diff --git a/litellm/identity/adapter.py b/litellm/identity/adapter.py
index efd0f3c867e..478c7f9a77a 100644
--- a/litellm/identity/adapter.py
+++ b/litellm/identity/adapter.py
@@ -49,15 +49,16 @@ def _principal_from_uak(uak: "UserAPIKeyAuth") -> Principal:
         claims = uak.jwt_claims
         scope_claim = claims.get("scope") or claims.get("scp") or ""
         if isinstance(scope_claim, list):
-            scopes = [str(s) for s in scope_claim if s]
+            scopes = tuple(str(s) for s in scope_claim if s)
         elif isinstance(scope_claim, str):
-            scopes = [s for s in scope_claim.split(" ") if s]
+            scopes = tuple(s for s in scope_claim.split(" ") if s)
         else:
-            scopes = []
+            scopes = ()
+        aud = claims.get("aud")
         return JWTPrincipal(
             sub=claims.get("sub"),
             iss=claims.get("iss"),
-            aud=claims.get("aud"),
+            aud=tuple(aud) if isinstance(aud, list) else aud,
             scopes=scopes,
             claims=dict(claims),
             mapped_user_id=uak.user_id,
@@ -102,7 +103,9 @@ def identity_context_to_user_api_key_auth(
     principal = ctx.principal
     kwargs: dict = {
         "end_user_id": ctx.end_user_id,
-        "access_group_ids": list(ctx.access_group_ids) if ctx.access_group_ids else None,
+        "access_group_ids": (
+            list(ctx.access_group_ids) if ctx.access_group_ids else None
+        ),
     }
 
     if isinstance(principal, ApiKeyPrincipal):
diff --git a/litellm/identity/principal.py b/litellm/identity/principal.py
index 58c264ebe5b..28377f5f281 100644
--- a/litellm/identity/principal.py
+++ b/litellm/identity/principal.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ for ``match``-style dispatch.
 """
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, Literal, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class JWTPrincipal:
     kind: Literal["jwt"] = field(default="jwt", init=False)
     sub: Optional[str] = None
     iss: Optional[str] = None
-    aud: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = None
-    scopes: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
-    claims: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    aud: Optional[Union[str, Tuple[str, ...]]] = None
+    scopes: Tuple[str, ...] = field(default_factory=tuple)
+    claims: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict, compare=False)
     mapped_user_id: Optional[str] = None
     mapped_team_id: Optional[str] = None
     mapped_org_id: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_adapter.py b/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_adapter.py
index fd34e1b2af9..9f8d2d8ee6a 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_adapter.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_jwt_principal_roundtrip():
     assert isinstance(ctx.principal, JWTPrincipal)
     assert ctx.principal.sub == "jwt-user"
     assert ctx.principal.iss == "idp"
-    assert ctx.principal.scopes == ["read", "write"]
+    assert ctx.principal.scopes == ("read", "write")
     assert ctx.principal.mapped_user_id == "jwt-user"
     assert ctx.principal.mapped_team_id == "jwt-team"
     assert ctx.principal.mapped_org_id == "jwt-org"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_jwt_builder.py b/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_jwt_builder.py
index 9da31b04f47..f3b5194c6b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_jwt_builder.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_jwt_builder.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_adapter_roundtrip_produces_jwt_principal():
     assert isinstance(ctx.principal, JWTPrincipal)
     assert ctx.principal.sub == "u-jwt"
     assert ctx.principal.iss == "https://idp"
-    assert ctx.principal.scopes == ["read", "write"]
+    assert ctx.principal.scopes == ("read", "write")
     assert ctx.principal.mapped_user_id == "u-jwt"
     assert ctx.principal.mapped_team_id == "t-jwt"
     assert ctx.principal.mapped_org_id == "org-jwt"
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_principal.py b/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_principal.py
index d3ef95888ec..f2e663ec895 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_principal.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/identity/test_principal.py
@@ -30,8 +30,34 @@ def test_principals_are_frozen():
 
 def test_principals_are_hashable():
     a = ApiKeyPrincipal(token_hash="x", user_id="u1")
-    b = ApiKeyPrincipal(token_hash="x", user_id="u1")
-    assert {a, b} == {a}
+    a_dup = ApiKeyPrincipal(token_hash="x", user_id="u1")
+    principals = [
+        a,
+        JWTPrincipal(
+            sub="s",
+            iss="idp",
+            aud=("aud-1", "aud-2"),
+            scopes=("read", "write"),
+            claims={"sub": "s", "scope": "read write"},
+        ),
+        SSOPrincipal(sso_user_id="s"),
+        ServiceAccountPrincipal(name="n"),
+        AnonymousPrincipal(),
+    ]
+
+    members = set(principals)
+
+    assert len(members) == len(principals)
+    for principal in principals:
+        assert principal in members
+    assert {a, a_dup} == {a}
+
+
+def test_jwt_principal_hash_ignores_claims():
+    base = JWTPrincipal(sub="s", scopes=("read",))
+    with_claims = JWTPrincipal(sub="s", scopes=("read",), claims={"jti": "abc"})
+    assert base == with_claims
+    assert hash(base) == hash(with_claims)
 
 
 def test_kind_is_not_constructor_arg():