StoredKey } from './types';
+import { exportJWK, importPKCS8, importSPKI, JWK } from 'jose';
+import { KeyLike } from 'jose/dist/types/types';
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+
+export type KeyPair = {
+  publicKey: JWK;
+  privateKey: JWK;
+};
+
+export type StaticKeyConfig = {
+  publicKeyFile: string;
+  privateKeyFile: string;
+  keyId: string;
+  algorithm?: string;
+};
+
+export type StaticKeyStoreConfig = {
+  keys: StaticKeyConfig[];
+};
+
+const DEFAULT_ALGORITHM = 'ES256';
+
+/**
+ * Key store that loads predefined public/private key pairs from disk
+ *
+ * The private key should be represented using the PKCS#8 format,
+ * while the public key should be in the SPKI format.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ *
+ * You can generate a public and private key pair, using
+ * openssl:
+ *
+ * Generate a private key using the ES256 algorithm
+ * ```sh
+ * openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -out private.ec.key
+ * ```
+ * Convert it to PKCS#8 format
+ * ```sh
+ * openssl pkcs8 -topk8 -inform PEM -outform PEM -nocrypt -in private.ec.key -out private.key
+ * ```
+ * Extract the public key
+ * ```sh
+ * openssl ec -inform PEM -outform PEM -pubout -in private.key -out public.key
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Provide the paths to private.key and public.key as the respective
+ * private and public key paths in the StaticKeyStore.create(...) method.
+ */
+export class StaticKeyStore implements KeyStore {
+  private readonly keyPairs: KeyPair[];
+  private readonly createdAt: Date;
+
+  private constructor(keyPairs: KeyPair[]) {
+    this.keyPairs = keyPairs;
+    this.createdAt = new Date();
+  }
+
+  public static async create(
+    config: StaticKeyStoreConfig,
+  ): Promise<StaticKeyStore> {
+    const keyPairs = await Promise.all(
+      config.keys.map(async k => await this.loadKeyPair(k)),
+    );
+
+    return new StaticKeyStore(keyPairs);
+  }
+
+  addKey(_key: AnyJWK): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error('Cannot add keys to the static key store');
+  }
+
+  listKeys(): Promise<{ items: StoredKey[] }> {
+    const keys = this.keyPairs.map(k => this.keyPairToStoredKey(k));
+    return Promise.resolve({ items: keys });
+  }
+
+  getPrivateKey(keyId: string): JWK {
+    const keyPair = this.keyPairs.find(k => k.publicKey.kid === keyId);
+    if (keyPair === undefined) {
+      throw new Error(`Could not find key with keyId: ${keyId}`);
+    }
+
+    return keyPair.privateKey;
+  }
+
+  removeKeys(_kids: string[]): Promise<void> {
+    throw new Error('Cannot remove keys from the static key store');
+  }
+
+  private keyPairToStoredKey(keyPair: KeyPair): StoredKey {
+    const publicKey = {
+      ...keyPair.publicKey,
+      use: 'sig',
+    };
+
+    return {
+      key: publicKey as AnyJWK,
+      createdAt: this.createdAt,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private static async loadKeyPair(options: StaticKeyConfig): Promise<KeyPair> {
+    const algorithm = options.algorithm ?? DEFAULT_ALGORITHM;
+    const keyId = options.keyId;
+    const publicKey = await this.loadPublicKeyFromFile(
+      options.publicKeyFile,
+      keyId,
+      algorithm,
+    );
+    const privateKey = await this.loadPrivateKeyFromFile(
+      options.privateKeyFile,
+      keyId,
+      algorithm,
+    );
+
+    return { publicKey, privateKey };
+  }
+
+  private static async loadPublicKeyFromFile(
+    path: string,
+    keyId: string,
+    algorithm: string,
+  ): Promise<JWK> {
+    return this.loadKeyFromFile(path, keyId, algorithm, importSPKI);
+  }
+
+  private static async loadPrivateKeyFromFile(
+    path: string,
+    keyId: string,
+    algorithm: string,
+  ): Promise<JWK> {
+    return this.loadKeyFromFile(path, keyId, algorithm, importPKCS8);
+  }
+
+  private static async loadKeyFromFile(
+    path: string,
+    keyId: string,
+    algorithm: string,
+    importer: (content: string, algorithm: string) => Promise<KeyLike>,
+  ): Promise<JWK> {
+    const content = await fs.readFile(path, { encoding: 'utf8', flag: 'r' });
+    const key = await importer(content, algorithm);
+    const jwk = await exportJWK(key);
+    jwk.kid = keyId;
+    jwk.alg = algorithm;
+
