diff --git a/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest.go b/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest.go
index 9c9165d5..6e5b44b4 100644
--- a/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest.go
+++ b/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (r *REST) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation
 		traceFailureWithError(t, "token authentication", err)
 		return failureResponse(), nil
 	}
-	if userInfo == nil || userInfo.GetName() == "" {
+	if ok := isUserInfoValid(userInfo); !ok {
 		traceSuccess(t, userInfo, false)
 		return failureResponse(), nil
 	}
@@ -169,13 +169,29 @@ func validateRequest(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation r
 	return credentialRequest, nil
 }
 
+func isUserInfoValid(userInfo user.Info) bool {
+	switch {
+	case userInfo == nil, // must be non-nil
+		len(userInfo.GetName()) == 0,  // must have a username, groups are optional
+		len(userInfo.GetUID()) != 0,   // certs cannot assert UID
+		len(userInfo.GetExtra()) != 0: // certs cannot assert extra
+		return false
+
+	default:
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
 func traceSuccess(t *trace.Trace, userInfo user.Info, authenticated bool) {
 	userID := "<none>"
+	hasExtra := false
 	if userInfo != nil {
 		userID = userInfo.GetUID()
+		hasExtra = len(userInfo.GetExtra()) > 0
 	}
 	t.Step("success",
 		trace.Field{Key: "userID", Value: userID},
+		trace.Field{Key: "hasExtra", Value: hasExtra},
 		trace.Field{Key: "authenticated", Value: authenticated},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest_test.go b/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest_test.go
index 78d5dd73..f7a7cf7b 100644
--- a/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest_test.go
+++ b/internal/registry/credentialrequest/rest_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			requestAuthenticator.EXPECT().AuthenticateTokenCredentialRequest(gomock.Any(), req).
 				Return(&user.DefaultInfo{
 					Name:   "test-user",
-					UID:    "test-user-uid",
 					Groups: []string{"test-group-1", "test-group-2"},
 				}, nil)
 
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			})
-			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:test-user-uid,authenticated:true`)
+			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:,hasExtra:false,authenticated:true`)
 		})
 
 		it("CreateFailsWithValidTokenWhenCertIssuerFails", func() {
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			response, err := callCreate(context.Background(), storage, req)
 
 			requireSuccessfulResponseWithAuthenticationFailureMessage(t, err, response)
-			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:<none>,authenticated:false`)
+			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:<none>,hasExtra:false,authenticated:false`)
 		})
 
 		it("CreateSucceedsWithAnUnauthenticatedStatusWhenWebhookFails", func() {
@@ -184,7 +183,45 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			response, err := callCreate(context.Background(), storage, req)
 
 			requireSuccessfulResponseWithAuthenticationFailureMessage(t, err, response)
-			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:,authenticated:false`)
+			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:,hasExtra:false,authenticated:false`)
+		})
+
+		it("CreateSucceedsWithAnUnauthenticatedStatusWhenWebhookReturnsAUserWithUID", func() {
+			req := validCredentialRequest()
+
+			requestAuthenticator := credentialrequestmocks.NewMockTokenCredentialRequestAuthenticator(ctrl)
+			requestAuthenticator.EXPECT().AuthenticateTokenCredentialRequest(gomock.Any(), req).
+				Return(&user.DefaultInfo{
+					Name:   "test-user",
+					UID:    "test-uid",
+					Groups: []string{"test-group-1", "test-group-2"},
+				}, nil)
+
+			storage := NewREST(requestAuthenticator, nil, schema.GroupResource{})
+
+			response, err := callCreate(context.Background(), storage, req)
+
+			requireSuccessfulResponseWithAuthenticationFailureMessage(t, err, response)
+			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:test-uid,hasExtra:false,authenticated:false`)
+		})
+
+		it("CreateSucceedsWithAnUnauthenticatedStatusWhenWebhookReturnsAUserWithExtra", func() {
+			req := validCredentialRequest()
+
+			requestAuthenticator := credentialrequestmocks.NewMockTokenCredentialRequestAuthenticator(ctrl)
+			requestAuthenticator.EXPECT().AuthenticateTokenCredentialRequest(gomock.Any(), req).
+				Return(&user.DefaultInfo{
+					Name:   "test-user",
+					Groups: []string{"test-group-1", "test-group-2"},
+					Extra:  map[string][]string{"test-key": {"test-val-1", "test-val-2"}},
+				}, nil)
+
+			storage := NewREST(requestAuthenticator, nil, schema.GroupResource{})
+
+			response, err := callCreate(context.Background(), storage, req)
+
+			requireSuccessfulResponseWithAuthenticationFailureMessage(t, err, response)
+			requireOneLogStatement(r, logger, `"success" userID:,hasExtra:true,authenticated:false`)
 		})
 
 		it("CreateFailsWhenGivenTheWrongInputType", func() {