diff --git a/DuoUniversal.Tests/TestGenerateAuthUrl.cs b/DuoUniversal.Tests/TestGenerateAuthUrl.cs
index 0f78956..c62a58d 100644
--- a/DuoUniversal.Tests/TestGenerateAuthUrl.cs
+++ b/DuoUniversal.Tests/TestGenerateAuthUrl.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,35 @@ public void TestSuccess(string username)
             Assert.True(authUri.StartsWith($"https://{API_HOST}"));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(USERNAME)]
+        [TestCase("I iz a user")]
+        [TestCase("user@foo.bar")]
+        public void TestSuccessWithIssuer(string username)
+        {
+            Client clientWithIssuer = new ClientBuilder(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, API_HOST, REDIRECT_URI).UseAudienceIssuer("http://issuer").Build();
+            string authUri = clientWithIssuer.GenerateAuthUri(username, STATE);
+            Assert.True(Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(authUri, UriKind.Absolute));
+            Assert.True(authUri.StartsWith($"https://{API_HOST}"));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase("  ")]
+        public void TestInvalidIssuer(string issuer)
+        {
+            Client clientWithIssuer = new ClientBuilder(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, API_HOST, REDIRECT_URI).UseAudienceIssuer(issuer).Build();
+            Assert.Throws<DuoException>(() => clientWithIssuer.GenerateAuthUri("username", STATE));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(null)]
+        public void TestNullIssuer(string issuer)
+        {
+            Client clientWithIssuer = new ClientBuilder(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, API_HOST, REDIRECT_URI).UseAudienceIssuer(issuer).Build();
+            string authUri = clientWithIssuer.GenerateAuthUri("username", STATE);
+            Assert.True(Uri.IsWellFormedUriString(authUri, UriKind.Absolute));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         [TestCase(null)]
         [TestCase("")]
diff --git a/DuoUniversal/Client.cs b/DuoUniversal/Client.cs
index d26c1f6..3846922 100644
--- a/DuoUniversal/Client.cs
+++ b/DuoUniversal/Client.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public class Client
 
         internal bool UseDuoCodeAttribute { get; set; } = false;
 
+        internal string AudienceIssuer { get; set; } = null;
+
         internal Client()
         {
         }
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ public async Task<bool> DoHealthCheck(bool handleException = true)
         /// <returns>A URL to redirect the user's browser to</returns>
         public string GenerateAuthUri(string username, string state)
         {
-            ValidateAuthUriInputs(username, state);
+            ValidateAuthUriInputs(username, state, AudienceIssuer);
 
             string authEndpoint = CustomizeApiUri(AUTH_ENDPOINT);
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ private string CustomizeApiUri(string baseUrl)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="username">The username to check</param>
         /// <param name="state">The state value to check</param>
-        private void ValidateAuthUriInputs(string username, string state)
+        private void ValidateAuthUriInputs(string username, string state, string issuer)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(username))
             {
@@ -174,6 +176,10 @@ private void ValidateAuthUriInputs(string username, string state)
             {
                 throw new DuoException($"state must be a non-empty string between {MINIMUM_STATE_LENGTH} and {MAXIMUM_STATE_LENGTH}.");
             }
+            if (issuer != null && issuer.Trim().Length == 0)
+            {
+                throw new DuoException("issuer can be null, but cannot be an empty string");
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -196,6 +202,12 @@ private string GenerateAuthJwt(string username, string state, string authEndpoin
                 // TODO support nonce
             };
 
+            // issuer parameter is used for the Epic Hyperdrive integration only
+            if (AudienceIssuer != null)
+            {
+                additionalClaims[Labels.AUDIENCE_ISSUER] = AudienceIssuer;
+            }
+
             if (UseDuoCodeAttribute)
             {
                 additionalClaims[Labels.USE_DUO_CODE_ATTRIBUTE] = "true";
@@ -299,6 +311,7 @@ public class ClientBuilder
         private bool _sslCertValidation = true;
         private X509Certificate2Collection _customRoots = null;
         private IWebProxy proxy = null;
+        private string _audienceIssuer = null;
 
 
         // For testing only
@@ -411,6 +424,18 @@ public ClientBuilder UseHttpProxy(IWebProxy proxy)
             return this;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set an audienceIssuer value to generate a SAML response for the Epic integration
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="audienceIssuer">Specific parameter for the Epic integration for the SAML response generation</param>
+        /// <returns>The ClientBuilder</returns>
+        public ClientBuilder UseAudienceIssuer(string audienceIssuer)
+        {
+            _audienceIssuer = audienceIssuer;
+
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Build the Client based on the settings provided to the Builder 
         /// </summary>
@@ -425,7 +450,8 @@ public Client Build()
                 ClientSecret = _clientSecret,
                 ApiHost = _apiHost,
                 RedirectUri = _redirectUri,
-                UseDuoCodeAttribute = _useDuoCodeAttribute
+                UseDuoCodeAttribute = _useDuoCodeAttribute,
+                AudienceIssuer = _audienceIssuer
             };
 
             var httpClient = BuildHttpClient();
diff --git a/DuoUniversal/DuoUniversal.csproj b/DuoUniversal/DuoUniversal.csproj
index 10316b3..2152e34 100644
--- a/DuoUniversal/DuoUniversal.csproj
+++ b/DuoUniversal/DuoUniversal.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;net471</TargetFrameworks>
     <PackageId>DuoUniversal</PackageId>
-    <Version>1.2.3</Version>
+    <Version>1.2.4</Version>
     <Authors>Duo Security</Authors>
     <Company>Duo Security</Company>
     <Copyright>Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates</Copyright>
diff --git a/DuoUniversal/Labels.cs b/DuoUniversal/Labels.cs
index 9aa6633..0ce7d33 100644
--- a/DuoUniversal/Labels.cs
+++ b/DuoUniversal/Labels.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@ internal class Labels
         public const string DUO_UNAME = "duo_uname";
         public const string PREFERRED_USERNAME = "preferred_username";
         public const string USE_DUO_CODE_ATTRIBUTE = "use_duo_code_attribute";
+        public const string AUDIENCE_ISSUER = "issuer";
     }
 }