client-go: add an exec-based client auth provider

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/doc.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +groupName=client.authentication.k8s.io
+package clientauthentication // import "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication"

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/install/install.go

+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package install installs the experimental API group, making it available as
+// an option to all of the API encoding/decoding machinery.
+package install
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/announced"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/registered"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+// Install registers the API group and adds types to a scheme
+func Install(groupFactoryRegistry announced.APIGroupFactoryRegistry, registry *registered.APIRegistrationManager, scheme *runtime.Scheme) {
+	if err := announced.NewGroupMetaFactory(
+		&announced.GroupMetaFactoryArgs{
+			GroupName:                  clientauthentication.GroupName,
+			VersionPreferenceOrder:     []string{v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion.Version},
+			AddInternalObjectsToScheme: clientauthentication.AddToScheme,
+		},
+		announced.VersionToSchemeFunc{
+			v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion.Version: v1alpha1.AddToScheme,
+		},
+	).Announce(groupFactoryRegistry).RegisterAndEnable(registry, scheme); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/register.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package clientauthentication
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+// GroupName is the group name use in this package
+const GroupName = "client.authentication.k8s.io"
+
+// SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
+var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal}
+
+// Kind takes an unqualified kind and returns a Group qualified GroupKind
+func Kind(kind string) schema.GroupKind {
+	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(kind).GroupKind()
+}
+
+// Resource takes an unqualified resource and returns a Group qualified GroupResource
+func Resource(resource string) schema.GroupResource {
+	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource(resource).GroupResource()
+}
+
+var (
+	SchemeBuilder = runtime.NewSchemeBuilder(addKnownTypes)
+	AddToScheme   = SchemeBuilder.AddToScheme
+)
+
+func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
+	scheme.AddKnownTypes(SchemeGroupVersion,
+		&ExecCredential{},
+	)
+	return nil
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/types.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package clientauthentication
+
+import (
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// ExecCredentials is used by exec-based plugins to communicate credentials to
+// HTTP transports.
+type ExecCredential struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta
+
+	// Spec holds information passed to the plugin by the transport. This contains
+	// request and runtime specific information, such as if the session is interactive.
+	Spec ExecCredentialSpec
+
+	// Status is filled in by the plugin and holds the credentials that the transport
+	// should use to contact the API.
+	// +optional
+	Status *ExecCredentialStatus
+}
+
+// ExecCredenitalSpec holds request and runtime specific information provided by
+// the transport.
+type ExecCredentialSpec struct {
+	// Response is populated when the transport encounters HTTP status codes, such as 401,
+	// suggesting previous credentials were invalid.
+	// +optional
+	Response *Response
+
+	// Interactive is true when the transport detects the command is being called from an
+	// interactive prompt.
+	// +optional
+	Interactive bool
+}
+
+// ExecCredentialStatus holds credentials for the transport to use.
+type ExecCredentialStatus struct {
+	// ExpirationTimestamp indicates a time when the provided credentials expire.
+	// +optional
+	ExpirationTimestamp *metav1.Time
+	// Token is a bearer token used by the client for request authentication.
+	Token string
+}
+
+// Response defines metadata about a failed request, including HTTP status code and
+// response headers.
+type Response struct {
+	// Headers holds HTTP headers returned by the server.
+	Header map[string][]string
+	// Code is the HTTP status code returned by the server.
+	Code int32
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1/doc.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +k8s:conversion-gen=k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication
+// +k8s:openapi-gen=true
+// +k8s:defaulter-gen=TypeMeta
+
+// +groupName=client.authentication.k8s.io
+package v1alpha1 // import "k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1"

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1/register.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+// GroupName is the group name use in this package
+const GroupName = "client.authentication.k8s.io"
+
+// SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
+var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: "v1alpha1"}
+
+// Resource takes an unqualified resource and returns a Group qualified GroupResource
+func Resource(resource string) schema.GroupResource {
+	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource(resource).GroupResource()
+}
+
+var (
+	SchemeBuilder      runtime.SchemeBuilder
+	localSchemeBuilder = &SchemeBuilder
+	AddToScheme        = localSchemeBuilder.AddToScheme
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// We only register manually written functions here. The registration of the
+	// generated functions takes place in the generated files. The separation
+	// makes the code compile even when the generated files are missing.
+	localSchemeBuilder.Register(addKnownTypes)
+}
+
+func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
+	scheme.AddKnownTypes(SchemeGroupVersion,
+		&ExecCredential{},
+	)
+	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, SchemeGroupVersion)
+	return nil
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1/types.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// ExecCredentials is used by exec-based plugins to communicate credentials to
+// HTTP transports.
+type ExecCredential struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Spec holds information passed to the plugin by the transport. This contains
+	// request and runtime specific information, such as if the session is interactive.
+	Spec ExecCredentialSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+
+	// Status is filled in by the plugin and holds the credentials that the transport
+	// should use to contact the API.
+	// +optional
+	Status *ExecCredentialStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ExecCredenitalSpec holds request and runtime specific information provided by
+// the transport.
+type ExecCredentialSpec struct {
+	// Response is populated when the transport encounters HTTP status codes, such as 401,
+	// suggesting previous credentials were invalid.
+	// +optional
+	Response *Response `json:"response,omitempty"`
+
+	// Interactive is true when the transport detects the command is being called from an
+	// interactive prompt.
+	// +optional
+	Interactive bool `json:"interactive,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ExecCredentialStatus holds credentials for the transport to use.
+type ExecCredentialStatus struct {
+	// ExpirationTimestamp indicates a time when the provided credentials expire.
+	// +optional
+	ExpirationTimestamp *metav1.Time `json:"expirationTimestamp,omitempty"`
+	// Token is a bearer token used by the client for request authentication.
+	Token string `json:"token,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Response defines metadata about a failed request, including HTTP status code and
+// response headers.
+type Response struct {
+	// Header holds HTTP headers returned by the server.
+	Header map[string][]string `json:"header,omitempty"`
+	// Code is the HTTP status code returned by the server.
+	Code int32 `json:"code,omitempty"`
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec/exec.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package exec
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication/v1alpha1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
+)
+
+const execInfoEnv = "KUBERNETES_EXEC_INFO"
+
+var scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
+var codecs = serializer.NewCodecFactory(scheme)
+
+func init() {
+	v1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"})
+	v1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme)
+	clientauthentication.AddToScheme(scheme)
+}
+
+var (
+	// Since transports can be constantly re-initialized by programs like kubectl,
+	// keep a cache of initialized authenticators keyed by a hash of their config.
+	globalCache = newCache()
+	// The list of API versions we accept.
+	apiVersions = map[string]schema.GroupVersion{
+		v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(): v1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion,
+	}
+)
+
+func newCache() *cache {
+	return &cache{m: make(map[string]*Authenticator)}
+}
+
+func cacheKey(c *api.ExecConfig) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", c)
+}
+
+type cache struct {
+	mu sync.Mutex
+	m  map[string]*Authenticator
+}
+
+func (c *cache) get(s string) (*Authenticator, bool) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	a, ok := c.m[s]
+	return a, ok
+}
+
+// put inserts an authenticator into the cache. If an authenticator is already
+// associated with the key, the first one is returned instead.
+func (c *cache) put(s string, a *Authenticator) *Authenticator {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	existing, ok := c.m[s]
+	if ok {
+		return existing
+	}
+	c.m[s] = a
+	return a
+}
+
+// GetAuthenticator returns an exec-based plugin for providing client credentials.
+func GetAuthenticator(config *api.ExecConfig) (*Authenticator, error) {
+	return newAuthenticator(globalCache, config)
+}
+
+func newAuthenticator(c *cache, config *api.ExecConfig) (*Authenticator, error) {
