diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf13cd8b..cf78b3fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 - [#514](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/514) Add basic string functions to templates
 - [#524](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/524) Sign cookies with SHA256 (@NickMeves)
 - [#515](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/515) Drop configure script in favour of native Makefile env and checks (@JoelSpeed)
+- [#519](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/519) Support context in providers (@johejo)
 - [#487](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/487) Switch flags to PFlag to remove StringArray (@JoelSpeed)
 - [#484](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/484) Replace configuration loading with Viper (@JoelSpeed)
 - [#499](https://github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pull/499) Add `-user-id-claim` to support generic claims in addition to email (@holyjak)
diff --git a/oauthproxy.go b/oauthproxy.go
index a75fb3c2..86d33c59 100644
--- a/oauthproxy.go
+++ b/oauthproxy.go
@@ -347,29 +347,29 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) displayCustomLoginForm() bool {
 	return p.HtpasswdFile != nil && p.DisplayHtpasswdForm
 }
 
-func (p *OAuthProxy) redeemCode(host, code string) (s *sessionsapi.SessionState, err error) {
+func (p *OAuthProxy) redeemCode(ctx context.Context, host, code string) (s *sessionsapi.SessionState, err error) {
 	if code == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("missing code")
 	}
 	redirectURI := p.GetRedirectURI(host)
-	s, err = p.provider.Redeem(redirectURI, code)
+	s, err = p.provider.Redeem(ctx, redirectURI, code)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if s.Email == "" {
-		s.Email, err = p.provider.GetEmailAddress(s)
+		s.Email, err = p.provider.GetEmailAddress(ctx, s)
 	}
 
 	if s.PreferredUsername == "" {
-		s.PreferredUsername, err = p.provider.GetPreferredUsername(s)
+		s.PreferredUsername, err = p.provider.GetPreferredUsername(ctx, s)
 		if err != nil && err.Error() == "not implemented" {
 			err = nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	if s.User == "" {
-		s.User, err = p.provider.GetUserName(s)
+		s.User, err = p.provider.GetUserName(ctx, s)
 		if err != nil && err.Error() == "not implemented" {
 			err = nil
 		}
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) OAuthCallback(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	session, err := p.redeemCode(req.Host, req.Form.Get("code"))
+	session, err := p.redeemCode(req.Context(), req.Host, req.Form.Get("code"))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Printf("Error redeeming code during OAuth2 callback: %s ", err.Error())
 		p.ErrorPage(rw, 500, "Internal Error", "Internal Error")
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) getAuthenticatedSession(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.R
 				saveSession = true
 			}
 
-			if ok, err := p.provider.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(session); err != nil {
+			if ok, err := p.provider.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(req.Context(), session); err != nil {
 				logger.Printf("%s removing session. error refreshing access token %s %s", remoteAddr, err, session)
 				clearSession = true
 				session = nil
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) getAuthenticatedSession(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.R
 	}
 
 	if saveSession && !revalidated && session != nil && session.AccessToken != "" {
-		if !p.provider.ValidateSessionState(session) {
+		if !p.provider.ValidateSessionState(req.Context(), session) {
 			logger.Printf("Removing session: error validating %s", session)
 			saveSession = false
 			session = nil
@@ -1126,16 +1126,15 @@ func (p *OAuthProxy) GetJwtSession(req *http.Request) (*sessionsapi.SessionState
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	for _, verifier := range p.jwtBearerVerifiers {
-		bearerToken, err := verifier.Verify(ctx, rawBearerToken)
+		bearerToken, err := verifier.Verify(req.Context(), rawBearerToken)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Printf("failed to verify bearer token: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		return p.provider.CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(rawBearerToken, bearerToken)
+		return p.provider.CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(req.Context(), rawBearerToken, bearerToken)
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to verify jwt token %s", req.Header.Get("Authorization"))
 }
diff --git a/oauthproxy_test.go b/oauthproxy_test.go
index a216f2cb..8957e18a 100644
--- a/oauthproxy_test.go
+++ b/oauthproxy_test.go
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ type TestProvider struct {
 	GroupValidator func(string) bool
 }
 
+var _ providers.Provider = (*TestProvider)(nil)
+
 func NewTestProvider(providerURL *url.URL, emailAddress string) *TestProvider {
 	return &TestProvider{
 		ProviderData: &providers.ProviderData{
@@ -425,11 +427,11 @@ func NewTestProvider(providerURL *url.URL, emailAddress string) *TestProvider {
 	}
 }
 
-func (tp *TestProvider) GetEmailAddress(session *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (tp *TestProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, session *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	return tp.EmailAddress, nil
 }
 
-func (tp *TestProvider) ValidateSessionState(session *sessions.SessionState) bool {
+func (tp *TestProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, session *sessions.SessionState) bool {
 	return tp.ValidToken
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/requests/requests.go b/pkg/requests/requests.go
index 36a8bf8c..64cacaa9 100644
--- a/pkg/requests/requests.go
+++ b/pkg/requests/requests.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package requests
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ func RequestJSON(req *http.Request, v interface{}) error {
 }
 
 // RequestUnparsedResponse performs a GET and returns the raw response object
-func RequestUnparsedResponse(url string, header http.Header) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+func RequestUnparsedResponse(ctx context.Context, url string, header http.Header) (resp *http.Response, err error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error performing get request: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/requests/requests_test.go b/pkg/requests/requests_test.go
index acd9b0b8..0c3e4152 100644
--- a/pkg/requests/requests_test.go
+++ b/pkg/requests/requests_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package requests
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func TestRequestUnparsedResponseUsingAccessTokenParameter(t *testing.T) {
 	defer backend.Close()
 
 	response, err := RequestUnparsedResponse(
-		backend.URL+"?access_token=my_token", nil)
+		context.Background(), backend.URL+"?access_token=my_token", nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	defer response.Body.Close()
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func TestRequestUnparsedResponseUsingAccessTokenParameterFailedResponse(t *testi
 	backend.Close()
 
