diff --git a/crates/web-client/js/__tests__/utils.test.js b/crates/web-client/js/__tests__/utils.test.js
index dafd9904..41a9676e 100644
--- a/crates/web-client/js/__tests__/utils.test.js
+++ b/crates/web-client/js/__tests__/utils.test.js
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ describe("resolveAuthScheme", () => {
     expect(resolveAuthScheme("falcon", wasm)).toBe(2);
   });
 
+  it("passes through the WASM ECDSA auth scheme numeric value", () => {
+    expect(resolveAuthScheme(wasm.AuthScheme.AuthEcdsaK256Keccak, wasm)).toBe(
+      1
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("passes through the WASM falcon auth scheme numeric value", () => {
+    expect(resolveAuthScheme(wasm.AuthScheme.AuthRpoFalcon512, wasm)).toBe(2);
+  });
+
   it("defaults to falcon for null", () => {
     expect(resolveAuthScheme(null, wasm)).toBe(2);
   });
@@ -239,7 +249,7 @@ describe("resolveAuthScheme", () => {
 
   it("throws for unknown scheme", () => {
     expect(() => resolveAuthScheme("rsa", wasm)).toThrow(
-      'Unknown auth scheme: "rsa"'
+      'Unknown auth scheme: "rsa". Expected "falcon", "ecdsa", or a WASM AuthScheme enum value.'
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/crates/web-client/js/index.js b/crates/web-client/js/index.js
index 625da34f..5086c5c7 100644
--- a/crates/web-client/js/index.js
+++ b/crates/web-client/js/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   StorageResult,
   wordToBigInt,
 } from "./storageView.js";
+import { resolveAuthScheme } from "./utils.js";
 export * from "../Cargo.toml";
 
 export const AccountType = Object.freeze({
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ export const AccountType = Object.freeze({
 export const AuthScheme = Object.freeze({
   Falcon: "falcon",
   ECDSA: "ecdsa",
+  AuthRpoFalcon512: 2,
+  AuthEcdsaK256Keccak: 1,
 });
 
 export const NoteVisibility = Object.freeze({
@@ -803,8 +806,10 @@ class WebClient {
 
   async newWallet(storageMode, authSchemeId, seed) {
     return this._serializeWasmCall(async () => {
+      const wasm = await getWasmOrThrow();
+      const authScheme = resolveAuthScheme(authSchemeId, wasm);
       const wasmWebClient = await this.getWasmWebClient();
-      return await wasmWebClient.newWallet(storageMode, authSchemeId, seed);
+      return await wasmWebClient.newWallet(storageMode, authScheme, seed);
     });
   }
 
@@ -818,6 +823,8 @@ class WebClient {
     authSchemeId
   ) {
     return this._serializeWasmCall(async () => {
+      const wasm = await getWasmOrThrow();
+      const authScheme = resolveAuthScheme(authSchemeId, wasm);
       const wasmWebClient = await this.getWasmWebClient();
       return await wasmWebClient.newFaucet(
         storageMode,
@@ -826,7 +833,7 @@ class WebClient {
         tokenSymbol,
         decimals,
         maxSupply,
-        authSchemeId
+        authScheme
       );
     });
   }
diff --git a/crates/web-client/js/node-index.js b/crates/web-client/js/node-index.js
index c5e3d668..1440ba17 100644
--- a/crates/web-client/js/node-index.js
+++ b/crates/web-client/js/node-index.js
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export const AccountType = Object.freeze({
 export const AuthScheme = Object.freeze({
   Falcon: "falcon",
   ECDSA: "ecdsa",
+  AuthRpoFalcon512: 2,
+  AuthEcdsaK256Keccak: 1,
 });
 
 export const NoteVisibility = Object.freeze({
diff --git a/crates/web-client/js/types/api-types.d.ts b/crates/web-client/js/types/api-types.d.ts
index 097c433c..512c484c 100644
--- a/crates/web-client/js/types/api-types.d.ts
+++ b/crates/web-client/js/types/api-types.d.ts
@@ -78,10 +78,13 @@ export declare const MidenArrays: MidenArrayConstructors;
 /**
  * User-friendly auth scheme constants for MidenClient options.
  * Use `AuthScheme.Falcon` or `AuthScheme.ECDSA` instead of raw strings.
+ * The numeric aliases match the WASM AuthScheme enum for low-level clients.
  */
 export declare const AuthScheme: {
   readonly Falcon: "falcon";
   readonly ECDSA: "ecdsa";
+  readonly AuthRpoFalcon512: 2;
+  readonly AuthEcdsaK256Keccak: 1;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/crates/web-client/js/utils.js b/crates/web-client/js/utils.js
index 06dd3257..b361f633 100644
--- a/crates/web-client/js/utils.js
+++ b/crates/web-client/js/utils.js
@@ -103,21 +103,25 @@ export function resolveStorageMode(mode, wasm) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Resolves an auth scheme string to a WASM AuthScheme enum value.
+ * Resolves an auth scheme selector to a WASM AuthScheme enum value.
  *
- * @param {string | undefined} scheme - "falcon" or "ecdsa". Defaults to "falcon".
+ * @param {string | number | undefined} scheme - "falcon", "ecdsa", or a WASM AuthScheme enum value. Defaults to "falcon".
  * @param {object} wasm - The WASM module.
  * @returns {number} The AuthScheme enum value.
  */
 export function resolveAuthScheme(scheme, wasm) {
-  if (scheme === "ecdsa") {
+  if (scheme === "ecdsa" || scheme === wasm.AuthScheme.AuthEcdsaK256Keccak) {
     return wasm.AuthScheme.AuthEcdsaK256Keccak;
   }
-  if (scheme === "falcon" || scheme == null) {
+  if (
+    scheme === "falcon" ||
+    scheme === wasm.AuthScheme.AuthRpoFalcon512 ||
+    scheme == null
+  ) {
     return wasm.AuthScheme.AuthRpoFalcon512;
   }
   throw new Error(
-    `Unknown auth scheme: "${scheme}". Expected "falcon" or "ecdsa".`
+    `Unknown auth scheme: "${scheme}". Expected "falcon", "ecdsa", or a WASM AuthScheme enum value.`
   );
 }