diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 5bd9d879..7a6f2072 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -267,10 +269,42 @@ func (s *Service) addProviderByName(name string, p provider.Params) {
 }
 
 func (s *Service) addProvider(prov provider.Provider) {
+	if !s.isValidProviderName(prov.Name()) {
+		return
+	}
 	s.providers = append(s.providers, provider.NewService(prov))
 	s.authMiddleware.Providers = s.providers
 }
 
+func (s *Service) isValidProviderName(name string) bool {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(name) == "" {
+		s.logger.Logf("[ERROR] provider has been ignored because its name is empty")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	formatForbidden := func(name string) {
+		s.logger.Logf("[ERROR] provider has been ignored because its name contains forbidden characters: '%s'", name)
+	}
+
+	path, err := url.PathUnescape(name)
+	if err != nil || path != name {
+		formatForbidden(name)
+		return false
+	}
+	if name != url.PathEscape(name) {
+		formatForbidden(name)
+		return false
+	}
+	// net/url package does not escape everything (https://github.com/golang/go/issues/5684)
+	// It is better to reject all reserved characters from https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-2.2
+	if regexp.MustCompile(`[:/?#\[\]@!$&'\(\)*+,;=]`).MatchString(name) {
+		formatForbidden(name)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // AddProvider adds provider for given name
 func (s *Service) AddProvider(name, cid, csecret string) {
 	p := provider.Params{
diff --git a/auth_test.go b/auth_test.go
index 06a3b8aa..b7945b4f 100644
--- a/auth_test.go
+++ b/auth_test.go
@@ -246,6 +246,34 @@ func TestIntegrationList(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, `["dev","github","custom123"]`+"\n", string(b))
 }
 
+func TestIntegrationInvalidProviderNames(t *testing.T) {
+	invalidNames := []string{
+		"provider/with/slashes",
+		"provider with spaces",
+		" providerWithSpacesAround\t",
+		"providerWithReserved-$-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-&-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-+-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-,-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-:-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-;-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-=-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-?-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-@-Char",
+		"providerWith%2F-EscapedSequence",
+		"",
+	}
+	svc, teardown := prepService(t, func(svc *Service) {
+		for _, name := range invalidNames {
+			svc.AddCustomProvider(name, Client{"cid", "csecret"}, provider.CustomHandlerOpt{})
+		}
+	})
+	defer teardown()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(svc.Providers()))
+	require.Equal(t, "dev", svc.Providers()[0].Name())
+}
+
 func TestIntegrationUserInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	_, teardown := prepService(t)
 	defer teardown()
@@ -386,7 +414,7 @@ func TestDirectProvider(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDirectProvider_WithCustomUserIDFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	_, teardown := prepService(t, func(svc *Service) {
-		svc.AddDirectProviderWithUserIDFunc("directCustom",
+		svc.AddDirectProviderWithUserIDFunc("direct_custom",
 			provider.CredCheckerFunc(func(user, password string) (ok bool, err error) {
 				return user == "dev_direct" && password == "password", nil
 			}),
@@ -401,12 +429,12 @@ func TestDirectProvider_WithCustomUserIDFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	jar, err := cookiejar.New(nil)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	client := &http.Client{Jar: jar, Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
-	resp, err := client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/directCustom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=bad")
+	resp, err := client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/direct_custom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=bad")
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	assert.Equal(t, 403, resp.StatusCode)
 
-	resp, err = client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/directCustom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=password")
+	resp, err = client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/direct_custom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=password")
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	assert.Equal(t, 200, resp.StatusCode)
@@ -416,7 +444,7 @@ func TestDirectProvider_WithCustomUserIDFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Logf("resp %s", string(body))
 	t.Logf("headers: %+v", resp.Header)
 
-	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"name":"dev_direct","id":"directCustom_5bf1fd927dfb8679496a2e6cf00cbe50c1c87145"`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"name":"dev_direct","id":"direct_custom_5bf1fd927dfb8679496a2e6cf00cbe50c1c87145"`)
 
 	require.Equal(t, 2, len(resp.Cookies()))
 	assert.Equal(t, "JWT", resp.Cookies()[0].Name)
diff --git a/middleware/auth.go b/middleware/auth.go
index 64d6c7ce..b44b90ef 100644
--- a/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/middleware/auth.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (a *Authenticator) auth(reqAuth bool) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				}
 