 	response, err := RequestUnparsedResponse(
-		backend.URL+"?access_token=my_token", nil)
+		context.Background(), backend.URL+"?access_token=my_token", nil)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, (*http.Response)(nil), response)
 }
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func TestRequestUnparsedResponseUsingHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 
 	headers := make(http.Header)
 	headers.Set("Auth", "my_token")
-	response, err := RequestUnparsedResponse(backend.URL, headers)
+	response, err := RequestUnparsedResponse(context.Background(), backend.URL, headers)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	defer response.Body.Close()
 
diff --git a/providers/azure.go b/providers/azure.go
index 393416e3..961ff908 100644
--- a/providers/azure.go
+++ b/providers/azure.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package providers
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ type AzureProvider struct {
 	Tenant string
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*AzureProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewAzureProvider initiates a new AzureProvider
 func NewAzureProvider(p *ProviderData) *AzureProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "Azure"
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ func (p *AzureProvider) Configure(tenant string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *AzureProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
+func (p *AzureProvider) Redeem(ctx context.Context, redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
 	if code == "" {
 		err = errors.New("missing code")
 		return
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ func (p *AzureProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionSta
 	}
 
 	var req *http.Request
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
+	req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -157,14 +160,14 @@ func getEmailFromJSON(json *simplejson.Json) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *AzureProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *AzureProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	var email string
 	var err error
 
 	if s.AccessToken == "" {
 		return "", errors.New("missing access token")
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", p.ProfileURL.String(), nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", p.ProfileURL.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/azure_test.go b/providers/azure_test.go
index 6a38ce10..af364b77 100644
--- a/providers/azure_test.go
+++ b/providers/azure_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func TestAzureProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testAzureProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "user@windows.net", email)
 }
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func TestAzureProviderGetEmailAddressMailNull(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testAzureProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "user@windows.net", email)
 }
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ func TestAzureProviderGetEmailAddressGetUserPrincipalName(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testAzureProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "user@windows.net", email)
 }
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ func TestAzureProviderGetEmailAddressFailToGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testAzureProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, "type assertion to string failed", err.Error())
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ func TestAzureProviderGetEmailAddressEmptyUserPrincipalName(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testAzureProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ func TestAzureProviderGetEmailAddressIncorrectOtherMails(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testAzureProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, "type assertion to string failed", err.Error())
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ func TestAzureProviderRedeemReturnsIdToken(t *testing.T) {
 	bURL, _ := url.Parse(b.URL)
 	p := testAzureProvider(bURL.Host)
 	p.Data().RedeemURL.Path = "/common/oauth2/token"
-	s, err := p.Redeem("https://localhost", "1234")
+	s, err := p.Redeem(context.Background(), "https://localhost", "1234")
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "testtoken1234", s.IDToken)
 	assert.Equal(t, timestamp, s.ExpiresOn.UTC())
diff --git a/providers/bitbucket.go b/providers/bitbucket.go
index f67e48bc..2bb876cb 100644
--- a/providers/bitbucket.go
+++ b/providers/bitbucket.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ type BitbucketProvider struct {
 	Repository string
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*BitbucketProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewBitbucketProvider initiates a new BitbucketProvider
 func NewBitbucketProvider(p *ProviderData) *BitbucketProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "Bitbucket"
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ func (p *BitbucketProvider) SetRepository(repository string) {
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the email of the authenticated user
-func (p *BitbucketProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *BitbucketProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 
 	var emails struct {
 		Values []struct {
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ func (p *BitbucketProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, e
 			FullName string `json:"full_name"`
 		}
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET",
 		p.ValidateURL.String()+"?access_token="+s.AccessToken, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Printf("failed building request %s", err)
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ func (p *BitbucketProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, e
 		teamURL := &url.URL{}
 		*teamURL = *p.ValidateURL
 		teamURL.Path = "/2.0/teams"
-		req, err = http.NewRequest("GET",
+		req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET",
 			teamURL.String()+"?role=member&access_token="+s.AccessToken, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Printf("failed building request %s", err)
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ func (p *BitbucketProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, e
 		repositoriesURL := &url.URL{}
 		*repositoriesURL = *p.ValidateURL
 		repositoriesURL.Path = "/2.0/repositories/" + strings.Split(p.Repository, "/")[0]
-		req, err = http.NewRequest("GET",
+		req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET",
 			repositoriesURL.String()+"?role=contributor"+
 				"&q=full_name="+url.QueryEscape("\""+p.Repository+"\"")+
 				"&access_token="+s.AccessToken,
diff --git a/providers/bitbucket_test.go b/providers/bitbucket_test.go
index da3182a0..e788b81e 100644
--- a/providers/bitbucket_test.go
+++ b/providers/bitbucket_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func TestBitbucketProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testBitbucketProvider(bURL.Host, "", "")
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", email)
 }
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func TestBitbucketProviderGetEmailAddressAndGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testBitbucketProvider(bURL.Host, "bioinformatics", "")
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", email)
 }
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ func TestBitbucketProviderGetEmailAddressFailedRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// token. Alternatively, we could allow the parsing of the payload as
 	// JSON to fail.
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "unexpected_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func TestBitbucketProviderGetEmailAddressEmailNotPresentInPayload(t *testing.T)
 	p := testBitbucketProvider(bURL.Host, "", "")
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 }
diff --git a/providers/digitalocean.go b/providers/digitalocean.go
index 564d32b0..25d37af9 100644
--- a/providers/digitalocean.go
+++ b/providers/digitalocean.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ type DigitalOceanProvider struct {
 	*ProviderData
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*DigitalOceanProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewDigitalOceanProvider initiates a new DigitalOceanProvider
 func NewDigitalOceanProvider(p *ProviderData) *DigitalOceanProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "DigitalOcean"
@@ -53,11 +56,11 @@ func getDigitalOceanHeader(accessToken string) http.Header {
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *DigitalOceanProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *DigitalOceanProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	if s.AccessToken == "" {
 		return "", errors.New("missing access token")
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", p.ProfileURL.String(), nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", p.ProfileURL.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -76,6 +79,6 @@ func (p *DigitalOceanProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string
 }
 
