diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f62f3a5e..61862f0c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.1"
 ed25519-dalek = { version = "2.1.1", features = ["pkcs8", "rand_core"] }
 rand = { version = "0.8.5", features = ["std"], default-features = false }
 rand_core = "0.6.4"
+# for the custom provider example
+botan = { version = "0.12.0", features = ["vendored"] }
 [target.'cfg(not(all(target_arch = "wasm32", not(any(target_os = "emscripten", target_os = "wasi")))))'.dev-dependencies]
 # For the custom time example
 time = "0.3"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09b9f719..ec1b5a06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jsonwebtoken = { version = "10", features = ["aws_lc_rs"] }
 serde = {version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 ```
 
-Two crypto backends are available via features, `aws_lc_rs` and `rust_crypto`, exactly one of which must be enabled.
+Two crypto backends are available via features, `aws_lc_rs` and `rust_crypto`, at most one of which must be enabled. If you select neither feature, you need to provide your own `CryptoProvider`.
 
 The minimum required Rust version (MSRV) is specified in the `rust-version` field in this project's [Cargo.toml](Cargo.toml).
 
diff --git a/examples/custom_provider.rs b/examples/custom_provider.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f7e9754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom_provider.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+use jsonwebtoken::{
+    Algorithm, AlgorithmFamily, DecodingKey, EncodingKey, Header, Validation,
+    crypto::{CryptoProvider, JwkUtils, JwtSigner, JwtVerifier},
+    decode, encode,
+    errors::{Error, ErrorKind},
+    signature::{Error as SigError, Signer, Verifier},
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+fn new_signer(algorithm: &Algorithm, key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Box<dyn JwtSigner>, Error> {
+    let jwt_signer = match algorithm {
+        Algorithm::EdDSA => Box::new(EdDSASigner::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+        _ => unimplemented!(),
+    };
+
+    Ok(jwt_signer)
+}
+
+fn new_verifier(algorithm: &Algorithm, key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Box<dyn JwtVerifier>, Error> {
+    let jwt_verifier = match algorithm {
+        Algorithm::EdDSA => Box::new(EdDSAVerifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
+        _ => unimplemented!(),
+    };
+
+    Ok(jwt_verifier)
+}
+
+struct EdDSASigner(botan::Privkey);
+
+impl EdDSASigner {
+    fn new(encoding_key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        if encoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
+            return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat.into());
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self(
+            botan::Privkey::load_der(encoding_key.inner())
+                .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEddsaKey)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Signer<Vec<u8>> for EdDSASigner {
+    fn try_sign(&self, msg: &[u8]) -> std::result::Result<Vec<u8>, SigError> {
+        let mut rng = botan::RandomNumberGenerator::new_system().map_err(SigError::from_source)?;
+        let mut signer = botan::Signer::new(&self.0, "Pure").map_err(SigError::from_source)?;
+        signer.update(msg).map_err(SigError::from_source)?;
+        signer.finish(&mut rng).map_err(SigError::from_source)
+    }
+}
+
+impl JwtSigner for EdDSASigner {
+    fn algorithm(&self) -> Algorithm {
+        Algorithm::EdDSA
+    }
+}
+
+struct EdDSAVerifier(botan::Pubkey);
+
+impl EdDSAVerifier {
+    fn new(decoding_key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        if decoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
+            return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat.into());
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self(
+            botan::Pubkey::load_ed25519(decoding_key.as_bytes())
+                .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEddsaKey)?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Verifier<Vec<u8>> for EdDSAVerifier {
+    fn verify(&self, msg: &[u8], signature: &Vec<u8>) -> std::result::Result<(), SigError> {
+        let mut verifier = botan::Verifier::new(&self.0, "Pure").map_err(SigError::from_source)?;
+        verifier.update(msg).map_err(SigError::from_source)?;
+        verifier
+            .finish(signature)
+            .map_err(SigError::from_source)?
+            .then_some(())
+            .ok_or(SigError::new())
+    }
+}
+
+impl JwtVerifier for EdDSAVerifier {
+    fn algorithm(&self) -> Algorithm {
+        Algorithm::EdDSA
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Claims {
+    sub: String,
+    exp: u64,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // create and install our custom provider
+    let my_crypto_provider = CryptoProvider {
+        signer_factory: new_signer,
+        verifier_factory: new_verifier,
+        // the default impl uses dummy functions that panic, but we don't need them here
+        jwk_utils: JwkUtils::default(),
+    };
+    my_crypto_provider.install_default().unwrap();
+
+    // generate a new key
+    let (privkey, pubkey) = {
+        let key = botan::Privkey::create(
+            "Ed25519",
+            "",
+            &mut botan::RandomNumberGenerator::new_system().unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        (key.pem_encode().unwrap(), key.pubkey().unwrap().pem_encode().unwrap())
+    };
+    let my_claims = Claims { sub: "me".to_owned(), exp: 10000000000 };
+
+    // our crypto provider only supports EdDSA
+    let header = Header::new(Algorithm::EdDSA);
+
+    let token =
+        match encode(&header, &my_claims, &EncodingKey::from_ed_pem(privkey.as_bytes()).unwrap()) {
+            Ok(t) => t,
+            Err(_) => panic!(), // in practice you would return an error
+        };
+
+    let claims = match decode::<Claims>(
+        token,
+        &DecodingKey::from_ed_pem(pubkey.as_bytes()).unwrap(),
+        &Validation::new(Algorithm::EdDSA),
+    ) {
+        Ok(c) => c.claims,
+        Err(_) => panic!(),
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(my_claims, claims);
+}
diff --git a/src/algorithms.rs b/src/algorithms.rs
index 94eb3637..a3fb42d1 100644
--- a/src/algorithms.rs
+++ b/src/algorithms.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use crate::errors::{Error, ErrorKind, Result};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Copy, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub enum AlgorithmFamily {
     Hmac,
     Rsa,
diff --git a/src/crypto/aws_lc/ecdsa.rs b/src/crypto/aws_lc/ecdsa.rs
index c278b934..5a5b364e 100644
--- a/src/crypto/aws_lc/ecdsa.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/aws_lc/ecdsa.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ macro_rules! define_ecdsa_signer {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(encoding_key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if encoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
+                if encoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ macro_rules! define_ecdsa_verifier {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(decoding_key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if decoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
+                if decoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/aws_lc/eddsa.rs b/src/crypto/aws_lc/eddsa.rs
index d6e60a50..085bf7c3 100644
--- a/src/crypto/aws_lc/eddsa.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/aws_lc/eddsa.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub struct EdDSASigner(Ed25519KeyPair);
 