+    return jwk;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticTokenIssuer.test.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticTokenIssuer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df792f3e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticTokenIssuer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { StaticTokenIssuer } from './StaticTokenIssuer';
+import { createLocalJWKSet, jwtVerify } from 'jose';
+import { stringifyEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { StaticKeyStore } from './StaticKeyStore';
+
+const logger = getVoidLogger();
+const entityRef = stringifyEntityRef({
+  kind: 'User',
+  namespace: 'default',
+  name: 'name',
+});
+
+jest.mock('fs/promises');
+describe('StaticTokenIssuer', () => {
+  it('should issue valid tokens signed by the first listed key', async () => {
+    const staticKeyStore = {
+      listKeys: () => {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          items: [
+            {
+              createdAt: new Date(),
+              key: {
+                kty: 'EC',
+                x: 'vrJVK0vSV4LRwdUXA55pb3rruB92ZoUEY72HTvjIP9w',
+                y: 'UmyzoVoTERJPOE9Kvdf5t797FquRMxyFsNc0R0IrCmc',
+                crv: 'P-256',
+                kid: '1',
+                alg: 'ES256',
+                use: 'sig',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              createdAt: new Date(),
+              key: {
+                kty: 'EC',
+                x: 'vrJVK0vSV4LRwdUXA55pb3rruB92ZoUEY72HTvjIP9w',
+                y: 'UmyzoVoTERJPOE9Kvdf5t797FquRMxyFsNc0R0IrCmc',
+                crv: 'P-256',
+                kid: '2',
+                alg: 'ES256',
+                use: 'sig',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+      },
+      getPrivateKey: (kid: string) => {
+        expect(kid).toEqual('1');
+        return {
+          kty: 'EC',
+          x: 'vrJVK0vSV4LRwdUXA55pb3rruB92ZoUEY72HTvjIP9w',
+          y: 'UmyzoVoTERJPOE9Kvdf5t797FquRMxyFsNc0R0IrCmc',
+          crv: 'P-256',
+          d: 'R8Ja2ppMEgOm1KeYKpje00U1luybndt6yC263vcgeKo',
+          kid: '1',
+          alg: 'ES256',
+        };
+      },
+    };
+
+    const keyDurationSeconds = 86400;
+    const options = {
+      logger,
+      issuer: 'my-issuer',
+      sessionExpirationSeconds: keyDurationSeconds,
+    };
+    const issuer = new StaticTokenIssuer(
+      options,
+      staticKeyStore as unknown as StaticKeyStore,
+    );
+    const token = await issuer.issueToken({
+      claims: {
+        sub: entityRef,
+        ent: [entityRef],
+        'x-fancy-claim': 'my special claim',
+        aud: 'this value will be overridden',
+      },
+    });
+
+    const { keys } = await issuer.listPublicKeys();
+    const keyStore = createLocalJWKSet({ keys: keys });
+    const verifyResult = await jwtVerify(token, keyStore);
+    expect(verifyResult.protectedHeader).toEqual({
+      kid: '1',
+      alg: 'ES256',
+    });
+    expect(verifyResult.payload).toEqual({
+      iss: 'my-issuer',
+      aud: 'backstage',
+      sub: entityRef,
+      ent: [entityRef],
+      'x-fancy-claim': 'my special claim',
+      iat: expect.any(Number),
+      exp: expect.any(Number),
+    });
+    expect(verifyResult.payload.exp).toBe(
+      verifyResult.payload.iat! + keyDurationSeconds,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticTokenIssuer.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticTokenIssuer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77c13c7c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/identity/StaticTokenIssuer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { AnyJWK, TokenIssuer, TokenParams } from './types';
+import { SignJWT, importJWK, JWK } from 'jose';
+import { parseEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { AuthenticationError } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { LoggerService } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
+import { StaticKeyStore } from './StaticKeyStore';
+
+const MS_IN_S = 1000;
+
+export type Config = {
+  publicKeyFile: string;
+  privateKeyFile: string;
+  keyId: string;
+  algorithm?: string;
+};
+
+export type Options = {
+  logger: LoggerService;
+  /** Value of the issuer claim in issued tokens */
+  issuer: string;
+  /** Expiration time of the JWT in seconds */
+  sessionExpirationSeconds: number;
+  /** id to uniquely identify this key within the JWK set, defaults to '1' */
+};
+
+/**
+ * A token issuer that issues tokens from predefined
+ * public/private key pair stored in the static key store.
