diff --git a/auth/jwt.go b/auth/jwt.go
index 705995f10d58febd74d6512373ab859f79b019b8..55824e254b55e6e2eb4d97d8db95b18e158877b5 100644
--- a/auth/jwt.go
+++ b/auth/jwt.go
@@ -141,3 +141,18 @@ func GetUserIDFromJWTWithoutValidation(jsonWebTokenString string) string {
 	}
 	return jsonWebToken.UserID
 }
+
+// GetUserAndProviderIDFromJWTWithoutValidation gets the userID and providerID from the jsonWebTokenString without validating the
+// signature. Successful execution of this function DOES NOT indicate that the JWT is valid in any way.
+func GetUserAndProviderIDFromJWTWithoutValidation(jsonWebTokenString string) (string, int64) {
+	token, _, err := jwt.NewParser().ParseUnverified(jsonWebTokenString, jwt.MapClaims{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", 0
+	}
+
+	jsonWebToken, err := getJsonWebTokenFromTokenClaims(token, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", 0
+	}
+	return jsonWebToken.UserID, jsonWebToken.ProviderID
+}