## ✅ QA Verification Complete All requirements verified and passing: **Functional Testing:** - ✅ `kafka-ctl auth clear` clears current profile session - ✅ `kafka-ctl auth clear --all` clears all sessions - ✅ `kafka-ctl auth status` shows cache status with table/JSON output - ✅ Commands provide clear feedback (green success, yellow warnings, red errors) - ✅ Help text is clear and comprehensive **Test Results:** - 102/102 tests passing (14 new auth tests, 88 existing tests) - Zero regressions - Code quality: Black ✓, Ruff ✓ **Manual Testing:** - Verified all commands work correctly with real sessions - Tested edge cases (no sessions, expired sessions, missing host) - Confirmed JSON output mode works - Validated error handling and user feedback **Implementation Quality:** - Follows existing patterns (`commands/clusters.py`) - Proper integration with SessionCache - No security issues - Production-ready See full QA report: `/tmp/qa-KAFKA-5.md` **Verdict:** APPROVED - Ready for merge

## Implementation Complete **Changes Made:** 1. **New file: `src/kafkactl/commands/auth.py`** (~150 lines) - `auth clear`: Clears cached session for current profile's host - `auth clear --all`: Clears all cached sessions - `auth status`: Shows table with host, validity, expiration time, and time remaining - JSON output mode supported via `--json` flag 2. **Modified: `src/kafkactl/cli.py`** - Registered new auth command group - Fixed CLI to not require host config for commands that don't need it (auth commands, --help) 3. **New file: `tests/test_commands_auth.py`** (~275 lines) - 14 tests covering all commands and edge cases - Tests for clear (with/without --all), status (table and JSON output), help text **Verification:** - All 102 tests pass - Manual testing verified all commands work correctly: - `kafka-ctl auth status` - Shows session table - `kafka-ctl auth clear --all` - Clears all sessions - `kafka-ctl --host X auth clear` - Clears specific session - `kafka-ctl --json auth status` - JSON output works **Commit:** `0fd53f8` on branch `KAFKA-5` **Note:** Could not push to remote due to repository access issues.

## Triage Complete **Status:** NOT IMPLEMENTED - Feature does not exist in the codebase **Summary:** - No `auth` CLI command currently exists - The backend infrastructure is fully ready (KAFKA-2 session cache is complete) - SessionCache class already has `clear()`, `clear_all()`, and `list_sessions()` methods - Implementation is a straightforward CLI wrapper around existing functionality **Implementation Location:** - New file: `src/kafkactl/commands/auth.py` (~80-100 lines) - Modified: `src/kafkactl/cli.py` (2 lines to register command) - New test: `tests/test_commands_auth.py` (~150 lines) **Pattern to Follow:** See `src/kafkactl/commands/clusters.py` for command group structure **Complexity:** Low - All backend work is done, this is purely CLI integration **Dependencies:** - KAFKA-2 (session cache): DONE (commit 9e8fcb1) See triage report: `/tmp/triage-KAFKA-5.md`