• Authentication support for access a restricted jira instalation.
• Web authentication support for restricted web site (like browser authentication).
• Customized filter property to restrict result issues from jira.
• Customized properties to define the url base of jira instalation and to define the project id.
• New properties to support the above features.
• All new properties well documented into plugin xdoc site.

I took a look on this patch and it looks fine to me, although I didn't apply the changes because I don't have access to a Jira system that would require the authentication.

– Felipe

I tested it in a protected Jira and it works. I also changed some properties:

maven.jira.hostUser => maven.jira.auth.webUsername
maven.jira.hostPassword => maven.jira.auth.webPassword
maven.jira.user => maven.jira.auth.jiraUsername
maven.jira.password => maven.jira.auth.jiraUsername

But I'm still hesitant to apply the patch due to the projectId, url and filter properties - are they really necessary? Couldn't you use the information on the POM?

Generally speaking, we try to avoid adding new properties to the plugins, unless they are strictly necessary.

– Felipe