+	key := cacheKey(config)
+	if a, ok := c.get(key); ok {
+		return a, nil
+	}
+
+	gv, ok := apiVersions[config.APIVersion]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("exec plugin: invalid apiVersion %q", config.APIVersion)
+	}
+
+	a := &Authenticator{
+		cmd:   config.Command,
+		args:  config.Args,
+		group: gv,
+
+		stdin:       os.Stdin,
+		stderr:      os.Stderr,
+		interactive: terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd())),
+		now:         time.Now,
+		environ:     os.Environ,
+	}
+
+	for _, env := range config.Env {
+		a.env = append(a.env, env.Name+"="+env.Value)
+	}
+
+	return c.put(key, a), nil
+}
+
+// Authenticator is a client credential provider that rotates credentials by executing a plugin.
+// The plugin input and output are defined by the API group client.authentication.k8s.io.
+type Authenticator struct {
+	// Set by the config
+	cmd   string
+	args  []string
+	group schema.GroupVersion
+	env   []string
+
+	// Stubbable for testing
+	stdin       io.Reader
+	stderr      io.Writer
+	interactive bool
+	now         func() time.Time
+	environ     func() []string
+
+	// Cached results.
+	//
+	// The mutex also guards calling the plugin. Since the plugin could be
+	// interactive we want to make sure it's only called once.
+	mu          sync.Mutex
+	cachedToken string
+	exp         time.Time
+}
+
+// WrapTransport instruments an existing http.RoundTripper with credentials returned
+// by the plugin.
+func (a *Authenticator) WrapTransport(rt http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
+	return &roundTripper{a, rt}
+}
+
+type roundTripper struct {
+	a    *Authenticator
+	base http.RoundTripper
+}
+
+func (r *roundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	// If a user has already set credentials, use that. This makes commands like
+	// "kubectl get --token (token) pods" work.
+	if req.Header.Get("Authorization") != "" {
+		return r.base.RoundTrip(req)
+	}
+
+	token, err := r.a.token()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting token: %v", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token)
+
+	res, err := r.base.RoundTrip(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if res.StatusCode == http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		resp := &clientauthentication.Response{
+			Header: res.Header,
+			Code:   int32(res.StatusCode),
+		}
+		if err := r.a.refresh(token, resp); err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("refreshing token: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+func (a *Authenticator) tokenExpired() bool {
+	if a.exp.IsZero() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return a.now().After(a.exp)
+}
+
+func (a *Authenticator) token() (string, error) {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	defer a.mu.Unlock()
+	if a.cachedToken != "" && !a.tokenExpired() {
+		return a.cachedToken, nil
+	}
+
+	return a.getToken(nil)
+}
+
+// refresh executes the plugin to force a rotation of the token.
+func (a *Authenticator) refresh(token string, r *clientauthentication.Response) error {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	defer a.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if token != a.cachedToken {
+		// Token already rotated.
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	_, err := a.getToken(r)
+	return err
+}
+
+// getToken executes the plugin and reads the credentials from stdout. It must be
+// called while holding the Authenticator's mutex.
+func (a *Authenticator) getToken(r *clientauthentication.Response) (string, error) {
+	cred := &clientauthentication.ExecCredential{
+		Spec: clientauthentication.ExecCredentialSpec{
+			Response:    r,
+			Interactive: a.interactive,
+		},
+	}
+
+	data, err := runtime.Encode(codecs.LegacyCodec(a.group), cred)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("encode ExecCredentials: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	env := append(a.environ(), a.env...)
+	env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", execInfoEnv, data))
+
+	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	cmd := exec.Command(a.cmd, a.args...)
+	cmd.Env = env
+	cmd.Stderr = a.stderr
+	cmd.Stdout = stdout
+	if a.interactive {
+		cmd.Stdin = a.stdin
+	}
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("exec: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, gvk, err := codecs.UniversalDecoder(a.group).Decode(stdout.Bytes(), nil, cred)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("decode stdout: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gvk.Group != a.group.Group || gvk.Version != a.group.Version {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("exec plugin is configured to use API version %s, plugin returned version %s",
+			a.group, schema.GroupVersion{Group: gvk.Group, Version: gvk.Version})
+	}
+
+	if cred.Status == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("exec plugin didn't return a status field")
+	}
+	if cred.Status.Token == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("exec plugin didn't return a token")
+	}
+
+	if cred.Status.ExpirationTimestamp != nil {
+		a.exp = cred.Status.ExpirationTimestamp.Time
+	} else {
+		a.exp = time.Time{}
+	}
+	a.cachedToken = cred.Status.Token
+
+	return a.cachedToken, nil
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec/exec_test.go