 impl EdDSASigner {
     pub(crate) fn new(encoding_key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-        if encoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
+        if encoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
             return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
         }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct EdDSAVerifier(DecodingKey);
 
 impl EdDSAVerifier {
     pub(crate) fn new(decoding_key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-        if decoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
+        if decoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
             return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/aws_lc/mod.rs b/src/crypto/aws_lc/mod.rs
index 16f66b5f..d3861952 100644
--- a/src/crypto/aws_lc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/aws_lc/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,61 @@
-pub(crate) mod ecdsa;
-pub(crate) mod eddsa;
-pub(crate) mod hmac;
-pub(crate) mod rsa;
+use aws_lc_rs::{
+    digest,
+    signature::{self as aws_sig, KeyPair},
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    Algorithm, DecodingKey, EncodingKey,
+    crypto::{CryptoProvider, JwkUtils, JwtSigner, JwtVerifier},
+    errors::{self, Error, ErrorKind},
+    jwk::{EllipticCurve, ThumbprintHash},
+};
+
+mod ecdsa;
+mod eddsa;
+mod hmac;
+mod rsa;
+
+fn extract_rsa_public_key_components(key_content: &[u8]) -> errors::Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
+    let key_pair = aws_sig::RsaKeyPair::from_der(key_content)
+        .map_err(|e| ErrorKind::InvalidRsaKey(e.to_string()))?;
+    let public = key_pair.public_key();
+    let components = aws_sig::RsaPublicKeyComponents::<Vec<u8>>::from(public);
+    Ok((components.n, components.e))
+}
+
+fn extract_ec_public_key_coordinates(
+    key_content: &[u8],
+    alg: Algorithm,
+) -> errors::Result<(EllipticCurve, Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
+    use aws_lc_rs::signature::{
+        ECDSA_P256_SHA256_FIXED_SIGNING, ECDSA_P384_SHA384_FIXED_SIGNING, EcdsaKeyPair,
+    };
+
+    let (signing_alg, curve, pub_elem_bytes) = match alg {
+        Algorithm::ES256 => (&ECDSA_P256_SHA256_FIXED_SIGNING, EllipticCurve::P256, 32),
+        Algorithm::ES384 => (&ECDSA_P384_SHA384_FIXED_SIGNING, EllipticCurve::P384, 48),
+        _ => return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
+    };
+
+    let key_pair = EcdsaKeyPair::from_pkcs8(signing_alg, key_content)
+        .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey)?;
+
+    let pub_bytes = key_pair.public_key().as_ref();
+    if pub_bytes[0] != 4 {
+        return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into());
+    }
+
+    let (x, y) = pub_bytes[1..].split_at(pub_elem_bytes);
+    Ok((curve, x.to_vec(), y.to_vec()))
+}
+
+fn compute_digest(data: &[u8], hash_function: ThumbprintHash) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let algorithm = match hash_function {
+        ThumbprintHash::SHA256 => &digest::SHA256,
+        ThumbprintHash::SHA384 => &digest::SHA384,
+        ThumbprintHash::SHA512 => &digest::SHA512,
+    };
+    digest::digest(algorithm, data).as_ref().to_vec()
+}
+
+define_default_provider!("aws_lc_rs", "https://github.com/aws/aws-lc-rs");
diff --git a/src/crypto/aws_lc/rsa.rs b/src/crypto/aws_lc/rsa.rs
index 7e74eebf..d72b0680 100644
--- a/src/crypto/aws_lc/rsa.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/aws_lc/rsa.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn verify_rsa(
     msg: &[u8],
     signature: &[u8],
 ) -> std::result::Result<(), signature::Error> {
-    match &decoding_key.kind {
+    match decoding_key.kind() {
         DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(bytes) => {
             let public_key = crypto_sig::UnparsedPublicKey::new(algorithm, bytes);
             public_key.verify(msg, signature).map_err(signature::Error::from_source)?;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ macro_rules! define_rsa_signer {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(encoding_key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if encoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
+                if encoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ macro_rules! define_rsa_verifier {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(decoding_key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if decoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
+                if decoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/macros.rs b/src/crypto/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b6ef710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypto/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rust_crypto", feature = "aws_lc_rs"))]
+macro_rules! define_default_provider {
+    ($name:literal, $link:literal) => {
+        #[doc = "The default [`CryptoProvider`] backed by [`"]
+        #[doc = $name]
+        #[doc = "`]"]
+        #[doc = concat!("The default [`CryptoProvider`] backed by [`", $name, "`]")]
+        #[doc = ""]
+        #[doc = concat!("[`", $name, "`]: ", $link)]
+        pub const DEFAULT_PROVIDER: CryptoProvider = CryptoProvider {
+            signer_factory: new_signer,
+            verifier_factory: new_verifier,
+            jwk_utils: JwkUtils {
+                extract_rsa_public_key_components,
+                extract_ec_public_key_coordinates,
+                compute_digest,
+            },
+        };
+
+        #[doc = "Create a new [`JwtSigner`] for a given [`Algorithm`]."]
+        pub fn new_signer(
+            algorithm: &Algorithm,
+            key: &EncodingKey,
+        ) -> Result<Box<dyn JwtSigner>, Error> {
+            let jwt_signer = match algorithm {
+                Algorithm::HS256 => Box::new(hmac::Hs256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::HS384 => Box::new(hmac::Hs384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::HS512 => Box::new(hmac::Hs512Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::ES256 => Box::new(ecdsa::Es256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::ES384 => Box::new(ecdsa::Es384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::RS256 => Box::new(rsa::Rsa256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::RS384 => Box::new(rsa::Rsa384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::RS512 => Box::new(rsa::Rsa512Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::PS256 => Box::new(rsa::RsaPss256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::PS384 => Box::new(rsa::RsaPss384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::PS512 => Box::new(rsa::RsaPss512Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+                Algorithm::EdDSA => Box::new(eddsa::EdDSASigner::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
+            };
+
+            Ok(jwt_signer)
+        }
+
+        #[doc = "Create a new [`JwtVerifier`] for a given [`Algorithm`]."]
+        pub fn new_verifier(
+            algorithm: &Algorithm,
+            key: &DecodingKey,
+        ) -> Result<Box<dyn super::JwtVerifier>, Error> {
+            let jwt_encoder = match algorithm {
+                Algorithm::HS256 => {
+                    Box::new(hmac::Hs256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::HS384 => {
+                    Box::new(hmac::Hs384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::HS512 => {
+                    Box::new(hmac::Hs512Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::ES256 => {
+                    Box::new(ecdsa::Es256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::ES384 => {
+                    Box::new(ecdsa::Es384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::RS256 => {
+                    Box::new(rsa::Rsa256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::RS384 => {
+                    Box::new(rsa::Rsa384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::RS512 => {
+                    Box::new(rsa::Rsa512Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::PS256 => {
+                    Box::new(rsa::RsaPss256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::PS384 => {
+                    Box::new(rsa::RsaPss384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::PS512 => {
+                    Box::new(rsa::RsaPss512Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+                Algorithm::EdDSA => {
+                    Box::new(eddsa::EdDSAVerifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>
+                }
+            };
+
+            Ok(jwt_encoder)
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/crypto/mod.rs b/src/crypto/mod.rs
index adec0d0b..14bdad22 100644
--- a/src/crypto/mod.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/mod.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
 //! The cryptography of the `jsonwebtoken` crate is decoupled behind
-//! [`JwtSigner`] and [`JwtVerifier`] traits. These make use of `RustCrypto`'s
+//! [`JwtSigner`] and [`JwtVerifier`] traits. These make use of `signature`'s
 //! [`Signer`] and [`Verifier`] traits respectively.
+//! Crypto provider selection is handled by [`CryptoProvider`].
 //!
 //! [`JwtSigner`]: crate::crypto::JwtSigner
 //! [`JwtVerifier`]: crate::crypto::JwtVerifier
 //! [`Signer`]: signature::Signer
 //! [`Verifier`]: signature::Verifier
+//! [`CryptoProvider`]: crate::crypto::CryptoProvider
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::algorithms::Algorithm;
 use crate::errors::Result;
+use crate::jwk::{EllipticCurve, ThumbprintHash};
 use crate::{DecodingKey, EncodingKey};
 