 // ValidateSessionState validates the AccessToken
-func (p *DigitalOceanProvider) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
-	return validateToken(p, s.AccessToken, getDigitalOceanHeader(s.AccessToken))
+func (p *DigitalOceanProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
+	return validateToken(ctx, p, s.AccessToken, getDigitalOceanHeader(s.AccessToken))
 }
diff --git a/providers/digitalocean_test.go b/providers/digitalocean_test.go
index 2b3fede3..e7907eba 100644
--- a/providers/digitalocean_test.go
+++ b/providers/digitalocean_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func TestDigitalOceanProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testDigitalOceanProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "user@example.com", email)
 }
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func TestDigitalOceanProviderGetEmailAddressFailedRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// token. Alternatively, we could allow the parsing of the payload as
 	// JSON to fail.
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "unexpected_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func TestDigitalOceanProviderGetEmailAddressEmailNotPresentInPayload(t *testing.
 	p := testDigitalOceanProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
diff --git a/providers/facebook.go b/providers/facebook.go
index 94f3e271..0f9cc624 100644
--- a/providers/facebook.go
+++ b/providers/facebook.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ type FacebookProvider struct {
 	*ProviderData
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*FacebookProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewFacebookProvider initiates a new FacebookProvider
 func NewFacebookProvider(p *ProviderData) *FacebookProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "Facebook"
@@ -55,11 +58,11 @@ func getFacebookHeader(accessToken string) http.Header {
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *FacebookProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *FacebookProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	if s.AccessToken == "" {
 		return "", errors.New("missing access token")
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", p.ProfileURL.String()+"?fields=name,email", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", p.ProfileURL.String()+"?fields=name,email", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -80,6 +83,6 @@ func (p *FacebookProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, er
 }
 
 // ValidateSessionState validates the AccessToken
-func (p *FacebookProvider) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
-	return validateToken(p, s.AccessToken, getFacebookHeader(s.AccessToken))
+func (p *FacebookProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
+	return validateToken(ctx, p, s.AccessToken, getFacebookHeader(s.AccessToken))
 }
diff --git a/providers/github.go b/providers/github.go
index cb522b13..153373cb 100644
--- a/providers/github.go
+++ b/providers/github.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ type GitHubProvider struct {
 	Team string
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*GitHubProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewGitHubProvider initiates a new GitHubProvider
 func NewGitHubProvider(p *ProviderData) *GitHubProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "GitHub"
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) SetOrgTeam(org, team string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrg(accessToken string) (bool, error) {
+func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrg(ctx context.Context, accessToken string) (bool, error) {
 	// https://developer.github.com/v3/orgs/#list-your-organizations
 
 	var orgs []struct {
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrg(accessToken string) (bool, error) {
 			Path:     path.Join(p.ValidateURL.Path, "/user/orgs"),
 			RawQuery: params.Encode(),
 		}
-		req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
+		req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
 		req.Header = getGitHubHeader(accessToken)
 		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrg(accessToken string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrgAndTeam(accessToken string) (bool, error) {
+func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrgAndTeam(ctx context.Context, accessToken string) (bool, error) {
 	// https://developer.github.com/v3/orgs/teams/#list-user-teams
 
 	var teams []struct {
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrgAndTeam(accessToken string) (bool, error) {
 			RawQuery: params.Encode(),
 		}
 
-		req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
+		req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
 		req.Header = getGitHubHeader(accessToken)
 		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) hasOrgAndTeam(accessToken string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *GitHubProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *GitHubProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 
 	var emails []struct {
 		Email    string `json:"email"`
@@ -272,11 +275,11 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, erro
 	// if we require an Org or Team, check that first
 	if p.Org != "" {
 		if p.Team != "" {
-			if ok, err := p.hasOrgAndTeam(s.AccessToken); err != nil || !ok {
+			if ok, err := p.hasOrgAndTeam(ctx, s.AccessToken); err != nil || !ok {
 				return "", err
 			}
 		} else {
-			if ok, err := p.hasOrg(s.AccessToken); err != nil || !ok {
+			if ok, err := p.hasOrg(ctx, s.AccessToken); err != nil || !ok {
 				return "", err
 			}
 		}
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, erro
 		Host:   p.ValidateURL.Host,
 		Path:   path.Join(p.ValidateURL.Path, "/user/emails"),
 	}
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
 	req.Header = getGitHubHeader(s.AccessToken)
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, erro
 }
 
 // GetUserName returns the Account user name
-func (p *GitHubProvider) GetUserName(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *GitHubProvider) GetUserName(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	var user struct {
 		Login string `json:"login"`
 		Email string `json:"email"`
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) GetUserName(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 		Path:   path.Join(p.ValidateURL.Path, "/user"),
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", endpoint.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not create new GET request: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -368,6 +371,6 @@ func (p *GitHubProvider) GetUserName(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // ValidateSessionState validates the AccessToken
-func (p *GitHubProvider) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
-	return validateToken(p, s.AccessToken, getGitHubHeader(s.AccessToken))
+func (p *GitHubProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
+	return validateToken(ctx, p, s.AccessToken, getGitHubHeader(s.AccessToken))
 }
diff --git a/providers/github_test.go b/providers/github_test.go
index a454cb48..7a1c4723 100644
--- a/providers/github_test.go
+++ b/providers/github_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func TestGitHubProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testGitHubProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", email)
 }
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func TestGitHubProviderGetEmailAddressNotVerified(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testGitHubProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Empty(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func TestGitHubProviderGetEmailAddressWithOrg(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Org = "testorg1"
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", email)
 }
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ func TestGitHubProviderGetEmailAddressFailedRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// token. Alternatively, we could allow the parsing of the payload as
 	// JSON to fail.
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "unexpected_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func TestGitHubProviderGetEmailAddressEmailNotPresentInPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testGitHubProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func TestGitHubProviderGetUserName(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testGitHubProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetUserName(session)
+	email, err := p.GetUserName(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "mbland", email)
 }
diff --git a/providers/gitlab.go b/providers/gitlab.go
index 6034115c..beeb6b98 100644
--- a/providers/gitlab.go
+++ b/providers/gitlab.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ type GitLabProvider struct {
 	AllowUnverifiedEmail bool
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*GitLabProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewGitLabProvider initiates a new GitLabProvider
 func NewGitLabProvider(p *ProviderData) *GitLabProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "GitLab"
@@ -37,13 +39,12 @@ func NewGitLabProvider(p *ProviderData) *GitLabProvider {
 }
 
