diff --git a/src/_nebari/initialize.py b/src/_nebari/initialize.py
index 25e0f2d07..9c963ee70 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/initialize.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/initialize.py
@@ -77,21 +77,36 @@ def render_config(
     ] = """Welcome! Learn about Nebari's features and configurations in <a href="https://www.nebari.dev/docs">the documentation</a>. If you have any questions or feedback, reach the team on <a href="https://www.nebari.dev/docs/community#getting-support">Nebari's support forums</a>."""
 
     config["security"]["authentication"] = {"type": auth_provider}
+
     if auth_provider == AuthenticationEnum.github:
-        if not disable_prompt:
-            config["security"]["authentication"]["config"] = {
-                "client_id": input("Github client_id: "),
-                "client_secret": input("Github client_secret: "),
-            }
+        config["security"]["authentication"]["config"] = {
+            "client_id": os.environ.get(
+                "GITHUB_CLIENT_ID",
+                "<enter client id or remove to use GITHUB_CLIENT_ID environment variable (preferred)>",
+            ),
+            "client_secret": os.environ.get(
+                "GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET",
+                "<enter client secret or remove to use GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET environment variable (preferred)>",
+            ),
+        }
     elif auth_provider == AuthenticationEnum.auth0:
         if auth_auto_provision:
             auth0_config = create_client(config.domain, config.project_name)
             config["security"]["authentication"]["config"] = auth0_config
         else:
             config["security"]["authentication"]["config"] = {
-                "client_id": input("Auth0 client_id: "),
-                "client_secret": input("Auth0 client_secret: "),
-                "auth0_subdomain": input("Auth0 subdomain: "),
+                "client_id": os.environ.get(
+                    "AUTH0_CLIENT_ID",
+                    "<enter client id or remove to use AUTH0_CLIENT_ID environment variable (preferred)>",
+                ),
+                "client_secret": os.environ.get(
+                    "AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET",
+                    "<enter client secret or remove to use AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET environment variable (preferred)>",
+                ),
+                "auth0_subdomain": os.environ.get(
+                    "AUTH0_DOMAIN",
+                    "<enter subdomain (without .auth0.com) or remove to use AUTH0_DOMAIN environment variable>",
+                ),
             }
 
     if cloud_provider == ProviderEnum.do:
diff --git a/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_keycloak/__init__.py b/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_keycloak/__init__.py
index aea9608d9..767c83189 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_keycloak/__init__.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/stages/kubernetes_keycloak/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import contextlib
 import enum
 import json
+import os
 import secrets
 import string
 import sys
@@ -61,14 +62,59 @@ def to_yaml(cls, representer, node):
 
 
 class GitHubConfig(schema.Base):
-    client_id: str
-    client_secret: str
+    client_id: str = pydantic.Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: os.environ.get("GITHUB_CLIENT_ID")
+    )
+    client_secret: str = pydantic.Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: os.environ.get("GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET")
+    )
+
+    @pydantic.root_validator(allow_reuse=True)
+    def validate_required(cls, values):
+        missing = []
+        for k, v in {
+            "client_id": "GITHUB_CLIENT_ID",
+            "client_secret": "GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET",
+        }.items():
+            if not values.get(k):
+                missing.append(v)
+
+        if len(missing) > 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Missing the following required environment variable(s): {', '.join(missing)}"
+            )
+
+        return values
 
 
 class Auth0Config(schema.Base):
-    client_id: str
-    client_secret: str
-    auth0_subdomain: str
+    client_id: str = pydantic.Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: os.environ.get("AUTH0_CLIENT_ID")
+    )
+    client_secret: str = pydantic.Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: os.environ.get("AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET")
+    )
+    auth0_subdomain: str = pydantic.Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: os.environ.get("AUTH0_DOMAIN")
+    )
+
+    @pydantic.root_validator(allow_reuse=True)
+    def validate_required(cls, values):
+        missing = []
+        for k, v in {
+            "client_id": "AUTH0_CLIENT_ID",
+            "client_secret": "AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET",
+            "auth0_subdomain": "AUTH0_DOMAIN",
+        }.items():
+            if not values.get(k):
+                missing.append(v)
+
+        if len(missing) > 0:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Missing the following required environment variable(s): {', '.join(missing)}"
+            )
+
+        return values
 
 
 class Authentication(schema.Base, ABC):
@@ -117,12 +163,12 @@ class PasswordAuthentication(Authentication):
 
 class Auth0Authentication(Authentication):
     _typ = AuthenticationEnum.auth0
-    config: Auth0Config
+    config: Auth0Config = pydantic.Field(default_factory=lambda: Auth0Config())
 
 
 class GitHubAuthentication(Authentication):
     _typ = AuthenticationEnum.github
-    config: GitHubConfig
+    config: GitHubConfig = pydantic.Field(default_factory=lambda: GitHubConfig())
 
 
 class Keycloak(schema.Base):
diff --git a/src/_nebari/subcommands/deploy.py b/src/_nebari/subcommands/deploy.py
index 13ee7e8f5..0aa861027 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/subcommands/deploy.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/subcommands/deploy.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pathlib
 from typing import Optional
 
