diff --git a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/types.go b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/types.go
index 7e77c40ea82..43224e7ba27 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/types.go
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ type KubeletConfiguration struct {
 	// default /var/run/kubernetes). If tlsCertFile and tlsPrivateKeyFile
 	// are provided, this flag will be ignored.
 	CertDirectory string `json:"certDirectory"`
+	// authentication specifies how requests to the Kubelet's server are authenticated
+	Authentication KubeletAuthentication `json:"authentication"`
+	// authorization specifies how requests to the Kubelet's server are authorized
+	Authorization KubeletAuthorization `json:"authorization"`
 	// hostnameOverride is the hostname used to identify the kubelet instead
 	// of the actual hostname.
 	HostnameOverride string `json:"hostnameOverride"`
@@ -452,6 +456,62 @@ type KubeletConfiguration struct {
 	ExperimentalRuntimeIntegrationType string `json:"experimentalRuntimeIntegrationType,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type KubeletAuthorizationMode string
+
+const (
+	// KubeletAuthorizationModeAlwaysAllow authorizes all authenticated requests
+	KubeletAuthorizationModeAlwaysAllow KubeletAuthorizationMode = "AlwaysAllow"
+	// KubeletAuthorizationModeWebhook uses the SubjectAccessReview API to determine authorization
+	KubeletAuthorizationModeWebhook KubeletAuthorizationMode = "Webhook"
+)
+
+type KubeletAuthorization struct {
+	// mode is the authorization mode to apply to requests to the kubelet server.
+	// Valid values are AlwaysAllow and Webhook.
+	// Webhook mode uses the SubjectAccessReview API to determine authorization.
+	Mode KubeletAuthorizationMode `json:"mode"`
+
+	// webhook contains settings related to Webhook authorization.
+	Webhook KubeletWebhookAuthorization `json:"webhook"`
+}
+
+type KubeletWebhookAuthorization struct {
+	// cacheAuthorizedTTL is the duration to cache 'authorized' responses from the webhook authorizer.
+	CacheAuthorizedTTL unversioned.Duration `json:"cacheAuthorizedTTL"`
+	// cacheUnauthorizedTTL is the duration to cache 'unauthorized' responses from the webhook authorizer.
+	CacheUnauthorizedTTL unversioned.Duration `json:"cacheUnauthorizedTTL"`
+}
+
+type KubeletAuthentication struct {
+	// x509 contains settings related to x509 client certificate authentication
+	X509 KubeletX509Authentication `json:"x509"`
+	// webhook contains settings related to webhook bearer token authentication
+	Webhook KubeletWebhookAuthentication `json:"webhook"`
+	// anonymous contains settings related to anonymous authentication
+	Anonymous KubeletAnonymousAuthentication `json:"anonymous"`
+}
+
+type KubeletX509Authentication struct {
+	// clientCAFile is the path to a PEM-encoded certificate bundle. If set, any request presenting a client certificate
+	// signed by one of the authorities in the bundle is authenticated with a username corresponding to the CommonName,
+	// and groups corresponding to the Organization in the client certificate.
+	ClientCAFile string `json:"clientCAFile"`
+}
+
+type KubeletWebhookAuthentication struct {
+	// enabled allows bearer token authentication backed by the tokenreviews.authentication.k8s.io API
+	Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
+	// cacheTTL enables caching of authentication results
+	CacheTTL unversioned.Duration `json:"cacheTTL"`
+}
+
+type KubeletAnonymousAuthentication struct {
+	// enabled allows anonymous requests to the kubelet server.
+	// Requests that are not rejected by another authentication method are treated as anonymous requests.
+	// Anonymous requests have a username of system:anonymous, and a group name of system:unauthenticated.
