diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
index 9069406f8..3acc683a7 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell.py
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ from common.utils.exploit_enum import ExploitType
 from infection_monkey.exploit.consts import WIN_ARCH_32, WIN_ARCH_64
 from infection_monkey.exploit.HostExploiter import HostExploiter
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils import utils
-from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options import AuthOptions
+from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options import (
+    AUTH_NEGOTIATE,
+    ENCRYPTION_AUTO,
+    AuthOptions,
+)
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options_generators import get_auth_options
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.credential_generators import get_credentials
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.credentials import Credentials
@@ -96,6 +100,8 @@ class PowerShellExploiter(HostExploiter):
             password=self._config.exploit_password_list[0],
         )
         auth_options = AuthOptions(
+            auth_type=AUTH_NEGOTIATE,
+            encryption=ENCRYPTION_AUTO,
             ssl=False,
         )
         self._authenticate(credentials, auth_options)
@@ -106,6 +112,8 @@ class PowerShellExploiter(HostExploiter):
             password=self._config.exploit_password_list[0],
         )
         auth_options = AuthOptions(
+            auth_type=AUTH_NEGOTIATE,
+            encryption=ENCRYPTION_AUTO,
             ssl=True,
         )
         self._authenticate(credentials, auth_options)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options.py
index 5d590d166..50d0e24e5 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options.py
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
+AUTH_BASIC = "basic"
+AUTH_NEGOTIATE = "negotiate"
+ENCRYPTION_AUTO = "auto"
+ENCRYPTION_NEVER = "never"
+
 
 @dataclass
 class AuthOptions:
+    auth_type: str
+    encryption: str
     ssl: bool
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options_generators.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options_generators.py
index 304d798da..178060d9b 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options_generators.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/auth_options_generators.py
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 from typing import List
 
-from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options import AuthOptions
+from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options import (
+    AUTH_BASIC,
+    AUTH_NEGOTIATE,
+    ENCRYPTION_AUTO,
+    ENCRYPTION_NEVER,
+    AuthOptions,
+)
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.credentials import Credentials
 
 
-def get_auth_options(credentials: List[Credentials], ssl: bool) -> List[AuthOptions]:
+def get_auth_options(credentials: List[Credentials], use_ssl: bool) -> List[AuthOptions]:
     auth_options = []
 
-    for cred in credentials:
-        opts = AuthOptions(ssl)
+    for creds in credentials:
+        # Passwordless login only works with SSL false, AUTH_BASIC and ENCRYPTION_NEVER
+        ssl = False if creds.password == "" else use_ssl
+        auth_type = AUTH_BASIC if creds.password == "" else AUTH_NEGOTIATE
+        encryption = ENCRYPTION_NEVER if creds.password == "" else ENCRYPTION_AUTO
 
-        # Passwordless login only works with SSL false
-        if cred.password == "":
-            opts.ssl = False
-
-        auth_options.append(opts)
+        auth_options.append(AuthOptions(auth_type, encryption, ssl))
 
     return auth_options
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/utils.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/utils.py
index 1b8a92e4c..642394a62 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/utils.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/utils.py
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ def build_monkey_execution_command(host: VictimHost, depth: int, executable_path
     }
 
 
-AUTH_BASIC = "basic"
-AUTH_NEGOTIATE = "negotiate"
-ENCRYPTION_AUTO = "auto"
-ENCRYPTION_NEVER = "never"
-
 CONNECTION_TIMEOUT = 3  # Seconds
 
 
@@ -38,17 +33,13 @@ class IClient(Protocol):
 def get_client_based_on_auth_options(
     ip_addr: str, credentials: Credentials, auth_options: AuthOptions
 ) -> IClient:
-    # Passwordless login only works with SSL false, AUTH_BASIC and ENCRYPTION_NEVER
-    auth = AUTH_NEGOTIATE if credentials.password != "" else AUTH_BASIC
-    encryption = ENCRYPTION_AUTO if credentials.password != "" else ENCRYPTION_NEVER
-
     return Client(
         ip_addr,
         username=credentials.username,
         password=credentials.password,
         cert_validation=False,
+        auth=auth_options.auth_type,
+        encryption=auth_options.encryption,
         ssl=auth_options.ssl,
-        auth=auth,
-        encryption=encryption,
         connection_timeout=CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,
     )
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/test_auth_options_generators.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/test_auth_options_generators.py
index 61a4583a0..7a040d7c8 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/test_auth_options_generators.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/test_auth_options_generators.py
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 # from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options import AuthOptions
+from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options import (
+    AUTH_BASIC,
+    AUTH_NEGOTIATE,
+    ENCRYPTION_AUTO,
+    ENCRYPTION_NEVER,
+)
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options_generators import get_auth_options
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.credentials import Credentials
 
@@ -10,36 +16,72 @@ CREDENTIALS = [
 
 
 def test_get_auth_options__ssl_true_with_password():
-    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, ssl=True)
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=True)
 
     assert auth_options[0].ssl
 
 
 def test_get_auth_options__ssl_true_empty_password():
-    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, ssl=True)
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=True)
 
     assert not auth_options[1].ssl
 
 
 def test_get_auth_options__ssl_true_none_password():
-    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, ssl=True)
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=True)
 
     assert auth_options[2].ssl
 
 
 def test_get_auth_options__ssl_false_with_password():
-    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, ssl=False)
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
 
     assert not auth_options[0].ssl
 
 
 def test_get_auth_options__ssl_false_empty_password():
-    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, ssl=False)
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
 
     assert not auth_options[1].ssl
 
 
 def test_get_auth_options__ssl_false_none_password():
-    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, ssl=False)
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
 
     assert not auth_options[2].ssl
+
+
+def test_get_auth_options__auth_type_with_password():
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
+
+    assert auth_options[0].auth_type == AUTH_NEGOTIATE
+
+
+def test_get_auth_options__auth_type_empty_password():
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
+
+    assert auth_options[1].auth_type == AUTH_BASIC
+
+
+def test_get_auth_options__auth_type_none_password():
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
+
+    assert auth_options[2].auth_type == AUTH_NEGOTIATE
+
+
+def test_get_auth_options__encryption_with_password():
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
+
+    assert auth_options[0].encryption == ENCRYPTION_AUTO
+
+
+def test_get_auth_options__encryption_empty_password():
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
+
+    assert auth_options[1].encryption == ENCRYPTION_NEVER
+
+
+def test_get_auth_options__encryption_none_password():
+    auth_options = get_auth_options(CREDENTIALS, use_ssl=False)
+
+    assert auth_options[2].encryption == ENCRYPTION_AUTO