+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package exec
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/apis/clientauthentication"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
+)
+
+func TestCacheKey(t *testing.T) {
+	c1 := &api.ExecConfig{
+		Command: "foo-bar",
+		Args:    []string{"1", "2"},
+		Env: []api.ExecEnvVar{
+			{Name: "3", Value: "4"},
+			{Name: "5", Value: "6"},
+			{Name: "7", Value: "8"},
+		},
+		APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+	}
+	c2 := &api.ExecConfig{
+		Command: "foo-bar",
+		Args:    []string{"1", "2"},
+		Env: []api.ExecEnvVar{
+			{Name: "3", Value: "4"},
+			{Name: "5", Value: "6"},
+			{Name: "7", Value: "8"},
+		},
+		APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+	}
+	c3 := &api.ExecConfig{
+		Command: "foo-bar",
+		Args:    []string{"1", "2"},
+		Env: []api.ExecEnvVar{
+			{Name: "3", Value: "4"},
+			{Name: "5", Value: "6"},
+		},
+		APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+	}
+	key1 := cacheKey(c1)
+	key2 := cacheKey(c2)
+	key3 := cacheKey(c3)
+	if key1 != key2 {
+		t.Error("key1 and key2 didn't match")
+	}
+	if key1 == key3 {
+		t.Error("key1 and key3 matched")
+	}
+	if key2 == key3 {
+		t.Error("key2 and key3 matched")
+	}
+}
+
+func compJSON(t *testing.T, got, want []byte) {
+	t.Helper()
+	gotJSON := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	wantJSON := &bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	if err := json.Indent(gotJSON, got, "", "  "); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("got invalid JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := json.Indent(wantJSON, want, "", "  "); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("want invalid JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	g := strings.TrimSpace(gotJSON.String())
+	w := strings.TrimSpace(wantJSON.String())
+	if g != w {
+		t.Errorf("wanted %q, got %q", w, g)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetToken(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		config      api.ExecConfig
+		output      string
+		interactive bool
+		response    *clientauthentication.Response
+		wantInput   string
+		wantToken   string
+		wantExpiry  time.Time
+		wantErr     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "basic-request",
+			config: api.ExecConfig{
+				APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			},
+			wantInput: `{
+				"kind":"ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"spec": {}
+			}`,
+			output: `{
+				"kind": "ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"status": {
+					"token": "foo-bar"
+				}
+			}`,
+			wantToken: "foo-bar",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "interactive",
+			config: api.ExecConfig{
+				APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			},
+			interactive: true,
+			wantInput: `{
+				"kind":"ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"spec": {
+					"interactive": true
+				}
+			}`,
+			output: `{
+				"kind": "ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"status": {
+					"token": "foo-bar"
+				}
+			}`,
+			wantToken: "foo-bar",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "response",
+			config: api.ExecConfig{
+				APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			},
+			response: &clientauthentication.Response{
+				Header: map[string][]string{
+					"WWW-Authenticate": {`Basic realm="Access to the staging site", charset="UTF-8"`},
+				},
+				Code: 401,
+			},
+			wantInput: `{
+				"kind":"ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"spec": {
+					"response": {
+						"header": {
+							"WWW-Authenticate": [
+								"Basic realm=\"Access to the staging site\", charset=\"UTF-8\""
+							]
+						},
+						"code": 401
+					}
+				}
+			}`,
+			output: `{
+				"kind": "ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"status": {
+					"token": "foo-bar"
+				}
+			}`,
+			wantToken: "foo-bar",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "expiry",
+			config: api.ExecConfig{
+				APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			},
+			wantInput: `{
+				"kind":"ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"spec": {}
+			}`,
+			output: `{
+				"kind": "ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"status": {
+					"token": "foo-bar",
+					"expirationTimestamp": "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z"
+				}
+			}`,
+			wantExpiry: time.Date(2006, 01, 02, 15, 04, 05, 0, time.UTC),
+			wantToken:  "foo-bar",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no-group-version",
+			config: api.ExecConfig{
+				APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			},
+			wantInput: `{
+				"kind":"ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"spec": {}
+			}`,
+			output: `{
+				"kind": "ExecCredential",
