diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-olives-breathe.md b/.changeset/friendly-olives-breathe.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-auth-backend': patch
+---
+
+Added configuration schema for the commonly used properties
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/config.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export interface Config {
+  /** Configuration options for the auth plugin */
+  auth?: {
+    /**
+     * The 'environment' attribute
+     * @visibility frontend
+     */
+    environment?: string;
+
+    session?: {
+      /**
+       * The secret attribute of session object.
+       * @visibility secret
+       */
+      secret?: string;
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * The available auth-provider options and attributes
+     */
+    providers?: {
+      google?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      github?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      gitlab?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      saml?: {
+        entryPoint: string;
+        issuer: string;
+      };
+      okta?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      oauth2?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      oidc?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      auth0?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      microsoft?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+      onelogin?: {
+        development: { [key: string]: string };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index 1c9ebbe261..dc452b45f2 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -83,25 +83,5 @@
     "dist",
     "migrations"
   ],
-  "configSchema": {
-    "$schema": "https://backstage.io/schema/config-v1",
-    "title": "@backstage/auth-backend",
-    "type": "object",
-    "properties": {
-      "auth": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "properties": {
-          "session": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-              "secret": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "visibility": "secret"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }