diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/HttpClient.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/HttpClient.java
index 5878df1e1c..590f682e14 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/HttpClient.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/HttpClient.java
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ public interface HttpClient
    */
   public HttpResponse post(String url) throws IOException;
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param request
+   *
+   * @return
+   * @since 1.9
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public HttpResponse post(HttpRequest request) throws IOException;
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -87,6 +100,19 @@ public interface HttpClient
    */
   public HttpResponse get(String url) throws IOException;
 
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param request
+   *
+   * @return
+   * @since 1.9
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public HttpResponse get(HttpRequest request) throws IOException;
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/HttpRequest.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/HttpRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bd99abc9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/HttpRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Sebastian Sdorra
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. Neither the name of SCM-Manager; nor the names of its
+ *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+ *    software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * http://bitbucket.org/sdorra/scm-manager
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+package sonia.scm.net;
+
+//~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
+
+import sonia.scm.util.AssertUtil;
+
+//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Sebastian Sdorra
+ * @since 1.9
+ */
+public class HttpRequest
+{
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs ...
+   *
+   *
+   * @param url
+   */
+  public HttpRequest(String url)
+  {
+    this.url = url;
+  }
+
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param name
+   * @param values
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public HttpRequest addHeader(String name, String... values)
+  {
+    AssertUtil.assertIsNotNull(name);
+
+    if (headers == null)
+    {
+      headers = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
+    }
+
+    appendValues(headers, name, values);
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param name
+   * @param values
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public HttpRequest addParameters(String name, String... values)
+  {
+    AssertUtil.assertIsNotNull(name);
+
+    if (parameters == null)
+    {
+      parameters = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
+    }
+
+    appendValues(parameters, name, values);
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public Map<String, List<String>> getHeaders()
+  {
+    return headers;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public Map<String, List<String>> getParameters()
+  {
+    return parameters;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getPassword()
+  {
+    return password;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getUrl()
+  {
+    return url;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public String getUsername()
+  {
+    return username;
+  }
+
+  //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param username
+   * @param password
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public HttpRequest setBasicAuthentication(String username, String password)
+  {
+    this.username = username;
+    this.password = password;
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param headers
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public HttpRequest setHeaders(Map<String, List<String>> headers)
+  {
+    this.headers = headers;
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param parameters
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  public HttpRequest setParameters(Map<String, List<String>> parameters)
+  {
+    this.parameters = parameters;
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param map
+   * @param name
+   * @param values
+   */
+  private void appendValues(Map<String, List<String>> map, String name,
+                            String[] values)
+  {
+    List<String> valueList = map.get(name);
+
+    if (valueList == null)
+    {
+      valueList = new ArrayList<String>();
+      map.put(name, valueList);
+    }
+
+    if (values != null)
+    {
+      valueList.addAll(Arrays.asList(values));
+    }
+  }
+
+  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private Map<String, List<String>> headers;
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private Map<String, List<String>> parameters;
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private String password;
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private String url;
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private String username;
+}
diff --git a/scm-server/pom.xml b/scm-server/pom.xml
index 3fad0c31dc..5d8010314a 100644
--- a/scm-server/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-server/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-daemon</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-daemon</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.5</version>
+      <version>1.0.8</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
                 <daemon>
 
                   <id>scm-server</id>
+                  <version>1.0.8</version>
                   <mainClass>sonia.scm.server.ScmServerDaemon</mainClass>
                   <platforms>
                     <platform>commons-daemon</platform>
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/URLHttpClient.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/URLHttpClient.java
index 3f298fe6cc..0c91afac1f 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/URLHttpClient.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/net/URLHttpClient.java
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
   /** Field description */
   public static final String HEADER_ACCEPT_ENCODING_VALUE = "gzip";
 
+  /** Field description */
+  public static final String HEADER_AUTHORIZATION = "Authorization";
+
   /** Field description */
   public static final String HEADER_PROXY_AUTHORIZATION = "Proxy-Authorization";
 
@@ -141,7 +144,8 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
   @Override
   public HttpResponse post(String url) throws IOException
   {
-    HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) openConnection(url);
+    HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) openConnection(null,
+                                     url);
 
     connection.setRequestMethod(METHOD_POST);
 
@@ -163,10 +167,180 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
   public HttpResponse post(String url, Map<String, List<String>> parameters)
           throws IOException
   {
-    HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) openConnection(url);
+    HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) openConnection(null,
+                                     url);
 
     connection.setRequestMethod(METHOD_POST);
+    appendPostParameter(connection, parameters);
 
