diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d0823925..9977cab73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -820,6 +820,8 @@ Because the full schema is real, this surface is well suited to testing GraphQL
 
 ## Google OAuth + Gmail, Calendar, and Drive APIs
 
+Google ID tokens use RS256 signatures. Verify them with the public keys at `/oauth2/v3/certs`, the instance issuer, your client ID, and the request nonce. Signing keys last for the server process; restarting it invalidates earlier tokens.
+
 OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and mutable Google Workspace-style surfaces for local inbox, calendar, and drive flows.
 
 - `GET /o/oauth2/v2/auth` - authorization endpoint
diff --git a/apps/web/app/docs/google/page.mdx b/apps/web/app/docs/google/page.mdx
index 1d3dd572f..8dd570bdc 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/docs/google/page.mdx
+++ b/apps/web/app/docs/google/page.mdx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Google API
 
+Google ID tokens use RS256 signatures. Verify them with the public keys at `/oauth2/v3/certs`, the instance issuer, your client ID, and the request nonce. Signing keys last for the server process; restarting it invalidates earlier tokens.
+
 OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and mutable Google Workspace-style surfaces for local inbox, calendar, and drive flows.
 
 ## OAuth & OpenID Connect
diff --git a/packages/@emulators/google/src/__tests__/google.test.ts b/packages/@emulators/google/src/__tests__/google.test.ts
index 02cf5e441..06c60ec75 100644
--- a/packages/@emulators/google/src/__tests__/google.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@emulators/google/src/__tests__/google.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { Hono } from "@emulators/core";
-import { decodeJwt } from "jose";
+import { decodeJwt, jwtVerify, createRemoteJWKSet, customFetch } from "jose";
 import {
   Store,
   WebhookDispatcher,
@@ -897,6 +897,51 @@ describe("Google plugin integration", () => {
     expect(message.labelIds).not.toContain(created.id);
   });
 
+  it("verifies ID tokens through discovery keys and rejects tampering and wrong audiences", async () => {
+    const discovery = await app.request(`${base}/.well-known/openid-configuration`);
+    expect(await discovery.json()).toMatchObject({
+      issuer: base,
+      jwks_uri: `${base}/oauth2/v3/certs`,
+      id_token_signing_alg_values_supported: ["RS256"],
+    });
+    const authorized = await formRequest(app, "/o/oauth2/v2/auth/callback", {
+      email: "testuser@example.com",
+      redirect_uri: "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/google",
+      scope: "openid email profile",
+      client_id: "emu_google_client_id",
+      nonce: "synthetic-request-nonce",
+    });
+    const location = authorized.headers.get("Location");
+    if (location === null) throw new Error("Authorization did not redirect");
+    const code = new URL(location).searchParams.get("code");
+    if (code === null) throw new Error("Authorization code missing");
+    const response = await formRequest(app, "/oauth2/token", {
+      code,
+      grant_type: "authorization_code",
+      redirect_uri: "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/google",
+      client_id: "emu_google_client_id",
+      client_secret: "emu_google_client_secret",
+    });
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    const body: unknown = await response.json();
+    if (typeof body !== "object" || body === null || !("id_token" in body) || typeof body.id_token !== "string")
+      throw new Error("Token response must include an ID token");
+    const publicKeys = await app.request(`${base}/oauth2/v3/certs`);
+    expect(await publicKeys.text()).not.toContain('"d":');
+    const jwks = createRemoteJWKSet(new URL(`${base}/oauth2/v3/certs`), {
+      [customFetch]: async (url) => app.request(String(url)),
+    });
+    const options = { issuer: base, audience: "emu_google_client_id", algorithms: ["RS256"] };
+    const verified = await jwtVerify(body.id_token, jwks, options);
+    expect(verified.payload.nonce).toBe("synthetic-request-nonce");
+    expect(verified.payload.email).toBe("testuser@example.com");
+    expect(verified.protectedHeader.kid).toBeTypeOf("string");
+    await expect(jwtVerify(body.id_token, jwks, { ...options, audience: "another-client" })).rejects.toThrow();
+    const [header, , signature] = body.id_token.split(".");
+    const changed = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ ...verified.payload, sub: "forged" })).toString("base64url");
+    await expect(jwtVerify(`${header}.${changed}.${signature}`, jwks, options)).rejects.toThrow();
+  });
+
   it("exchanges auth codes for refresh tokens and refreshes access tokens", async () => {
     const authorizeRes = await formRequest(app, "/o/oauth2/v2/auth/callback", {
       email: "testuser@example.com",
diff --git a/packages/@emulators/google/src/routes/oauth.ts b/packages/@emulators/google/src/routes/oauth.ts
index 808bf28f8..8b4d96f6c 100644
--- a/packages/@emulators/google/src/routes/oauth.ts
+++ b/packages/@emulators/google/src/routes/oauth.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createHash, randomBytes } from "crypto";
-import { SignJWT } from "jose";
+import { SignJWT, generateKeyPair, exportJWK, calculateJwkThumbprint } from "jose";
 import type { RouteContext } from "@emulators/core";
 import {
   escapeHtml,
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ import {
 import { getGoogleStore } from "../store.js";
 import type { GoogleUser } from "../entities.js";
 
