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Brett Porter commented on MNG-4792: ----------------------------------- Lukasz - we frequently use Maven 2.2.1 to connect to private Archiva repos - feel free to ask for help on us...@archiva.apache.org. With regard to specifically enabling pre-emptive authentication on Maven 2.2.1, I believe it is possible to use the newer httpclient wagon with Maven 2.2.1 through an <extension> element, but I haven't confirmed that. > Preemptive authentication doesn't work > -------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-4792 > URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-4792 > Project: Maven 2 & 3 > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Artifacts and Repositories > Affects Versions: 2.2.1 > Environment: Sun Java 1.6.0_21, Windows 7 > Reporter: Marcin Zajaczkowski > Assignee: Olivier Lamy > Fix For: 3.0.4 > > > It seems preemptive authentication in Maven using httpclient wagon provider > doesn't work. With configuration taken form [1] Maven knock to repository > (tested with Artifactory 2.2.5) as anonymous user. > <server> > <id>repo-id</id> > <username>user</username> > <password>pass</password> > <configuration> > <wagonProvider>httpclient</wagonProvider> > <httpConfiguration> > <put> > <params> > <param> > <name>http.authentication.preemptive</name> > <value>%b,true</value> > </param> > </params> > </put> > </httpConfiguration> > </configuration> > </server> > Confirmed by independent party also with Maven 2.2.1. I can sniff http > traffic if needed. > [1] - http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-http-settings.html -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://jira.codehaus.org/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira