diff --git a/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock b/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock
index c397568a4f1..e2456e62eed 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/litellm-rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -3770,8 +3770,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "litellm-auth-types",
  "litellm-config",
  "litellm-secrets",
+ "moka",
  "rstest",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
  "subtle",
  "thiserror 2.0.19",
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/Cargo.toml b/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/Cargo.toml
index a90d5bd9d12..5ebb0b4640a 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ fancy-regex.workspace = true
 litellm-auth-types.workspace = true
 litellm-config.workspace = true
 litellm-secrets.workspace = true
+moka.workspace = true
+serde_json.workspace = true
 sha2.workspace = true
 subtle.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 tower-sessions.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
 veil.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 futures-util.workspace = true
 rstest.workspace = true
-tokio.workspace = true
 tower = { version = "0.5.3", features = ["util"] }
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/src/lib.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/src/lib.rs
index d71ba7c00b3..c38935ccb35 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/src/lib.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod http;
 mod identity;
 pub mod keys;
 pub mod policy;
+pub mod store;
 mod ui;
 
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
@@ -23,7 +24,12 @@ pub use identity::{
     AuthenticatedCaller, Authentication, AuthenticationMethod, Principal, PrincipalKind,
     ResolvedIdentity, SharedCaller, VerifiedIdentity,
 };
+pub use keys::KeyHash;
 pub use policy::{KeyPolicy, ModelScope, RouteScope, TeamPolicy};
+pub use store::{
+    Cached, InvalidInvalidation, Invalidation, KeyCache, KeyDigest, KeyRecord, KeyStore,
+    MokaKeyCache, StoreError, StoreFuture, decode_invalidation,
+};
 pub use ui::{UI_CSRF_KEY, UiAuthSession, UiBackend, UiCredentials, UiSession, UiUser};
 
 pub fn hash_token(token: &str) -> String {
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/src/store.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/src/store.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7062186082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/gateway-auth/src/store.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,473 @@
+use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+
+use moka::future::Cache;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+
+use crate::{KeyHash, KeyPolicy};
+
+type BoxError = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
+
+pub type StoreFuture<'a, T> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<T, StoreError>> + Send + 'a>>;
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum StoreError {
+    #[error("key store backend failed")]
+    Store(#[source] BoxError),
+    #[error("key cache failed")]
+    Cache(#[source] BoxError),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+#[error("invalidation payload is invalid")]
+pub struct InvalidInvalidation(#[source] Option<serde_json::Error>);
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+pub struct KeyDigest(String);
+
+impl KeyDigest {
+    fn parse(digest: &str) -> Option<Self> {
+        let is_digest = digest.len() == 64
+            && digest
+                .bytes()
+                .all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_digit() || (b'a'..=b'f').contains(&byte));
+        is_digest.then(|| Self(digest.to_owned()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&KeyHash> for KeyDigest {
+    fn from(hash: &KeyHash) -> Self {
+        Self(hash.as_str().to_owned())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum KeyRecord {
+    Policy(KeyPolicy),
+    Unsupported(Arc<[String]>),
+}
+
+pub trait KeyStore: Send + Sync {
+    fn find<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, Option<KeyRecord>>;
+}
+
+pub trait KeyCache: Send + Sync {
+    fn get<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, Option<KeyRecord>>;
+    fn insert<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest, record: KeyRecord) -> StoreFuture<'a, ()>;
+    fn remove<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, ()>;
+    fn clear(&self) -> StoreFuture<'_, ()>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct MokaKeyCache {
+    entries: Cache<KeyDigest, KeyRecord>,
+}
+
+impl MokaKeyCache {
+    pub fn new(capacity: u64, ttl: Duration) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            entries: Cache::builder()
+                .max_capacity(capacity)
+                .time_to_live(ttl)
+                .build(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl KeyCache for MokaKeyCache {
+    fn get<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, Option<KeyRecord>> {
+        Box::pin(async move { Ok(self.entries.get(hash).await) })
+    }
+
+    fn insert<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest, record: KeyRecord) -> StoreFuture<'a, ()> {
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            self.entries.insert(hash.clone(), record).await;
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn remove<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, ()> {
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            self.entries.invalidate(hash).await;
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn clear(&self) -> StoreFuture<'_, ()> {
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            self.entries.invalidate_all();
+            self.entries.run_pending_tasks().await;
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Fence(u64);
+
+impl Fence {
+    fn snapshot(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    fn matches(&self, version: u64) -> bool {
+        self.0 == version
+    }
+
+    fn invalidate(&mut self) {
+        self.0 = self.0.wrapping_add(1);
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Cached<S, C> {
+    store: S,
+    cache: C,
+    fence: Arc<Mutex<Fence>>,
+}
+
+impl<S, C> Cached<S, C> {
+    pub fn new(store: S, cache: C) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            store,
+            cache,
+            fence: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Fence::default())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn invalidate(&self, invalidation: Invalidation) -> Result<(), StoreError>
+    where
+        C: KeyCache,
+    {
+        let mut fence = self.fence.lock().await;
+        match invalidation {
+            Invalidation::Key(hash) => {
+                fence.invalidate();
+                self.cache.remove(&hash).await
+            }
+            Invalidation::All => {
+                fence.invalidate();
+                self.cache.clear().await
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S, C> KeyStore for Cached<S, C>
+where
+    S: KeyStore,
+    C: KeyCache,
+{
+    fn find<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, Option<KeyRecord>> {
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            if let Some(record) = self.cache.get(hash).await? {
+                return Ok(Some(record));
+            }
+            let version = self.fence.lock().await.snapshot();
+            let loaded = self.store.find(hash).await?;
+            let Some(record) = loaded.clone() else {
+                return Ok(None);
+            };
+            let fence = self.fence.lock().await;
+            if fence.matches(version) {
+                self.cache.insert(hash, record).await?;
+            }
+            Ok(loaded)
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Invalidation {
+    Key(KeyDigest),
+    All,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Message {
+    cache_key: String,
+}
+
+pub fn decode_invalidation(input: &[u8]) -> Result<Invalidation, InvalidInvalidation> {
+    let message: Message =
+        serde_json::from_slice(input).map_err(|source| InvalidInvalidation(Some(source)))?;
+    if message.cache_key.is_empty() {
+        return Err(InvalidInvalidation(None));
+    }
+    Ok(KeyDigest::parse(&message.cache_key).map_or(Invalidation::All, Invalidation::Key))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::{
+        collections::{HashMap, VecDeque},
+        sync::Arc,
+        time::Duration,
+    };
+
+    use rstest::{fixture, rstest};
+    use tokio::sync::{Mutex, Notify};
+
+    use litellm_auth_types::SecretValue;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{KeyHash, hash_token};
+
+    type StoreResult = Result<Option<KeyRecord>, StoreError>;
+    type StoreResults = Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<StoreResult>>>;
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    struct FakeStore {
+        records: StoreResults,
+    }
+
+    impl FakeStore {
+        async fn push(&self, result: Result<Option<KeyRecord>, StoreError>) {
+            self.records.lock().await.push_back(result);
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl KeyStore for FakeStore {
+        fn find<'a>(&'a self, _: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, Option<KeyRecord>> {
+            Box::pin(async move { self.records.lock().await.pop_front().unwrap_or(Ok(None)) })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Default)]
+    struct FakeCache {
+        records: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<KeyDigest, KeyRecord>>>,
+    }
+
+    impl KeyCache for FakeCache {
+        fn get<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, Option<KeyRecord>> {
+            Box::pin(async move { Ok(self.records.lock().await.get(hash).cloned()) })
+        }
+
+        fn insert<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest, record: KeyRecord) -> StoreFuture<'a, ()> {
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                self.records.lock().await.insert(hash.clone(), record);
+                Ok(())
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn remove<'a>(&'a self, hash: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, ()> {
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                self.records.lock().await.remove(hash);
+                Ok(())
+            })
+        }
+
+        fn clear(&self) -> StoreFuture<'_, ()> {
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                self.records.lock().await.clear();
+                Ok(())
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct BlockingStore {
+        started: Arc<Notify>,
+        resume: Arc<Notify>,
+        record: Option<KeyRecord>,
+    }
+
+    impl KeyStore for BlockingStore {
+        fn find<'a>(&'a self, _: &'a KeyDigest) -> StoreFuture<'a, Option<KeyRecord>> {
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                self.started.notify_one();
+                self.resume.notified().await;
+                Ok(self.record.clone())
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[fixture]
+    fn hash() -> KeyDigest {
+        KeyDigest::from(&KeyHash::from_token(&SecretValue::new("sk-test")))
+    }
+
+    #[fixture]
+    fn policy() -> KeyPolicy {
+        KeyPolicy::unrestricted()
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn fake_store_hit_is_cached(hash: KeyDigest, policy: KeyPolicy) {
+        let store = FakeStore::default();
+        store.push(Ok(Some(KeyRecord::Policy(policy)))).await;
+        let cache = FakeCache::default();
+        let cached = Cached::new(store.clone(), cache);
+        assert!(cached.find(&hash).await.expect("store result").is_some());
+        assert!(cached.find(&hash).await.expect("cache result").is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn misses_are_not_cached(hash: KeyDigest) {
+        let store = FakeStore::default();
+        store.push(Ok(None)).await;
+        store
+            .push(Ok(Some(KeyRecord::Unsupported(Arc::from([
