diff --git a/fastapi_azure_auth/auth.py b/fastapi_azure_auth/auth.py
index 5a8541c..3513610 100644
--- a/fastapi_azure_auth/auth.py
+++ b/fastapi_azure_auth/auth.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from jwt.algorithms import AllowedPublicKeys
 
+    from fastapi_azure_auth.openid_config import HttpClientConfig
+
 log = logging.getLogger('fastapi_azure_auth')
 
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ def __init__(
         openid_config_url: Optional[str] = None,
         openapi_description: Optional[str] = None,
         scheme_name: str = "AzureAuthorizationCodeBearerBase",
+        http_client_config: Optional["HttpClientConfig"] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Initialize settings.
@@ -107,6 +110,8 @@ def __init__(
         :param scheme_name: str
             The name of the security scheme to be used in OpenAPI documentation.
             Default is 'AzureAuthorizationCodeBearerBase'.
+        :param http_client_config: HttpClientConfig
+            Configuration for the HTTP client used to fetch the OpenID configuration.
         """
         self.auto_error = auto_error
         # Validate settings, making sure there's no misconfigured dependencies out there
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ def __init__(
             multi_tenant=self.multi_tenant,
             app_id=app_client_id if openid_config_use_app_id else None,
             config_url=openid_config_url or None,
+            http_client_config=http_client_config,
         )
 
         self.leeway: int = leeway
@@ -302,6 +308,7 @@ def __init__(
         openapi_token_url: Optional[str] = None,
         openapi_description: Optional[str] = None,
         scheme_name: str = "AzureAD_PKCE_single_tenant",
+        http_client_config: Optional["HttpClientConfig"] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Initialize settings for a single tenant application.
@@ -340,6 +347,8 @@ def __init__(
         :param scheme_name: str
             The name of the security scheme to be used in OpenAPI documentation.
             Default is 'AzureAD_PKCE_single_tenant'.
+        :param http_client_config: HttpClientConfig
+            Configuration for the HTTP client used to fetch the OpenID configuration.
         """
         super().__init__(
             app_client_id=app_client_id,
@@ -352,6 +361,7 @@ def __init__(
             openapi_authorization_url=openapi_authorization_url,
             openapi_token_url=openapi_token_url,
             openapi_description=openapi_description,
+            http_client_config=http_client_config,
         )
         self.scheme_name: str = scheme_name
 
@@ -371,6 +381,7 @@ def __init__(
         openapi_token_url: Optional[str] = None,
         openapi_description: Optional[str] = None,
         scheme_name: str = "AzureAD_PKCE_multi_tenant",
+        http_client_config: Optional["HttpClientConfig"] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Initialize settings for a multi-tenant application.
@@ -414,6 +425,8 @@ def __init__(
         :param scheme_name: str
             The name of the security scheme to be used in OpenAPI documentation.
             Default is 'AzureAD_PKCE_multi_tenant'.
+        :param http_client_config: HttpClientConfig
+            Configuration for the HTTP client used to fetch the OpenID configuration.
         """
         super().__init__(
             app_client_id=app_client_id,
@@ -428,6 +441,7 @@ def __init__(
             openapi_authorization_url=openapi_authorization_url,
             openapi_token_url=openapi_token_url,
             openapi_description=openapi_description,
+            http_client_config=http_client_config,
         )
         self.scheme_name: str = scheme_name
 
@@ -447,6 +461,7 @@ def __init__(
         openapi_token_url: Optional[str] = None,
         openapi_description: Optional[str] = None,
         scheme_name: str = "AzureAD_PKCE_B2C_multi_tenant",
+        http_client_config: Optional["HttpClientConfig"] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Initialize settings for a B2C multi-tenant application.
@@ -485,6 +500,8 @@ def __init__(
         :param scheme_name: str
             The name of the security scheme to be used in OpenAPI documentation.
             Default is 'AzureAD_PKCE_B2C_multi_tenant'.
+        :param http_client_config: HttpClientConfig
+            Configuration for the HTTP client used to fetch the OpenID configuration.
         """
         super().__init__(
             app_client_id=app_client_id,
@@ -500,5 +517,6 @@ def __init__(
             openapi_authorization_url=openapi_authorization_url,
             openapi_token_url=openapi_token_url,
             openapi_description=openapi_description,
+            http_client_config=http_client_config,
         )
         self.scheme_name: str = scheme_name
diff --git a/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py b/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py
index 470fc4a..943639a 100644
--- a/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py
+++ b/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
+import ssl
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypedDict
 
 import jwt
 from fastapi import HTTPException, status
@@ -8,26 +11,42 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from jwt.algorithms import AllowedPublicKeys
+    from typing_extensions import NotRequired  # added in python 3.11
 
 log = logging.getLogger('fastapi_azure_auth')
 
 
+class HttpClientConfig(TypedDict):
+    """
+    Configuration for the HTTP client used to fetch the OpenID configuration.
+
+    verify - (optional) Either `True` to use an SSL context with the default CA bundle,
+        `False` to disable verification, or an instance of `ssl.SSLContext` to use a custom context.
+    trust_env - (optional) Enables or disables usage of environment variables for configuration.
+    """
+
+    verify: NotRequired[ssl.SSLContext | bool]
+    trust_env: NotRequired[bool]
+
+
 class OpenIdConfig:
     def __init__(
         self,
-        tenant_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        tenant_id: str | None = None,
         multi_tenant: bool = False,
-        app_id: Optional[str] = None,
-        config_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        app_id: str | None = None,
+        config_url: str | None = None,
+        http_client_config: HttpClientConfig | None = None,
     ) -> None:
-        self.tenant_id: Optional[str] = tenant_id
-        self._config_timestamp: Optional[datetime] = None
+        self.tenant_id: str | None = tenant_id
+        self._config_timestamp: datetime | None = None
         self.multi_tenant: bool = multi_tenant
         self.app_id = app_id
         self.config_url = config_url
+        self.http_client_config: HttpClientConfig = http_client_config or HttpClientConfig()
 
         self.authorization_endpoint: str
-        self.signing_keys: dict[str, 'AllowedPublicKeys']
+        self.signing_keys: dict[str, AllowedPublicKeys]
         self.token_endpoint: str
         self.issuer: str
 
@@ -72,7 +91,7 @@ async def _load_openid_config(self) -> None:
         if self.app_id:
             config_url += f'?appid={self.app_id}'
 
-        async with AsyncClient(timeout=10) as client:
+        async with AsyncClient(timeout=10, **self.http_client_config) as client:
             log.info('Fetching OpenID Connect config from %s', config_url)
             openid_response = await client.get(config_url)
             openid_response.raise_for_status()
@@ -88,7 +107,7 @@ async def _load_openid_config(self) -> None:
             jwks_response.raise_for_status()
             self._load_keys(jwks_response.json()['keys'])
 
-    def _load_keys(self, keys: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
+    def _load_keys(self, keys: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
         """
         Create certificates based on signing keys and store them
         """