diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/auth.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d985eceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# Copyright 2022 IBM, Red Hat
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""
+The auth sub-module contains the definitions for the Authentication objects, which represent
+the methods by which a user can authenticate to their cluster(s). The abstract class, `Authentication`,
+contains two required methods `login()` and `logout()`. Users can use one of the existing concrete classes to
+authenticate to their cluster or add their own custom concrete classes here.  
+"""
+
+import abc
+import openshift as oc
+
+
+class Authentication(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+    """
+    An abstract class that defines the necessary methods for authenticating to a remote environment.
+    Specifically, this class defines the need for a `login()` and a `logout()` function.
+    """
+
+    def login(self):
+        """
+        Method for logging in to a remote cluster.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def logout(self):
+        """
+        Method for logging out of the remote cluster.
+        """
+        pass
+
+
+class TokenAuthentication(Authentication):
+    """
+    `TokenAuthentication` is a subclass of `Authentication`. It can be used to authenticate to an OpenShift
+    cluster when the user has an API token and the API server address.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: str = None,
+        server: str = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize a TokenAuthentication object that requires a value for `token`, the API Token
+        and `server`, the API server address for authenticating to an OpenShift cluster.
+        """
+
+        self.token = token
+        self.server = server
+
+    def login(self):
+        """
+        This function is used to login to an OpenShift cluster using the user's API token and API server address.
+        """
+        token = self.token
+        server = self.server
+        response = oc.invoke("login", [f"--token={token}", f"--server={server}:6443"])
+        return response.out()
+
+    def logout(self):
+        """
+        This function is used to logout of an OpenShift cluster.
+        """
+        response = oc.invoke("logout")
+        return response.out()
+
+
+class PasswordUserAuthentication(Authentication):
+    """
+    `PasswordUserAuthentication` is a subclass of `Authentication`. It can be used to authenticate to an OpenShift
+    cluster when the user has a username and password.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        username: str = None,
+        password: str = None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize a PasswordUserAuthentication object that requires a value for `username`
+        and `password` for authenticating to an OpenShift cluster.
+        """
+        self.username = username
+        self.password = password
+
+    def login(self):
+        """
+        This function is used to login to an OpenShift cluster using the user's `username` and `password`.
+        """
+        response = oc.login(self.username, self.password)
+        return response.out()
+
+    def logout(self):
+        """
+        This function is used to logout of an OpenShift cluster.
+        """
+        response = oc.invoke("logout")
+        return response.out()
diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
index acf2f4dd0..2eb8b5f10 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def up(self):
         Applies the AppWrapper yaml, pushing the resource request onto
         the MCAD queue.
         """
+        self.config.auth.login()
         namespace = self.config.namespace
         with oc.project(namespace):
             oc.invoke("apply", ["-f", self.app_wrapper_yaml])
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ def down(self):
         namespace = self.config.namespace
         with oc.project(namespace):
             oc.invoke("delete", ["AppWrapper", self.app_wrapper_name])
+        self.config.auth.logout()
 
     def status(self, print_to_console: bool = True):
         """
diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
index 6377ee72c..2456ea8d5 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 """
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from .auth import Authentication
 import pathlib
 
 dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
@@ -46,3 +47,4 @@ class ClusterConfiguration:
     instascale: bool = False
     envs: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
     image: str = "ghcr.io/ibm-ai-foundation/base:ray1.13.0-py38-gpu-pytorch1.12.0cu116-20220826-202124"
+    auth: Authentication = Authentication()