diff --git a/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/defaults/main.yml
index 13455888e1..05454bdb48 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/defaults/main.yml
@@ -58,3 +58,8 @@ sysctl_config:
 # Increased from default 100m CPU / 100Mi memory to accommodate ARM processor characteristics
 etcd_resource_requests_cpu: "200m"
 etcd_resource_requests_memory: "200Mi"
+
+# OIDC issuer URL for Workload Identity Federation (Tailscale WIF).
+# Set this to the S3-hosted OIDC discovery URL to enable projected SA tokens.
+# Leave empty to skip (default kubeadm SA issuer is used).
+k8s_oidc_issuer_url: ""
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/templates/kubeadm-config.yaml.j2 b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/templates/kubeadm-config.yaml.j2
index 6b546d83f4..37f093c7f5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/templates/kubeadm-config.yaml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_components/templates/kubeadm-config.yaml.j2
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ apiServer:
 {% if cluster_vip is defined and cluster_vip != "" %}
     - "{{ cluster_vip }}"
 {% endif %}
+{% if k8s_oidc_issuer_url is defined and k8s_oidc_issuer_url != "" %}
+  extraArgs:
+    service-account-issuer: "{{ k8s_oidc_issuer_url }}"
+{% endif %}
 ---
 apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta4
 kind: InitConfiguration
diff --git a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/acl.tf b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/acl.tf
index 3bcd4b802c..2ca42cf4b2 100644
--- a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/acl.tf
+++ b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/acl.tf
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ resource "tailscale_acl" "this" {
       "tag:ci"            = ["autogroup:admin"]
       "tag:subnet-router" = ["autogroup:admin"]
       "tag:k8s-operator"  = ["autogroup:admin"]
+      "tag:k8s"           = ["tag:k8s-operator"]
     }
 
     acls = concat(
diff --git a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/oauth.tf b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/oauth.tf
index 4a943e1f40..b784b986cf 100644
--- a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/oauth.tf
+++ b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/oauth.tf
@@ -45,3 +45,31 @@ resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "operator_oauth_client_secret" {
     ignore_changes = [value]
   }
 }
+
+# ── Workload Identity Federation credentials ────────────────────────
+# These are NOT secrets (public identifiers), but stored in SSM for
+# consistent management and to allow lolice ExternalSecret to pull them.
+
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "operator_wif_client_id" {
+  name        = "/lolice/tailscale/operator-wif-client-id"
+  description = "Tailscale WIF client ID for the Kubernetes Operator (not a secret)"
+  type        = "String"
+  value       = tailscale_federated_identity.k8s_operator.id
+
+  tags = {
+    Project = "lolice"
+    Purpose = "tailscale-k8s-operator-wif"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "operator_wif_audience" {
+  name        = "/lolice/tailscale/operator-wif-audience"
+  description = "Tailscale WIF audience for the Kubernetes Operator (not a secret)"
+  type        = "String"
+  value       = tailscale_federated_identity.k8s_operator.audience
+
+  tags = {
+    Project = "lolice"
+    Purpose = "tailscale-k8s-operator-wif"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/oidc.tf b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/oidc.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..340b1fc9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/oidc.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+# S3-hosted OIDC Discovery for the lolice kubeadm cluster.
+#
+# Tailscale Workload Identity Federation requires the OIDC issuer to be
+# publicly accessible.  Since the lolice API server lives on a private
+# network, we publish the two required discovery documents in an S3
+# bucket with public-read access.
+#
+# After the first apply, upload the real JWKS by extracting the SA
+# signing public key from a control-plane node:
+#
+#   kubectl get --raw /openid/v1/jwks > /tmp/jwks.json
+#   aws s3 cp /tmp/jwks.json s3://lolice-k8s-oidc/openid/v1/jwks \
+#     --content-type application/json
+#
+# Then update the variable k8s_sa_jwks_json with the real content so
+# that future applies do not overwrite it.
+
+# ── S3 bucket ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+resource "aws_s3_bucket" "k8s_oidc" {
+  bucket = "lolice-k8s-oidc"
+}
+
+resource "aws_s3_bucket_public_access_block" "k8s_oidc" {
+  bucket = aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.id
+
+  # Allow public read via bucket policy (required for OIDC discovery).
+  block_public_acls  = true
+  ignore_public_acls = true
+
+  # Public policy and buckets must be allowed so Tailscale can fetch the
+  # OIDC discovery documents without authentication.
