diff --git a/tests/integration/test_max_authentication_methods_per_user/test.py b/tests/integration/test_max_authentication_methods_per_user/test.py
index 81d36dfd21d..2a1d54d9b5a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_max_authentication_methods_per_user/test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_max_authentication_methods_per_user/test.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ def started_cluster():
     finally:
         cluster.shutdown()
 
+expected_error = "User can not be created/updated because it exceeds the allowed quantity of authentication methods per user"
 
 def test_create(started_cluster):
-    expected_error = "User can not be created/updated because it exceeds the allowed quantity of authentication methods per user"
-    assert expected_error in limited_node.query_and_get_error("CREATE USER u_max_authentication_methods IDENTIFIED BY '1', BY '2', BY '3'")
 
+    assert expected_error in limited_node.query_and_get_error("CREATE USER u_max_authentication_methods IDENTIFIED BY '1', BY '2', BY '3'")
 
     assert expected_error not in limited_node.query_and_get_answer_with_error("CREATE USER u_max_authentication_methods IDENTIFIED BY '1', BY '2'")
 
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ def test_create(started_cluster):
 def test_alter(started_cluster):
     limited_node.query("CREATE USER u_max_authentication_methods IDENTIFIED BY '1'")
 
-    expected_error = "User can not be created/updated because it exceeds the allowed quantity of authentication methods per user"
     assert expected_error in limited_node.query_and_get_error("ALTER USER u_max_authentication_methods ADD IDENTIFIED BY '2', BY '3'")
 
-    expected_error = "User can not be created/updated because it exceeds the allowed quantity of authentication methods per user"
     assert expected_error in limited_node.query_and_get_error("ALTER USER u_max_authentication_methods IDENTIFIED BY '3', BY '4', BY '5'")
 
     assert expected_error not in limited_node.query_and_get_answer_with_error("ALTER USER u_max_authentication_methods ADD IDENTIFIED BY '2'")
@@ -47,3 +45,44 @@ def test_alter(started_cluster):
     assert expected_error not in limited_node.query_and_get_answer_with_error("ALTER USER u_max_authentication_methods IDENTIFIED BY '2', BY '3'")
 
     limited_node.query("DROP USER u_max_authentication_methods")
+
+
+def get_query_with_multiple_identified_with(operation, username, identified_with_count, add_operation = ""):
+    identified_clauses = ", ".join([f"BY '1'" for _ in range(identified_with_count)])
+    query = f"{operation} USER {username} {add_operation} IDENTIFIED {identified_clauses}"
+    return query
+
+
+def test_create_default_setting(started_cluster):
+    expected_error = "User can not be created/updated because it exceeds the allowed quantity of authentication methods per user"
+
+    query_exceeds = get_query_with_multiple_identified_with("CREATE", "u_max_authentication_methods", 257)
+
+    assert expected_error in default_node.query_and_get_error(query_exceeds)
+
+    query_not_exceeds = get_query_with_multiple_identified_with("CREATE", "u_max_authentication_methods", 256)
+
+    assert expected_error not in default_node.query_and_get_answer_with_error(query_not_exceeds)
+
+    default_node.query("DROP USER u_max_authentication_methods")
+
+def test_alter_default_setting(started_cluster):
+    default_node.query("CREATE USER u_max_authentication_methods IDENTIFIED BY '1'")
+
+    query_add_exceeds = get_query_with_multiple_identified_with("ALTER", "u_max_authentication_methods", 256, "ADD")
+
+    assert expected_error in default_node.query_and_get_error(query_add_exceeds)
+
+    query_replace_exceeds = get_query_with_multiple_identified_with("ALTER", "u_max_authentication_methods", 257)
+
+    assert expected_error in default_node.query_and_get_error(query_replace_exceeds)
+
+    query_add_not_exceeds = get_query_with_multiple_identified_with("ALTER", "u_max_authentication_methods", 1, "ADD")
+
+    assert expected_error not in default_node.query_and_get_answer_with_error(query_add_not_exceeds)
+
+    query_replace_not_exceeds = get_query_with_multiple_identified_with("ALTER", "u_max_authentication_methods", 2)
+
+    assert expected_error not in default_node.query_and_get_answer_with_error(query_replace_not_exceeds)
+
+    default_node.query("DROP USER u_max_authentication_methods")