+#[macro_use]
+mod macros;
+
+/// `aws_lc_rs` based CryptoProvider.
 #[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-pub(crate) mod aws_lc;
+pub mod aws_lc;
+
+/// `RustCrypto` based CryptoProvider.
 #[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-pub(crate) mod rust_crypto;
+pub mod rust_crypto;
 
 use crate::serialization::{b64_decode, b64_encode};
 use signature::{Signer, Verifier};
@@ -40,7 +51,9 @@ pub trait JwtVerifier: Verifier<Vec<u8>> {
 ///
 /// If you just want to encode a JWT, use `encode` instead.
 pub fn sign(message: &[u8], key: &EncodingKey, algorithm: Algorithm) -> Result<String> {
-    let provider = crate::encoding::jwt_signer_factory(&algorithm, key)?;
+    let provider = (CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features().signer_factory)(
+        &algorithm, key,
+    )?;
     Ok(b64_encode(provider.sign(message)))
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +71,122 @@ pub fn verify(
     key: &DecodingKey,
     algorithm: Algorithm,
 ) -> Result<bool> {
-    let provider = crate::decoding::jwt_verifier_factory(&algorithm, key)?;
+    let provider = (CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features().verifier_factory)(
+        &algorithm, key,
+    )?;
     Ok(provider.verify(message, &b64_decode(signature)?).is_ok())
 }
+
+/// Controls the cryptography used be jsonwebtoken.
+///
+/// You can either install one of the built-in options:
+/// - [`crypto::aws_lc::DEFAULT_PROVIDER`]: (behind the `aws-lc` crate feature).
+///   This provider uses the [aws-lc-rs](https://github.com/aws/aws-lc-rs) crate.
+/// - [`crypto::rust_crypto::DEFAULT_PROVIDER`]: (behind the `rust_crypto` crate feature)
+///   This provider uses crates from the [Rust Crypto](https://github.com/RustCrypto) project.
+///
+/// or provide your own custom custom implementation of `CryptoProvider`
+/// (see the `custom_provider` example).
+// This implementation appropriates a good chunk of code from the `rustls` CryptoProvider,
+// and is very much inspired by it.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct CryptoProvider {
+    /// A function that produces a [`JwtSigner`] for a given [`Algorithm`]
+    pub signer_factory: fn(&Algorithm, &EncodingKey) -> Result<Box<dyn JwtSigner>>,
+    /// A function that produces a [`JwtVerifier`] for a given [`Algorithm`]
+    pub verifier_factory: fn(&Algorithm, &DecodingKey) -> Result<Box<dyn JwtVerifier>>,
+    /// Struct with utility functions for JWK processing.
+    pub jwk_utils: JwkUtils,
+}
+
+impl CryptoProvider {
+    /// Set this `CryptoProvider` as the default for this process.
+    ///
+    /// This can be called successfully at most once in any process execution.
+    pub fn install_default(self) -> std::result::Result<(), Arc<Self>> {
+        static_default::install_default(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Get the default `CryptoProvider` for this process.
+    ///
+    /// This will be `None` if no default has been set yet.
+    pub fn get_default() -> Option<&'static Arc<Self>> {
+        static_default::get_default()
+    }
+
+    /// Get the default if it has been set yet, or determine one from the crate features if possible.
+    pub(crate) fn get_default_or_install_from_crate_features() -> &'static Arc<Self> {
+        if let Some(provider) = Self::get_default() {
+            return provider;
+        }
+
+        let provider = Self::from_crate_features()
+            .expect(r###"
+Could not automatically determine the process-level CryptoProvider from jsonwebtoken crate features.
+Call CryptoProvider::install_default() before this point to select a provider manually, or make sure exactly one of the 'rust_crypto' and 'aws_lc_rs' features is enabled.
+See the documentation of the CryptoProvider type for more information.
+            "###);
+        let _ = provider.install_default();
+        Self::get_default().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Determine a `CryptoProvider` based on crate features.
+    pub fn from_crate_features() -> Option<Self> {
+        #[cfg(all(feature = "rust_crypto", not(feature = "aws_lc_rs")))]
+        {
+            return Some(rust_crypto::DEFAULT_PROVIDER);
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(all(feature = "aws_lc_rs", not(feature = "rust_crypto")))]
+        {
+            return Some(aws_lc::DEFAULT_PROVIDER);
+        }
+
+        #[allow(unreachable_code)]
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+/// Holds utility functions needed for JWK processing.
+/// The `Default` implementation initializes all functions to `unimplemented!()`.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct JwkUtils {
+    /// Given a DER encoded private key, extract the RSA public key components (n, e)
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    pub extract_rsa_public_key_components: fn(&[u8]) -> Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)>,
+    /// Given a DER encoded private key and an algorithm, extract the associated curve
+    /// and the EC public key components (x, y)
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    pub extract_ec_public_key_coordinates:
+        fn(&[u8], Algorithm) -> Result<(EllipticCurve, Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)>,
+    /// Given some data and a name of a hash function, compute hash_function(data)
+    pub compute_digest: fn(&[u8], ThumbprintHash) -> Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl Default for JwkUtils {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            extract_rsa_public_key_components: |_| unimplemented!(),
+            extract_ec_public_key_coordinates: |_, _| unimplemented!(),
+            compute_digest: |_, _| unimplemented!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+mod static_default {
+    use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
+
+    use super::CryptoProvider;
+
+    static PROCESS_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: OnceLock<Arc<CryptoProvider>> = OnceLock::new();
+
+    pub(crate) fn install_default(
+        default_provider: CryptoProvider,
+    ) -> Result<(), Arc<CryptoProvider>> {
+        PROCESS_DEFAULT_PROVIDER.set(Arc::new(default_provider))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn get_default() -> Option<&'static Arc<CryptoProvider>> {
+        PROCESS_DEFAULT_PROVIDER.get()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/ecdsa.rs b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/ecdsa.rs
index f192adea..9aad882e 100644
--- a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/ecdsa.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/ecdsa.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ macro_rules! define_ecdsa_signer {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(encoding_key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if encoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
+                if encoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ macro_rules! define_ecdsa_verifier {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(decoding_key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if decoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
+                if decoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ec {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/eddsa.rs b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/eddsa.rs
index dc0fcecd..9b77a9f8 100644
--- a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/eddsa.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/eddsa.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub struct EdDSASigner(SigningKey);
 
 impl EdDSASigner {
     pub(crate) fn new(encoding_key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-        if encoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
+        if encoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
             return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
         }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct EdDSAVerifier(VerifyingKey);
 
