diff --git a/config/initializers/app_artifacts.rb b/config/initializers/app_artifacts.rb
index d9486fc409b..2f82b258b3a 100644
--- a/config/initializers/app_artifacts.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/app_artifacts.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'app_artifacts'
+require 'openid_connect_key_validation'
 
 AppArtifacts.setup do |store|
   # When adding or removing certs, make sure to update the 'saml_endpoint_configs' config
@@ -12,3 +13,9 @@
   store.add_artifact(:oidc_private_key, '/%<env>s/oidc.key') { |k| OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(k) }
   store.add_artifact(:oidc_public_key, '/%<env>s/oidc.pub') { |k| OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.new(k) }
 end
+
+valid = OpenidConnectKeyValidation.valid?(
+  public_key: AppArtifacts.store.oidc_public_key,
+  private_key: AppArtifacts.store.oidc_private_key,
+)
+raise 'OIDC Public/Private Keys do not match' if !valid
diff --git a/lib/openid_connect_key_validation.rb b/lib/openid_connect_key_validation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53fd5f2c8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/openid_connect_key_validation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class OpenidConnectKeyValidation
+  # @param [private_key] OpenSSL::PKey
+  # @param [public_key] OpenSSL::PKey
+  def self.valid?(private_key:, public_key:, data: 'abc123')
+    signature = private_key.sign('SHA256', data)
+    public_key.verify('SHA256', signature, data)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/openid_connect_key_validation_spec.rb b/spec/lib/openid_connect_key_validation_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8f21c99e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/openid_connect_key_validation_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe OpenidConnectKeyValidation do
+  let(:private_key) { OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.generate(1_024) }
+
+  describe '#valid?' do
+    it 'returns true for a valid public/private key pair' do
+      public_key = private_key.public_key
+      valid = OpenidConnectKeyValidation.valid?(
+        private_key: private_key,
+        public_key: public_key,
+        data: '123',
+      )
+
+      expect(valid).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns false for a invalid pair' do
+      other_private_key = OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.generate(1_024)
+      public_key = private_key.public_key
+      valid = OpenidConnectKeyValidation.valid?(
+        private_key: other_private_key,
+        public_key: public_key,
+        data: '123',
+      )
+
+      expect(valid).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it 'raises an error if private key and public key are swapped' do
+      public_key = private_key.public_key
+      expect do
+        OpenidConnectKeyValidation.valid?(
+          private_key: public_key,
+          public_key: private_key,
+          data: '123',
+        ).to raise_error(RuntimeError.new('private key is needed'))
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end