 // Redeem exchanges the OAuth2 authentication token for an ID token
-func (p *GitLabProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
+func (p *GitLabProvider) Redeem(ctx context.Context, redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
 	clientSecret, err := p.GetClientSecret()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	c := oauth2.Config{
 		ClientID:     p.ClientID,
 		ClientSecret: clientSecret,
@@ -65,14 +66,14 @@ func (p *GitLabProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionSt
 
 // RefreshSessionIfNeeded checks if the session has expired and uses the
 // RefreshToken to fetch a new ID token if required
-func (p *GitLabProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
+func (p *GitLabProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
 	if s == nil || s.ExpiresOn.After(time.Now()) || s.RefreshToken == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
 	origExpiration := s.ExpiresOn
 
-	err := p.redeemRefreshToken(s)
+	err := p.redeemRefreshToken(ctx, s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to redeem refresh token: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func (p *GitLabProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(s *sessions.SessionState) (bool,
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func (p *GitLabProvider) redeemRefreshToken(s *sessions.SessionState) (err error) {
+func (p *GitLabProvider) redeemRefreshToken(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (err error) {
 	clientSecret, err := p.GetClientSecret()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ func (p *GitLabProvider) redeemRefreshToken(s *sessions.SessionState) (err error
 			TokenURL: p.RedeemURL.String(),
 		},
 	}
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	t := &oauth2.Token{
 		RefreshToken: s.RefreshToken,
 		Expiry:       time.Now().Add(-time.Hour),
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ type gitlabUserInfo struct {
 	Groups        []string `json:"groups"`
 }
 
-func (p *GitLabProvider) getUserInfo(s *sessions.SessionState) (*gitlabUserInfo, error) {
+func (p *GitLabProvider) getUserInfo(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (*gitlabUserInfo, error) {
 	// Retrieve user info JSON
 	// https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/integration/openid_connect_provider.html#shared-information
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (p *GitLabProvider) getUserInfo(s *sessions.SessionState) (*gitlabUserInfo,
 	userInfoURL := *p.LoginURL
 	userInfoURL.Path = "/oauth/userinfo"
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", userInfoURL.String(), nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", userInfoURL.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create user info request: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -219,16 +219,15 @@ func (p *GitLabProvider) createSessionState(ctx context.Context, token *oauth2.T
 }
 
 // ValidateSessionState checks that the session's IDToken is still valid
-func (p *GitLabProvider) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
-	ctx := context.Background()
+func (p *GitLabProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
 	_, err := p.Verifier.Verify(ctx, s.IDToken)
 	return err == nil
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *GitLabProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *GitLabProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	// Retrieve user info
-	userInfo, err := p.getUserInfo(s)
+	userInfo, err := p.getUserInfo(ctx, s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve user info: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -254,8 +253,8 @@ func (p *GitLabProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, erro
 }
 
 // GetUserName returns the Account user name
-func (p *GitLabProvider) GetUserName(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
-	userInfo, err := p.getUserInfo(s)
+func (p *GitLabProvider) GetUserName(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+	userInfo, err := p.getUserInfo(ctx, s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve user info: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/providers/gitlab_test.go b/providers/gitlab_test.go
index 30ce16e5..4a353ce8 100644
--- a/providers/gitlab_test.go
+++ b/providers/gitlab_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func TestGitLabProviderBadToken(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testGitLabProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "unexpected_gitlab_access_token"}
-	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func TestGitLabProviderUnverifiedEmailDenied(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testGitLabProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "gitlab_access_token"}
-	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func TestGitLabProviderUnverifiedEmailAllowed(t *testing.T) {
 	p.AllowUnverifiedEmail = true
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "gitlab_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "foo@bar.com", email)
 }
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func TestGitLabProviderUsername(t *testing.T) {
 	p.AllowUnverifiedEmail = true
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "gitlab_access_token"}
-	username, err := p.GetUserName(session)
+	username, err := p.GetUserName(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "FooBar", username)
 }
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func TestGitLabProviderGroupMembershipValid(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Group = "foo"
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "gitlab_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "foo@bar.com", email)
 }
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func TestGitLabProviderGroupMembershipMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	p.Group = "baz"
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "gitlab_access_token"}
-	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func TestGitLabProviderEmailDomainValid(t *testing.T) {
 	p.EmailDomains = []string{"bar.com"}
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "gitlab_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "foo@bar.com", email)
 }
@@ -161,6 +162,6 @@ func TestGitLabProviderEmailDomainInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	p.EmailDomains = []string{"baz.com"}
 
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "gitlab_access_token"}
-	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	_, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 }
diff --git a/providers/google.go b/providers/google.go
index a93b8e08..1406855b 100644
--- a/providers/google.go
+++ b/providers/google.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type GoogleProvider struct {
 	GroupValidator func(string) bool
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*GoogleProvider)(nil)
+
 type claims struct {
 	Subject       string `json:"sub"`
 	Email         string `json:"email"`
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ func claimsFromIDToken(idToken string) (*claims, error) {
 }
 
 // Redeem exchanges the OAuth2 authentication token for an ID token
-func (p *GoogleProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
+func (p *GoogleProvider) Redeem(ctx context.Context, redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
 	if code == "" {
 		err = errors.New("missing code")
 		return
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ func (p *GoogleProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionSt
 	params.Add("code", code)
 	params.Add("grant_type", "authorization_code")
 	var req *http.Request
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
+	req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -242,12 +244,12 @@ func (p *GoogleProvider) ValidateGroup(email string) bool {
 
