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+changelog:
+  - type: NEW_FEATURE
+    issueLink: https://github.com/solo-io/gloo-mesh-enterprise/issues/16010
+    description: |
+      Adds pre-admission [validation rules](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/#validation-rules) to the `AuthConfig` CRD.
+    resolvesIssue: false