-const JWT_SECRET = new TextEncoder().encode("emulate-google-jwt-secret");
+async function generateSigningKeys() {
+  const { privateKey, publicKey } = await generateKeyPair("RS256", { extractable: true });
+  const publicJwk = await exportJWK(publicKey);
+  const kid = await calculateJwkThumbprint(publicJwk);
+  return { privateKey, publicJwk: { ...publicJwk, kid, use: "sig", alg: "RS256" }, kid };
+}
+
+// All instances served by this process advertise the same public key. Generate
+// it on the first OIDC request, never during module loading.
+let signingKeys: ReturnType<typeof generateSigningKeys> | undefined;
+const keys = () => (signingKeys ??= generateSigningKeys());
 
 type PendingCode = {
   email: string;
@@ -67,6 +77,7 @@ async function createIdToken(
   nonce: string | null,
   baseUrl: string,
 ): Promise<string> {
+  const { privateKey, kid } = await keys();
   const builder = new SignJWT({
     sub: user.uid,
     email: user.email,
@@ -79,13 +90,13 @@ async function createIdToken(
     ...(user.hd ? { hd: user.hd } : {}),
     ...(nonce ? { nonce } : {}),
   })
-    .setProtectedHeader({ alg: "HS256", typ: "JWT" })
+    .setProtectedHeader({ alg: "RS256", kid, typ: "JWT" })
     .setIssuer(baseUrl)
     .setAudience(clientId)
     .setIssuedAt()
     .setExpirationTime("1h");
 
-  return builder.sign(JWT_SECRET);
+  return builder.sign(privateKey);
 }
 
 export function oauthRoutes({ app, store, baseUrl, tokenMap }: RouteContext): void {
@@ -103,7 +114,7 @@ export function oauthRoutes({ app, store, baseUrl, tokenMap }: RouteContext): vo
       jwks_uri: `${baseUrl}/oauth2/v3/certs`,
       response_types_supported: ["code"],
       subject_types_supported: ["public"],
-      id_token_signing_alg_values_supported: ["HS256"],
+      id_token_signing_alg_values_supported: ["RS256"],
       scopes_supported: ["openid", "email", "profile"],
       token_endpoint_auth_methods_supported: ["client_secret_post", "client_secret_basic"],
       claims_supported: [
@@ -121,10 +132,10 @@ export function oauthRoutes({ app, store, baseUrl, tokenMap }: RouteContext): vo
     });
   });
 
-  // ---------- JWKS (stub) ----------
+  // ---------- Public signing keys ----------
 
-  app.get("/oauth2/v3/certs", (c) => {
-    return c.json({ keys: [] });
+  app.get("/oauth2/v3/certs", async (c) => {
+    return c.json({ keys: [(await keys()).publicJwk] });
   });
 
   // Google API Discovery document, pointed at this instance.
diff --git a/packages/emulate/src/index.ts b/packages/emulate/src/index.ts
index 841b31bae..7a4cd241f 100644
--- a/packages/emulate/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/emulate/src/index.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Global catalog:
   Available services include vercel, github, gitlab, google, slack, apple,
   microsoft, okta, aws, resend, stripe, mongoatlas, clerk, spotify, x, workos,
   autumn, context, posthog, and mcp.
+  Google OIDC tokens use RS256; verify them with the instance /oauth2/v3/certs.
   MCP OAuth compliance scenarios are configured under mcp.oauth in seed data;
   see the MCP manifest seed schema for issuer, resource, DCR, and token-auth knobs.
   Microsoft Graph includes OneDrive file content upload/download routes under
diff --git a/skills/google/SKILL.md b/skills/google/SKILL.md
index 1d8d5e3e6..937866caa 100644
--- a/skills/google/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/google/SKILL.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ allowed-tools: Bash(npx emulate:*), Bash(emulate:*), Bash(curl:*)
 
 # Google OAuth 2.0 / OIDC + Gmail, Calendar & Drive Emulator
 
+Google ID tokens use RS256 signatures. Verify them with the public keys at `/oauth2/v3/certs`, the instance issuer, your client ID, and the request nonce. Signing keys last for the server process; restarting it invalidates earlier tokens.
+
 OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect emulation with authorization code flow, PKCE support, ID tokens, OIDC discovery, refresh tokens, plus Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive REST API surfaces.
 
 ## Start