diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
index bfba61eb894..e94ca33f18a 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-cluster.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ credentials_dir: "{{ inventory_dir }}/credentials"
 
 ## It is possible to activate / deactivate selected authentication methods (oidc, static token auth)
 # kube_oidc_auth: false
+# kube_oidc_structured_auth: false
 # kube_token_auth: false
 
-
 ## Variables for OpenID Connect Configuration https://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/authentication/
 ## To use OpenID you have to deploy additional an OpenID Provider (e.g Dex, Keycloak, ...)
 
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ credentials_dir: "{{ inventory_dir }}/credentials"
 # kube_oidc_groups_claim: groups
 # kube_oidc_groups_prefix: 'oidc:'
 
+# Variables are only valid if kube_oidc_structured_auth is set to true
+# kube_oidc_uid_clam: "sub"
+# kube_oidc_audiences: []
+# kube_oidc_additional_user_validation_rules:
+#   - expression: "!user.username.startsWith('system:')"
+#     error_message: "username cannot used reserved system: prefix"
+
 ## Variables to control webhook authn/authz
 # kube_webhook_token_auth: false
 # kube_webhook_token_auth_url: https://...
@@ -118,7 +125,8 @@ kube_network_node_prefix_ipv6: 120
 
 # The port the API Server will be listening on.
 kube_apiserver_ip: "{{ kube_service_addresses | ansible.utils.ipaddr('net') | ansible.utils.ipaddr(1) | ansible.utils.ipaddr('address') }}"
-kube_apiserver_port: 6443  # (https)
+# https port
+kube_apiserver_port: 6443
 
 # Kube-proxy proxyMode configuration.
 # Can be ipvs, iptables
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/main.yml
index dbc0f239618..4c298311659 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ kube_api_runtime_config: []
 ## Enable/Disable Kube API Server Authentication Methods
 kube_token_auth: false
 kube_oidc_auth: false
+kube_oidc_structured_auth: false
 
 ## Variables for webhook token auth https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authentication/#webhook-token-authentication
 kube_webhook_token_auth: false
@@ -162,14 +163,19 @@ kube_apiserver_admission_plugins_podnodeselector_default_node_selector: ""
 # kube_oidc_client_id: kubernetes
 ## Optional settings for OIDC
 # kube_oidc_username_claim: sub
-# kube_oidc_username_prefix: 'oidc:'
+kube_oidc_username_prefix: "oidc:"
 # kube_oidc_groups_claim: groups
-# kube_oidc_groups_prefix: 'oidc:'
+kube_oidc_groups_prefix: "oidc:"
+kube_oidc_uid_claim: "sub"
 # Copy oidc CA file to the following path if needed
 # kube_oidc_ca_file: {{ kube_cert_dir }}/ca.pem
 # Optionally include a base64-encoded oidc CA cert
 # kube_oidc_ca_cert: c3RhY2thYnVzZS5jb20...
 
+# Variables are only valid if kube_oidc_structured_auth is true
+kube_oidc_audiences: []
+kube_oidc_additional_user_validation_rules: []
+
 # List of the preferred NodeAddressTypes to use for kubelet connections.
 kubelet_preferred_address_types: 'InternalDNS,InternalIP,Hostname,ExternalDNS,ExternalIP'
 
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml
index ae7b7506fe5..bce42423328 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/tasks/kubeadm-setup.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,29 @@
     mode: "0640"
   when: kube_apiserver_tracing
 
