3 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/security/k8s/src/check/cmd/check/check.go b/test/security/k8s/src/check/cmd/check/check.go
index a351199b0..c9b34aa42 100644
--- a/test/security/k8s/src/check/cmd/check/check.go
+++ b/test/security/k8s/src/check/cmd/check/check.go
@@ -63,4 +63,6 @@ func main() {
 	log.Printf("IsEventRateLimitAdmissionControlPluginIncluded: %t\n", master.IsEventRateLimitAdmissionControlPluginIncluded(k8sParams))
 
 	log.Printf("IsNamespaceLifecycleAdmissionControlPluginNotExcluded: %t\n", master.IsNamespaceLifecycleAdmissionControlPluginNotExcluded(k8sParams))
+
+	log.Printf("IsAlwaysAllowAuthorizationModeExcluded: %t\n", master.IsAlwaysAllowAuthorizationModeExcluded(k8sParams))
 }
diff --git a/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api.go b/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api.go
index dc22e35f6..47a2a8e01 100644
--- a/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api.go
+++ b/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api.go
@@ -247,3 +247,9 @@ func hasFlagArgumentIncluded(flag string, argument string, params []string) bool
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// IsAlwaysAllowAuthorizationModeExcluded validates AlwaysAllow is excluded from admission control plugins.
+func IsAlwaysAllowAuthorizationModeExcluded(params []string) bool {
+	return isSingleFlagPresent("--authorization-mode=", params) &&
+		!hasFlagArgumentIncluded("--authorization-mode=", "AlwaysAllow", params)
+}
diff --git a/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api_test.go b/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api_test.go
index 233662a63..417616295 100644
--- a/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api_test.go
+++ b/test/security/k8s/src/check/validators/master/api_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Api", func() {
 				"PersistentVolumeClaimResize,MutatingAdmissionWebhook,ValidatingAdmissionWebhook," +
 				"ResourceQuota,AlwaysPullImages,DenyEscalatingExec,SecurityContextDeny," +
 				"PodSecurityPolicy,NodeRestriction,EventRateLimit",
+			"--authorization-mode=RBAC",
 		}
 
 		// kubeApiServerCasablanca was obtained from virtual environment for testing
@@ -315,5 +316,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Api", func() {
 			Entry("Should not be disabled on Casablanca cluster", kubeApiServerCasablanca, true),
 			Entry("Should not be disabled on Dublin cluster", kubeApiServerDublin, true),
 		)
+
+		DescribeTable("AlwaysAllow authorization mode",
+			func(params []string, expected bool) {
+				Expect(IsAlwaysAllowAuthorizationModeExcluded(params)).To(Equal(expected))
+			},
+			Entry("Is not explicitly disabled on insecure cluster", []string{}, false),
+			Entry("Is not absent on insecure cluster", []string{"--authorization-mode=Foo,Bar,AlwaysAllow,Baz,Quuz"}, false),
+			Entry("Is not explicitly disabled on Casablanca cluster", kubeApiServerCasablanca, false),
+			Entry("Should be absent on CIS-compliant cluster", kubeApiServerCISCompliant, true),
+			Entry("Should be absent on Dublin cluster", kubeApiServerDublin, true),
+		)
 	})
 })