 // RefreshSessionIfNeeded checks if the session has expired and uses the
 // RefreshToken to fetch a new ID token if required
-func (p *GoogleProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
+func (p *GoogleProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
 	if s == nil || s.ExpiresOn.After(time.Now()) || s.RefreshToken == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	newToken, newIDToken, duration, err := p.redeemRefreshToken(s.RefreshToken)
+	newToken, newIDToken, duration, err := p.redeemRefreshToken(ctx, s.RefreshToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ func (p *GoogleProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(s *sessions.SessionState) (bool,
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func (p *GoogleProvider) redeemRefreshToken(refreshToken string) (token string, idToken string, expires time.Duration, err error) {
+func (p *GoogleProvider) redeemRefreshToken(ctx context.Context, refreshToken string) (token string, idToken string, expires time.Duration, err error) {
 	// https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2WebServer#refresh
 	clientSecret, err := p.GetClientSecret()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ func (p *GoogleProvider) redeemRefreshToken(refreshToken string) (token string,
 	params.Add("refresh_token", refreshToken)
 	params.Add("grant_type", "refresh_token")
 	var req *http.Request
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
+	req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/providers/google_test.go b/providers/google_test.go
index 0e1de914..63e5a9a8 100644
--- a/providers/google_test.go
+++ b/providers/google_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestGoogleProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p.RedeemURL, server = newRedeemServer(body)
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	session, err := p.Redeem("http://redirect/", "code1234")
+	session, err := p.Redeem(context.Background(), "http://redirect/", "code1234")
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, session, nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", session.Email)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestGoogleProviderGetEmailAddressInvalidEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	p.RedeemURL, server = newRedeemServer(body)
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	session, err := p.Redeem("http://redirect/", "code1234")
+	session, err := p.Redeem(context.Background(), "http://redirect/", "code1234")
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	if session != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expect nill session %#v", session)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestGoogleProviderRedeemFailsNoCLientSecret(t *testing.T) {
 	p := newGoogleProvider()
 	p.ProviderData.ClientSecretFile = "srvnoerre"
 
-	session, err := p.Redeem("http://redirect/", "code1234")
+	session, err := p.Redeem(context.Background(), "http://redirect/", "code1234")
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	if session != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expect nill session %#v", session)
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestGoogleProviderGetEmailAddressInvalidJson(t *testing.T) {
 	p.RedeemURL, server = newRedeemServer(body)
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	session, err := p.Redeem("http://redirect/", "code1234")
+	session, err := p.Redeem(context.Background(), "http://redirect/", "code1234")
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	if session != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expect nill session %#v", session)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestGoogleProviderGetEmailAddressEmailMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	p.RedeemURL, server = newRedeemServer(body)
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	session, err := p.Redeem("http://redirect/", "code1234")
+	session, err := p.Redeem(context.Background(), "http://redirect/", "code1234")
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	if session != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expect nill session %#v", session)
diff --git a/providers/internal_util.go b/providers/internal_util.go
index 4cc502ed..f9bdc304 100644
--- a/providers/internal_util.go
+++ b/providers/internal_util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func stripParam(param, endpoint string) string {
 }
 
 // validateToken returns true if token is valid
-func validateToken(p Provider, accessToken string, header http.Header) bool {
+func validateToken(ctx context.Context, p Provider, accessToken string, header http.Header) bool {
 	if accessToken == "" || p.Data().ValidateURL == nil || p.Data().ValidateURL.String() == "" {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func validateToken(p Provider, accessToken string, header http.Header) bool {
 		params := url.Values{"access_token": {accessToken}}
 		endpoint = endpoint + "?" + params.Encode()
 	}
-	resp, err := requests.RequestUnparsedResponse(endpoint, header)
+	resp, err := requests.RequestUnparsedResponse(ctx, endpoint, header)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Printf("GET %s", stripToken(endpoint))
 		logger.Printf("token validation request failed: %s", err)
diff --git a/providers/internal_util_test.go b/providers/internal_util_test.go
index 591c7f30..0f6aa437 100644
--- a/providers/internal_util_test.go
+++ b/providers/internal_util_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -20,13 +21,15 @@ type ValidateSessionStateTestProvider struct {
 	*ProviderData
 }
 
-func (tp *ValidateSessionStateTestProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+var _ Provider = (*ValidateSessionStateTestProvider)(nil)
+
+func (tp *ValidateSessionStateTestProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 
 // Note that we're testing the internal validateToken() used to implement
 // several Provider's ValidateSessionState() implementations
-func (tp *ValidateSessionStateTestProvider) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
+func (tp *ValidateSessionStateTestProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ func (vtTest *ValidateSessionStateTest) Close() {
 func TestValidateSessionStateValidToken(t *testing.T) {
 	vtTest := NewValidateSessionStateTest()
 	defer vtTest.Close()
-	assert.Equal(t, true, validateToken(vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
+	assert.Equal(t, true, validateToken(context.Background(), vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
 }
 
 func TestValidateSessionStateValidTokenWithHeaders(t *testing.T) {
@@ -96,34 +99,34 @@ func TestValidateSessionStateValidTokenWithHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	vtTest.header = make(http.Header)
 	vtTest.header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer foobar")
 	assert.Equal(t, true,
-		validateToken(vtTest.provider, "foobar", vtTest.header))
+		validateToken(context.Background(), vtTest.provider, "foobar", vtTest.header))
 }
 
 func TestValidateSessionStateEmptyToken(t *testing.T) {
 	vtTest := NewValidateSessionStateTest()
 	defer vtTest.Close()
-	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(vtTest.provider, "", nil))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(context.Background(), vtTest.provider, "", nil))
 }
 
 func TestValidateSessionStateEmptyValidateURL(t *testing.T) {
 	vtTest := NewValidateSessionStateTest()
 	defer vtTest.Close()
 	vtTest.provider.Data().ValidateURL = nil
-	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(context.Background(), vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
 }
 
 func TestValidateSessionStateRequestNetworkFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	vtTest := NewValidateSessionStateTest()
 	// Close immediately to simulate a network failure
 	vtTest.Close()
-	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(context.Background(), vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
 }
 
 func TestValidateSessionStateExpiredToken(t *testing.T) {
 	vtTest := NewValidateSessionStateTest()
 	defer vtTest.Close()
 	vtTest.responseCode = 401
-	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
+	assert.Equal(t, false, validateToken(context.Background(), vtTest.provider, "foobar", nil))
 }
 
 func TestStripTokenNotPresent(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/providers/keycloak.go b/providers/keycloak.go
index d8d41801..414c4973 100644
--- a/providers/keycloak.go
+++ b/providers/keycloak.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ type KeycloakProvider struct {
 	Group string
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*KeycloakProvider)(nil)
+
 func NewKeycloakProvider(p *ProviderData) *KeycloakProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "Keycloak"
 	if p.LoginURL == nil || p.LoginURL.String() == "" {
@@ -47,9 +50,9 @@ func (p *KeycloakProvider) SetGroup(group string) {
 	p.Group = group
 }
 
