---
title: "oidc create"
slug: "oidc-create"
tags: ["5.4"]
updated: 2026-10-28T01:52:43Z
published: 2026-10-28T01:52:43Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/oidc-create"
---

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# oidc create

This command creates an OIDC provider.

## Usage

```plaintext
oidc create --name NAME
            --discovery-url URL
           [--user-jwt-attribute ATTRIBUTE]
           [--enable-verify-peer]
           [--disable-verify-peer]
           [--certificate]
```

## Required Parameters

| `--name NAME` | Specifies NAME as the name of the OIDC provider. |
| --- | --- |
| `--discovery-url URL` | Specifies the discovery URL for the OIDC provider. The URL points to a JSON file containing configuration information about the provider. |

## Options

| `--user-jwt-attribute ATTRIBUTE` | Specifies ATTRIBUTE as the the JWT user identifier field in audit logs. Examples: `name, email` |
| --- | --- |
| `--enable-verify-peer` | Requires certificate verification of OIDC provider (peer). The provider is only trusted to handle requests after the certificate is verified. Uses the certificate in the `--certificate` field. |
| `--disable-verify-peer` | Disables requirement for certificate verification of the provider. The provider is trusted without certificate verification. |
| `--certificate` | Specifies CERTIFICATE as the certificate for the OIDC provider, as a string. |

## Example

This example creates an OIDC provider named "oidc-for-vast".

```plaintext
vcli: admin> oidc create --name oidc-for-vast --discovery-url "https://myoidc.com/discovery.json"
```