+import rich
 import typer
 
 from _nebari.config import read_configuration
@@ -65,10 +66,8 @@ def deploy(
         from nebari.plugins import nebari_plugin_manager
 
         if dns_provider or dns_auto_provision:
-            from rich import print
-
             msg = "The [green]`--dns-provider`[/green] and [green]`--dns-auto-provision`[/green] flags have been removed in favor of configuring DNS via nebari-config.yaml"
-            print(msg)
+            rich.print(msg)
             raise typer.Abort()
 
         stages = nebari_plugin_manager.ordered_stages
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ def deploy(
             for stage in stages:
                 if stage.name == TERRAFORM_STATE_STAGE_NAME:
                     stages.remove(stage)
-            print("Skipping remote state provision")
+            rich.print("Skipping remote state provision")
 
         deploy_configuration(
             config,
diff --git a/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py b/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py
index 4ce38f21c..ee5d8534e 100644
--- a/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py
+++ b/src/_nebari/subcommands/init.py
@@ -213,18 +213,23 @@ def check_auth_provider_creds(ctx: typer.Context, auth_provider: str):
             )
         )
 
-        os.environ["AUTH0_CLIENT_ID"] = typer.prompt(
-            "Paste your AUTH0_CLIENT_ID",
-            hide_input=True,
-        )
-        os.environ["AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET"] = typer.prompt(
-            "Paste your AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET",
-            hide_input=True,
-        )
-        os.environ["AUTH0_DOMAIN"] = typer.prompt(
-            "Paste your AUTH0_DOMAIN",
-            hide_input=True,
-        )
+        if not os.environ.get("AUTH0_CLIENT_ID"):
+            os.environ["AUTH0_CLIENT_ID"] = typer.prompt(
+                "Paste your AUTH0_CLIENT_ID",
+                hide_input=True,
+            )
+
+        if not os.environ.get("AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET"):
+            os.environ["AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET"] = typer.prompt(
+                "Paste your AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET",
+                hide_input=True,
+            )
+
+        if not os.environ.get("AUTH0_DOMAIN"):
+            os.environ["AUTH0_DOMAIN"] = typer.prompt(
+                "Paste your AUTH0_DOMAIN",
+                hide_input=True,
+            )
 
     # GitHub
     elif auth_provider == AuthenticationEnum.github.value.lower() and (
@@ -237,14 +242,17 @@ def check_auth_provider_creds(ctx: typer.Context, auth_provider: str):
             )
         )
 
-        os.environ["GITHUB_CLIENT_ID"] = typer.prompt(
-            "Paste your GITHUB_CLIENT_ID",
-            hide_input=True,
-        )
-        os.environ["GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET"] = typer.prompt(
-            "Paste your GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET",
-            hide_input=True,
-        )
+        if not os.environ.get("GITHUB_CLIENT_ID"):
+            os.environ["GITHUB_CLIENT_ID"] = typer.prompt(
+                "Paste your GITHUB_CLIENT_ID",
+                hide_input=True,
+            )
+
+        if not os.environ.get("GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET"):
+            os.environ["GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET"] = typer.prompt(
+                "Paste your GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET",
+                hide_input=True,
+            )
 
     return auth_provider
 
diff --git a/tests/tests_unit/cli_validate/local.happy.auth0.yaml b/tests/tests_unit/cli_validate/local.happy.auth0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4ba2e18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests_unit/cli_validate/local.happy.auth0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+provider: local
+project_name: foobar
+security:
+  authentication:
+    type: Auth0
+    config:
+      client_id: test_client
+      client_secret: test_secret
+      auth0_subdomain: test_subdomain
diff --git a/tests/tests_unit/cli_validate/local.happy.github.yaml b/tests/tests_unit/cli_validate/local.happy.github.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30011b469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests_unit/cli_validate/local.happy.github.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+provider: local
+project_name: foobar
+security:
+  authentication:
+    type: GitHub
+    config:
+      client_id: test_client
+      client_secret: test_secret
diff --git a/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init.py b/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init.py
index f1d970d22..0e336bf16 100644
--- a/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init.py
+++ b/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_init.py
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ def generate_test_data_test_cli_init_happy_path():
             for project_name in ["testproject"]:
                 for domain_name in [f"{project_name}.example.com"]:
                     for namespace in ["test-ns"]:
-                        for auth_provider in [
-                            "password"
-                        ]:  # ["password", "Auth0", "GitHub"] # Auth0, Github failing as of 2023-08-23
+                        for auth_provider in ["password", "Auth0", "GitHub"]:
                             for repository in ["github.com", "gitlab.com"]:
                                 for ci_provider in [
                                     "none",
diff --git a/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_validate.py b/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_validate.py
index 44b7ce0f0..13955c1fc 100644
--- a/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_validate.py
+++ b/tests/tests_unit/test_cli_validate.py
@@ -197,6 +197,16 @@ def test_cli_validate_error_from_env(
             },
         ),
         ("do", {"digital_ocean": {"kubernetes_version": "1.20", "region": "nyc3"}}),
+        pytest.param(
+            "local",
+            {"security": {"authentication": {"type": "Auth0"}}},
+            id="auth-provider-auth0",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "local",
+            {"security": {"authentication": {"type": "GitHub"}}},
+            id="auth-provider-github",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_cli_validate_error_missing_cloud_env(
@@ -216,6 +226,11 @@ def test_cli_validate_error_missing_cloud_env(
         "DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN",
         "SPACES_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
         "SPACES_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY",
+        "AUTH0_CLIENT_ID",
+        "AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET",
+        "AUTH0_DOMAIN",
+        "GITHUB_CLIENT_ID",
+        "GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET",
     ]:
         try:
             monkeypatch.delenv(e)