Github authentication: how to use Github as Maven repo when repo is private

Question

I\'m trying to store some of our private artifacts on Github and would like to access them as if they were part of a Maven repo. There are lots of pages that explain how to crea

Answer 1

The question is now moot. Github has eliminated downloads. They don't host binaries any more. Probably because of exactly the kind of abuse I've proposed...

Answer 2

You can access private repositories from Maven pom.xml using the following URL: https://api.github.com/users/username/repos?login=username&token=oauthtoken&repositoryname=reponame