diff --git a/cli/packages/util/auth.go b/cli/packages/util/auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2ab9f38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/packages/util/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package util
+
+type AuthStrategyType string
+
+var AuthStrategy = struct {
+	UNIVERSAL_AUTH  AuthStrategyType
+	KUBERNETES_AUTH AuthStrategyType
+}{
+	UNIVERSAL_AUTH:  "universal-auth",
+	KUBERNETES_AUTH: "kubernetes",
+}
+
+var AVAILABLE_AUTH_STRATEGIES = []AuthStrategyType{
+	AuthStrategy.UNIVERSAL_AUTH,
+	AuthStrategy.KUBERNETES_AUTH,
+}
+
+func IsAuthMethodValid(authMethod string) (isValid bool, strategy AuthStrategyType) {
+
+	if authMethod == "user" {
+		return true, ""
+	}
+
+	for _, strategy := range AVAILABLE_AUTH_STRATEGIES {
+		if string(strategy) == authMethod {
+			return true, strategy
+		}
+	}
+	return false, ""
+}