diff --git a/src/Maker/MakeAuthenticator.php b/src/Maker/MakeAuthenticator.php
index 00b029b64..17854f7cb 100644
--- a/src/Maker/MakeAuthenticator.php
+++ b/src/Maker/MakeAuthenticator.php
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Util\TargetPathTrait;
 use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Yaml;
 
+trigger_deprecation('symfony/maker-bundle', 'v1.59.0', 'The "%s" class is deprecated, use any of the Security\Make* commands instead.', MakeAuthenticator::class);
+
 /**
+ * @deprecated since MakerBundle v1.59.0, use any of the Security/Make* instead.
+ *
  * @author Ryan Weaver   <ryan@symfonycasts.com>
  * @author Jesse Rushlow <jr@rushlow.dev>
  *
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ public function configureCommand(Command $command, InputConfiguration $inputConf
 
     public function interact(InputInterface $input, ConsoleStyle $io, Command $command): void
     {
+        $io->caution('"make:auth" is deprecated, use any of the "make:security" commands instead.');
+
         if (!$this->fileManager->fileExists($path = 'config/packages/security.yaml')) {
             throw new RuntimeCommandException('The file "config/packages/security.yaml" does not exist. PHP & XML configuration formats are currently not supported.');
         }
diff --git a/tests/Maker/MakeAuthenticatorTest.php b/tests/Maker/MakeAuthenticatorTest.php
index 93fa38fcb..81de4053d 100644
--- a/tests/Maker/MakeAuthenticatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Maker/MakeAuthenticatorTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 use Symfony\Bundle\MakerBundle\Test\MakerTestRunner;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\PasswordAuthenticatedUserInterface;
 
+/**
+ * @group legacy
+ */
 class MakeAuthenticatorTest extends MakerTestCase
 {
     protected function getMakerClass(): string