diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-test.yml
index 4d323f1e1..60e72d5ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-test.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           make e2e-cleanup
           make vela-cli
-          make e2e-setup-core
+          make e2e-setup-core-auth
           make
           make setup-runtime-e2e-cluster
 
diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/cluster-gateway/cluster-gateway.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/cluster-gateway/cluster-gateway.yaml
index b7af88adc..9ebe9c913 100644
--- a/charts/vela-core/templates/cluster-gateway/cluster-gateway.yaml
+++ b/charts/vela-core/templates/cluster-gateway/cluster-gateway.yaml
@@ -147,4 +147,7 @@ subjects:
   - kind: Group
     name: kubevela:client
     apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ include "kubevela.serviceAccountName" . }}
+    namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 {{ end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml
index 808b68269..b3782b3da 100644
--- a/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml
+++ b/charts/vela-core/templates/kubevela-controller.yaml
@@ -20,12 +20,56 @@ metadata:
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: ClusterRole
-  name: "cluster-admin"
+  name: {{ if .Values.authentication.enabled }} {{ include "kubevela.fullname" . }}:manager {{ else }} "cluster-admin" {{ end }}
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: {{ include "kubevela.serviceAccountName" . }}
     namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 
+{{ if .Values.authentication.enabled }}
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "kubevela.fullname" . }}:manager
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: ["core.oam.dev", "terraform.core.oam.dev", "prism.oam.dev"]
+    resources: ["*"]
+    verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups: ["cluster.open-cluster-management.io"]
+    resources: ["managedclusters"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["configmaps"]
+    verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups: ["apiregistration.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["apiservices"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["users", "groups", "serviceaccounts"]
+    verbs: ["impersonate"]
+  - apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["leases"]
+    verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["namespaces", "secrets", "services"]
+    verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["events"]
+    verbs: ["*"]
+  - apiGroups: ["apps"]
+    resources: ["controllerrevisions"]
+    verbs: ["get", "watch", "list"]
+  - apiGroups: ["admissionregistration.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["mutatingwebhookconfigurations", "validatingwebhookconfigurations"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["prioritylevelconfigurations", "flowschemas"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["authorization.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["subjectaccessreviews"]
+    verbs: ["*"]
+
 ---
 # permissions to do leader election.
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
diff --git a/makefiles/e2e.mk b/makefiles/e2e.mk
index 1bd0d0759..ec7bd9ead 100644
--- a/makefiles/e2e.mk
+++ b/makefiles/e2e.mk
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
-
-.PHONY: e2e-setup-core
-e2e-setup-core:
+.PHONY: e2e-setup-core-pre-hook
+e2e-setup-core-pre-hook:
 	sh ./hack/e2e/modify_charts.sh
-	helm upgrade --install --create-namespace --namespace vela-system --set image.pullPolicy=IfNotPresent --set image.repository=vela-core-test --set applicationRevisionLimit=5 --set dependCheckWait=10s --set image.tag=$(GIT_COMMIT) --wait kubevela ./charts/vela-core
+
+.PHONY: e2e-setup-core-post-hook
+e2e-setup-core-post-hook:
 	kubectl wait --for=condition=Available deployment/kubevela-vela-core -n vela-system --timeout=180s
 	helm upgrade --install --namespace vela-system --wait oam-rollout --set image.repository=vela-runtime-rollout-test --set image.tag=$(GIT_COMMIT) ./runtime/rollout/charts
 	go run ./e2e/addon/mock &
 	sleep 15
 	bin/vela addon enable rollout
 
+.PHONY: e2e-setup-core-wo-auth:
+e2e-setup-core-wo-auth:
+	helm upgrade --install --create-namespace --namespace vela-system --set image.pullPolicy=IfNotPresent --set image.repository=vela-core-test --set applicationRevisionLimit=5 --set dependCheckWait=10s --set image.tag=$(GIT_COMMIT) --wait kubevela ./charts/vela-core
+
+.PHONY: e2e-setup-core-w-auth:
+e2e-setup-core-w-auth:
+	helm upgrade --install --create-namespace --namespace vela-system --set image.pullPolicy=IfNotPresent --set image.repository=vela-core-test --set applicationRevisionLimit=5 --set dependCheckWait=10s --set image.tag=$(GIT_COMMIT) --wait kubevela ./charts/vela-core --set authentication.enabled=true --set authentication.withUser=true
+
+.PHONY: e2e-setup-core
+e2e-setup-core: e2e-setup-core-pre-hook e2e-setup-core-wo-auth e2e-setup-core-post-hook
+
+.PHONY: e2e-setup-core-auth
+e2e-setup-core-auth: e2e-setup-core-pre-hook e2e-setup-core-w-auth e2e-setup-core-post-hook
+
 .PHONY: setup-runtime-e2e-cluster
 setup-runtime-e2e-cluster:
 	helm upgrade --install --create-namespace --namespace vela-system --kubeconfig=$(RUNTIME_CLUSTER_CONFIG) --set image.pullPolicy=IfNotPresent --set image.repository=vela-runtime-rollout-test --set image.tag=$(GIT_COMMIT) --wait vela-rollout ./runtime/rollout/charts