diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go
index dcb082e0953..c5ec9b4fe30 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go
@@ -157,3 +157,44 @@ type TracingConfiguration struct {
 	// Embed the component config tracing configuration struct
 	tracingapi.TracingConfiguration
 }
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// AuthenticationConfiguration provides versioned configuration for authentication.
+type AuthenticationConfiguration struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta
+
+	JWT []JWTAuthenticator
+}
+
+// JWTAuthenticator provides the configuration for a single JWT authenticator.
+type JWTAuthenticator struct {
+	Issuer               Issuer
+	ClaimValidationRules []ClaimValidationRule
+	ClaimMappings        ClaimMappings
+}
+
+// Issuer provides the configuration for a external provider specific settings.
+type Issuer struct {
+	URL                  string
+	CertificateAuthority string
+	Audiences            []string
+}
+
+// ClaimValidationRule provides the configuration for a single claim validation rule.
+type ClaimValidationRule struct {
+	Claim         string
+	RequiredValue string
+}
+
+// ClaimMappings provides the configuration for claim mapping
+type ClaimMappings struct {
+	Username PrefixedClaimOrExpression
+	Groups   PrefixedClaimOrExpression
+}
+
+// PrefixedClaimOrExpression provides the configuration for a single prefixed claim or expression.
+type PrefixedClaimOrExpression struct {
+	Claim  string
+	Prefix *string
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go
index b18d84d9d3c..0dd36c9bb5e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -158,3 +158,113 @@ type TracingConfiguration struct {
 	// Embed the component config tracing configuration struct
 	tracingapi.TracingConfiguration `json:",inline"`
 }
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// AuthenticationConfiguration provides versioned configuration for authentication.
+type AuthenticationConfiguration struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta
+
+	// jwt is a list of authenticator to authenticate Kubernetes users using
+	// JWT compliant tokens. The authenticator will attempt to parse a raw ID token,
+	// verify it's been signed by the configured issuer. The public key to verify the
+	// signature is discovered from the issuer's public endpoint using OIDC discovery.
+	// For an incoming token, each JWT authenticator will be attempted in
+	// the order in which it is specified in this list.  Note however that
+	// other authenticators may run before or after the JWT authenticators.
+	// The specific position of JWT authenticators in relation to other
+	// authenticators is neither defined nor stable across releases.  Since
+	// each JWT authenticator must have a unique issuer URL, at most one
+	// JWT authenticator will attempt to cryptographically validate the token.
+	JWT []JWTAuthenticator `json:"jwt"`
+}
+
+// JWTAuthenticator provides the configuration for a single JWT authenticator.
+type JWTAuthenticator struct {
+	// issuer contains the basic OIDC provider connection options.
+	// +required
+	Issuer Issuer `json:"issuer"`
+
+	// claimValidationRules are rules that are applied to validate token claims to authenticate users.
+	// +optional
+	ClaimValidationRules []ClaimValidationRule `json:"claimValidationRules,omitempty"`
+
+	// claimMappings points claims of a token to be treated as user attributes.
+	// +required
+	ClaimMappings ClaimMappings `json:"claimMappings"`
+}
+
+// Issuer provides the configuration for a external provider specific settings.
+type Issuer struct {
+	// url points to the issuer URL in a format https://url or https://url/path.
+	// This must match the "iss" claim in the presented JWT, and the issuer returned from discovery.
+	// Same value as the --oidc-issuer-url flag.
+	// Used to fetch discovery information unless overridden by discoveryURL.
+	// Required to be unique.
+	// Note that egress selection configuration is not used for this network connection.
+	// +required
+	URL string `json:"url"`
+
+	// certificateAuthority contains PEM-encoded certificate authority certificates
+	// used to validate the connection when fetching discovery information.
+	// If unset, the system verifier is used.
+	// Same value as the content of the file referenced by the --oidc-ca-file flag.
+	// +optional
+	CertificateAuthority string `json:"certificateAuthority,omitempty"`
+
+	// audiences is the set of acceptable audiences the JWT must be issued to.
+	// At least one of the entries must match the "aud" claim in presented JWTs.
