diff --git a/docs/design-docs/07-package-orchestration.md b/docs/design-docs/07-package-orchestration.md
index 23bf57a411..b57bbee852 100644
--- a/docs/design-docs/07-package-orchestration.md
+++ b/docs/design-docs/07-package-orchestration.md
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ GITHUB_TOKEN=<GitHub Personal Access Token>
 
 $ kpt alpha repo register \
   --namespace default \
-  --repo-username=${GITHUB_USERNAME} \
-  --repo-password=${GITHUB_TOKEN} \
+  --repo-basic-username=${GITHUB_USERNAME} \
+  --repo-basic-password=${GITHUB_TOKEN} \
   https://github.com/${GITHUB_USERNAME}/blueprints.git
 ```
 
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ All command line flags supported:
 * `--deployment` - Boolean value; If specified, repository is a deployment
   repository; published packages in a deployment repository are considered
   deployment-ready.
-* `--repo-username` - Username for repository authentication.
-* `--repo-password` - Password for repository authentication.
+* `--repo-basic-username` - Username for repository authentication using basic auth.
+* `--repo-basic-password` - Password for repository authentication using basic auth.
 
 Additionally, common `kubectl` command line flags for controlling aspects of
 interaction with the Kubernetes apiserver, logging, and more (this is true for
diff --git a/internal/cmdreporeg/command.go b/internal/cmdreporeg/command.go
index 58afbca1f3..21f9ac2caf 100644
--- a/internal/cmdreporeg/command.go
+++ b/internal/cmdreporeg/command.go
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ Flags:
 --deployment
   Repository is a deployment repository; packages in a deployment repository are considered deployment-ready.
 
---repo-username
-  Username for repository authentication.
+--repo-basic-username
+  Username for repository authentication with basic auth.
 
---repo-password
-  Password for repository authentication.
+--repo-basic-password
+  Password for repository authentication with basic auth.
 
 --directory
   Directory within the repository where to look for packages.
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ func newRunner(ctx context.Context, rcg *genericclioptions.ConfigFlags) *runner
 	c.Flags().StringVar(&r.name, "name", "", "Name of the package repository. If unspecified, will use the name portion (last segment) of the repository URL.")
 	c.Flags().StringVar(&r.description, "description", "", "Brief description of the package repository.")
 	c.Flags().BoolVar(&r.deployment, "deployment", false, "Repository is a deployment repository; packages in a deployment repository are considered deployment-ready.")
-	c.Flags().StringVar(&r.username, "repo-username", "", "Username for repository authentication.")
-	c.Flags().StringVar(&r.password, "repo-password", "", "Password for repository authentication.")
+	c.Flags().StringVar(&r.username, "repo-basic-username", "", "Username for repository authentication using basic auth.")
+	c.Flags().StringVar(&r.password, "repo-basic-password", "", "Password for repository authentication using basic auth.")
 
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/internal/cmdreporeg/command_test.go b/internal/cmdreporeg/command_test.go
index fbeaa1c6a0..77dad9fcee 100644
--- a/internal/cmdreporeg/command_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmdreporeg/command_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestRepoReg(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "AuthRegister",
-			args: []string{"https://github.com/platkrm/test-blueprints.git", "--repo-username=test-username", "--repo-password=test-password"},
+			args: []string{"https://github.com/platkrm/test-blueprints.git", "--repo-basic-username=test-username", "--repo-basic-password=test-password"},
 			actions: []httpAction{
 				{
 					method:       http.MethodPost,