diff --git a/weed/iam/oidc/oidc_provider.go b/weed/iam/oidc/oidc_provider.go
index f39a74a34..1f5db8605 100644
--- a/weed/iam/oidc/oidc_provider.go
+++ b/weed/iam/oidc/oidc_provider.go
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/elliptic"
 	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -58,6 +62,13 @@ type OIDCConfig struct {
 
 	// JWKSCacheTTLSeconds sets how long to cache JWKS before refresh (default 3600 seconds)
 	JWKSCacheTTLSeconds int `json:"jwksCacheTTLSeconds,omitempty"`
+
+	// TLSCACert is the path to the CA certificate file for custom/self-signed certificates
+	TLSCACert string `json:"tlsCaCert,omitempty"`
+
+	// TLSInsecureSkipVerify controls whether to skip TLS verification.
+	// WARNING: Should only be used in development/testing environments. Never use in production.
+	TLSInsecureSkipVerify bool `json:"tlsInsecureSkipVerify,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // JWKS represents JSON Web Key Set
@@ -124,6 +135,45 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) Initialize(config interface{}) error {
 		p.jwksTTL = time.Hour
 	}
 
+	// Configure HTTP client with TLS settings
+	tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: oidcConfig.TLSInsecureSkipVerify,
+		MinVersion:         tls.VersionTLS12, // Prevent TLS downgrade attacks
+	}
+
+	if oidcConfig.TLSInsecureSkipVerify {
+		glog.Warningf("OIDC provider %q is configured to skip TLS verification. This is insecure and should not be used in production.", p.name)
+	}
+
+	if oidcConfig.TLSCACert != "" {
+		// Validate that the CA cert path is absolute to prevent reading unintended files
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(oidcConfig.TLSCACert) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("TLSCACert must be an absolute path, got: %s", oidcConfig.TLSCACert)
+		}
+
+		caCert, err := os.ReadFile(oidcConfig.TLSCACert)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read CA cert file: %w", err)
+		}
+		// Start with the system cert pool to trust public CAs, then add the custom one.
+		rootCAs, _ := x509.SystemCertPool()
+		if rootCAs == nil {
+			rootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
+		}
+		if !rootCAs.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCert) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to append CA cert from file: %s", oidcConfig.TLSCACert)
+		}
+		tlsConfig.RootCAs = rootCAs
+	}
+
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig,
+	}
+	p.httpClient = &http.Client{
+		Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+		Transport: transport,
+	}
+
 	// For testing, we'll skip the actual OIDC client initialization
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/weed/iam/sts/constants.go b/weed/iam/sts/constants.go
index 1f74668eb..b54951903 100644
--- a/weed/iam/sts/constants.go
+++ b/weed/iam/sts/constants.go
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ const (
 	ConfigFieldClientSecret = "clientSecret"
 	ConfigFieldJWKSUri      = "jwksUri"
 	ConfigFieldScopes       = "scopes"
-	ConfigFieldUserInfoUri  = "userInfoUri"
-	ConfigFieldRedirectUri  = "redirectUri"
+	ConfigFieldUserInfoUri        = "userInfoUri"
+	ConfigFieldRedirectUri        = "redirectUri"
+	ConfigFieldTLSCACert          = "tlsCaCert"
+	ConfigFieldTLSInsecureSkipVerify = "tlsInsecureSkipVerify"
 )
 
 // Error Messages
diff --git a/weed/iam/sts/provider_factory.go b/weed/iam/sts/provider_factory.go
index 0733afdba..83808c58f 100644
--- a/weed/iam/sts/provider_factory.go
+++ b/weed/iam/sts/provider_factory.go
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ func (f *ProviderFactory) convertToOIDCConfig(configMap map[string]interface{})
 		config.Scopes = scopes
 	}
 
+	if tlsCaCert, ok := configMap[ConfigFieldTLSCACert].(string); ok {
+		config.TLSCACert = tlsCaCert
+	}
+
+	if tlsInsecureSkipVerify, ok := configMap[ConfigFieldTLSInsecureSkipVerify].(bool); ok {
+		config.TLSInsecureSkipVerify = tlsInsecureSkipVerify
+	}
+
 	// Convert claims mapping
 	if claimsMapInterface, ok := configMap["claimsMapping"]; ok {
 		claimsMap, err := f.convertToStringMap(claimsMapInterface)