+	// Same value as the --oidc-client-id flag (though this field supports an array).
+	// Required to be non-empty.
+	// +required
+	Audiences []string `json:"audiences"`
+}
+
+// ClaimValidationRule provides the configuration for a single claim validation rule.
+type ClaimValidationRule struct {
+	// claim is the name of a required claim.
+	// Same as --oidc-required-claim flag.
+	// Only string claim keys are supported.
+	// +required
+	Claim string `json:"claim"`
+	// requiredValue is the value of a required claim.
+	// Same as --oidc-required-claim flag.
+	// Only string claim values are supported.
+	// If claim is set and requiredValue is not set, the claim must be present with a value set to the empty string.
+	// +optional
+	RequiredValue string `json:"requiredValue"`
+}
+
+// ClaimMappings provides the configuration for claim mapping
+type ClaimMappings struct {
+	// username represents an option for the username attribute.
+	// The claim's value must be a singular string.
+	// Same as the --oidc-username-claim and --oidc-username-prefix flags.
+	//
+	// In the flag based approach, the --oidc-username-claim and --oidc-username-prefix are optional. If --oidc-username-claim is not set,
+	// the default value is "sub". For the authentication config, there is no defaulting for claim or prefix. The claim and prefix must be set explicitly.
+	// For claim, if --oidc-username-claim was not set with legacy flag approach, configure username.claim="sub" in the authentication config.
+	// For prefix:
+	//     (1) --oidc-username-prefix="-", no prefix was added to the username. For the same behavior using authentication config,
+	//         set username.prefix=""
+	//     (2) --oidc-username-prefix="" and  --oidc-username-claim != "email", prefix was "<value of --oidc-issuer-url>#". For the same
+	//         behavior using authentication config, set username.prefix="<value of issuer.url>#"
+	//	   (3) --oidc-username-prefix="<value>". For the same behavior using authentication config, set username.prefix="<value>"
+	// +required
+	Username PrefixedClaimOrExpression `json:"username"`
+	// groups represents an option for the groups attribute.
+	// The claim's value must be a string or string array claim.
+	// // If groups.claim is set, the prefix must be specified (and can be the empty string).
+	// +optional
+	Groups PrefixedClaimOrExpression `json:"groups,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// PrefixedClaimOrExpression provides the configuration for a single prefixed claim or expression.
+type PrefixedClaimOrExpression struct {
+	// claim is the JWT claim to use.
+	// +optional
+	Claim string `json:"claim"`
+	// prefix is prepended to claim's value to prevent clashes with existing names.
+	// +required
+	Prefix *string `json:"prefix"`
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 41b350c48e2..0fd3ae69cce 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -56,6 +56,36 @@ func RegisterConversions(s *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*AuthenticationConfiguration)(nil), (*apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration(a.(*AuthenticationConfiguration), b.(*apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration)(nil), (*AuthenticationConfiguration)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration(a.(*apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration), b.(*AuthenticationConfiguration), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*ClaimMappings)(nil), (*apiserver.ClaimMappings)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings_To_apiserver_ClaimMappings(a.(*ClaimMappings), b.(*apiserver.ClaimMappings), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*apiserver.ClaimMappings)(nil), (*ClaimMappings)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_apiserver_ClaimMappings_To_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings(a.(*apiserver.ClaimMappings), b.(*ClaimMappings), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*ClaimValidationRule)(nil), (*apiserver.ClaimValidationRule)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule_To_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule(a.(*ClaimValidationRule), b.(*apiserver.ClaimValidationRule), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*apiserver.ClaimValidationRule)(nil), (*ClaimValidationRule)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule_To_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule(a.(*apiserver.ClaimValidationRule), b.(*ClaimValidationRule), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*Connection)(nil), (*apiserver.Connection)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
 		return Convert_v1alpha1_Connection_To_apiserver_Connection(a.(*Connection), b.(*apiserver.Connection), scope)
