diff --git a/changelog/12932.txt b/changelog/12932.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd2224e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12932.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:feature
+**OIDC Identity Provider (Tech Preview)**: Adds support for Vault to be an OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider.
+```
diff --git a/vault/identity_store_oidc_provider.go b/vault/identity_store_oidc_provider.go
index a24d9d6be..83600a1e6 100644
--- a/vault/identity_store_oidc_provider.go
+++ b/vault/identity_store_oidc_provider.go
@@ -607,6 +607,9 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) providersReferencingTargetScopeName(ctx context.Context,
 func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCCreateUpdateAssignment(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, d *framework.FieldData) (*logical.Response, error) {
 	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 
+	i.oidcLock.Lock()
+	defer i.oidcLock.Unlock()
+
 	var assignment assignment
 	if req.Operation == logical.UpdateOperation {
 		entry, err := req.Storage.Get(ctx, assignmentPath+name)
@@ -699,6 +702,9 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) getOIDCAssignment(ctx context.Context, s logical.Storage
 func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCDeleteAssignment(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, d *framework.FieldData) (*logical.Response, error) {
 	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 
+	i.oidcLock.Lock()
+	defer i.oidcLock.Unlock()
+
 	clientNames, err := i.clientNamesReferencingTargetAssignmentName(ctx, req, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -735,6 +741,9 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCCreateUpdateScope(ctx context.Context, req *logi
 		return logical.ErrorResponse("the %q scope name is reserved", openIDScope), nil
 	}
 
+	i.oidcLock.Lock()
+	defer i.oidcLock.Unlock()
+
 	var scope scope
 	if req.Operation == logical.UpdateOperation {
 		entry, err := req.Storage.Get(ctx, scopePath+name)
@@ -848,20 +857,21 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) getOIDCScope(ctx context.Context, s logical.Storage, nam
 	return &scope, nil
 }
 
-// pathOIDCDeleteScope is used to delete an scope
+// pathOIDCDeleteScope is used to delete a scope
 func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCDeleteScope(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, d *framework.FieldData) (*logical.Response, error) {
 	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 
-	targetScopeName := d.Get("name").(string)
+	i.oidcLock.Lock()
+	defer i.oidcLock.Unlock()
 
-	providerNames, err := i.providersReferencingTargetScopeName(ctx, req, targetScopeName)
+	providerNames, err := i.providersReferencingTargetScopeName(ctx, req, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if len(providerNames) > 0 {
 		errorMessage := fmt.Sprintf("unable to delete scope %q because it is currently referenced by these providers: %s",
-			targetScopeName, strings.Join(providerNames, ", "))
+			name, strings.Join(providerNames, ", "))
 		return logical.ErrorResponse(errorMessage), logical.ErrInvalidRequest
 	}
 	err = req.Storage.Delete(ctx, scopePath+name)
@@ -892,6 +902,9 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCCreateUpdateClient(ctx context.Context, req *log
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	i.oidcLock.Lock()
+	defer i.oidcLock.Unlock()
+
 	client := client{
 		Name:        name,
 		NamespaceID: ns.ID,
@@ -949,18 +962,14 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCCreateUpdateClient(ctx context.Context, req *log
 		return logical.ErrorResponse("the key parameter is required"), nil
 	}
 
-	var key namedKey
 	// enforce key existence on client creation
-	entry, err := req.Storage.Get(ctx, namedKeyConfigPath+client.Key)
+	key, err := i.getNamedKey(ctx, req.Storage, client.Key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if entry == nil {
+	if key == nil {
 		return logical.ErrorResponse("key %q does not exist", client.Key), nil
 	}
-	if err := entry.DecodeJSON(&key); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	if idTokenTTLRaw, ok := d.GetOk("id_token_ttl"); ok {
 		client.IDTokenTTL = time.Duration(idTokenTTLRaw.(int)) * time.Second
@@ -1002,7 +1011,7 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCCreateUpdateClient(ctx context.Context, req *log
 	}
 
 	// store client
-	entry, err = logical.StorageEntryJSON(clientPath+name, client)
+	entry, err := logical.StorageEntryJSON(clientPath+name, client)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1047,10 +1056,13 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCReadClient(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Req
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// pathOIDCDeleteClient is used to delete an client
+// pathOIDCDeleteClient is used to delete a client
 func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCDeleteClient(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, d *framework.FieldData) (*logical.Response, error) {
 	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 
+	i.oidcLock.Lock()
+	defer i.oidcLock.Unlock()
+
 	// Delete the client from memdb
 	if err := i.memDBDeleteClientByName(ctx, name); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -1080,6 +1092,9 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCCreateUpdateProvider(ctx context.Context, req *l
 	var resp logical.Response
 	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 
+	i.oidcLock.Lock()
+	defer i.oidcLock.Unlock()
+
 	var provider provider
 	if req.Operation == logical.UpdateOperation {
 		entry, err := req.Storage.Get(ctx, providerPath+name)
@@ -1260,7 +1275,7 @@ func (i *IdentityStore) getOIDCProvider(ctx context.Context, s logical.Storage,
 	return &provider, nil
 }
 
-// pathOIDCDeleteProvider is used to delete an assignment
+// pathOIDCDeleteProvider is used to delete a provider
 func (i *IdentityStore) pathOIDCDeleteProvider(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, d *framework.FieldData) (*logical.Response, error) {
 	name := d.Get("name").(string)
 	return nil, req.Storage.Delete(ctx, providerPath+name)