+                "changed".to_owned()
+            ])))))
+            .await;
+        let cached = Cached::new(store, FakeCache::default());
+        assert!(cached.find(&hash).await.expect("first miss").is_none());
+        assert!(cached.find(&hash).await.expect("second lookup").is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn backend_errors_are_not_misses(hash: KeyDigest) {
+        let store = FakeStore::default();
+        store
+            .push(Err(StoreError::Store(Box::new(std::io::Error::other(
+                "backend failure",
+            )))))
+            .await;
+        let cached = Cached::new(store, FakeCache::default());
+        let error = cached.find(&hash).await.expect_err("backend failure");
+        assert!(matches!(&error, StoreError::Store(_)));
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::error::Error::source(&error)
+                .expect("source preserved")
+                .to_string(),
+            "backend failure"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn remove_and_clear_evict_records(hash: KeyDigest, policy: KeyPolicy) {
+        let cache = FakeCache::default();
+        cache
+            .insert(&hash, KeyRecord::Policy(policy))
+            .await
+            .expect("insert");
+        let cached = Cached::new(FakeStore::default(), cache.clone());
+        cached
+            .invalidate(Invalidation::Key(hash.clone()))
+            .await
+            .expect("remove");
+        assert!(cache.get(&hash).await.expect("get").is_none());
+        cache
+            .insert(
+                &hash,
+                KeyRecord::Unsupported(Arc::from(["field".to_owned()])),
+            )
+            .await
+            .expect("insert");
+        cached.invalidate(Invalidation::All).await.expect("clear");
+        assert!(cache.get(&hash).await.expect("get").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn moka_cache_expires_entries(hash: KeyDigest, policy: KeyPolicy) {
+        let cache = MokaKeyCache::new(4, Duration::from_millis(20));
+        cache
+            .insert(&hash, KeyRecord::Policy(policy))
+            .await
+            .expect("insert");
+        assert!(cache.get(&hash).await.expect("hit").is_some());
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(40)).await;
+        assert!(cache.get(&hash).await.expect("expired").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cached_moka_expiration_refetches_store(hash: KeyDigest) {
+        let store = FakeStore::default();
+        store
+            .push(Ok(Some(KeyRecord::Unsupported(Arc::from([
+                "before".to_owned()
+            ])))))
+            .await;
+        store
+            .push(Ok(Some(KeyRecord::Unsupported(Arc::from([
+                "after".to_owned()
+            ])))))
+            .await;
+        let cache = MokaKeyCache::new(4, Duration::from_millis(20));
+        let cached = Cached::new(store, cache);
+
+        let first = cached.find(&hash).await.expect("first lookup");
+        match first {
+            Some(KeyRecord::Unsupported(fields)) => {
+                assert_eq!(fields.as_ref(), &["before".to_owned()]);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("first lookup returned an unexpected record"),
+        }
+
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(40)).await;
+
+        let second = cached.find(&hash).await.expect("second lookup");
+        match second {
+            Some(KeyRecord::Unsupported(fields)) => {
+                assert_eq!(fields.as_ref(), &["after".to_owned()]);
+            }
+            _ => panic!("second lookup returned an unexpected record"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn invalidation_during_load_does_not_refill(hash: KeyDigest, policy: KeyPolicy) {
+        let started = Arc::new(Notify::new());
+        let resume = Arc::new(Notify::new());
+        let store = BlockingStore {
+            started: started.clone(),
+            resume: resume.clone(),
+            record: Some(KeyRecord::Policy(policy)),
+        };
+        let cache = FakeCache::default();
+        let cached = Arc::new(Cached::new(store, cache.clone()));
+        let task = tokio::spawn({
+            let cached = cached.clone();
+            let hash = hash.clone();
+            async move { cached.find(&hash).await }
+        });
+        started.notified().await;
+        cached
+            .invalidate(Invalidation::Key(hash.clone()))
+            .await
+            .expect("invalidate");
+        resume.notify_one();
+        task.await.expect("load task").expect("load result");
+        assert!(cache.get(&hash).await.expect("get").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[case::token_digest(
+        br#"{"cache_key":"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","new_value":1,"ttl":4}"#,
+        true
+    )]
+    #[case::team_policy(br#"{"cache_key":"team:abc"}"#, false)]
+    #[case::uppercase_digest(
+        br#"{"cache_key":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"}"#,
+        false
+    )]
+    fn decodes_invalidation(#[case] input: &[u8], #[case] is_key: bool) {
+        let invalidation = decode_invalidation(input).expect("valid invalidation");
+        assert_eq!(matches!(invalidation, Invalidation::Key(_)), is_key);
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    #[case::missing(br#"{}"#)]
+    #[case::number(br#"{"cache_key":3}"#)]
+    #[case::not_object(br#"[1]"#)]
+    #[case::malformed(br#"not-json"#)]
+    #[case::empty(br#"{"cache_key":""}"#)]
+    fn rejects_invalid_invalidation(#[case] input: &[u8]) {
+        assert!(decode_invalidation(input).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[rstest]
+    fn invalidated_token_digest_matches_lookup_digest(hash: KeyDigest) {
+        let message = format!(r#"{{"cache_key":"{}"}}"#, hash_token("sk-test"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            decode_invalidation(message.as_bytes()).expect("valid invalidation"),
+            Invalidation::Key(hash)
+        );
+    }
+}