 				// check if user provider is allowed
-				if !a.isProviderAllowed(claims.User.ID) {
+				if !a.isProviderAllowed(&claims) {
 					onError(h, w, r, fmt.Errorf("user %s/%s provider is not allowed", claims.User.Name, claims.User.ID))
 					a.JWTService.Reset(w)
 					return
@@ -153,13 +153,24 @@ func (a *Authenticator) auth(reqAuth bool) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return f
 }
 
-// isProviderAllowed checks if user provider is allowed, user id looks like "provider_1234567890"
-// this check is needed to reject users from providers what are used to be allowed but not anymore.
+// isProviderAllowed checks if user provider is allowed.
+// If provider name is explicitly set in the token claims, then that provider is checked.
+//
+// If user id looks like "provider_1234567890",
+// then there is an attempt to extract provider name from that user ID.
+// Note that such read can fail if user id has multiple "_" separator symbols.
+//
+// This check is needed to reject users from providers what are used to be allowed but not anymore.
 // Such users made token before the provider was disabled and should not be allowed to login anymore.
-func (a *Authenticator) isProviderAllowed(userID string) bool {
-	userProvider := strings.Split(userID, "_")[0]
+func (a *Authenticator) isProviderAllowed(claims *token.Claims) bool {
+	// TODO: remove this read when old tokens expire and all new tokens have a provider name in them
+	userIDProvider := strings.Split(claims.User.ID, "_")[0]
 	for _, p := range a.Providers {
-		if p.Name() == userProvider {
+		name := p.Name()
+		if claims.AuthProvider != nil && claims.AuthProvider.Name == name {
+			return true
+		}
+		if name == userIDProvider {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/middleware/auth_test.go b/middleware/auth_test.go
index 18208aee..302510d4 100644
--- a/middleware/auth_test.go
+++ b/middleware/auth_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ var testJwtNoUser = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjI3ODkxOTE4Mj
 
 var testJwtWithRole = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZXN0X3N5cyIsImV4cCI6Mjc4OTE5MTgyMiwianRpIjoicmFuZG9tIGlkIiwiaXNzIjoicmVtYXJrNDIiLCJuYmYiOjE1MjY4ODQyMjIsInVzZXIiOnsibmFtZSI6Im5hbWUxIiwiaWQiOiJwcm92aWRlcjFfaWQxIiwicGljdHVyZSI6Imh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9waWMucG5nIiwiaXAiOiIxMjcuMC4wLjEiLCJlbWFpbCI6Im1lQGV4YW1wbGUuY29tIiwiYXR0cnMiOnsiYm9vbGEiOnRydWUsInN0cmEiOiJzdHJhLXZhbCJ9LCJyb2xlIjoiZW1wbG95ZWUifX0.o95raB0aNl2TWUs43Tu6xyX5Y3Fa5wv6_6RFJuN-d6g"
 
+var testJwtValidWithAuthProvider = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZXN0X3N5cyIsImV4cCI6Mjc4OTE5MTgyMiwianRpIjoicmFuZG9tIGlkIiwiaXNzIjoicmVtYXJrNDIiLCJuYmYiOjE1MjY4ODQyMjIsInVzZXIiOnsibmFtZSI6Im5hbWUxIiwiaWQiOiJwcm92aWRlcjFfaWQxIiwicGljdHVyZSI6Imh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9waWMucG5nIiwiaXAiOiIxMjcuMC4wLjEiLCJlbWFpbCI6Im1lQGV4YW1wbGUuY29tIiwiYXR0cnMiOnsiYm9vbGEiOnRydWUsInN0cmEiOiJzdHJhLXZhbCJ9fSwiYXV0aF9wcm92aWRlciI6eyJuYW1lIjoicHJvdmlkZXIxIn19.iBKM9-lgejJNjcs-crj6gkEejnIJpavmaq8alenf0JA"
+
 func TestAuthJWTCookie(t *testing.T) {
 	a := makeTestAuth(t)
 