+- name: Kubeadm | Configure Structured Authentication
+  when:
+    - kube_oidc_auth
+    - kube_oidc_structured_auth
+  block:
+    - name: Kubeadm | Check if Structured Authentication Configuration is supported
+      fail:
+        msg: "OIDC structured auth is supported only from Kubernetes 1.30.0"
+      when:
+        - kube_version is version('1.30.0', '<')
+
+    - name: Kubeadm | Create apiserver authentication config directory
+      file:
+        path: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/authentication"
+        state: directory
+        mode: "0640"
+
+    - name: Kubeadm | Write apiserver authentication config yaml
+      template:
+        src: apiserver-authentication-config.yaml.j2
+        dest: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/authentication/apiserver-authentication-config.yaml"
+        mode: "0640"
+
 # Nginx LB(default), If kubeadm_config_api_fqdn is defined, use other LB by kubeadm controlPlaneEndpoint.
 - name: Set kubeadm_config_api_fqdn define
   set_fact:
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/apiserver-authentication-config.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/apiserver-authentication-config.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6faa62beab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/apiserver-authentication-config.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apiserver.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: AuthenticationConfiguration
+jwt:
+  - issuer:
+      audiences: {{ ([kube_oidc_client_id] + kube_oidc_audiences) | to_json }}
+      audienceMatchPolicy: MatchAny
+{% if kube_oidc_ca_file is defined %}
+      certificateAuthority: "{{ kube_oidc_ca_file }}"
+{% endif %}
+      url: "{{ kube_oidc_url }}"
+    claimMappings:
+{% if kube_oidc_username_claim is defined %}
+      username:
+        claim: "{{ kube_oidc_username_claim }}"
+        prefix: "{{ kube_oidc_username_prefix }}"
+{% endif %}
+{% if kube_oidc_groups_claim is defined %}
+      groups:
+        claim: "{{ kube_oidc_groups_claim }}"
+        prefix: "{{ kube_oidc_groups_prefix }}"
+{% endif %}
+{% if kube_oidc_uid_claim is defined %}
+      uid:
+        claim: "{{ kube_oidc_uid_claim }}"
+{% endif %}
+    userValidationRules:
+{% for rule in kube_oidc_user_validation_rules + kube_oidc_additional_user_validation_rules %}
+      - expression: "{{ rule.expression }}"
+        message: "{{ rule.message }}"
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2
index 123a68ad579..0b1d24cb655 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/templates/kubeadm-config.v1beta3.yaml.j2
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ apiServer:
 {% if kube_apiserver_service_account_lookup %}
     service-account-lookup: "{{ kube_apiserver_service_account_lookup }}"
 {% endif %}
-{% if kube_oidc_auth | default(false) and kube_oidc_url is defined and kube_oidc_client_id is defined %}
+{% if kube_oidc_auth and kube_oidc_url is defined and kube_oidc_client_id is defined and not kube_oidc_structured_auth %}
     oidc-issuer-url: "{{ kube_oidc_url }}"
     oidc-client-id: "{{ kube_oidc_client_id }}"
 {%   if kube_oidc_ca_file is defined %}
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ apiServer:
     oidc-groups-prefix: "{{ kube_oidc_groups_prefix }}"
 {%   endif %}
 {% endif %}
+{% if kube_oidc_auth and kube_oidc_url is defined and kube_oidc_client_id is defined and kube_oidc_structured_auth %}
+    authentication-config: {{ kube_config_dir }}/authentication/apiserver-authentication-config.yaml
+{% endif %}
 {% if kube_webhook_token_auth | default(false) %}
     authentication-token-webhook-config-file: {{ kube_config_dir }}/webhook-token-auth-config.yaml
 {% endif %}
@@ -261,6 +264,13 @@ apiServer:
     readOnly: false
     pathType: DirectoryOrCreate
 {% endif %}
+{% if kube_oidc_structured_auth %}
+  - name: structauth
+    hostPath: {{ kube_config_dir }}/authentication
+    mountPath: {{ kube_config_dir }}/authentication
+    readOnly: true
+    pathType: DirectoryOrCreate
+{% endif %}
 {% if kube_apiserver_tracing %}
   - name: tracing
     hostPath: {{ kube_config_dir }}/tracing
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/vars/main.yaml b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/vars/main.yaml
index 263ee0b4569..498bdf127fa 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/vars/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/control-plane/vars/main.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ kube_apiserver_admission_plugins_needs_configuration:
 - PodSecurity
 - PodNodeSelector
 - ResourceQuota
+# default user validation rules for OIDC
+kube_oidc_user_validation_rules:
+  - expression: "!user.username.startsWith('system:')"
+    message: "username cannot used reserved system: prefix"
+  - expression: "user.groups.all(group, !group.startsWith('system:'))"
+    message: "groups cannot used reserved system: prefix"