 impl EdDSAVerifier {
     pub(crate) fn new(decoding_key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-        if decoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
+        if decoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Ed {
             return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/mod.rs b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/mod.rs
index 16f66b5f..20d14e3b 100644
--- a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/mod.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,66 @@
-pub(crate) mod ecdsa;
-pub(crate) mod eddsa;
-pub(crate) mod hmac;
-pub(crate) mod rsa;
+use ::rsa::{RsaPrivateKey, pkcs1::DecodeRsaPrivateKey, traits::PublicKeyParts};
+use p256::{ecdsa::SigningKey as P256SigningKey, pkcs8::DecodePrivateKey};
+use p384::ecdsa::SigningKey as P384SigningKey;
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256, Sha384, Sha512};
+
+use crate::{
+    Algorithm, DecodingKey, EncodingKey,
+    crypto::{CryptoProvider, JwkUtils, JwtSigner, JwtVerifier},
+    errors::{self, Error, ErrorKind},
+    jwk::{EllipticCurve, ThumbprintHash},
+};
+
+mod ecdsa;
+mod eddsa;
+mod hmac;
+mod rsa;
+
+fn extract_rsa_public_key_components(key_content: &[u8]) -> errors::Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
+    let private_key = RsaPrivateKey::from_pkcs1_der(key_content)
+        .map_err(|e| ErrorKind::InvalidRsaKey(e.to_string()))?;
+    let public_key = private_key.to_public_key();
+    Ok((public_key.n().to_bytes_be(), public_key.e().to_bytes_be()))
+}
+
+fn extract_ec_public_key_coordinates(
+    key_content: &[u8],
+    alg: Algorithm,
+) -> errors::Result<(EllipticCurve, Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
+    match alg {
+        Algorithm::ES256 => {
+            let signing_key = P256SigningKey::from_pkcs8_der(key_content)
+                .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey)?;
+            let public_key = signing_key.verifying_key();
+            let encoded = public_key.to_encoded_point(false);
+            match encoded.coordinates() {
+                p256::elliptic_curve::sec1::Coordinates::Uncompressed { x, y } => {
+                    Ok((EllipticCurve::P256, x.to_vec(), y.to_vec()))
+                }
+                _ => Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
+            }
+        }
+        Algorithm::ES384 => {
+            let signing_key = P384SigningKey::from_pkcs8_der(key_content)
+                .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey)?;
+            let public_key = signing_key.verifying_key();
+            let encoded = public_key.to_encoded_point(false);
+            match encoded.coordinates() {
+                p384::elliptic_curve::sec1::Coordinates::Uncompressed { x, y } => {
+                    Ok((EllipticCurve::P384, x.to_vec(), y.to_vec()))
+                }
+                _ => Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
+            }
+        }
+        _ => Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
+    }
+}
+
+fn compute_digest(data: &[u8], hash_function: ThumbprintHash) -> Vec<u8> {
+    match hash_function {
+        ThumbprintHash::SHA256 => Sha256::digest(data).to_vec(),
+        ThumbprintHash::SHA384 => Sha384::digest(data).to_vec(),
+        ThumbprintHash::SHA512 => Sha512::digest(data).to_vec(),
+    }
+}
+
+define_default_provider!("rust_crypto", "https://github.com/RustCrypto");
diff --git a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/rsa.rs b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/rsa.rs
index b73797e8..ba0af0fe 100644
--- a/src/crypto/rust_crypto/rsa.rs
+++ b/src/crypto/rust_crypto/rsa.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn verify_rsa<S: SignatureScheme, H: Digest + AssociatedOid>(
 ) -> std::result::Result<(), signature::Error> {
     let digest = H::digest(msg);
 
-    match &decoding_key.kind {
+    match decoding_key.kind() {
         DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(bytes) => {
             RsaPublicKey::from_pkcs1_der(bytes)
                 .map_err(signature::Error::from_source)?
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ macro_rules! define_rsa_signer {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(encoding_key: &EncodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if encoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
+                if encoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ macro_rules! define_rsa_verifier {
 
         impl $name {
             pub(crate) fn new(decoding_key: &DecodingKey) -> Result<Self> {
-                if decoding_key.family != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
+                if decoding_key.family() != AlgorithmFamily::Rsa {
                     return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidKeyFormat));
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/decoding.rs b/src/decoding.rs
index 51d793e7..a041592e 100644
--- a/src/decoding.rs
+++ b/src/decoding.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use base64::{Engine, engine::general_purpose::STANDARD};
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 
-use crate::Algorithm;
 use crate::algorithms::AlgorithmFamily;
-use crate::crypto::JwtVerifier;
+use crate::crypto::{CryptoProvider, JwtVerifier};
 use crate::errors::{ErrorKind, Result, new_error};
 use crate::header::Header;
 use crate::jwk::{AlgorithmParameters, Jwk};
@@ -13,27 +12,6 @@ use crate::jwk::{AlgorithmParameters, Jwk};
 use crate::pem::decoder::PemEncodedKey;
 use crate::serialization::{DecodedJwtPartClaims, b64_decode};
 use crate::validation::{Validation, validate};
-// Crypto
-#[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-use crate::crypto::aws_lc::{
-    ecdsa::{Es256Verifier, Es384Verifier},
-    eddsa::EdDSAVerifier,
-    hmac::{Hs256Verifier, Hs384Verifier, Hs512Verifier},
-    rsa::{
-        Rsa256Verifier, Rsa384Verifier, Rsa512Verifier, RsaPss256Verifier, RsaPss384Verifier,
-        RsaPss512Verifier,
-    },
-};
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-use crate::crypto::rust_crypto::{
-    ecdsa::{Es256Verifier, Es384Verifier},
-    eddsa::EdDSAVerifier,
-    hmac::{Hs256Verifier, Hs384Verifier, Hs512Verifier},
-    rsa::{
-        Rsa256Verifier, Rsa384Verifier, Rsa512Verifier, RsaPss256Verifier, RsaPss384Verifier,
-        RsaPss512Verifier,
-    },
-};
 
 /// The return type of a successful call to [decode](fn.decode.html).
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -66,7 +44,7 @@ macro_rules! expect_two {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub(crate) enum DecodingKeyKind {
+pub enum DecodingKeyKind {
     SecretOrDer(Vec<u8>),
     RsaModulusExponent { n: Vec<u8>, e: Vec<u8> },
 }
@@ -88,8 +66,8 @@ impl Debug for DecodingKeyKind {
 /// This key can be re-used so make sure you only initialize it once if you can for better performance.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct DecodingKey {
-    pub(crate) family: AlgorithmFamily,
-    pub(crate) kind: DecodingKeyKind,
+    family: AlgorithmFamily,
+    kind: DecodingKeyKind,
 }
 
 impl DecodingKey {
@@ -98,6 +76,11 @@ impl DecodingKey {
         self.family
     }
 
