if ( authenticationInfo != null )
        {
            String username = authenticationInfo.getUserName();
            String password = authenticationInfo.getPassword();
            // preemptive for put
            if ( StringUtils.isNotEmpty( username ) && StringUtils.isNotEmpty( password ) )
            {
                AuthCache authCache = new BasicAuthCache();
                BasicScheme basicAuth = new BasicScheme();
                HttpHost targetHost =
                    new HttpHost( repository.getHost(), repository.getPort(), repository.getProtocol() );
                authCache.put( targetHost, basicAuth );

                localContext = new BasicHttpContext();
                localContext.setAttribute( ClientContext.AUTH_CACHE, authCache );
            }
        }