diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 20f7018c..03154f40 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ depends=(
 	python-dbus
 	python-dbus-next
 	python-pygments
-	python-pyghmi
+	"python-pyghmi>=1.6.0-2"
 	python-pam
 	python-pillow
 	python-xlib
diff --git a/configs/kvmd/ipmipasswd b/configs/kvmd/ipmipasswd
index d95fdfe1..f358fa13 100644
--- a/configs/kvmd/ipmipasswd
+++ b/configs/kvmd/ipmipasswd
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-# This file describes the credentials for IPMI users. The first pair separated by colon
-# is the login and password with which the user can access to IPMI. The second pair
-# is the name and password with which the user can access to KVMD API. The arrow is used
-# as a separator and shows the direction of user registration in the system.
+# This file describes the credentials for IPMI users in format "login:password",
+# one per line. The passwords are NOT encrypted.
 #
 # WARNING! IPMI protocol is completely unsafe by design. In short, the authentication
 # process for IPMI 2.0 mandates that the server send a salted SHA1 or MD5 hash of the
-# requested user's password to the client, prior to the client authenticating. Never use
-# the same passwords for KVMD and IPMI users. This default configuration is shown here
-# for example only.
+# requested user's password to the client, prior to the client authenticating.
 #
-# And even better not to use IPMI. Instead, you can directly use KVMD API via curl.
+# NEVER use the same passwords for KVMD and IPMI users.
+# This default configuration is shown here just for the example only.
 
-admin:admin -> admin:admin
+admin:admin
diff --git a/kvmd/apps/__init__.py b/kvmd/apps/__init__.py
index 91866717..86b92522 100644
--- a/kvmd/apps/__init__.py
+++ b/kvmd/apps/__init__.py
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ def _get_config_scheme() -> dict:
                 "expire":  Option(0,    type=valid_expire),
 
                 "usc": {
-                    "users":  Option([], type=valid_users_list),  # PiKVM username has a same regex as a UNIX username
+                    "users":  Option([
+                        "kvmd-ipmi",
+                    ], type=valid_users_list),  # PiKVM username has a same regex as a UNIX username
                     "groups": Option([], type=valid_users_list),  # groupname has a same regex as a username
                 },
 
diff --git a/kvmd/apps/ipmi/auth.py b/kvmd/apps/ipmi/auth.py
index 71a13fe7..01d1ea0c 100644
--- a/kvmd/apps/ipmi/auth.py
+++ b/kvmd/apps/ipmi/auth.py
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@
 # ========================================================================== #
 
 
-import dataclasses
+import threading
+import functools
+import time
+
+from ...logging import get_logger
+
+from ... import tools
 
 
 # =====
@@ -29,60 +35,42 @@ class IpmiPasswdError(Exception):
         super().__init__(f"Syntax error at {path}:{lineno}: {msg}")
 
 
-@dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
-class IpmiUserCredentials:
-    ipmi_user: str
-    ipmi_passwd: str
-    kvmd_user: str
-    kvmd_passwd: str
-
-
 class IpmiAuthManager:
     def __init__(self, path: str) -> None:
         self.__path = path
-        with open(path) as file:
-            self.__credentials = self.__parse_passwd_file(file.read().split("\n"))
+        self.__lock = threading.Lock()
 
-    def __contains__(self, ipmi_user: str) -> bool:
-        return (ipmi_user in self.__credentials)
+    def get(self, user: str) -> (str | None):
+        creds = self.__get_credentials(int(time.time()))
+        return creds.get(user)
 
-    def __getitem__(self, ipmi_user: str) -> str:
-        return self.__credentials[ipmi_user].ipmi_passwd
+    @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=1)
+    def __get_credentials(self, ts: int) -> dict[str, str]:
+        _ = ts
+        with self.__lock:
+            try:
+                return self.__read_credentials()
+            except Exception as ex:
+                get_logger().error("%s", tools.efmt(ex))
+            return {}
 
-    def get_credentials(self, ipmi_user: str) -> IpmiUserCredentials:
-        return self.__credentials[ipmi_user]
+    def __read_credentials(self) -> dict[str, str]:
+        with open(self.__path) as file:
+            creds: dict[str, str] = {}
+            for (lineno, line) in tools.passwds_splitted(file.read()):
+                if " -> " in line:  # Compatibility with old ipmipasswd file format
+                    line = line.split(" -> ", 1)[0]
 
-    def __parse_passwd_file(self, lines: list[str]) -> dict[str, IpmiUserCredentials]:
-        credentials: dict[str, IpmiUserCredentials] = {}
-        for (lineno, line) in enumerate(lines):
-            if len(line.strip()) == 0 or line.lstrip().startswith("#"):
-                continue
+                if ":" not in line:
+                    raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, "Missing ':' operator")
 
-            if " -> " not in line:
-                raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, "Missing ' -> ' operator")
+                (user, passwd) = line.split(":", 1)
+                user = user.strip()
+                if len(user) == 0:
+                    raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, "Empty IPMI user")
 
-            (left, right) = map(str.lstrip, line.split(" -> ", 1))
-            for (name, pair) in [("left", left), ("right", right)]:
-                if ":" not in pair:
-                    raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, f"Missing ':' operator in {name} credentials")
+                if user in creds:
+                    raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, f"Found duplicating user {user!r}")
 