@@ -51,56 +53,51 @@ func TestAuthJWTCookie(t *testing.T) {
 	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
 	expiration := int(365 * 24 * time.Hour.Seconds()) //nolint
 
-	t.Run("valid token", func(t *testing.T) {
+	makeRequest := func(jwtCookie string, xsrfToken string) *http.Response {
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtValid, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
+		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{
+			Name:     "JWT",
+			Value:    jwtCookie,
+			HttpOnly: true,
+			Path:     "/",
+			MaxAge:   expiration,
+			Secure:   false,
+		})
+		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", xsrfToken)
 
 		resp, err := client.Do(req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return resp
+	}
+
+	t.Run("valid token", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValid, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 201, resp.StatusCode, "valid token user")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("valid token, wrong provider", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtValidWrongProvider, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/",
-			MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
+	t.Run("valid token with auth_provider", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValidWithAuthProvider, "random id")
+		assert.Equal(t, 201, resp.StatusCode, "valid token user")
+	})
 
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Run("valid token, wrong provider", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValidWrongProvider, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 401, resp.StatusCode, "user name1/provider3_id1 provider is not allowed")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("xsrf mismatch", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtValid, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "wrong id")
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValid, "wrong id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 401, resp.StatusCode, "xsrf mismatch")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("token expired and refreshed", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtExpired, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtExpired, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 201, resp.StatusCode, "token expired and refreshed")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("no user info in the token", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtNoUser, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtNoUser, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 401, resp.StatusCode, "no user info in the token")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/provider/apple.go b/provider/apple.go
index 2663cf11..ed73bd44 100644
--- a/provider/apple.go
+++ b/provider/apple.go
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ func (ah *AppleHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ExpiresAt: time.Now().Add(30 * time.Minute).Unix(),
 			NotBefore: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute).Unix(),
 		},
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: ah.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = ah.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -376,6 +379,9 @@ func (ah AppleHandler) AuthHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: oauthClaims.Audience,
 		},
 		SessionOnly: false,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: ah.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = ah.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/provider/direct.go b/provider/direct.go
index 742ebd5a..e1cef6c8 100644
--- a/provider/direct.go
+++ b/provider/direct.go
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ func (p DirectHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: creds.Audience,
 		},
 		SessionOnly: sessOnly,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: p.ProviderName,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = p.TokenService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/provider/oauth1.go b/provider/oauth1.go
index 4aec7f56..7af51e8a 100644
--- a/provider/oauth1.go
+++ b/provider/oauth1.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func (h Oauth1Handler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ExpiresAt: time.Now().Add(30 * time.Minute).Unix(),
 			NotBefore: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute).Unix(),
 		},
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: h.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = h.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -146,6 +149,9 @@ func (h Oauth1Handler) AuthHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: oauthClaims.Audience,
 		},
 		SessionOnly: oauthClaims.SessionOnly,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: h.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = h.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/provider/oauth2.go b/provider/oauth2.go
index 6161357e..11fbd3e1 100644
--- a/provider/oauth2.go
+++ b/provider/oauth2.go
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ func (p Oauth2Handler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			NotBefore: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute).Unix(),
 		},
 		NoAva: r.URL.Query().Get("noava") == "1",
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: p.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err := p.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -215,6 +218,9 @@ func (p Oauth2Handler) AuthHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		},
 		SessionOnly: oauthClaims.SessionOnly,
 		NoAva:       oauthClaims.NoAva,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: p.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = p.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/provider/telegram.go b/provider/telegram.go
index 177c1c02..5868048e 100644
--- a/provider/telegram.go
+++ b/provider/telegram.go
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ func (th *TelegramHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			NotBefore: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute).Unix(),
 		},
 		SessionOnly: false, // TODO review?
+		AuthProvider: &authtoken.AuthProvider{
+			Name: th.Name(),
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err := th.TokenService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/provider/verify.go b/provider/verify.go
index 8b0a03dd..4575055e 100644
--- a/provider/verify.go
+++ b/provider/verify.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ func (e VerifyHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: confClaims.Audience,
 		},
 		SessionOnly: sessOnly,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: e.ProviderName,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = e.TokenService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ func (e VerifyHandler) sendConfirmation(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			NotBefore: time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute).Unix(),
 			Issuer:    e.Issuer,
 		},
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: e.ProviderName,
+		},
 	}
 