+				"status": {
+					"token": "foo-bar"
+				}
+			}`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no-status",
+			config: api.ExecConfig{
+				APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			},
+			wantInput: `{
+				"kind":"ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"spec": {}
+			}`,
+			output: `{
+				"kind": "ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1"
+			}`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no-token",
+			config: api.ExecConfig{
+				APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			},
+			wantInput: `{
+				"kind":"ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"spec": {}
+			}`,
+			output: `{
+				"kind": "ExecCredential",
+				"apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+				"status": {}
+			}`,
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := test.config
+
+			c.Command = "./testdata/test-plugin.sh"
+			c.Env = append(c.Env, api.ExecEnvVar{
+				Name:  "TEST_OUTPUT",
+				Value: test.output,
+			})
+
+			a, err := newAuthenticator(newCache(), &c)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			a.stderr = stderr
+			a.interactive = test.interactive
+			a.environ = func() []string { return nil }
+
+			token, err := a.getToken(test.response)
+			if err != nil {
+				if !test.wantErr {
+					t.Errorf("get token %v", err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if test.wantErr {
+				t.Fatal("expected error getting token")
+			}
+
+			if token != test.wantToken {
+				t.Errorf("expected token %q got %q", test.wantToken, token)
+			}
+
+			if !a.exp.Equal(test.wantExpiry) {
+				t.Errorf("expected expiry %v got %v", test.wantExpiry, a.exp)
+			}
+
+			compJSON(t, stderr.Bytes(), []byte(test.wantInput))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRoundTripper(t *testing.T) {
+	wantToken := ""
+
+	n := time.Now()
+	now := func() time.Time { return n }
+
+	env := []string{""}
+	environ := func() []string {
+		s := make([]string, len(env))
+		copy(s, env)
+		return s
+	}
+
+	setOutput := func(s string) {
+		env[0] = "TEST_OUTPUT=" + s
+	}
+
+	handler := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		gotToken := ""
+		parts := strings.Split(r.Header.Get("Authorization"), " ")
+		if len(parts) > 1 && strings.EqualFold(parts[0], "bearer") {
+			gotToken = parts[1]
+		}
+
+		if wantToken != gotToken {
+			http.Error(w, "Unauthorized", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "ok")
+	}
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(handler))
+
+	c := api.ExecConfig{
+		Command:    "./testdata/test-plugin.sh",
+		APIVersion: "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+	}
+	a, err := newAuthenticator(newCache(), &c)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	a.environ = environ
+	a.now = now
+	a.stderr = ioutil.Discard
+
+	client := http.Client{
+		Transport: a.WrapTransport(http.DefaultTransport),
+	}
+
+	get := func(t *testing.T, statusCode int) {
+		t.Helper()
+		resp, err := client.Get(server.URL)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		if resp.StatusCode != statusCode {
+			t.Errorf("wanted status %d got %d", statusCode, resp.StatusCode)
+		}
+	}
+
+	setOutput(`{
+		"kind": "ExecCredential",
+		"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+		"status": {
+			"token": "token1"
+		}
+	}`)
+	wantToken = "token1"
+	get(t, http.StatusOK)
+
+	setOutput(`{
+		"kind": "ExecCredential",
+		"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+		"status": {
+			"token": "token2"
+		}
+	}`)
+	// Previous token should be cached
+	get(t, http.StatusOK)
+
+	wantToken = "token2"
+	// Token is still cached, hits unauthorized but causes token to rotate.
+	get(t, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+	// Follow up request uses the rotated token.
+	get(t, http.StatusOK)
+
+	setOutput(`{
+		"kind": "ExecCredential",
+		"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+		"status": {
+			"token": "token3",
+			"expirationTimestamp": "` + now().Add(time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339Nano) + `"
+		}
+	}`)
+	wantToken = "token3"
+	// Token is still cached, hit's unauthorized but causes rotation to token with an expiry.
+	get(t, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+	get(t, http.StatusOK)
+
+	// Move time forward 2 hours, "token3" is now expired.
+	n = n.Add(time.Hour * 2)
+	setOutput(`{
+		"kind": "ExecCredential",
+		"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+		"status": {
+			"token": "token4",
+			"expirationTimestamp": "` + now().Add(time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339Nano) + `"
+		}
+	}`)
+	wantToken = "token4"
+	// Old token is expired, should refresh automatically without hitting a 401.
+	get(t, http.StatusOK)
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec/testdata/test-plugin.sh

+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+>&2 echo "$KUBERNETES_EXEC_INFO"
+echo "$TEST_OUTPUT"

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/config.go

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Callback to persist config for AuthProvider.
 	AuthConfigPersister AuthProviderConfigPersister
 
+	// Exec-based authentication provider.
+	ExecProvider *clientcmdapi.ExecConfig
+
 	// TLSClientConfig contains settings to enable transport layer security
 	TLSClientConfig
 
@@ -432,6 +435,7 @@ func CopyConfig(config *Config) *Config {
 		},
 		AuthProvider:        config.AuthProvider,
 		AuthConfigPersister: config.AuthConfigPersister,
+		ExecProvider:        config.ExecProvider,
 		TLSClientConfig: TLSClientConfig{
 			Insecure:   config.TLSClientConfig.Insecure,
 			ServerName: config.TLSClientConfig.ServerName,

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/config_test.go

@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ func TestAnonymousConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		expected.Password = ""
 		expected.AuthProvider = nil
 		expected.AuthConfigPersister = nil
+		expected.ExecProvider = nil
 		expected.TLSClientConfig.CertData = nil
 		expected.TLSClientConfig.CertFile = ""
 		expected.TLSClientConfig.KeyData = nil

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/transport.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth/exec"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/transport"
 )
 
@@ -59,6 +60,20 @@ func HTTPWrappersForConfig(config *Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (http.RoundTrip
 // TransportConfig converts a client config to an appropriate transport config.
 func (c *Config) TransportConfig() (*transport.Config, error) {
 	wt := c.WrapTransport
+	if c.ExecProvider != nil {
+		provider, err := exec.GetAuthenticator(c.ExecProvider)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if wt != nil {
+			previousWT := wt
+			wt = func(rt http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
+				return provider.WrapTransport(previousWT(rt))
+			}
+		} else {
+			wt = provider.WrapTransport
+		}
+	}
 	if c.AuthProvider != nil {
 		provider, err := GetAuthProvider(c.Host, c.AuthProvider, c.AuthConfigPersister)
 		if err != nil {

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go

@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ type AuthInfo struct {
 	// AuthProvider specifies a custom authentication plugin for the kubernetes cluster.
 	// +optional
 	AuthProvider *AuthProviderConfig `json:"auth-provider,omitempty"`
+	// Exec specifies a custom exec-based authentication plugin for the kubernetes cluster.
+	// +optional
+	Exec *ExecConfig `json:"exec,omitempty"`
 	// Extensions holds additional information. This is useful for extenders so that reads and writes don't clobber unknown fields
 	// +optional
 	Extensions map[string]runtime.Object `json:"extensions,omitempty"`
@@ -147,6 +150,35 @@ type AuthProviderConfig struct {
 	Config map[string]string `json:"config,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ExecConfig specifies a command to provide client credentials. The command is exec'd
+// and outputs structured stdout holding credentials.
+//
+// See the client.authentiction.k8s.io API group for specifications of the exact input
+// and output format
+type ExecConfig struct {
+	// Command to execute.
+	Command string `json:"command"`
+	// Arguments to pass to the command when executing it.
+	// +optional
+	Args []string `json:"args"`
+	// Env defines additional environment variables to expose to the process. These
+	// are unioned with the host's environment, as well as variables client-go uses
+	// to pass argument to the plugin.
+	// +optional
+	Env []ExecEnvVar `json:"env"`
+
+	// Preferred input version of the ExecInfo. The returned ExecCredentials MUST use
+	// the same encoding version as the input.
+	APIVersion string `json:"apiVersion,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ExecEnvVar is used for setting environment variables when executing an exec-based
+// credential plugin.
+type ExecEnvVar struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Value string `json:"value"`
+}
+
 // NewConfig is a convenience function that returns a new Config object with non-nil maps
 func NewConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ type AuthInfo struct {
 	// AuthProvider specifies a custom authentication plugin for the kubernetes cluster.
 	// +optional
 	AuthProvider *AuthProviderConfig `json:"auth-provider,omitempty"`
+	// Exec specifies a custom exec-based authentication plugin for the kubernetes cluster.
+	// +optional
+	Exec *ExecConfig `json:"exec,omitempty"`
 	// Extensions holds additional information. This is useful for extenders so that reads and writes don't clobber unknown fields
 	// +optional
 	Extensions []NamedExtension `json:"extensions,omitempty"`
@@ -169,3 +172,32 @@ type AuthProviderConfig struct {
 	Name   string            `json:"name"`
 	Config map[string]string `json:"config"`
 }
+
+// ExecConfig specifies a command to provide client credentials. The command is exec'd
+// and outputs structured stdout holding credentials.
+//
+// See the client.authentiction.k8s.io API group for specifications of the exact input
+// and output format
+type ExecConfig struct {
+	// Command to execute.
+	Command string `json:"command"`
+	// Arguments to pass to the command when executing it.
+	// +optional
+	Args []string `json:"args"`
+	// Env defines additional environment variables to expose to the process. These
+	// are unioned with the host's environment, as well as variables client-go uses
+	// to pass argument to the plugin.
+	// +optional
+	Env []ExecEnvVar `json:"env"`
+
+	// Preferred input version of the ExecInfo. The returned ExecCredentials MUST use
+	// the same encoding version as the input.
+	APIVersion string `json:"apiVersion,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ExecEnvVar is used for setting environment variables when executing an exec-based
+// credential plugin.
+type ExecEnvVar struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Value string `json:"value"`
+}

