Bit relevant, if you want to get most Maven dependencies over HTTPS, add this to <i>~&#x2F;.m2&#x2F;settings.xml</i><p><pre><code>  &lt;mirrors&gt;
    &lt;mirror&gt;
      &lt;id&gt;UK&lt;&#x2F;id&gt;
      &lt;name&gt;UK Central&lt;&#x2F;name&gt;
      &lt;url&gt;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;repo1.maven.org&#x2F;maven2&lt;&#x2F;url&gt;
      &lt;mirrorOf&gt;central&lt;&#x2F;mirrorOf&gt;
    &lt;&#x2F;mirror&gt;
  &lt;&#x2F;mirrors&gt;</code></pre>