[aether-users] How can I verify proper authentication before use

[Lothar Werzinger <lothar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I experimented with the examples and I can successfully connect to a repository that requires authentication by using the AuthenticationBuilder to set the user name and password like this:

AuthenticationBuilder().addUsername("login").addPassword("secret").build();

However if the credentials are wrong it is not noticed until a repository operation like getting or putting an artifact is executed.

How can I trigger an early authentication, so that I prevent getting authentication errors later on (when I do multiple repository actions)?

I would also like to prompt the user for credentials only if the remote repository requires authentication. Is there a way to query that, so that I can use the AuthenticationBuilder only when necessary?

Thanks!

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Lothar Werzinger

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