 	tkn, err := e.TokenService.Token(claims)
diff --git a/token/jwt.go b/token/jwt.go
index 73cc1c2c..e0396beb 100644
--- a/token/jwt.go
+++ b/token/jwt.go
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ type Service struct {
 // Claims stores user info for token and state & from from login
 type Claims struct {
 	jwt.StandardClaims
-	User        *User      `json:"user,omitempty"` // user info
-	SessionOnly bool       `json:"sess_only,omitempty"`
-	Handshake   *Handshake `json:"handshake,omitempty"` // used for oauth handshake
-	NoAva       bool       `json:"no-ava,omitempty"`    // disable avatar, always use identicon
+	User         *User         `json:"user,omitempty"` // user info
+	SessionOnly  bool          `json:"sess_only,omitempty"`
+	Handshake    *Handshake    `json:"handshake,omitempty"`     // used for oauth handshake
+	NoAva        bool          `json:"no-ava,omitempty"`        // disable avatar, always use identicon
+	AuthProvider *AuthProvider `json:"auth_provider,omitempty"` // auth provider info
 }
 
 // Handshake used for oauth handshake
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ type Handshake struct {
 	ID    string `json:"id,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// AuthProvider stores attributes of provider which has created a JWT token
+type AuthProvider struct {
+	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+}
+
 const (
 	// default names for cookies and headers
 	defaultJWTCookieName   = "JWT"
diff --git a/v2/auth.go b/v2/auth.go
index 30d4a613..23ff69d8 100644
--- a/v2/auth.go
+++ b/v2/auth.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -267,10 +269,42 @@ func (s *Service) addProviderByName(name string, p provider.Params) {
 }
 
 func (s *Service) addProvider(prov provider.Provider) {
+	if !s.isValidProviderName(prov.Name()) {
+		return
+	}
 	s.providers = append(s.providers, provider.NewService(prov))
 	s.authMiddleware.Providers = s.providers
 }
 
+func (s *Service) isValidProviderName(name string) bool {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(name) == "" {
+		s.logger.Logf("[ERROR] provider has been ignored because its name is empty")
+		return false
+	}
+
+	formatForbidden := func(name string) {
+		s.logger.Logf("[ERROR] provider has been ignored because its name contains forbidden characters: '%s'", name)
+	}
+
+	path, err := url.PathUnescape(name)
+	if err != nil || path != name {
+		formatForbidden(name)
+		return false
+	}
+	if name != url.PathEscape(name) {
+		formatForbidden(name)
+		return false
+	}
+	// net/url package does not escape everything (https://github.com/golang/go/issues/5684)
+	// It is better to reject all reserved characters from https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-2.2
+	if regexp.MustCompile(`[:/?#\[\]@!$&'\(\)*+,;=]`).MatchString(name) {
+		formatForbidden(name)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
 // AddProvider adds provider for given name
 func (s *Service) AddProvider(name, cid, csecret string) {
 	p := provider.Params{
diff --git a/v2/auth_test.go b/v2/auth_test.go
index 81655bb6..b8dbf724 100644
--- a/v2/auth_test.go
+++ b/v2/auth_test.go
@@ -246,6 +246,34 @@ func TestIntegrationList(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, `["dev","github","custom123"]`+"\n", string(b))
 }
 