+  block_public_policy     = false #trivy:ignore:AVD-AWS-0087 -- intentional: OIDC discovery must be public
+  restrict_public_buckets = false #trivy:ignore:AVD-AWS-0093 -- intentional: OIDC discovery must be public
+}
+
+resource "aws_s3_bucket_policy" "k8s_oidc_public_read" {
+  bucket = aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.id
+
+  policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Sid       = "AllowPublicReadOIDC"
+        Effect    = "Allow"
+        Principal = "*"
+        Action    = "s3:GetObject"
+        Resource = [
+          "${aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.arn}/.well-known/openid-configuration",
+          "${aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.arn}/openid/v1/jwks",
+        ]
+      },
+    ]
+  })
+
+  depends_on = [aws_s3_bucket_public_access_block.k8s_oidc]
+}
+
+resource "aws_s3_bucket_server_side_encryption_configuration" "k8s_oidc" {
+  bucket = aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.id
+
+  rule {
+    apply_server_side_encryption_by_default {
+      sse_algorithm = "AES256"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+# ── OIDC Discovery document ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+locals {
+  oidc_issuer_url = "https://${aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.bucket_regional_domain_name}"
+}
+
+resource "aws_s3_object" "oidc_discovery" {
+  bucket       = aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.id
+  key          = ".well-known/openid-configuration"
+  content_type = "application/json"
+
+  content = jsonencode({
+    issuer                                = local.oidc_issuer_url
+    jwks_uri                              = "${local.oidc_issuer_url}/openid/v1/jwks"
+    response_types_supported              = ["id_token"]
+    subject_types_supported               = ["public"]
+    id_token_signing_alg_values_supported = ["RS256"]
+  })
+}
+
+# ── JWKS document ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# The initial content is a placeholder.  Replace with the real JWKS
+# extracted from the cluster (see header comment).
+
+resource "aws_s3_object" "oidc_jwks" {
+  bucket       = aws_s3_bucket.k8s_oidc.id
+  key          = "openid/v1/jwks"
+  content_type = "application/json"
+  content      = var.k8s_sa_jwks_json
+
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [content]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/outputs.tf b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/outputs.tf
index 95d4d238f8..309f96d5b8 100644
--- a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/outputs.tf
+++ b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/outputs.tf
@@ -7,3 +7,18 @@ output "subnet_router_auth_key_id" {
   description = "The ID of the auth key for the subnet router."
   value       = tailscale_tailnet_key.subnet_router.id
 }
+
+output "k8s_operator_wif_client_id" {
+  description = "The client ID of the WIF federated identity for the K8s Operator."
+  value       = tailscale_federated_identity.k8s_operator.id
+}
+
+output "k8s_operator_wif_audience" {
+  description = "The audience value for the K8s Operator WIF credential."
+  value       = tailscale_federated_identity.k8s_operator.audience
+}
+
+output "k8s_oidc_issuer_url" {
+  description = "The public OIDC issuer URL (S3-hosted) for the lolice cluster."
+  value       = local.oidc_issuer_url
+}
diff --git a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/variables.tf b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/variables.tf
index 319ab8c2e9..c4919f8dfe 100644
--- a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/variables.tf
@@ -15,3 +15,16 @@ variable "argocd_diff_workflow_name" {
   type        = string
   default     = "ArgoCD Diff Check"
 }
+
+# ── Workload Identity Federation for K8s Operator ───────────────────
+
+variable "k8s_sa_jwks_json" {
+  description = <<-EOT
+    JWKS JSON containing the Kubernetes service-account signing public
+    key.  Extract from a control-plane node with:
+      kubectl get --raw /openid/v1/jwks
+    Leave as the default placeholder until the cluster is configured.
+  EOT
+  type        = string
+  default     = "{\"keys\":[]}"
+}
diff --git a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/wif.tf b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/wif.tf
index 1af75a612c..8191b2cc6d 100644
--- a/terraform/tailscale/lolice/wif.tf
+++ b/terraform/tailscale/lolice/wif.tf
@@ -23,3 +23,34 @@ resource "tailscale_federated_identity" "github_actions_argocd_diff" {
   # ACL must be applied first so that tag:ci is recognised.
   depends_on = [tailscale_acl.this]
 }
+
+# ── Kubernetes Operator WIF Trust Credential ─────────────────────────
+# Allows the tailscale-operator Pod to authenticate to the tailnet
+# using a projected ServiceAccount OIDC token (no client secret needed).
+# The OIDC issuer is the S3-hosted discovery endpoint for the lolice
+# kubeadm cluster (see oidc.tf).
+resource "tailscale_federated_identity" "k8s_operator" {
+  description = "lolice k8s-operator WIF"
+
+  # OIDC issuer: S3-hosted discovery for the kubeadm cluster
+  issuer = local.oidc_issuer_url
+
+  # Subject: the operator ServiceAccount in the tailscale-operator namespace
+  subject = "system:serviceaccount:tailscale-operator:operator"
+
+  # Scopes required by the Kubernetes Operator
+  scopes = ["auth_keys", "devices:core", "services"]
+
+  # Tag assigned to the operator node
+  tags = ["tag:k8s-operator"]
+
+  # ACL must exist so tag:k8s-operator is recognised, and the S3
+  # OIDC discovery docs must be published before Tailscale validates
+  # the issuer URL.
+  depends_on = [
+    tailscale_acl.this,
+    aws_s3_object.oidc_discovery,
+    aws_s3_object.oidc_jwks,
+    aws_s3_bucket_policy.k8s_oidc_public_read,
+  ]
+}