+    /// The kind of decoding key
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &DecodingKeyKind {
+        &self.kind
+    }
+
     /// If you're using HMAC, use this.
     pub fn from_secret(secret: &[u8]) -> Self {
         DecodingKey {
@@ -235,14 +218,16 @@ impl DecodingKey {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+    /// Get the value of the key.
+    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
         match &self.kind {
             DecodingKeyKind::SecretOrDer(b) => b,
             DecodingKeyKind::RsaModulusExponent { .. } => unreachable!(),
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn try_get_hmac_secret(&self) -> Result<&[u8]> {
+    /// Try to get the HMAC secret from a key.
+    pub fn try_get_hmac_secret(&self) -> Result<&[u8]> {
         if self.family == AlgorithmFamily::Hmac {
             Ok(self.as_bytes())
         } else {
@@ -289,7 +274,8 @@ pub fn decode<T: DeserializeOwned>(
         return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidAlgorithm));
     }
 
-    let verifying_provider = jwt_verifier_factory(&header.alg, key)?;
+    let verifying_provider = (CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features()
+        .verifier_factory)(&header.alg, key)?;
 
     let (header, claims) = verify_signature(token, validation, verifying_provider)?;
 
@@ -315,29 +301,6 @@ pub fn insecure_decode<T: DeserializeOwned>(token: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Result<T
     Ok(TokenData { header, claims })
 }
 
-/// Return the correct [`JwtVerifier`] based on the `algorithm`.
-pub fn jwt_verifier_factory(
-    algorithm: &Algorithm,
-    key: &DecodingKey,
-) -> Result<Box<dyn JwtVerifier>> {
-    let jwt_encoder = match algorithm {
-        Algorithm::HS256 => Box::new(Hs256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::HS384 => Box::new(Hs384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::HS512 => Box::new(Hs512Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::ES256 => Box::new(Es256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::ES384 => Box::new(Es384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::RS256 => Box::new(Rsa256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::RS384 => Box::new(Rsa384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::RS512 => Box::new(Rsa512Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::PS256 => Box::new(RsaPss256Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::PS384 => Box::new(RsaPss384Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::PS512 => Box::new(RsaPss512Verifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-        Algorithm::EdDSA => Box::new(EdDSAVerifier::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtVerifier>,
-    };
-
-    Ok(jwt_encoder)
-}
-
 /// Decode a JWT without any signature verification/validations and return its [Header](struct.Header.html).
 ///
 /// If the token has an invalid format (ie 3 parts separated by a `.`), it will return an error.
diff --git a/src/encoding.rs b/src/encoding.rs
index 30a31953..3faec591 100644
--- a/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/src/encoding.rs
@@ -6,40 +6,21 @@ use base64::{
 };
 use serde::ser::Serialize;
 
-use crate::Algorithm;
 use crate::algorithms::AlgorithmFamily;
-use crate::crypto::JwtSigner;
+use crate::crypto::CryptoProvider;
 use crate::errors::{ErrorKind, Result, new_error};
 use crate::header::Header;
 #[cfg(feature = "use_pem")]
 use crate::pem::decoder::PemEncodedKey;
 use crate::serialization::{b64_encode, b64_encode_part};
-// Crypto
-#[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-use crate::crypto::aws_lc::{
-    ecdsa::{Es256Signer, Es384Signer},
-    eddsa::EdDSASigner,
-    hmac::{Hs256Signer, Hs384Signer, Hs512Signer},
-    rsa::{
-        Rsa256Signer, Rsa384Signer, Rsa512Signer, RsaPss256Signer, RsaPss384Signer, RsaPss512Signer,
-    },
-};
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-use crate::crypto::rust_crypto::{
-    ecdsa::{Es256Signer, Es384Signer},
-    eddsa::EdDSASigner,
-    hmac::{Hs256Signer, Hs384Signer, Hs512Signer},
-    rsa::{
-        Rsa256Signer, Rsa384Signer, Rsa512Signer, RsaPss256Signer, RsaPss384Signer, RsaPss512Signer,
-    },
-};
 
 /// A key to encode a JWT with. Can be a secret, a PEM-encoded key or a DER-encoded key.
 /// This key can be re-used so make sure you only initialize it once if you can for better performance.
 #[derive(Clone)]
+
 pub struct EncodingKey {
-    pub(crate) family: AlgorithmFamily,
-    pub(crate) content: Vec<u8>,
+    family: AlgorithmFamily,
+    content: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 impl EncodingKey {
@@ -127,11 +108,13 @@ impl EncodingKey {
         EncodingKey { family: AlgorithmFamily::Ed, content: der.to_vec() }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn inner(&self) -> &[u8] {
+    /// Get the value of the key.
+    pub fn inner(&self) -> &[u8] {
         &self.content
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn try_get_hmac_secret(&self) -> Result<&[u8]> {
+    /// Try to get the HMAC secret from a key.
+    pub fn try_get_hmac_secret(&self) -> Result<&[u8]> {
         if self.family == AlgorithmFamily::Hmac {
             Ok(self.inner())
         } else {
@@ -176,7 +159,8 @@ pub fn encode<T: Serialize>(header: &Header, claims: &T, key: &EncodingKey) -> R
         return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidAlgorithm));
     }
 