+func TestIntegrationInvalidProviderNames(t *testing.T) {
+	invalidNames := []string{
+		"provider/with/slashes",
+		"provider with spaces",
+		" providerWithSpacesAround\t",
+		"providerWithReserved-$-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-&-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-+-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-,-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-:-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-;-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-=-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-?-Char",
+		"providerWithReserved-@-Char",
+		"providerWith%2F-EscapedSequence",
+		"",
+	}
+	svc, teardown := prepService(t, func(svc *Service) {
+		for _, name := range invalidNames {
+			svc.AddCustomProvider(name, Client{"cid", "csecret"}, provider.CustomHandlerOpt{})
+		}
+	})
+	defer teardown()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(svc.Providers()))
+	require.Equal(t, "dev", svc.Providers()[0].Name())
+}
+
 func TestIntegrationUserInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	_, teardown := prepService(t)
 	defer teardown()
@@ -386,7 +414,7 @@ func TestDirectProvider(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDirectProvider_WithCustomUserIDFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	_, teardown := prepService(t, func(svc *Service) {
-		svc.AddDirectProviderWithUserIDFunc("directCustom",
+		svc.AddDirectProviderWithUserIDFunc("direct_custom",
 			provider.CredCheckerFunc(func(user, password string) (ok bool, err error) {
 				return user == "dev_direct" && password == "password", nil
 			}),
@@ -401,12 +429,12 @@ func TestDirectProvider_WithCustomUserIDFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	jar, err := cookiejar.New(nil)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	client := &http.Client{Jar: jar, Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
-	resp, err := client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/directCustom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=bad")
+	resp, err := client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/direct_custom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=bad")
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	assert.Equal(t, 403, resp.StatusCode)
 
-	resp, err = client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/directCustom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=password")
+	resp, err = client.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8089/auth/direct_custom/login?user=dev_direct&passwd=password")
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	assert.Equal(t, 200, resp.StatusCode)
@@ -416,7 +444,7 @@ func TestDirectProvider_WithCustomUserIDFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Logf("resp %s", string(body))
 	t.Logf("headers: %+v", resp.Header)
 
-	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"name":"dev_direct","id":"directCustom_5bf1fd927dfb8679496a2e6cf00cbe50c1c87145"`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"name":"dev_direct","id":"direct_custom_5bf1fd927dfb8679496a2e6cf00cbe50c1c87145"`)
 
 	require.Equal(t, 2, len(resp.Cookies()))
 	assert.Equal(t, "JWT", resp.Cookies()[0].Name)
diff --git a/v2/middleware/auth.go b/v2/middleware/auth.go
index 6e8c5ed8..6aafa033 100644
--- a/v2/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/v2/middleware/auth.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (a *Authenticator) auth(reqAuth bool) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				}
 
 				// check if user provider is allowed
-				if !a.isProviderAllowed(claims.User.ID) {
+				if !a.isProviderAllowed(&claims) {
 					onError(h, w, r, fmt.Errorf("user %s/%s provider is not allowed", claims.User.Name, claims.User.ID))
 					a.JWTService.Reset(w)
 					return
@@ -153,13 +153,24 @@ func (a *Authenticator) auth(reqAuth bool) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return f
 }
 
-// isProviderAllowed checks if user provider is allowed, user id looks like "provider_1234567890"
-// this check is needed to reject users from providers what are used to be allowed but not anymore.
+// isProviderAllowed checks if user provider is allowed.
+// If provider name is explicitly set in the token claims, then that provider is checked.
+//
+// If user id looks like "provider_1234567890",
+// then there is an attempt to extract provider name from that user ID.
+// Note that such read can fail if user id has multiple "_" separator symbols.
+//
+// This check is needed to reject users from providers what are used to be allowed but not anymore.
 // Such users made token before the provider was disabled and should not be allowed to login anymore.
-func (a *Authenticator) isProviderAllowed(userID string) bool {
-	userProvider := strings.Split(userID, "_")[0]
+func (a *Authenticator) isProviderAllowed(claims *token.Claims) bool {
+	// TODO: remove this read when old tokens expire and all new tokens have a provider name in them
+	userIDProvider := strings.Split(claims.User.ID, "_")[0]
 	for _, p := range a.Providers {
-		if p.Name() == userProvider {
+		name := p.Name()
+		if claims.AuthProvider != nil && claims.AuthProvider.Name == name {
+			return true
+		}
+		if name == userIDProvider {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/v2/middleware/auth_test.go b/v2/middleware/auth_test.go
index d71e0c9f..9ce53229 100644
--- a/v2/middleware/auth_test.go
+++ b/v2/middleware/auth_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ var testJwtNoUser = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJleHAiOjI3ODkxOTE4Mj
 