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -81,6 +111,36 @@ func RegisterConversions(s *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*Issuer)(nil), (*apiserver.Issuer)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1alpha1_Issuer_To_apiserver_Issuer(a.(*Issuer), b.(*apiserver.Issuer), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*apiserver.Issuer)(nil), (*Issuer)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_apiserver_Issuer_To_v1alpha1_Issuer(a.(*apiserver.Issuer), b.(*Issuer), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*JWTAuthenticator)(nil), (*apiserver.JWTAuthenticator)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator_To_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator(a.(*JWTAuthenticator), b.(*apiserver.JWTAuthenticator), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*apiserver.JWTAuthenticator)(nil), (*JWTAuthenticator)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator_To_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator(a.(*apiserver.JWTAuthenticator), b.(*JWTAuthenticator), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*PrefixedClaimOrExpression)(nil), (*apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(a.(*PrefixedClaimOrExpression), b.(*apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression)(nil), (*PrefixedClaimOrExpression)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(a.(*apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression), b.(*PrefixedClaimOrExpression), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*TCPTransport)(nil), (*apiserver.TCPTransport)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
 		return Convert_v1alpha1_TCPTransport_To_apiserver_TCPTransport(a.(*TCPTransport), b.(*apiserver.TCPTransport), scope)
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -183,6 +243,78 @@ func Convert_apiserver_AdmissionPluginConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_AdmissionPluginC
 	return autoConvert_apiserver_AdmissionPluginConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_AdmissionPluginConfiguration(in, out, s)
 }
 
+func autoConvert_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration(in *AuthenticationConfiguration, out *apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.JWT = *(*[]apiserver.JWTAuthenticator)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.JWT))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration(in *AuthenticationConfiguration, out *apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration(in *apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration, out *AuthenticationConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.JWT = *(*[]JWTAuthenticator)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.JWT))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration(in *apiserver.AuthenticationConfiguration, out *AuthenticationConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_apiserver_AuthenticationConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_AuthenticationConfiguration(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings_To_apiserver_ClaimMappings(in *ClaimMappings, out *apiserver.ClaimMappings, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if err := Convert_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(&in.Username, &out.Username, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := Convert_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(&in.Groups, &out.Groups, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings_To_apiserver_ClaimMappings is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings_To_apiserver_ClaimMappings(in *ClaimMappings, out *apiserver.ClaimMappings, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings_To_apiserver_ClaimMappings(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_apiserver_ClaimMappings_To_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings(in *apiserver.ClaimMappings, out *ClaimMappings, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if err := Convert_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(&in.Username, &out.Username, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := Convert_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(&in.Groups, &out.Groups, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_apiserver_ClaimMappings_To_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_apiserver_ClaimMappings_To_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings(in *apiserver.ClaimMappings, out *ClaimMappings, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_apiserver_ClaimMappings_To_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule_To_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule(in *ClaimValidationRule, out *apiserver.ClaimValidationRule, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.Claim = in.Claim
+	out.RequiredValue = in.RequiredValue
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule_To_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule_To_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule(in *ClaimValidationRule, out *apiserver.ClaimValidationRule, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule_To_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule_To_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule(in *apiserver.ClaimValidationRule, out *ClaimValidationRule, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.Claim = in.Claim
+	out.RequiredValue = in.RequiredValue
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule_To_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule_To_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule(in *apiserver.ClaimValidationRule, out *ClaimValidationRule, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_apiserver_ClaimValidationRule_To_v1alpha1_ClaimValidationRule(in, out, s)
+}
+
 func autoConvert_v1alpha1_Connection_To_apiserver_Connection(in *Connection, out *apiserver.Connection, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	out.ProxyProtocol = apiserver.ProtocolType(in.ProxyProtocol)
 	out.Transport = (*apiserver.Transport)(unsafe.Pointer(in.Transport))
@@ -266,6 +398,84 @@ func Convert_apiserver_EgressSelectorConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_EgressSelectorCon
 	return autoConvert_apiserver_EgressSelectorConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_EgressSelectorConfiguration(in, out, s)
 }
 
