diff --git a/keystoneclient/auth/base.py b/keystoneclient/auth/base.py
index 147433ea0..74d4de533 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/auth/base.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/auth/base.py
@@ -171,3 +171,34 @@ class BaseAuthPlugin(object):
             kwargs.setdefault(opt.dest, val)
 
         return cls.load_from_options(**kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register_conf_options(cls, conf, group):
+        """Register the oslo.config options that are needed for a plugin.
+
+        :param conf: An oslo.config conf object.
+        :param string group: The group name that options should be read from.
+        """
+        plugin_opts = cls.get_options()
+        conf.register_opts(plugin_opts, group=group)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load_from_conf_options(cls, conf, group, **kwargs):
+        """Load the plugin from a CONF object.
+
+        Convert the options already registered into a real plugin.
+
+        :param conf: An oslo.config conf object.
+        :param string group: The group name that options should be read from.
+
+        :returns plugin: An authentication Plugin.
+        """
+        plugin_opts = cls.get_options()
+
+        for opt in plugin_opts:
+            val = conf[group][opt.dest]
+            if val is not None:
+                val = opt.type(val)
+            kwargs.setdefault(opt.dest, val)
+
+        return cls.load_from_options(**kwargs)
diff --git a/keystoneclient/auth/conf.py b/keystoneclient/auth/conf.py
index b14627e7c..c3d13dbc8 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/auth/conf.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/auth/conf.py
@@ -104,13 +104,5 @@ def load_from_conf_options(conf, group, **kwargs):
         raise exceptions.NoMatchingPlugin('No plugin name provided for config')
 
     plugin_class = base.get_plugin_class(name)
-    plugin_opts = plugin_class.get_options()
-    conf.register_opts(plugin_opts, group=group)
-
-    for opt in plugin_opts:
-        val = conf[group][opt.dest]
-        if val is not None:
-            val = opt.type(val)
-        kwargs.setdefault(opt.dest, val)
-
-    return plugin_class.load_from_options(**kwargs)
+    plugin_class.register_conf_options(conf, group)
+    return plugin_class.load_from_conf_options(conf, group, **kwargs)