-func (p *KeycloakProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *KeycloakProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", p.ValidateURL.String(), nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", p.ValidateURL.String(), nil)
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+s.AccessToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Printf("failed building request %s", err)
diff --git a/providers/keycloak_test.go b/providers/keycloak_test.go
index 2ac9d67f..239d727f 100644
--- a/providers/keycloak_test.go
+++ b/providers/keycloak_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func TestKeycloakProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testKeycloakProvider(bURL.Host, "")
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", email)
 }
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func TestKeycloakProviderGetEmailAddressAndGroup(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testKeycloakProvider(bURL.Host, "test-grp1")
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", email)
 }
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func TestKeycloakProviderGetEmailAddressFailedRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// token. Alternatively, we could allow the parsing of the payload as
 	// JSON to fail.
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "unexpected_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func TestKeycloakProviderGetEmailAddressEmailNotPresentInPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testKeycloakProvider(bURL.Host, "")
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
diff --git a/providers/linkedin.go b/providers/linkedin.go
index b69ae933..6cc24239 100644
--- a/providers/linkedin.go
+++ b/providers/linkedin.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ type LinkedInProvider struct {
 	*ProviderData
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*LinkedInProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewLinkedInProvider initiates a new LinkedInProvider
 func NewLinkedInProvider(p *ProviderData) *LinkedInProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "LinkedIn"
@@ -51,11 +54,11 @@ func getLinkedInHeader(accessToken string) http.Header {
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *LinkedInProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *LinkedInProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	if s.AccessToken == "" {
 		return "", errors.New("missing access token")
 	}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", p.ProfileURL.String()+"?format=json", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", p.ProfileURL.String()+"?format=json", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -74,6 +77,6 @@ func (p *LinkedInProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, er
 }
 
 // ValidateSessionState validates the AccessToken
-func (p *LinkedInProvider) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
-	return validateToken(p, s.AccessToken, getLinkedInHeader(s.AccessToken))
+func (p *LinkedInProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
+	return validateToken(ctx, p, s.AccessToken, getLinkedInHeader(s.AccessToken))
 }
diff --git a/providers/linkedin_test.go b/providers/linkedin_test.go
index 9f325eae..6d70d57c 100644
--- a/providers/linkedin_test.go
+++ b/providers/linkedin_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func TestLinkedInProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testLinkedInProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "user@linkedin.com", email)
 }
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ func TestLinkedInProviderGetEmailAddressFailedRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// token. Alternatively, we could allow the parsing of the payload as
 	// JSON to fail.
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "unexpected_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func TestLinkedInProviderGetEmailAddressEmailNotPresentInPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	p := testLinkedInProvider(bURL.Host)
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
diff --git a/providers/logingov.go b/providers/logingov.go
index d5a34a41..6f98d0cc 100644
--- a/providers/logingov.go
+++ b/providers/logingov.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package providers
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"crypto/rsa"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ type LoginGovProvider struct {
 	PubJWKURL *url.URL
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*LoginGovProvider)(nil)
+
 // For generating a nonce
 var letters = []rune("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
 
@@ -125,10 +128,10 @@ func checkNonce(idToken string, p *LoginGovProvider) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func emailFromUserInfo(accessToken string, userInfoEndpoint string) (email string, err error) {
+func emailFromUserInfo(ctx context.Context, accessToken string, userInfoEndpoint string) (email string, err error) {
 	// query the user info endpoint for user attributes
 	var req *http.Request
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("GET", userInfoEndpoint, nil)
+	req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", userInfoEndpoint, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ func emailFromUserInfo(accessToken string, userInfoEndpoint string) (email strin
 }
 
 // Redeem exchanges the OAuth2 authentication token for an ID token
-func (p *LoginGovProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
+func (p *LoginGovProvider) Redeem(ctx context.Context, redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
 	if code == "" {
 		err = errors.New("missing code")
 		return
@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ func (p *LoginGovProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.Session
 	params.Add("grant_type", "authorization_code")
 
 	var req *http.Request
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
+	req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ func (p *LoginGovProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.Session
 
 	// Get the email address
 	var email string
-	email, err = emailFromUserInfo(jsonResponse.AccessToken, p.ProfileURL.String())
+	email, err = emailFromUserInfo(ctx, jsonResponse.AccessToken, p.ProfileURL.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/providers/logingov_test.go b/providers/logingov_test.go
index 29808d02..96934c68 100644
--- a/providers/logingov_test.go
+++ b/providers/logingov_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/rsa"
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ func TestLoginGovProviderSessionData(t *testing.T) {
 	p.PubJWKURL, pubjwkserver = newLoginGovServer(pubjwkbody)
 	defer pubjwkserver.Close()
 
-	session, err := p.Redeem("http://redirect/", "code1234")
+	session, err := p.Redeem(context.Background(), "http://redirect/", "code1234")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, session, nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, "timothy.spencer@gsa.gov", session.Email)
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ func TestLoginGovProviderBadNonce(t *testing.T) {
 	p.PubJWKURL, pubjwkserver = newLoginGovServer(pubjwkbody)
 	defer pubjwkserver.Close()
 
-	_, err = p.Redeem("http://redirect/", "code1234")
+	_, err = p.Redeem(context.Background(), "http://redirect/", "code1234")
 
