diff --git a/src/commands/cmd_server.cc b/src/commands/cmd_server.cc
index 2b37d6fdaab..4002aa0057d 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmd_server.cc
+++ b/src/commands/cmd_server.cc
@@ -657,7 +657,11 @@ class CommandTime : public Commander {
   }
 };
 
-/* HELLO [<protocol-version> [AUTH <password>] [SETNAME <name>] ] */
+/*
+ * HELLO [<protocol-version> [AUTH [<password>|<username> <password>]] [SETNAME <name>] ]
+ *   Note that the <username> should always be `default` if provided otherwise AUTH fails.
+ *   And it is only meant to be aligning syntax with Redis HELLO.
+ */
 class CommandHello final : public Commander {
  public:
   Status Execute(Server *svr, Connection *conn, std::string *output) override {
@@ -683,7 +687,13 @@ class CommandHello final : public Commander {
     for (; next_arg < args_.size(); ++next_arg) {
       size_t more_args = args_.size() - next_arg - 1;
       const std::string &opt = args_[next_arg];
-      if (opt == "AUTH" && more_args != 0) {
+      if (util::ToLower(opt) == "auth" && more_args != 0) {
+        if (more_args == 2 || more_args == 4) {
+          if (args_[next_arg + 1] != "default") {
+            return {Status::NotOK, "invalid password"};
+          }
+          next_arg++;
+        }
         const auto &user_password = args_[next_arg + 1];
         auto auth_result = AuthenticateUser(conn, svr->GetConfig(), user_password);
         switch (auth_result) {
@@ -695,7 +705,7 @@ class CommandHello final : public Commander {
             break;
         }
         next_arg += 1;
-      } else if (opt == "SETNAME" && more_args != 0) {
+      } else if (util::ToLower(opt) == "setname" && more_args != 0) {
         const std::string &name = args_[next_arg + 1];
         conn->SetName(name);
         next_arg += 1;
diff --git a/tests/gocase/unit/hello/hello_test.go b/tests/gocase/unit/hello/hello_test.go
index 21e33a4666d..cd3256ad420 100644
--- a/tests/gocase/unit/hello/hello_test.go
+++ b/tests/gocase/unit/hello/hello_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/apache/incubator-kvrocks/tests/gocase/util"
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v9"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ func TestHelloWithAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorContains(t, r.Err(), "invalid password")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("AUTH fails when a wrong username is given", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := rdb.Do(ctx, "HELLO", "3", "AUTH", "wrong!", "foobar")
+		require.ErrorContains(t, r.Err(), "invalid password")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Arbitrary command gives an error when AUTH is required", func(t *testing.T) {
 		r := rdb.Set(ctx, "foo", "bar", 0)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, r.Err(), "NOAUTH Authentication required.")
@@ -100,6 +106,11 @@ func TestHelloWithAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log(r)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("AUTH succeeds when the right username and password are given", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := rdb.Do(ctx, "HELLO", "3", "AUTH", "default", "foobar")
+		t.Log(r)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Once AUTH succeeded we can actually send commands to the server", func(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, "OK", rdb.Set(ctx, "foo", 100, 0).Val())
 		require.EqualValues(t, 101, rdb.Incr(ctx, "foo").Val())
@@ -114,4 +125,30 @@ func TestHelloWithAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		r = rdb.Do(ctx, "CLIENT", "GETNAME")
 		require.EqualValues(t, r.Val(), "kvrocks")
 	})
+
+	t.Run("hello with non protocol", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := rdb.Do(ctx, "HELLO", "2", "AUTH", "default", "foobar", "SETNAME", "kvrocks")
+		rList := r.Val().([]interface{})
+		require.EqualValues(t, rList[2], "proto")
+		require.EqualValues(t, rList[3], 2)
+
+		r = rdb.Do(ctx, "CLIENT", "GETNAME")
+		require.EqualValues(t, r.Val(), "kvrocks")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestHelloWithAuthByGoRedis(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := util.StartServer(t, map[string]string{
+		"requirepass": "foobar",
+	})
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	t.Run("hello with auth sent by go-redis", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rdb := srv.NewClientWithOption(&redis.Options{
+			Password: "foobar",
+		})
+		defer func() { require.NoError(t, rdb.Close()) }()
+
+		require.Equal(t, "PONG", rdb.Ping(context.Background()).Val())
+	})
 }