diff --git a/pkg/providers/vsphere/validator.go b/pkg/providers/vsphere/validator.go
index 2f0e8a596223c..2f5eeb3b6e9d3 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/vsphere/validator.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/vsphere/validator.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	anywherev1 "github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/networkutils"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/types"
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ func (v *Validator) validateControlPlaneIpUniqueness(spec *Spec) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (v *Validator) validateUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *VSphereUserConfig) error {
+func (v *Validator) validateUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *config.VSphereUserConfig) error {
 	controlPlaneMachineConfig := spec.controlPlaneMachineConfig()
 
 	privObjs := []map[string]string{
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ func (v *Validator) validateUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *VSph
 	return v.validatePrivs(ctx, privObjs, vsc)
 }
 
-func (v *Validator) validateCSIUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *VSphereUserConfig) error {
+func (v *Validator) validateCSIUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *config.VSphereUserConfig) error {
 	controlPlaneMachineConfig := spec.controlPlaneMachineConfig()
 
 	privObjs := []map[string]string{
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ func (v *Validator) validateCSIUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *V
 	return v.validatePrivs(ctx, privObjs, vsc)
 }
 
-func (v *Validator) validateCPUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *VSphereUserConfig) error {
+func (v *Validator) validateCPUserPrivs(ctx context.Context, spec *Spec, vuc *config.VSphereUserConfig) error {
 	// CP role just needs read only
 	privObjs := []map[string]string{
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go b/pkg/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
index 38a055458399c..79341b944ee88 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/vsphere/vsphere.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/cluster"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/clusterapi"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/constants"
+	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/crypto"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/executables"
 	"github.com/aws/eks-anywhere/pkg/filewriter"
@@ -710,16 +711,8 @@ func (vs *VsphereTemplateBuilder) GenerateCAPISpecWorkers(clusterSpec *cluster.S
 	return templater.AppendYamlResources(workerSpecs...), nil
 }
 
-type VSphereUserConfig struct {
-	EksaVsphereUsername    string
-	EksaVspherePassword    string
-	EksaVsphereCPUsername  string
-	EksaVsphereCPPassword  string
-	EksaVsphereCSIUsername string
-	EksaVsphereCSIPassword string
-}
 
-func NewVsphereUserConfig() *VSphereUserConfig {
+func NewVsphereUserConfig() *config.VSphereUserConfig {
 	eksaVsphereUsername := os.Getenv(EksavSphereUsernameKey)
 	eksaVspherePassword := os.Getenv(EksavSpherePasswordKey)
 
@@ -739,7 +732,7 @@ func NewVsphereUserConfig() *VSphereUserConfig {
 		eksaCSIPassword = eksaVspherePassword
 	}
 
-	vuc := VSphereUserConfig{
+	vuc := config.VSphereUserConfig{
 		eksaVsphereUsername,
 		eksaVspherePassword,
 		eksaCPUsername,