-    let signing_provider = jwt_signer_factory(&header.alg, key)?;
+    let signing_provider = (CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features()
+        .signer_factory)(&header.alg, key)?;
 
     if signing_provider.algorithm() != header.alg {
         return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidAlgorithm));
@@ -190,26 +174,3 @@ pub fn encode<T: Serialize>(header: &Header, claims: &T, key: &EncodingKey) -> R
 
     Ok([message, signature].join("."))
 }
-
-/// Return the correct [`JwtSigner`] based on the `algorithm`.
-pub(crate) fn jwt_signer_factory(
-    algorithm: &Algorithm,
-    key: &EncodingKey,
-) -> Result<Box<dyn JwtSigner>> {
-    let jwt_signer = match algorithm {
-        Algorithm::HS256 => Box::new(Hs256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::HS384 => Box::new(Hs384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::HS512 => Box::new(Hs512Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::ES256 => Box::new(Es256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::ES384 => Box::new(Es384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::RS256 => Box::new(Rsa256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::RS384 => Box::new(Rsa384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::RS512 => Box::new(Rsa512Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::PS256 => Box::new(RsaPss256Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::PS384 => Box::new(RsaPss384Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::PS512 => Box::new(RsaPss512Signer::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-        Algorithm::EdDSA => Box::new(EdDSASigner::new(key)?) as Box<dyn JwtSigner>,
-    };
-
-    Ok(jwt_signer)
-}
diff --git a/src/jwk.rs b/src/jwk.rs
index 31f944d2..655034f1 100644
--- a/src/jwk.rs
+++ b/src/jwk.rs
@@ -8,25 +8,13 @@ use std::{fmt, str::FromStr};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer, de};
 
+use crate::crypto::CryptoProvider;
 use crate::serialization::b64_encode;
 use crate::{
     Algorithm, EncodingKey,
     errors::{self, Error, ErrorKind},
 };
 
-#[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-use aws_lc_rs::{digest, signature as aws_sig};
-#[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-use aws_sig::KeyPair;
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-use p256::{ecdsa::SigningKey as P256SigningKey, pkcs8::DecodePrivateKey};
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-use p384::ecdsa::SigningKey as P384SigningKey;
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-use rsa::{RsaPrivateKey, pkcs1::DecodeRsaPrivateKey, traits::PublicKeyParts};
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-use sha2::{Digest, Sha256, Sha384, Sha512};
-
 /// The intended usage of the public `KeyType`. This enum is serialized `untagged`
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub enum PublicKeyUse {
@@ -439,103 +427,6 @@ pub struct Jwk {
     pub algorithm: AlgorithmParameters,
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-fn extract_rsa_public_key_components(key_content: &[u8]) -> errors::Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
-    let key_pair = aws_sig::RsaKeyPair::from_der(key_content)
-        .map_err(|e| ErrorKind::InvalidRsaKey(e.to_string()))?;
-    let public = key_pair.public_key();
-    let components = aws_sig::RsaPublicKeyComponents::<Vec<u8>>::from(public);
-    Ok((components.n, components.e))
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-fn extract_rsa_public_key_components(key_content: &[u8]) -> errors::Result<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
-    let private_key = RsaPrivateKey::from_pkcs1_der(key_content)
-        .map_err(|e| ErrorKind::InvalidRsaKey(e.to_string()))?;
-    let public_key = private_key.to_public_key();
-    Ok((public_key.n().to_bytes_be(), public_key.e().to_bytes_be()))
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-fn extract_ec_public_key_coordinates(
-    key_content: &[u8],
-    alg: Algorithm,
-) -> errors::Result<(EllipticCurve, Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
-    use aws_lc_rs::signature::{
-        ECDSA_P256_SHA256_FIXED_SIGNING, ECDSA_P384_SHA384_FIXED_SIGNING, EcdsaKeyPair,
-    };
-
-    let (signing_alg, curve, pub_elem_bytes) = match alg {
-        Algorithm::ES256 => (&ECDSA_P256_SHA256_FIXED_SIGNING, EllipticCurve::P256, 32),
-        Algorithm::ES384 => (&ECDSA_P384_SHA384_FIXED_SIGNING, EllipticCurve::P384, 48),
-        _ => return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
-    };
-
-    let key_pair = EcdsaKeyPair::from_pkcs8(signing_alg, key_content)
-        .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey)?;
-
-    let pub_bytes = key_pair.public_key().as_ref();
-    if pub_bytes[0] != 4 {
-        return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into());
-    }
-
-    let (x, y) = pub_bytes[1..].split_at(pub_elem_bytes);
-    Ok((curve, x.to_vec(), y.to_vec()))
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-fn extract_ec_public_key_coordinates(
