diff --git a/kinto/plugins/openid/utils.py b/kinto/plugins/openid/utils.py
index 60e05e6d8..6940ec64f 100644
--- a/kinto/plugins/openid/utils.py
+++ b/kinto/plugins/openid/utils.py
@@ -1,14 +1,46 @@
+import ipaddress
+import socket
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse
+
 import requests
 
 
 _configs = {}
 
 
+def _normalize_issuer(issuer):
+    parsed = urlparse(issuer)
+    if parsed.scheme != "https":
+        raise ValueError("Invalid issuer")
+
+    if not parsed.netloc or parsed.params or parsed.query or parsed.fragment:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid issuer")
+
+    hostname = parsed.hostname
+    if not hostname or hostname.rstrip(".").lower() == "localhost":
+        raise ValueError("Invalid issuer")
+
+    try:
+        addrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo(hostname, None)
+    except socket.gaierror:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid issuer")
+
+    for _, _, _, _, sockaddr in addrinfo:
+        address = ipaddress.ip_address(sockaddr[0])
+        if not address.is_global:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid issuer")
+
+    path = parsed.path.rstrip("/")
+    return urlunparse((parsed.scheme, parsed.netloc, path, "", "", ""))
+
+
 def fetch_openid_config(issuer):
     global _configs
 
-    if issuer not in _configs:
-        resp = requests.get(issuer.rstrip("/") + "/.well-known/openid-configuration")
-        _configs[issuer] = resp.json()
+    normalized_issuer = _normalize_issuer(issuer)
+
+    if normalized_issuer not in _configs:
+        resp = requests.get(normalized_issuer + "/.well-known/openid-configuration")
+        _configs[normalized_issuer] = resp.json()
 
-    return _configs[issuer]
+    return _configs[normalized_issuer]