-            (ipmi_user, ipmi_passwd) = left.split(":")
-            ipmi_user = ipmi_user.strip()
-            if len(ipmi_user) == 0:
-                raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, "Empty IPMI user (left)")
-
-            (kvmd_user, kvmd_passwd) = right.split(":")
-            kvmd_user = kvmd_user.strip()
-            if len(kvmd_user) == 0:
-                raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, "Empty KVMD user (left)")
-
-            if ipmi_user in credentials:
-                raise IpmiPasswdError(self.__path, lineno, f"Found duplicating user {ipmi_user!r} (left)")
-
-            credentials[ipmi_user] = IpmiUserCredentials(
-                ipmi_user=ipmi_user,
-                ipmi_passwd=ipmi_passwd,
-                kvmd_user=kvmd_user,
-                kvmd_passwd=kvmd_passwd,
-            )
-        return credentials
+                creds[user] = passwd
+            return creds
diff --git a/kvmd/apps/ipmi/server.py b/kvmd/apps/ipmi/server.py
index 2fc897f9..391dbdcc 100644
--- a/kvmd/apps/ipmi/server.py
+++ b/kvmd/apps/ipmi/server.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class IpmiServer(BaseIpmiServer):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attribute
 
         super().__init__(authdata=auth_manager, address=host, port=port)
 
-        self.__auth_manager = auth_manager
         self.__kvmd = kvmd
 
         self.__host = host
@@ -165,11 +164,10 @@ class IpmiServer(BaseIpmiServer):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attribute
     def __make_request(self, session: IpmiServerSession, name: str, func_path: str, **kwargs):  # type: ignore
         async def runner():  # type: ignore
             logger = get_logger(0)
-            credentials = self.__auth_manager.get_credentials(session.username.decode())
-            logger.info("[%s]: Performing request %s from user %r (IPMI) as %r (KVMD)",
-                        session.sockaddr[0], name, credentials.ipmi_user, credentials.kvmd_user)
+            logger.info("[%s]: Performing request %s from IPMI user %r ...",
+                        session.sockaddr[0], name, session.username.decode())
             try:
-                async with self.__kvmd.make_session(credentials.kvmd_user, credentials.kvmd_passwd) as kvmd_session:
+                async with self.__kvmd.make_session() as kvmd_session:
                     func = functools.reduce(getattr, func_path.split("."), kvmd_session)
                     return (await func(**kwargs))
             except (aiohttp.ClientError, asyncio.TimeoutError) as ex:
diff --git a/kvmd/clients/kvmd.py b/kvmd/clients/kvmd.py
index 5600c28f..7558af3c 100644
--- a/kvmd/clients/kvmd.py
+++ b/kvmd/clients/kvmd.py
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ class KvmdClientSession(BaseHttpClientSession):
 
 class KvmdClient(BaseHttpClient):
     def make_session(self, user: str="", passwd: str="") -> KvmdClientSession:
-        headers = {
-            "X-KVMD-User": user,
-            "X-KVMD-Passwd": passwd,
-        }
+        headers: (dict[str, str] | None) = None
+        if user:
+            headers = {
+                "X-KVMD-User": user,
+                "X-KVMD-Passwd": passwd,
+            }
         return KvmdClientSession(lambda: self._make_http_session(headers))
diff --git a/kvmd/tools.py b/kvmd/tools.py
index 6dd7d2f9..8f82fbe5 100644
--- a/kvmd/tools.py
+++ b/kvmd/tools.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import multiprocessing.queues
 import queue
 import shlex
 
+from typing import Generator
 from typing import TypeVar
 
 
@@ -81,3 +82,13 @@ def build_cmd(cmd: list[str], cmd_remove: list[str], cmd_append: list[str]) -> l
         *filter((lambda item: item not in cmd_remove), cmd[1:]),
         *cmd_append,
     ]
+
+
+# =====
+def passwds_splitted(text: str) -> Generator[tuple[int, str]]:
+    for (lineno, line) in enumerate(text.split("\n")):
+        line = line.rstrip("\r")
+        ls = line.strip()
+        if len(ls) == 0 or ls.startswith("#"):
+            continue
+        yield (lineno, line)
diff --git a/testenv/requirements.txt b/testenv/requirements.txt
index 36d2407a..874cc41b 100644
--- a/testenv/requirements.txt
+++ b/testenv/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 python-periphery
 pyserial-asyncio
-pyghmi
+git+https://opendev.org/x/pyghmi.git#33cff21882b6782c20b054e6e8adcf94b5e09561
 spidev
 pyrad
 types-PyYAML
diff --git a/testenv/v2-hdmi-rpi4.override.yaml b/testenv/v2-hdmi-rpi4.override.yaml
index 2c6f4d23..90e51282 100644
--- a/testenv/v2-hdmi-rpi4.override.yaml
+++ b/testenv/v2-hdmi-rpi4.override.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 kvmd:
+    auth:
+        usc:
+            users: [root]
+
     server:
         unix_mode: 0666
 
diff --git a/testenv/v2-hdmiusb-rpi4.override.yaml b/testenv/v2-hdmiusb-rpi4.override.yaml
index 215de3f5..a088bb78 100644
--- a/testenv/v2-hdmiusb-rpi4.override.yaml
+++ b/testenv/v2-hdmiusb-rpi4.override.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 kvmd:
+    auth:
+        usc:
+            users: [root]
+
     server:
         unix_mode: 0666