diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index 7b0482dd77..8d71e96623 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -1395,10 +1395,15 @@ function configure_ironic {
     if [[ "$IRONIC_JSON_RPC_AUTH_STRATEGY" != "" ]]; then
         iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE json_rpc auth_strategy $IRONIC_JSON_RPC_AUTH_STRATEGY
     fi
-    iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE json_rpc http_basic_username myName
-    iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE json_rpc http_basic_password myPassword
-    # json-rpc auth file with bcrypt hash of myPassword
-    echo 'myName:$2y$05$lE3eGtyj41jZwrzS87KTqe6.JETVCWBkc32C63UP2aYrGoYOEpbJm' > /etc/ironic/htpasswd-json-rpc
+    if [[ "$IRONIC_JSON_RPC_AUTH_STRATEGY" == "http_basic" ]]; then
+        iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE json_rpc username myName
+        iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE json_rpc password myPassword
+        # json-rpc auth file with bcrypt hash of myPassword
+        echo 'myName:$2y$05$lE3eGtyj41jZwrzS87KTqe6.JETVCWBkc32C63UP2aYrGoYOEpbJm' > /etc/ironic/htpasswd-json-rpc
+    fi
+    if [[ "$IRONIC_JSON_RPC_AUTH_STRATEGY" == "" ]] || [[ "$IRONIC_JSON_RPC_AUTH_STRATEGY" == "keystone" ]]; then
+        configure_client_for json_rpc
+    fi
 
     # Set fast track options
     iniset $IRONIC_CONF_FILE deploy fast_track $IRONIC_DEPLOY_FAST_TRACK
@@ -1532,7 +1537,7 @@ function configure_ironic_conductor {
 
     # NOTE(pas-ha) service_catalog section is used to discover
     # ironic API endpoint from keystone catalog
-    local client_sections="neutron swift glance inspector cinder service_catalog json_rpc nova"
+    local client_sections="neutron swift glance inspector cinder service_catalog nova"
     for conf_section in $client_sections; do
         configure_client_for $conf_section
     done
diff --git a/doc/source/install/standalone.rst b/doc/source/install/standalone.rst
index 71479c47e1..8a5175b452 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/standalone.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/standalone.rst
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ You should make the following changes to ``/etc/ironic/ironic.conf``:
 
     [json_rpc]
     auth_strategy=http_basic
-    http_basic_username=myName
-    http_basic_password=myPassword
+    username=myName
+    password=myPassword
 
 If you don't use Image service, it's possible to provide images to Bare Metal
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diff --git a/ironic/common/json_rpc/client.py b/ironic/common/json_rpc/client.py
index 8d172196fe..f67c90ed9d 100644
--- a/ironic/common/json_rpc/client.py
+++ b/ironic/common/json_rpc/client.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 This client is compatible with any JSON RPC 2.0 implementation, including ours.
 """
 
-import base64
-
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
 from oslo_utils import importutils
@@ -38,23 +36,25 @@ def _get_session():
     global _SESSION
 
     if _SESSION is None:
+        kwargs = {}
         auth_strategy = json_rpc.auth_strategy()
-        if auth_strategy == 'keystone':
-            auth = keystone.get_auth('json_rpc')
-        else:
-            auth = None
+        if auth_strategy != 'keystone':
+            auth_type = 'none' if auth_strategy == 'noauth' else auth_strategy
+            CONF.set_default('auth_type', auth_type, group='json_rpc')
+
+            # Deprecated, remove in W
+            if auth_strategy == 'http_basic':
+                if CONF.json_rpc.http_basic_username:
+                    kwargs['username'] = CONF.json_rpc.http_basic_username
+                if CONF.json_rpc.http_basic_password:
+                    kwargs['password'] = CONF.json_rpc.http_basic_password
+
+        auth = keystone.get_auth('json_rpc', **kwargs)
 
         session = keystone.get_session('json_rpc', auth=auth)
         headers = {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json'
         }
-        if auth_strategy == 'http_basic':
-            token = '{}:{}'.format(
-                CONF.json_rpc.http_basic_username,
-                CONF.json_rpc.http_basic_password
-            ).encode('utf-8')
-            encoded = base64.b64encode(token).decode('utf-8')
-            headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic {}'.format(encoded)
 