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/client_config.go

@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ func (config *DirectClientConfig) getUserIdentificationPartialConfig(configAuthI
 		mergedConfig.AuthProvider = configAuthInfo.AuthProvider
 		mergedConfig.AuthConfigPersister = persistAuthConfig
 	}
+	if configAuthInfo.Exec != nil {
+		mergedConfig.ExecProvider = configAuthInfo.Exec
+	}
 
 	// if there still isn't enough information to authenticate the user, try prompting
 	if !canIdentifyUser(*mergedConfig) && (fallbackReader != nil) {
@@ -291,7 +294,8 @@ func canIdentifyUser(config restclient.Config) bool {
 	return len(config.Username) > 0 ||
 		(len(config.CertFile) > 0 || len(config.CertData) > 0) ||
 		len(config.BearerToken) > 0 ||
-		config.AuthProvider != nil
+		config.AuthProvider != nil ||
+		config.ExecProvider != nil
 }
 
 // Namespace implements ClientConfig

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader.go

@@ -557,7 +557,12 @@ func GetClusterFileReferences(cluster *clientcmdapi.Cluster) []*string {
 }
 
 func GetAuthInfoFileReferences(authInfo *clientcmdapi.AuthInfo) []*string {
-	return []*string{&authInfo.ClientCertificate, &authInfo.ClientKey, &authInfo.TokenFile}
+	s := []*string{&authInfo.ClientCertificate, &authInfo.ClientKey, &authInfo.TokenFile}
+	// Only resolve exec command if it isn't PATH based.
+	if authInfo.Exec != nil && strings.ContainsRune(authInfo.Exec.Command, filepath.Separator) {
+		s = append(s, &authInfo.Exec.Command)
+	}
+	return s
 }
 
 // ResolvePaths updates the given refs to be absolute paths, relative to the given base directory

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/loader_test.go

@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ func TestResolveRelativePaths(t *testing.T) {
 		AuthInfos: map[string]*clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
 			"relative-user-1": {ClientCertificate: "relative/client/cert", ClientKey: "../relative/client/key"},
 			"absolute-user-1": {ClientCertificate: "/absolute/client/cert", ClientKey: "/absolute/client/key"},
+			"relative-cmd-1":  {Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{Command: "../relative/client/cmd"}},
+			"absolute-cmd-1":  {Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{Command: "/absolute/client/cmd"}},
+			"PATH-cmd-1":      {Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{Command: "cmd"}},
 		},
 		Clusters: map[string]*clientcmdapi.Cluster{
 			"relative-server-1": {CertificateAuthority: "../relative/ca"},
@@ -291,9 +294,21 @@ func TestResolveRelativePaths(t *testing.T) {
 			matchStringArg(pathResolutionConfig2.AuthInfos["absolute-user-2"].ClientCertificate, authInfo.ClientCertificate, t)
 			matchStringArg(pathResolutionConfig2.AuthInfos["absolute-user-2"].ClientKey, authInfo.ClientKey, t)
 		}
+		if key == "relative-cmd-1" {
+			foundAuthInfoCount++
+			matchStringArg(path.Join(configDir1, pathResolutionConfig1.AuthInfos[key].Exec.Command), authInfo.Exec.Command, t)
+		}
+		if key == "absolute-cmd-1" {
+			foundAuthInfoCount++
+			matchStringArg(pathResolutionConfig1.AuthInfos[key].Exec.Command, authInfo.Exec.Command, t)
+		}
+		if key == "PATH-cmd-1" {
+			foundAuthInfoCount++
+			matchStringArg(pathResolutionConfig1.AuthInfos[key].Exec.Command, authInfo.Exec.Command, t)
+		}
 	}
-	if foundAuthInfoCount != 4 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 4 users, found %v: %v", foundAuthInfoCount, mergedConfig.AuthInfos)
+	if foundAuthInfoCount != 7 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 7 users, found %v: %v", foundAuthInfoCount, mergedConfig.AuthInfos)
 	}
 