 var testJwtWithRole = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZXN0X3N5cyIsImV4cCI6Mjc4OTE5MTgyMiwianRpIjoicmFuZG9tIGlkIiwiaXNzIjoicmVtYXJrNDIiLCJuYmYiOjE1MjY4ODQyMjIsInVzZXIiOnsibmFtZSI6Im5hbWUxIiwiaWQiOiJwcm92aWRlcjFfaWQxIiwicGljdHVyZSI6Imh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9waWMucG5nIiwiaXAiOiIxMjcuMC4wLjEiLCJlbWFpbCI6Im1lQGV4YW1wbGUuY29tIiwiYXR0cnMiOnsiYm9vbGEiOnRydWUsInN0cmEiOiJzdHJhLXZhbCJ9LCJyb2xlIjoiZW1wbG95ZWUifX0.o95raB0aNl2TWUs43Tu6xyX5Y3Fa5wv6_6RFJuN-d6g"
 
+var testJwtValidWithAuthProvider = "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZXN0X3N5cyIsImV4cCI6Mjc4OTE5MTgyMiwianRpIjoicmFuZG9tIGlkIiwiaXNzIjoicmVtYXJrNDIiLCJuYmYiOjE1MjY4ODQyMjIsInVzZXIiOnsibmFtZSI6Im5hbWUxIiwiaWQiOiJwcm92aWRlcjFfaWQxIiwicGljdHVyZSI6Imh0dHA6Ly9leGFtcGxlLmNvbS9waWMucG5nIiwiaXAiOiIxMjcuMC4wLjEiLCJlbWFpbCI6Im1lQGV4YW1wbGUuY29tIiwiYXR0cnMiOnsiYm9vbGEiOnRydWUsInN0cmEiOiJzdHJhLXZhbCJ9fSwiYXV0aF9wcm92aWRlciI6eyJuYW1lIjoicHJvdmlkZXIxIn19.iBKM9-lgejJNjcs-crj6gkEejnIJpavmaq8alenf0JA"
+
 func TestAuthJWTCookie(t *testing.T) {
 	a := makeTestAuth(t)
 
@@ -51,56 +53,51 @@ func TestAuthJWTCookie(t *testing.T) {
 	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
 	expiration := int(365 * 24 * time.Hour.Seconds()) //nolint
 
-	t.Run("valid token", func(t *testing.T) {
+	makeRequest := func(jwtCookie string, xsrfToken string) *http.Response {
 		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtValid, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
+		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{
+			Name:     "JWT",
+			Value:    jwtCookie,
+			HttpOnly: true,
+			Path:     "/",
+			MaxAge:   expiration,
+			Secure:   false,
+		})
+		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", xsrfToken)
 
 		resp, err := client.Do(req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		return resp
+	}
+
+	t.Run("valid token", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValid, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 201, resp.StatusCode, "valid token user")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("valid token, wrong provider", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtValidWrongProvider, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/",
-			MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
+	t.Run("valid token with auth_provider", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValidWithAuthProvider, "random id")
+		assert.Equal(t, 201, resp.StatusCode, "valid token user")
+	})
 