+	Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
+}
+
 type KubeSchedulerConfiguration struct {
 	unversioned.TypeMeta
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/defaults.go b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/defaults.go
index d09de9cea85..a2d193eee2a 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/defaults.go
@@ -147,6 +147,25 @@ func SetDefaults_LeaderElectionConfiguration(obj *LeaderElectionConfiguration) {
 }
 
 func SetDefaults_KubeletConfiguration(obj *KubeletConfiguration) {
+	if obj.Authentication.Anonymous.Enabled == nil {
+		obj.Authentication.Anonymous.Enabled = boolVar(true)
+	}
+	if obj.Authentication.Webhook.Enabled == nil {
+		obj.Authentication.Webhook.Enabled = boolVar(false)
+	}
+	if obj.Authentication.Webhook.CacheTTL == zeroDuration {
+		obj.Authentication.Webhook.CacheTTL = unversioned.Duration{Duration: 2 * time.Minute}
+	}
+	if obj.Authorization.Mode == "" {
+		obj.Authorization.Mode = KubeletAuthorizationModeAlwaysAllow
+	}
+	if obj.Authorization.Webhook.CacheAuthorizedTTL == zeroDuration {
+		obj.Authorization.Webhook.CacheAuthorizedTTL = unversioned.Duration{Duration: 5 * time.Minute}
+	}
+	if obj.Authorization.Webhook.CacheUnauthorizedTTL == zeroDuration {
+		obj.Authorization.Webhook.CacheUnauthorizedTTL = unversioned.Duration{Duration: 30 * time.Second}
+	}
+
 	if obj.Address == "" {
 		obj.Address = "0.0.0.0"
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/types.go
index 86455c04d17..c8124eab83d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/componentconfig/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ type KubeletConfiguration struct {
 	// default /var/run/kubernetes). If tlsCertFile and tlsPrivateKeyFile
 	// are provided, this flag will be ignored.
 	CertDirectory string `json:"certDirectory"`
+	// authentication specifies how requests to the Kubelet's server are authenticated
+	Authentication KubeletAuthentication `json:"authentication"`
+	// authorization specifies how requests to the Kubelet's server are authorized
+	Authorization KubeletAuthorization `json:"authorization"`
 	// hostnameOverride is the hostname used to identify the kubelet instead
 	// of the actual hostname.
 	HostnameOverride string `json:"hostnameOverride"`
@@ -490,3 +494,59 @@ type KubeletConfiguration struct {
 	// +optional
 	ExperimentalRuntimeIntegrationType string `json:"experimentalRuntimeIntegrationType,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type KubeletAuthorizationMode string
+
+const (
+	// KubeletAuthorizationModeAlwaysAllow authorizes all authenticated requests
+	KubeletAuthorizationModeAlwaysAllow KubeletAuthorizationMode = "AlwaysAllow"
+	// KubeletAuthorizationModeWebhook uses the SubjectAccessReview API to determine authorization
+	KubeletAuthorizationModeWebhook KubeletAuthorizationMode = "Webhook"
+)
+
+type KubeletAuthorization struct {
+	// mode is the authorization mode to apply to requests to the kubelet server.
+	// Valid values are AlwaysAllow and Webhook.
+	// Webhook mode uses the SubjectAccessReview API to determine authorization.
+	Mode KubeletAuthorizationMode `json:"mode"`
+
+	// webhook contains settings related to Webhook authorization.
+	Webhook KubeletWebhookAuthorization `json:"webhook"`
+}
+
+type KubeletWebhookAuthorization struct {
+	// cacheAuthorizedTTL is the duration to cache 'authorized' responses from the webhook authorizer.
+	CacheAuthorizedTTL unversioned.Duration `json:"cacheAuthorizedTTL"`
+	// cacheUnauthorizedTTL is the duration to cache 'unauthorized' responses from the webhook authorizer.
+	CacheUnauthorizedTTL unversioned.Duration `json:"cacheUnauthorizedTTL"`
+}
+
+type KubeletAuthentication struct {
+	// x509 contains settings related to x509 client certificate authentication
+	X509 KubeletX509Authentication `json:"x509"`
+	// webhook contains settings related to webhook bearer token authentication
+	Webhook KubeletWebhookAuthentication `json:"webhook"`
+	// anonymous contains settings related to anonymous authentication
+	Anonymous KubeletAnonymousAuthentication `json:"anonymous"`
+}
+
+type KubeletX509Authentication struct {
+	// clientCAFile is the path to a PEM-encoded certificate bundle. If set, any request presenting a client certificate
+	// signed by one of the authorities in the bundle is authenticated with a username corresponding to the CommonName,
+	// and groups corresponding to the Organization in the client certificate.
+	ClientCAFile string `json:"clientCAFile"`
+}
+
+type KubeletWebhookAuthentication struct {
+	// enabled allows bearer token authentication backed by the tokenreviews.authentication.k8s.io API
+	Enabled *bool `json:"enabled"`
+	// cacheTTL enables caching of authentication results
+	CacheTTL unversioned.Duration `json:"cacheTTL"`
+}
+
+type KubeletAnonymousAuthentication struct {
+	// enabled allows anonymous requests to the kubelet server.
+	// Requests that are not rejected by another authentication method are treated as anonymous requests.
+	// Anonymous requests have a username of system:anonymous, and a group name of system:unauthenticated.
+	Enabled *bool `json:"enabled"`
+}