 }

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/validation.go

@@ -237,6 +237,25 @@ func validateAuthInfo(authInfoName string, authInfo clientcmdapi.AuthInfo) []err
 		}
 	}
 
+	if authInfo.Exec != nil {
+		if authInfo.AuthProvider != nil {
+			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("authProvider cannot be provided in combination with an exec plugin for %s", authInfoName))
+		}
+		if len(authInfo.Exec.Command) == 0 {
+			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("command must be specified for %v to use exec authentication plugin", authInfoName))
+		}
+		if len(authInfo.Exec.APIVersion) == 0 {
+			validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("apiVersion must be specified for %v to use exec authentication plugin", authInfoName))
+		}
+		for _, v := range authInfo.Exec.Env {
+			if len(v.Name) == 0 {
+				validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("env variable name must be specified for %v to use exec authentication plugin", authInfoName))
+			} else if len(v.Value) == 0 {
+				validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("env variable %s value must be specified for %v to use exec authentication plugin", v.Name, authInfoName))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// authPath also provides information for the client to identify the server, so allow multiple auth methods in that case
 	if (len(methods) > 1) && (!usingAuthPath) {
 		validationErrors = append(validationErrors, fmt.Errorf("more than one authentication method found for %v; found %v, only one is allowed", authInfoName, methods))

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/validation_test.go

@@ -365,6 +365,106 @@ func TestValidateMultipleMethodsAuthInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	test.testConfig(t)
 }
 
+func TestValidateAuthInfoExec(t *testing.T) {
+	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
+	config.AuthInfos["user"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
+		Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{
+			Command:    "/bin/example",
+			APIVersion: "clientauthentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			Args:       []string{"hello", "world"},
+			Env: []clientcmdapi.ExecEnvVar{
+				{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	test := configValidationTest{
+		config: config,
+	}
+
+	test.testAuthInfo("user", t)
+	test.testConfig(t)
+}
+
+func TestValidateAuthInfoExecNoVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
+	config.AuthInfos["user"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
+		Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{
+			Command: "/bin/example",
+		},
+	}
+	test := configValidationTest{
+		config: config,
+		expectedErrorSubstring: []string{
+			"apiVersion must be specified for user to use exec authentication plugin",
+		},
+	}
+
+	test.testAuthInfo("user", t)
+	test.testConfig(t)
+}
+
+func TestValidateAuthInfoExecNoCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
+	config.AuthInfos["user"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
+		Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{
+			APIVersion: "clientauthentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+		},
+	}
+	test := configValidationTest{
+		config: config,
+		expectedErrorSubstring: []string{
+			"command must be specified for user to use exec authentication plugin",
+		},
+	}
+
+	test.testAuthInfo("user", t)
+	test.testConfig(t)
+}
+
+func TestValidateAuthInfoExecWithAuthProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
+	config.AuthInfos["user"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
+		AuthProvider: &clientcmdapi.AuthProviderConfig{
+			Name: "oidc",
+		},
+		Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{
+			Command:    "/bin/example",
+			APIVersion: "clientauthentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+		},
+	}
+	test := configValidationTest{
+		config: config,
+		expectedErrorSubstring: []string{
+			"authProvider cannot be provided in combination with an exec plugin for user",
+		},
+	}
+
+	test.testAuthInfo("user", t)
+	test.testConfig(t)
+}
+
+func TestValidateAuthInfoExecInvalidEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	config := clientcmdapi.NewConfig()
+	config.AuthInfos["user"] = &clientcmdapi.AuthInfo{
+		Exec: &clientcmdapi.ExecConfig{
+			Command:    "/bin/example",
+			APIVersion: "clientauthentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
+			Env: []clientcmdapi.ExecEnvVar{
+				{Name: "foo"}, // No value
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	test := configValidationTest{
+		config: config,
+		expectedErrorSubstring: []string{
+			"env variable foo value must be specified for user to use exec authentication plugin",
+		},
+	}
+
+	test.testAuthInfo("user", t)
+	test.testConfig(t)
+}
+
 type configValidationTest struct {
 	config                 *clientcmdapi.Config
 	expectedErrorSubstring []string