         # Adds options like connect_retries
         _SESSION = keystone.get_adapter('json_rpc', session=session,
diff --git a/ironic/conf/json_rpc.py b/ironic/conf/json_rpc.py
index d88844e090..3fdff21f45 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/json_rpc.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/json_rpc.py
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ opts = [
                 default=False,
                 help=_('Whether to use TLS for JSON RPC')),
     cfg.StrOpt('http_basic_username',
-               default='',
+               deprecated_for_removal=True,
+               deprecated_reason=_("Use username instead"),
                help=_("Name of the user to use for HTTP Basic authentication "
-                      "client requests. Required when "
-                      "auth_strategy=http_basic.")),
+                      "client requests.")),
     cfg.StrOpt('http_basic_password',
-               default='',
+               deprecated_for_removal=True,
+               deprecated_reason=_("Use password instead"),
                secret=True,
                help=_("Password to use for HTTP Basic authentication "
-                      "client requests. Required when "
-                      "auth_strategy=http_basic.")),
+                      "client requests.")),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_json_rpc.py b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_json_rpc.py
index 217a1128c2..8584c1fa09 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_json_rpc.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/common/test_json_rpc.py
@@ -584,9 +584,11 @@ class TestSession(test_base.TestCase):
         self.config(auth_strategy='noauth', group='json_rpc')
         session = client._get_session()
 
-        mock_keystone.get_auth.assert_not_called()
+        mock_keystone.get_auth.assert_called_once_with('json_rpc')
+        auth = mock_keystone.get_auth.return_value
+
         mock_keystone.get_session.assert_called_once_with(
-            'json_rpc', auth=None)
+            'json_rpc', auth=auth)
 
         internal_session = mock_keystone.get_session.return_value
 
@@ -620,13 +622,34 @@ class TestSession(test_base.TestCase):
 
     def test_http_basic(self, mock_keystone):
         self.config(auth_strategy='http_basic', group='json_rpc')
-        self.config(http_basic_username='myName', group='json_rpc')
-        self.config(http_basic_password='myPassword', group='json_rpc')
         session = client._get_session()
 
-        mock_keystone.get_auth.assert_not_called()
+        mock_keystone.get_auth.assert_called_once_with('json_rpc')
+        auth = mock_keystone.get_auth.return_value
         mock_keystone.get_session.assert_called_once_with(
-            'json_rpc', auth=None)
+            'json_rpc', auth=auth)
+
+        internal_session = mock_keystone.get_session.return_value
+
+        mock_keystone.get_adapter.assert_called_once_with(
+            'json_rpc',
+            session=internal_session,
+            additional_headers={
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+            })
+        self.assertEqual(mock_keystone.get_adapter.return_value, session)
+
+    def test_http_basic_deprecated(self, mock_keystone):
+        self.config(auth_strategy='http_basic', group='json_rpc')
+        self.config(http_basic_username='myName', group='json_rpc')
+        self.config(http_basic_password='myPassword', group='json_rpc')
+        session = client._get_session()
+
+        mock_keystone.get_auth.assert_called_once_with(
+            'json_rpc', username='myName', password='myPassword')
+        auth = mock_keystone.get_auth.return_value
+        mock_keystone.get_session.assert_called_once_with(
+            'json_rpc', auth=auth)
 
         internal_session = mock_keystone.get_session.return_value
 
@@ -634,7 +657,6 @@ class TestSession(test_base.TestCase):
             'json_rpc',
             session=internal_session,
             additional_headers={
-                'Authorization': 'Basic bXlOYW1lOm15UGFzc3dvcmQ=',
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
             })
         self.assertEqual(mock_keystone.get_adapter.return_value, session)
diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 82533a1b1f..ca32f2a82c 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jmespath==0.9.5
 jsonpatch==1.16
 jsonpointer==2.0
 jsonschema==3.2.0
-keystoneauth1==3.18.0
+keystoneauth1==4.2.0
 keystonemiddleware==4.17.0
 kombu==4.6.8
 linecache2==1.0.0
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/json_rpc_http_basic-42dfc6ca2471a30e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/json_rpc_http_basic-42dfc6ca2471a30e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee1eeef185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/json_rpc_http_basic-42dfc6ca2471a30e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The configuration options ``[json_rpc]http_basic_username`` and
+    ``[json_rpc]http_basic_password`` have been deprecated in favour of the
+    more generic ``[json_rpc]username`` and ``[json_rpc]password``.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index aa80cd787e..1a32807f98 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ WebOb>=1.7.1 # MIT
 python-cinderclient!=4.0.0,>=3.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-neutronclient>=6.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-glanceclient>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0
-keystoneauth1>=3.18.0 # Apache-2.0
+keystoneauth1>=4.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 ironic-lib>=4.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-swiftclient>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 pytz>=2013.6 # MIT