 	// The "badfakenonce" in the idtoken above should cause this to error out
 	assert.Error(t, err)
diff --git a/providers/nextcloud.go b/providers/nextcloud.go
index 6b2932e3..d51b7183 100644
--- a/providers/nextcloud.go
+++ b/providers/nextcloud.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ type NextcloudProvider struct {
 	*ProviderData
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*NextcloudProvider)(nil)
+
 // NewNextcloudProvider initiates a new NextcloudProvider
 func NewNextcloudProvider(p *ProviderData) *NextcloudProvider {
 	p.ProviderName = "Nextcloud"
@@ -27,8 +30,8 @@ func getNextcloudHeader(accessToken string) http.Header {
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *NextcloudProvider) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET",
+func (p *NextcloudProvider) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET",
 		p.ValidateURL.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Printf("failed building request %s", err)
diff --git a/providers/nextcloud_test.go b/providers/nextcloud_test.go
index 0f3a8293..ac93d877 100644
--- a/providers/nextcloud_test.go
+++ b/providers/nextcloud_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func TestNextcloudProviderGetEmailAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	p.ValidateURL.RawQuery = formatJSON
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "michael.bland@gsa.gov", email)
 }
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func TestNextcloudProviderGetEmailAddressFailedRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// token. Alternatively, we could allow the parsing of the payload as
 	// JSON to fail.
 	session := &sessions.SessionState{AccessToken: "unexpected_access_token"}
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func TestNextcloudProviderGetEmailAddressEmailNotPresentInPayload(t *testing.T)
 	p.ValidateURL.RawQuery = formatJSON
 
 	session := CreateAuthorizedSession()
-	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(session)
+	email, err := p.GetEmailAddress(context.Background(), session)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", email)
 }
diff --git a/providers/oidc.go b/providers/oidc.go
index ac27c8aa..1b6758b9 100644
--- a/providers/oidc.go
+++ b/providers/oidc.go
@@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ func NewOIDCProvider(p *ProviderData) *OIDCProvider {
 	return &OIDCProvider{ProviderData: p}
 }
 
+var _ Provider = (*OIDCProvider)(nil)
+
 // Redeem exchanges the OAuth2 authentication token for an ID token
-func (p *OIDCProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
+func (p *OIDCProvider) Redeem(ctx context.Context, redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
 	clientSecret, err := p.GetClientSecret()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	c := oauth2.Config{
 		ClientID:     p.ClientID,
 		ClientSecret: clientSecret,
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionStat
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("token response did not contain an id_token")
 	}
 
-	s, err = p.createSessionState(token, idToken)
+	s, err = p.createSessionState(ctx, token, idToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to update session: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -70,12 +71,12 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionStat
 
 // RefreshSessionIfNeeded checks if the session has expired and uses the
 // RefreshToken to fetch a new Access Token (and optional ID token) if required
-func (p *OIDCProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
+func (p *OIDCProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
 	if s == nil || s.ExpiresOn.After(time.Now()) || s.RefreshToken == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	err := p.redeemRefreshToken(s)
+	err := p.redeemRefreshToken(ctx, s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("unable to redeem refresh token: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, e
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func (p *OIDCProvider) redeemRefreshToken(s *sessions.SessionState) (err error) {
+func (p *OIDCProvider) redeemRefreshToken(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (err error) {
 	clientSecret, err := p.GetClientSecret()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) redeemRefreshToken(s *sessions.SessionState) (err error)
 			TokenURL: p.RedeemURL.String(),
 		},
 	}
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	t := &oauth2.Token{
 		RefreshToken: s.RefreshToken,
 		Expiry:       time.Now().Add(-time.Hour),
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) redeemRefreshToken(s *sessions.SessionState) (err error)
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to extract id_token from response: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	newSession, err := p.createSessionState(token, idToken)
+	newSession, err := p.createSessionState(ctx, token, idToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable create new session state from response: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) findVerifiedIDToken(ctx context.Context, token *oauth2.To
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionState(token *oauth2.Token, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
+func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionState(ctx context.Context, token *oauth2.Token, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
 
 	var newSession *sessions.SessionState
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionState(token *oauth2.Token, idToken *oidc.IDT
 		newSession = &sessions.SessionState{}
 	} else {
 		var err error
-		newSession, err = p.createSessionStateInternal(token.Extra("id_token").(string), idToken, token)
+		newSession, err = p.createSessionStateInternal(ctx, token.Extra("id_token").(string), idToken, token)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionState(token *oauth2.Token, idToken *oidc.IDT
 	return newSession, nil
 }
 
-func (p *OIDCProvider) CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
-	newSession, err := p.createSessionStateInternal(rawIDToken, idToken, nil)
+func (p *OIDCProvider) CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(ctx context.Context, rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
+	newSession, err := p.createSessionStateInternal(ctx, rawIDToken, idToken, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(rawIDToken string, idTo
 	return newSession, nil
 }
 
-func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionStateInternal(rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken, token *oauth2.Token) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
+func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionStateInternal(ctx context.Context, rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken, token *oauth2.Token) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
 
 	newSession := &sessions.SessionState{}
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionStateInternal(rawIDToken string, idToken *oi
 		accessToken = token.AccessToken
 	}
 
-	claims, err := p.findClaimsFromIDToken(idToken, accessToken, p.ProfileURL.String())
+	claims, err := p.findClaimsFromIDToken(ctx, idToken, accessToken, p.ProfileURL.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't extract claims from id_token (%e)", err)
 	}
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) createSessionStateInternal(rawIDToken string, idToken *oi
 }
 
 // ValidateSessionState checks that the session's IDToken is still valid
-func (p *OIDCProvider) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
-	ctx := context.Background()
+func (p *OIDCProvider) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
 	_, err := p.Verifier.Verify(ctx, s.IDToken)
 	return err == nil
 }
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ func getOIDCHeader(accessToken string) http.Header {
 	return header
 }
 
-func (p *OIDCProvider) findClaimsFromIDToken(idToken *oidc.IDToken, accessToken string, profileURL string) (*OIDCClaims, error) {
+func (p *OIDCProvider) findClaimsFromIDToken(ctx context.Context, idToken *oidc.IDToken, accessToken string, profileURL string) (*OIDCClaims, error) {
 
 	claims := &OIDCClaims{}
 	// Extract default claims.
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ func (p *OIDCProvider) findClaimsFromIDToken(idToken *oidc.IDToken, accessToken
 		// contents at the profileURL contains the email.
 		// Make a query to the userinfo endpoint, and attempt to locate the email from there.
 