-    key_content: &[u8],
-    alg: Algorithm,
-) -> errors::Result<(EllipticCurve, Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)> {
-    match alg {
-        Algorithm::ES256 => {
-            let signing_key = P256SigningKey::from_pkcs8_der(key_content)
-                .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey)?;
-            let public_key = signing_key.verifying_key();
-            let encoded = public_key.to_encoded_point(false);
-            match encoded.coordinates() {
-                p256::elliptic_curve::sec1::Coordinates::Uncompressed { x, y } => {
-                    Ok((EllipticCurve::P256, x.to_vec(), y.to_vec()))
-                }
-                _ => Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
-            }
-        }
-        Algorithm::ES384 => {
-            let signing_key = P384SigningKey::from_pkcs8_der(key_content)
-                .map_err(|_| ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey)?;
-            let public_key = signing_key.verifying_key();
-            let encoded = public_key.to_encoded_point(false);
-            match encoded.coordinates() {
-                p384::elliptic_curve::sec1::Coordinates::Uncompressed { x, y } => {
-                    Ok((EllipticCurve::P384, x.to_vec(), y.to_vec()))
-                }
-                _ => Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
-            }
-        }
-        _ => Err(ErrorKind::InvalidEcdsaKey.into()),
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "aws_lc_rs")]
-fn compute_digest(data: &[u8], hash_function: ThumbprintHash) -> Vec<u8> {
-    let algorithm = match hash_function {
-        ThumbprintHash::SHA256 => &digest::SHA256,
-        ThumbprintHash::SHA384 => &digest::SHA384,
-        ThumbprintHash::SHA512 => &digest::SHA512,
-    };
-    digest::digest(algorithm, data).as_ref().to_vec()
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "rust_crypto")]
-fn compute_digest(data: &[u8], hash_function: ThumbprintHash) -> Vec<u8> {
-    match hash_function {
-        ThumbprintHash::SHA256 => Sha256::digest(data).to_vec(),
-        ThumbprintHash::SHA384 => Sha384::digest(data).to_vec(),
-        ThumbprintHash::SHA512 => Sha512::digest(data).to_vec(),
-    }
-}
-
 impl Jwk {
     /// Find whether the Algorithm is implemented and supported
     pub fn is_supported(&self) -> bool {
@@ -563,15 +454,19 @@ impl Jwk {
                 }),
                 ..Default::default()
             },
-            algorithm: match key.family {
+            algorithm: match key.family() {
                 crate::algorithms::AlgorithmFamily::Hmac => {
                     AlgorithmParameters::OctetKey(OctetKeyParameters {
                         key_type: OctetKeyType::Octet,
-                        value: b64_encode(&key.content),
+                        value: b64_encode(key.inner()),
                     })
                 }
                 crate::algorithms::AlgorithmFamily::Rsa => {
-                    let (n, e) = extract_rsa_public_key_components(&key.content)?;
+                    let (n, e) = (CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features()
+                        .jwk_utils
+                        .extract_rsa_public_key_components)(
+                        key.inner()
+                    )?;
                     AlgorithmParameters::RSA(RSAKeyParameters {
                         key_type: RSAKeyType::RSA,
                         n: b64_encode(n),
@@ -579,7 +474,12 @@ impl Jwk {
                     })
                 }
                 crate::algorithms::AlgorithmFamily::Ec => {
-                    let (curve, x, y) = extract_ec_public_key_coordinates(&key.content, alg)?;
+                    let (curve, x, y) =
+                        (CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features()
+                            .jwk_utils
+                            .extract_ec_public_key_coordinates)(
+                            key.inner(), alg
+                        )?;
                     AlgorithmParameters::EllipticCurve(EllipticCurveKeyParameters {
                         key_type: EllipticCurveKeyType::EC,
                         curve,
@@ -640,7 +540,10 @@ impl Jwk {
                 }
             },
         };
-        b64_encode(compute_digest(pre.as_bytes(), hash_function))
+
+        b64_encode((CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features()
+            .jwk_utils
+            .compute_digest)(pre.as_bytes(), hash_function))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/jws.rs b/src/jws.rs
index 57dc02a2..1e6e8153 100644
--- a/src/jws.rs
+++ b/src/jws.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 //! JSON Web Signatures data type.
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use crate::crypto::sign;
+use crate::crypto::{CryptoProvider, sign};
 use crate::errors::{ErrorKind, Result, new_error};
 use crate::serialization::{DecodedJwtPartClaims, b64_encode_part};
 use crate::validation::validate;
 use crate::{DecodingKey, EncodingKey, Header, TokenData, Validation};
 
