diff --git a/docs/specification/draft/basic/authorization.mdx b/docs/specification/draft/basic/authorization.mdx
index 6de3417f0..9552d5040 100644
--- a/docs/specification/draft/basic/authorization.mdx
+++ b/docs/specification/draft/basic/authorization.mdx
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ while maintaining simplicity:
1. MCP servers **MUST** implement OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata ([RFC9728](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9728)).
MCP clients **MUST** use OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata for authorization server discovery.
-1. MCP authorization servers **MUST** provide OAuth 2.0 Authorization
- Server Metadata ([RFC8414](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8414)).
- MCP clients **MUST** use the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata.
+1. MCP authorization servers **MUST** provide at least one of the following discovery mechanisms:
+
+ - OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata ([RFC8414](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8414))
+ - [OpenID Connect Discovery 1.0](https://openid.net/specs/openid-connect-discovery-1_0-final.html)
+
+ MCP clients **MUST** support both discovery mechanisms to obtain the information required to interact with the authorization server.
### Roles
@@ -91,11 +94,6 @@ as described in [RFC9728 Section 5.1 "WWW-Authenticate Response"](https://datatr
MCP clients **MUST** be able to parse `WWW-Authenticate` headers and respond appropriately to `HTTP 401 Unauthorized` responses from the MCP server.
-#### Server Metadata Discovery
-
-MCP clients **MUST** follow the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata [RFC8414](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8414)
-specification to obtain the information required to interact with the authorization server.
-
#### Sequence Diagram
The following diagram outlines an example flow:
@@ -114,7 +112,11 @@ sequenceDiagram
M-->>C: Resource metadata with authorization server URL
Note over C: Validate RS metadata,
build AS metadata URL
- C->>A: GET /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
+ alt OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata
+ C->>A: GET /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
+ else OpenID Connect Discovery
+ C->>A: GET /.well-known/openid-configuration
+ end
A-->>C: Authorization server metadata
Note over C,A: OAuth 2.1 authorization flow happens here
@@ -170,7 +172,11 @@ sequenceDiagram
Note over C: Parse metadata and extract authorization server(s)
Client determines AS to use
- C->>A: GET /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
+ alt OAuth 2.0 Authorization Server Metadata
+ C->>A: GET /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
+ else OpenID Connect Discovery
+ C->>A: GET /.well-known/openid-configuration
+ end
A->>C: Authorization server metadata response
alt Dynamic client registration