Hi,
The settings descriptor as described here has a field for "passphrase" for use with private keys: http://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-settings/settings.html#class_server However adding a passphrase to this file is not a very secure way of doing things. At least on unix systems, if ssh-agent is running and has the key loaded then the passphrase can be left out. It would be nice to add this to the documentation.. For example: passphrase: The passphrase used in conjunction with the privateKey to authenticate. Not needed if ssh-agent is already running and has the appropriate key loaded. Regards, Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]