diff --git a/cmd/tsidp/tsidp.go b/cmd/tsidp/tsidp.go
index 492a2cec8..a3e867265 100644
--- a/cmd/tsidp/tsidp.go
+++ b/cmd/tsidp/tsidp.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -80,16 +81,18 @@ type idpServer struct {
 	lazySigningKey lazy.SyncValue[*signingKey]
 	lazySigner     lazy.SyncValue[jose.Signer]
 
-	mu          sync.Mutex // guards the fields below
-	code        map[string]*authRequest
-	accessToken map[string]*authRequest
+	mu          sync.Mutex              // guards the fields below
+	code        map[string]*authRequest // keyed by random hex
+	accessToken map[string]*authRequest // keyed by random hex
 }
 
 type authRequest struct {
-	// requesterNodeID is the node who requested the auth (say synology), not the node
-	// who is being authenticated.
-	// String form of tailcfg.NodeID
-	requesterNodeID string
+	// rpNodeID is the NodeID of the relying party (who requested the auth, such
+	// as Proxmox or Synology), not the user node who is being authenticated.
+	rpNodeID tailcfg.NodeID
+
+	// clientID is the "client_id" sent in the authorized request.
+	clientID string
 
 	// nonce presented in the request.
 	nonce string
@@ -114,15 +117,21 @@ func (s *idpServer) authorize(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	nodeID := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/authorize/")
+	rpNodeID, ok := parseID[tailcfg.NodeID](strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/authorize/"))
+	if !ok {
+		http.Error(w, "tsidp: invalid node ID suffix after /authorize/", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
 
 	uq := r.URL.Query()
+
 	code := rands.HexString(32)
 	ar := &authRequest{
-		requesterNodeID: nodeID,
-		nonce:           uq.Get("nonce"),
-		remoteUser:      who,
-		redirectURI:     uq.Get("redirect_uri"),
+		rpNodeID:    rpNodeID,
+		nonce:       uq.Get("nonce"),
+		remoteUser:  who,
+		redirectURI: uq.Get("redirect_uri"),
+		clientID:    uq.Get("client_id"),
 	}
 
 	s.mu.Lock()
@@ -184,7 +193,7 @@ func (s *idpServer) serveUserInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, "tsidp: invalid token", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	if ar.requesterNodeID != who.Node.ID.String() {
+	if ar.rpNodeID != who.Node.ID {
 		http.Error(w, "tsidp: token for different node", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
@@ -245,13 +254,15 @@ func (s *idpServer) serveToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	ar, ok := s.code[code]
-	delete(s.code, code)
+	if ok {
+		delete(s.code, code)
+	}
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 	if !ok {
 		http.Error(w, "tsidp: code not found", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
-	if ar.requesterNodeID != caller.Node.ID.String() {
+	if ar.rpNodeID != caller.Node.ID {
 		http.Error(w, "tsidp: token for different node", http.StatusForbidden)
 		return
 	}
@@ -280,7 +291,7 @@ func (s *idpServer) serveToken(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	_, tcd, _ := strings.Cut(n.Name(), ".")
 	tsClaims := tailscaleClaims{
 		Claims: jwt.Claims{
-			Audience:  jwt.Audience{"unused"},
+			Audience:  jwt.Audience{ar.clientID},
 			Expiry:    jwt.NewNumericDate(now.Add(5 * time.Minute)),
 			ID:        jti,
 			IssuedAt:  jwt.NewNumericDate(now),
@@ -479,7 +490,7 @@ func (s *idpServer) serveOpenIDConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
-	authorizeEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/authorize/%s", s.serverURL, who.Node.ID.String())
+	authorizeEndpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/authorize/%d", s.serverURL, who.Node.ID)
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	je := json.NewEncoder(w)
@@ -573,3 +584,19 @@ func (sk *signingKey) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 	sk.kid = wrapper.ID
 	return nil
 }
+
+// parseID takes a string input and returns a typed IntID T and true, or a zero
+// value and false if the input is unhandled syntax or out of a valid range.
+func parseID[T ~int64](input string) (_ T, ok bool) {
+	if input == "" {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(input, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	if i < 0 {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	return T(i), true
+}