-use crate::decoding::{jwt_verifier_factory, verify_signature_body};
+use crate::decoding::verify_signature_body;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn encode<T: Serialize>(
     claims: Option<&T>,
     key: &EncodingKey,
 ) -> Result<Jws<T>> {
-    if key.family != header.alg.family() {
+    if key.family() != header.alg.family() {
         return Err(new_error(ErrorKind::InvalidAlgorithm));
     }
     let encoded_header = b64_encode_part(header)?;
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ pub fn decode<T: DeserializeOwned>(
     let header = Header::from_encoded(&jws.protected)?;
     let message = [jws.protected.as_str(), jws.payload.as_str()].join(".");
 
-    let verifying_provider = jwt_verifier_factory(&header.alg, key)?;
+    let verifying_provider = (CryptoProvider::get_default_or_install_from_crate_features()
+        .verifier_factory)(&header.alg, key)?;
     verify_signature_body(
         message.as_bytes(),
         jws.signature.as_bytes(),
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 920b996b..f962ca11 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,18 +5,11 @@
 
 #![deny(missing_docs)]
 
-#[cfg(all(feature = "rust_crypto", feature = "aws_lc_rs"))]
-compile_error!(
-    "feature \"rust_crypto\" and feature \"aws_lc_rs\" cannot be enabled at the same time"
-);
-
-#[cfg(not(any(feature = "rust_crypto", feature = "aws_lc_rs")))]
-compile_error!("at least one of the features \"rust_crypto\" or \"aws_lc_rs\" must be enabled");
-
-pub use algorithms::Algorithm;
+pub use algorithms::{Algorithm, AlgorithmFamily};
 pub use decoding::{DecodingKey, TokenData, decode, decode_header};
 pub use encoding::{EncodingKey, encode};
 pub use header::Header;
+pub use signature;
 pub use validation::{Validation, get_current_timestamp};
 
 /// Dangerous decoding functions that should be audited and used with extreme care.