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", profileURL, nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", profileURL, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/providers/oidc_test.go b/providers/oidc_test.go
index b0596e36..823af30c 100644
--- a/providers/oidc_test.go
+++ b/providers/oidc_test.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestOIDCProviderRedeem(t *testing.T) {
 	server, provider := newTestSetup(body)
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	session, err := provider.Redeem(provider.RedeemURL.String(), "code1234")
+	session, err := provider.Redeem(context.Background(), provider.RedeemURL.String(), "code1234")
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultIDToken.Email, session.Email)
 	assert.Equal(t, accessToken, session.AccessToken)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestOIDCProviderRedeem_custom_userid(t *testing.T) {
 	provider.UserIDClaim = "phone_number"
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	session, err := provider.Redeem(provider.RedeemURL.String(), "code1234")
+	session, err := provider.Redeem(context.Background(), provider.RedeemURL.String(), "code1234")
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultIDToken.Phone, session.Email)
 }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func TestOIDCProviderRefreshSessionIfNeededWithoutIdToken(t *testing.T) {
 		User:         "11223344",
 	}
 
-	refreshed, err := provider.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(existingSession)
+	refreshed, err := provider.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(context.Background(), existingSession)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, refreshed, true)
 	assert.Equal(t, "janedoe@example.com", existingSession.Email)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func TestOIDCProviderRefreshSessionIfNeededWithIdToken(t *testing.T) {
 		Email:        "changeit",
 		User:         "changeit",
 	}
-	refreshed, err := provider.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(existingSession)
+	refreshed, err := provider.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(context.Background(), existingSession)
 	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, refreshed, true)
 	assert.Equal(t, defaultIDToken.Email, existingSession.Email)
diff --git a/providers/provider_default.go b/providers/provider_default.go
index 720dd580..d90ad164 100644
--- a/providers/provider_default.go
+++ b/providers/provider_default.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package providers
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -16,8 +17,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pkg/encryption"
 )
 
+var _ Provider = (*ProviderData)(nil)
+
 // Redeem provides a default implementation of the OAuth2 token redemption process
-func (p *ProviderData) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
+func (p *ProviderData) Redeem(ctx context.Context, redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionState, err error) {
 	if code == "" {
 		err = errors.New("missing code")
 		return
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ func (p *ProviderData) Redeem(redirectURL, code string) (s *sessions.SessionStat
 	}
 
 	var req *http.Request
-	req, err = http.NewRequest("POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
+	req, err = http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", p.RedeemURL.String(), bytes.NewBufferString(params.Encode()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -116,17 +119,17 @@ func (p *ProviderData) SessionFromCookie(v string, c *encryption.Cipher) (s *ses
 }
 
 // GetEmailAddress returns the Account email address
-func (p *ProviderData) GetEmailAddress(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *ProviderData) GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 
 // GetUserName returns the Account username
-func (p *ProviderData) GetUserName(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *ProviderData) GetUserName(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 
 // GetPreferredUsername returns the Account preferred username
-func (p *ProviderData) GetPreferredUsername(s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
+func (p *ProviderData) GetPreferredUsername(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
 }
 
@@ -137,17 +140,17 @@ func (p *ProviderData) ValidateGroup(email string) bool {
 }
 
 // ValidateSessionState validates the AccessToken
-func (p *ProviderData) ValidateSessionState(s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
-	return validateToken(p, s.AccessToken, nil)
+func (p *ProviderData) ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool {
+	return validateToken(ctx, p, s.AccessToken, nil)
 }
 
 // RefreshSessionIfNeeded should refresh the user's session if required and
 // do nothing if a refresh is not required
-func (p *ProviderData) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
+func (p *ProviderData) RefreshSessionIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func (p *ProviderData) CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
+func (p *ProviderData) CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(ctx context.Context, rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error) {
 	var claims struct {
 		Subject           string `json:"sub"`
 		Email             string `json:"email"`
diff --git a/providers/provider_default_test.go b/providers/provider_default_test.go
index e8a51f51..4d8a8306 100644
--- a/providers/provider_default_test.go
+++ b/providers/provider_default_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestRefresh(t *testing.T) {
 	p := &ProviderData{}
-	refreshed, err := p.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(&sessions.SessionState{
+	refreshed, err := p.RefreshSessionIfNeeded(context.Background(), &sessions.SessionState{
 		ExpiresOn: time.Now().Add(time.Duration(-11) * time.Minute),
 	})
 	assert.Equal(t, false, refreshed)
diff --git a/providers/providers.go b/providers/providers.go
index 20c42489..87ba9103 100644
--- a/providers/providers.go
+++ b/providers/providers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package providers
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/coreos/go-oidc"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pkg/apis/sessions"
 	"github.com/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy/pkg/encryption"
@@ -9,17 +11,17 @@ import (
 // Provider represents an upstream identity provider implementation
 type Provider interface {
 	Data() *ProviderData
-	GetEmailAddress(*sessions.SessionState) (string, error)
-	GetUserName(*sessions.SessionState) (string, error)
-	GetPreferredUsername(*sessions.SessionState) (string, error)
-	Redeem(string, string) (*sessions.SessionState, error)
+	GetEmailAddress(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error)
+	GetUserName(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error)
+	GetPreferredUsername(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (string, error)
+	Redeem(ctx context.Context, redirectURI, code string) (*sessions.SessionState, error)
 	ValidateGroup(string) bool
-	ValidateSessionState(*sessions.SessionState) bool
+	ValidateSessionState(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) bool
 	GetLoginURL(redirectURI, finalRedirect string) string
-	RefreshSessionIfNeeded(*sessions.SessionState) (bool, error)
+	RefreshSessionIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, s *sessions.SessionState) (bool, error)
 	SessionFromCookie(string, *encryption.Cipher) (*sessions.SessionState, error)
 	CookieForSession(*sessions.SessionState, *encryption.Cipher) (string, error)
-	CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error)
+	CreateSessionStateFromBearerToken(ctx context.Context, rawIDToken string, idToken *oidc.IDToken) (*sessions.SessionState, error)
 }
 
 // New provides a new Provider based on the configured provider string