+func autoConvert_v1alpha1_Issuer_To_apiserver_Issuer(in *Issuer, out *apiserver.Issuer, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.URL = in.URL
+	out.CertificateAuthority = in.CertificateAuthority
+	out.Audiences = *(*[]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.Audiences))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1alpha1_Issuer_To_apiserver_Issuer is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1alpha1_Issuer_To_apiserver_Issuer(in *Issuer, out *apiserver.Issuer, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1alpha1_Issuer_To_apiserver_Issuer(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_apiserver_Issuer_To_v1alpha1_Issuer(in *apiserver.Issuer, out *Issuer, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.URL = in.URL
+	out.CertificateAuthority = in.CertificateAuthority
+	out.Audiences = *(*[]string)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.Audiences))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_apiserver_Issuer_To_v1alpha1_Issuer is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_apiserver_Issuer_To_v1alpha1_Issuer(in *apiserver.Issuer, out *Issuer, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_apiserver_Issuer_To_v1alpha1_Issuer(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator_To_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator(in *JWTAuthenticator, out *apiserver.JWTAuthenticator, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if err := Convert_v1alpha1_Issuer_To_apiserver_Issuer(&in.Issuer, &out.Issuer, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	out.ClaimValidationRules = *(*[]apiserver.ClaimValidationRule)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.ClaimValidationRules))
+	if err := Convert_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings_To_apiserver_ClaimMappings(&in.ClaimMappings, &out.ClaimMappings, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator_To_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator_To_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator(in *JWTAuthenticator, out *apiserver.JWTAuthenticator, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator_To_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator_To_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator(in *apiserver.JWTAuthenticator, out *JWTAuthenticator, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if err := Convert_apiserver_Issuer_To_v1alpha1_Issuer(&in.Issuer, &out.Issuer, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	out.ClaimValidationRules = *(*[]ClaimValidationRule)(unsafe.Pointer(&in.ClaimValidationRules))
+	if err := Convert_apiserver_ClaimMappings_To_v1alpha1_ClaimMappings(&in.ClaimMappings, &out.ClaimMappings, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator_To_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator_To_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator(in *apiserver.JWTAuthenticator, out *JWTAuthenticator, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_apiserver_JWTAuthenticator_To_v1alpha1_JWTAuthenticator(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(in *PrefixedClaimOrExpression, out *apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.Claim = in.Claim
+	out.Prefix = (*string)(unsafe.Pointer(in.Prefix))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(in *PrefixedClaimOrExpression, out *apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(in *apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression, out *PrefixedClaimOrExpression, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.Claim = in.Claim
+	out.Prefix = (*string)(unsafe.Pointer(in.Prefix))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(in *apiserver.PrefixedClaimOrExpression, out *PrefixedClaimOrExpression, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_apiserver_PrefixedClaimOrExpression_To_v1alpha1_PrefixedClaimOrExpression(in, out, s)
+}
+
 func autoConvert_v1alpha1_TCPTransport_To_apiserver_TCPTransport(in *TCPTransport, out *apiserver.TCPTransport, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	out.URL = in.URL
 	out.TLSConfig = (*apiserver.TLSConfig)(unsafe.Pointer(in.TLSConfig))
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index f8ac34035fd..328c5ddbbc5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -78,6 +78,72 @@ func (in *AdmissionPluginConfiguration) DeepCopy() *AdmissionPluginConfiguration
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *AuthenticationConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *AuthenticationConfiguration) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	if in.JWT != nil {
+		in, out := &in.JWT, &out.JWT
+		*out = make([]JWTAuthenticator, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new AuthenticationConfiguration.
+func (in *AuthenticationConfiguration) DeepCopy() *AuthenticationConfiguration {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(AuthenticationConfiguration)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *AuthenticationConfiguration) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ClaimMappings) DeepCopyInto(out *ClaimMappings) {
+	*out = *in
+	in.Username.DeepCopyInto(&out.Username)
+	in.Groups.DeepCopyInto(&out.Groups)
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ClaimMappings.
+func (in *ClaimMappings) DeepCopy() *ClaimMappings {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ClaimMappings)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ClaimValidationRule) DeepCopyInto(out *ClaimValidationRule) {
+	*out = *in
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ClaimValidationRule.
