title: How do I configure Maven to log in to username/password protected repository hosted by Nexus?
body: <p>I have a repository configured in Nexus that contains projects that are not for public release, but need access from a variety of sites so cannot host it on my LAN. I've therefore put it on a public server and set up the repository in Nexus to require username/password access, which is working fine.  But I can't figure out where to put the configuration information for Maven to access this repository... Nexus doesn't seem to understand HTTP basic authentication, so I can't use an <code>http://username:password@host/</code> URL format for the job.  So what can I do to make this work?</p>