Summary:

• kube-rbac-proxy is deprecated: see https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder/discussions/3907
• Investigate the feasibility of replacing kube-rbac-proxy controller-runtime WithAuthenticationAndAuthorization

Goal:

• Verify this works
• Does not require any operator-sdk dependency updates

TimeBox:

• 1 sprint

Deliverables/Outcomes:

• File Jiras to implement if it works