+func (in *ClaimValidationRule) DeepCopy() *ClaimValidationRule {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ClaimValidationRule)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Connection) DeepCopyInto(out *Connection) {
 	*out = *in
@@ -148,6 +214,71 @@ func (in *EgressSelectorConfiguration) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Issuer) DeepCopyInto(out *Issuer) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Audiences != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Audiences, &out.Audiences
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Issuer.
+func (in *Issuer) DeepCopy() *Issuer {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Issuer)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *JWTAuthenticator) DeepCopyInto(out *JWTAuthenticator) {
+	*out = *in
+	in.Issuer.DeepCopyInto(&out.Issuer)
+	if in.ClaimValidationRules != nil {
+		in, out := &in.ClaimValidationRules, &out.ClaimValidationRules
+		*out = make([]ClaimValidationRule, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	in.ClaimMappings.DeepCopyInto(&out.ClaimMappings)
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new JWTAuthenticator.
+func (in *JWTAuthenticator) DeepCopy() *JWTAuthenticator {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(JWTAuthenticator)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *PrefixedClaimOrExpression) DeepCopyInto(out *PrefixedClaimOrExpression) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Prefix != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Prefix, &out.Prefix
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new PrefixedClaimOrExpression.
+func (in *PrefixedClaimOrExpression) DeepCopy() *PrefixedClaimOrExpression {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(PrefixedClaimOrExpression)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *TCPTransport) DeepCopyInto(out *TCPTransport) {
 	*out = *in
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 40c8b4a6e9b..e1320e63163 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -78,6 +78,72 @@ func (in *AdmissionPluginConfiguration) DeepCopy() *AdmissionPluginConfiguration
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *AuthenticationConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *AuthenticationConfiguration) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	if in.JWT != nil {
+		in, out := &in.JWT, &out.JWT
+		*out = make([]JWTAuthenticator, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new AuthenticationConfiguration.
+func (in *AuthenticationConfiguration) DeepCopy() *AuthenticationConfiguration {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(AuthenticationConfiguration)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *AuthenticationConfiguration) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ClaimMappings) DeepCopyInto(out *ClaimMappings) {
+	*out = *in
+	in.Username.DeepCopyInto(&out.Username)
+	in.Groups.DeepCopyInto(&out.Groups)
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ClaimMappings.
+func (in *ClaimMappings) DeepCopy() *ClaimMappings {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ClaimMappings)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ClaimValidationRule) DeepCopyInto(out *ClaimValidationRule) {
+	*out = *in
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ClaimValidationRule.
+func (in *ClaimValidationRule) DeepCopy() *ClaimValidationRule {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ClaimValidationRule)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Connection) DeepCopyInto(out *Connection) {
 	*out = *in
@@ -148,6 +214,71 @@ func (in *EgressSelectorConfiguration) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Issuer) DeepCopyInto(out *Issuer) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Audiences != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Audiences, &out.Audiences
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Issuer.
+func (in *Issuer) DeepCopy() *Issuer {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Issuer)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *JWTAuthenticator) DeepCopyInto(out *JWTAuthenticator) {
+	*out = *in
+	in.Issuer.DeepCopyInto(&out.Issuer)
+	if in.ClaimValidationRules != nil {
+		in, out := &in.ClaimValidationRules, &out.ClaimValidationRules
+		*out = make([]ClaimValidationRule, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	in.ClaimMappings.DeepCopyInto(&out.ClaimMappings)
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new JWTAuthenticator.
+func (in *JWTAuthenticator) DeepCopy() *JWTAuthenticator {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(JWTAuthenticator)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *PrefixedClaimOrExpression) DeepCopyInto(out *PrefixedClaimOrExpression) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Prefix != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Prefix, &out.Prefix
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new PrefixedClaimOrExpression.
+func (in *PrefixedClaimOrExpression) DeepCopy() *PrefixedClaimOrExpression {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(PrefixedClaimOrExpression)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *TCPTransport) DeepCopyInto(out *TCPTransport) {
 	*out = *in