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Run("valid token, wrong provider", func(t *testing.T) {
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValidWrongProvider, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 401, resp.StatusCode, "user name1/provider3_id1 provider is not allowed")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("xsrf mismatch", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtValid, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "wrong id")
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtValid, "wrong id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 401, resp.StatusCode, "xsrf mismatch")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("token expired and refreshed", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtExpired, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtExpired, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 201, resp.StatusCode, "token expired and refreshed")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("no user info in the token", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL+"/auth", http.NoBody)
-		require.Nil(t, err)
-		req.AddCookie(&http.Cookie{Name: "JWT", Value: testJwtNoUser, HttpOnly: true, Path: "/", MaxAge: expiration, Secure: false})
-		req.Header.Add("X-XSRF-TOKEN", "random id")
-		resp, err := client.Do(req)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		resp := makeRequest(testJwtNoUser, "random id")
 		assert.Equal(t, 401, resp.StatusCode, "no user info in the token")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/v2/provider/apple.go b/v2/provider/apple.go
index 4a2fbcd0..97005833 100644
--- a/v2/provider/apple.go
+++ b/v2/provider/apple.go
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ func (ah *AppleHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(30 * time.Minute)),
 			NotBefore: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute)),
 		},
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: ah.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = ah.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -376,6 +379,9 @@ func (ah AppleHandler) AuthHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: oauthClaims.Audience,
 		},
 		SessionOnly: false,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: ah.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = ah.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/provider/direct.go b/v2/provider/direct.go
index 7d940177..9844989c 100644
--- a/v2/provider/direct.go
+++ b/v2/provider/direct.go
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ func (p DirectHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: []string{creds.Audience},
 		},
 		SessionOnly: sessOnly,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: p.ProviderName,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = p.TokenService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/provider/oauth1.go b/v2/provider/oauth1.go
index 6a51b0da..8484a4f0 100644
--- a/v2/provider/oauth1.go
+++ b/v2/provider/oauth1.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func (h Oauth1Handler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(30 * time.Minute)),
 			NotBefore: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute)),
 		},
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: h.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = h.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -146,6 +149,9 @@ func (h Oauth1Handler) AuthHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: oauthClaims.Audience,
 		},
 		SessionOnly: oauthClaims.SessionOnly,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: h.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = h.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/provider/oauth2.go b/v2/provider/oauth2.go
index a985cd98..273a1906 100644
--- a/v2/provider/oauth2.go
+++ b/v2/provider/oauth2.go
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ func (p Oauth2Handler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			NotBefore: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute)),
 		},
 		NoAva: r.URL.Query().Get("noava") == "1",
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: p.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err := p.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -215,6 +218,9 @@ func (p Oauth2Handler) AuthHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		},
 		SessionOnly: oauthClaims.SessionOnly,
 		NoAva:       oauthClaims.NoAva,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: p.name,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = p.JwtService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/provider/telegram.go b/v2/provider/telegram.go
index 906fe59f..5b884eb9 100644
--- a/v2/provider/telegram.go
+++ b/v2/provider/telegram.go
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ func (th *TelegramHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			NotBefore: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute)),
 		},
 		SessionOnly: false, // TODO review?
+		AuthProvider: &authtoken.AuthProvider{
+			Name: th.ProviderName,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err := th.TokenService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
diff --git a/v2/provider/verify.go b/v2/provider/verify.go
index 0fc9ca6e..1c459532 100644
--- a/v2/provider/verify.go
+++ b/v2/provider/verify.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ func (e VerifyHandler) LoginHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Audience: confClaims.Audience,
 		},
 		SessionOnly: sessOnly,
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: e.ProviderName,
+		},
 	}
 
 	if _, err = e.TokenService.Set(w, claims); err != nil {
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ func (e VerifyHandler) sendConfirmation(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			NotBefore: jwt.NewNumericDate(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Minute)),
 			Issuer:    e.Issuer,
 		},
+		AuthProvider: &token.AuthProvider{
+			Name: e.ProviderName,
+		},
 	}
 
 	tkn, err := e.TokenService.Token(claims)
diff --git a/v2/token/jwt.go b/v2/token/jwt.go
index 8350ae85..352fcb3a 100644
--- a/v2/token/jwt.go
+++ b/v2/token/jwt.go
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ type Service struct {
 // Claims stores user info for token and state & from from login
 type Claims struct {
 	jwt.RegisteredClaims
-	User        *User      `json:"user,omitempty"` // user info
-	SessionOnly bool       `json:"sess_only,omitempty"`
-	Handshake   *Handshake `json:"handshake,omitempty"` // used for oauth handshake
-	NoAva       bool       `json:"no-ava,omitempty"`    // disable avatar, always use identicon
+	User         *User         `json:"user,omitempty"` // user info
+	SessionOnly  bool          `json:"sess_only,omitempty"`
+	Handshake    *Handshake    `json:"handshake,omitempty"`     // used for oauth handshake
+	NoAva        bool          `json:"no-ava,omitempty"`        // disable avatar, always use identicon
+	AuthProvider *AuthProvider `json:"auth_provider,omitempty"` // auth provider info
 }
 
 // Handshake used for oauth handshake
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ type Handshake struct {
 	ID    string `json:"id,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// AuthProvider stores attributes of provider which has created a JWT token
+type AuthProvider struct {
+	Name string `json:"name,omitempty"`
+}
+
 const (
 	// default names for cookies and headers
 	defaultJWTCookieName   = "JWT"