+ */
+export class StaticTokenIssuer implements TokenIssuer {
+  private readonly issuer: string;
+  private readonly logger: LoggerService;
+  private readonly keyStore: StaticKeyStore;
+  private readonly sessionExpirationSeconds: number;
+
+  public constructor(options: Options, keyStore: StaticKeyStore) {
+    this.issuer = options.issuer;
+    this.logger = options.logger;
+    this.sessionExpirationSeconds = options.sessionExpirationSeconds;
+    this.keyStore = keyStore;
+  }
+
+  public async issueToken(params: TokenParams): Promise<string> {
+    const key = await this.getSigningKey();
+
+    // TODO: code shared with TokenFactory.ts
+    const iss = this.issuer;
+    const { sub, ent, ...additionalClaims } = params.claims;
+    const aud = 'backstage';
+    const iat = Math.floor(Date.now() / MS_IN_S);
+    const exp = iat + this.sessionExpirationSeconds;
+
+    // Validate that the subject claim is a valid EntityRef
+    try {
+      parseEntityRef(sub);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(
+        '"sub" claim provided by the auth resolver is not a valid EntityRef.',
+      );
+    }
+
+    this.logger.info(`Issuing token for ${sub}, with entities ${ent ?? []}`);
+
+    if (!key.alg) {
+      throw new AuthenticationError('No algorithm was provided in the key');
+    }
+
+    return new SignJWT({ ...additionalClaims, iss, sub, ent, aud, iat, exp })
+      .setProtectedHeader({ alg: key.alg, kid: key.kid })
+      .setIssuer(iss)
+      .setAudience(aud)
+      .setSubject(sub)
+      .setIssuedAt(iat)
+      .setExpirationTime(exp)
+      .sign(await importJWK(key));
+  }
+
+  private async getSigningKey(): Promise<JWK> {
+    const { items: keys } = await this.keyStore.listKeys();
+    if (keys.length >= 1) {
+      return this.keyStore.getPrivateKey(keys[0].key.kid);
+    }
+    throw new Error('Keystore should hold at least 1 key');
+  }
+
+  public async listPublicKeys(): Promise<{ keys: AnyJWK[] }> {
+    const { items: keys } = await this.keyStore.listKeys();
+    return { keys: keys.map(({ key }) => key) };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
index e3bfc1c3f2..320870b3ee 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ import { Minimatch } from 'minimatch';
 import { CatalogAuthResolverContext } from '../lib/resolvers';
 import { AuthDatabase } from '../database/AuthDatabase';
 import { BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION } from '../lib/session';
+import { TokenIssuer } from '../identity/types';
+import { StaticTokenIssuer } from '../identity/StaticTokenIssuer';
+import { StaticKeyStore } from '../identity/StaticKeyStore';
 
 /** @public */
 export type ProviderFactories = { [s: string]: AuthProviderFactory };
@@ -75,22 +78,34 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const authUrl = await discovery.getExternalBaseUrl('auth');
 
   const authDb = AuthDatabase.create(database);
+  const sessionExpirationSeconds = BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION;
+
   const keyStore = await KeyStores.fromConfig(config, {
     logger,
     database: authDb,
   });
-  const keyDurationSeconds = BACKSTAGE_SESSION_EXPIRATION;
-
-  const tokenIssuer = new TokenFactory({
-    issuer: authUrl,
-    keyStore,
-    keyDurationSeconds,
-    logger: logger.child({ component: 'token-factory' }),
-    algorithm:
-      tokenFactoryAlgorithm ??
-      config.getOptionalString('auth.identityTokenAlgorithm'),
-  });
 
+  let tokenIssuer: TokenIssuer;
+  if (keyStore instanceof StaticKeyStore) {
+    tokenIssuer = new StaticTokenIssuer(
+      {
+        logger: logger.child({ component: 'token-factory' }),
+        issuer: authUrl,
+        sessionExpirationSeconds: sessionExpirationSeconds,
+      },
+      keyStore as StaticKeyStore,
+    );
+  } else {
+    tokenIssuer = new TokenFactory({
+      issuer: authUrl,
+      keyStore,
+      keyDurationSeconds: sessionExpirationSeconds,
+      logger: logger.child({ component: 'token-factory' }),
+      algorithm:
+        tokenFactoryAlgorithm ??
+        config.getOptionalString('auth.identityTokenAlgorithm'),
+    });
+  }
   const secret = config.getOptionalString('auth.session.secret');
   if (secret) {
     router.use(cookieParser(secret));