diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1dfc9e..9c53547 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.javaswift</groupId>
     <artifactId>file-cli</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.1</version>
+    <version>1.4.2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>JOSS File CLI</name>
     <description>Command Line Interface for uploading files to the ObjectStore</description>
@@ -182,4 +182,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Arguments.java b/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Arguments.java
index 6342e1f..8b0a79f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Arguments.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Arguments.java
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ public class Arguments {
     @Parameter(names={ "--redirect" }, description="URL to which a redirect will take place after an upload")
     private String redirectUrl;
 
+    @Parameter(names={ "--method" }, description="which authencition method to use [BASIC, KEYSTONE, KEYSTONE_V3, TEMPAUTH, EXTERNAL], default = BASIC")
+    private String method;
+
+    @Parameter(names={ "--domain" }, description="which domain to authenticate against")
+    private String domain;
+
+
+
     public String getUsername() {
         return username;
     }
@@ -131,4 +139,15 @@ public int getPort() {
     public String getRedirectUrl() {
         return redirectUrl;
     }
+
+    public String getMethod() {
+        if (method == null) {
+            return "BASIC";
+        }
+        return method;
+    }
+
+    public String getDomain() {
+        return domain;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Main.java b/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Main.java
index 0f79064..d6b5845 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javaswift/filecli/Main.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import freemarker.template.Configuration;
 import freemarker.template.Template;
 import org.javaswift.joss.client.factory.AccountFactory;
+import org.javaswift.joss.client.factory.AuthenticationMethod;
 import org.javaswift.joss.client.factory.TempUrlHashPrefixSource;
 import org.javaswift.joss.model.Account;
 import org.javaswift.joss.model.Container;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ private Account createAccount(Arguments arguments) {
                 "tenant name "+arguments.getTenantName()+
                 ", tenant ID "+arguments.getTenantId()+
                 " and usr/pwd "+arguments.getUsername()+"/"+arguments.getPassword()+"@"+arguments.getUrl());
-
+        
         return new AccountFactory()
                 .setUsername(arguments.getUsername())
                 .setPassword(arguments.getPassword())
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ private Account createAccount(Arguments arguments) {
                 .setTenantName(arguments.getTenantName())
                 .setHashPassword(arguments.getHashPassword())
                 .setTempUrlHashPrefixSource(TempUrlHashPrefixSource.INTERNAL_URL_PATH)
+                .setAuthenticationMethod(AuthenticationMethod.valueOf(arguments.getMethod()))
+                .setDomain(arguments.getDomain())
                 .createAccount();
     }