+    return new URLHttpResponse(connection);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param request
+   *
+   * @return
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  @Override
+  public HttpResponse post(HttpRequest request) throws IOException
+  {
+    HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) openConnection(request,
+                                     request.getUrl());
+
+    connection.setRequestMethod(METHOD_POST);
+    appendPostParameter(connection, request.getParameters());
+
+    return new URLHttpResponse(connection);
+  }
+
+  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param spec
+   *
+   * @return
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  @Override
+  public HttpResponse get(String spec) throws IOException
+  {
+    return new URLHttpResponse(openConnection(null, spec));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param url
+   * @param parameters
+   *
+   * @return
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  @Override
+  public HttpResponse get(String url, Map<String, List<String>> parameters)
+          throws IOException
+  {
+    url = createGetUrl(url, parameters);
+
+    return new URLHttpResponse(openConnection(null, url));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param request
+   *
+   * @return
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  @Override
+  public HttpResponse get(HttpRequest request) throws IOException
+  {
+    String url = createGetUrl(request.getUrl(), request.getParameters());
+
+    return new URLHttpResponse(openConnection(request, url));
+  }
+
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param connection
+   * @param header
+   * @param username
+   * @param password
+   */
+  private void appendBasicAuthHeader(HttpURLConnection connection,
+                                     String header, String username,
+                                     String password)
+  {
+    if (Util.isNotEmpty(username) || Util.isNotEmpty(password))
+    {
+      username = Util.nonNull(username);
+      password = Util.nonNull(password);
+
+      if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
+      {
+        logger.debug("append {} header for user {}", header, username);
+      }
+
+      String auth = username.concat(CREDENTIAL_SEPARATOR).concat(password);
+
+      auth = new String(Base64.encode(auth.getBytes()));
+      connection.addRequestProperty(header,
+                                    PREFIX_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION.concat(auth));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param headers
+   * @param connection
+   */
+  private void appendHeaders(Map<String, List<String>> headers,
+                             URLConnection connection)
+  {
+    if (Util.isNotEmpty(headers))
+    {
+      for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> e : headers.entrySet())
+      {
+        String name = e.getKey();
+        List<String> values = e.getValue();
+
+        if (Util.isNotEmpty(name) && Util.isNotEmpty(values))
+        {
+          for (String value : values)
+          {
+            if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
+            {
+              logger.trace("append header {}:{}", name, value);
+            }
+
+            connection.setRequestProperty(name, value);
+          }
+        }
+        else if (logger.isWarnEnabled())
+        {
+          logger.warn("value of {} header is empty", name);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else if (logger.isTraceEnabled())
+    {
+      logger.trace("header map is emtpy");
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param connection
+   * @param parameters
+   *
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  private void appendPostParameter(HttpURLConnection connection,
+                                   Map<String, List<String>> parameters)
+          throws IOException
+  {
     if (Util.isNotEmpty(parameters))
     {
       connection.setDoOutput(true);
@@ -206,26 +380,6 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
         IOUtil.close(writer);
       }
     }
-
-    return new URLHttpResponse(connection);
-  }
-
-  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param spec
-   *
-   * @return
-   *
-   * @throws IOException
-   */
-  @Override
-  public HttpResponse get(String spec) throws IOException
-  {
-    return new URLHttpResponse(openConnection(spec));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -236,12 +390,8 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
    * @param parameters
    *
    * @return
-   *
-   * @throws IOException
    */
-  @Override
-  public HttpResponse get(String url, Map<String, List<String>> parameters)
-          throws IOException
+  private String createGetUrl(String url, Map<String, List<String>> parameters)
   {
     if (Util.isNotEmpty(parameters))
     {
@@ -275,11 +425,9 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
       url = ub.toString();
     }
 
-    return new URLHttpResponse(openConnection(url));
+    return url;
   }
 
-  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
-
   /**
    * Method description
    *
@@ -306,30 +454,36 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
    * Method description
    *
    *
+   *
+   * @param request
    * @param spec
    *
    * @return
    *
    * @throws IOException
    */
-  private URLConnection openConnection(String spec) throws IOException
+  private HttpURLConnection openConnection(HttpRequest request, String spec)
+          throws IOException
   {
-    return openConnection(new URL(spec));
+    return openConnection(request, new URL(spec));
   }
 
   /**
    * Method description
    *
    *
+   *
+   * @param request
    * @param url
    *
    * @return
    *
    * @throws IOException
    */
-  private URLConnection openConnection(URL url) throws IOException
+  private HttpURLConnection openConnection(HttpRequest request, URL url)
+          throws IOException
   {
-    URLConnection connection = null;
+    HttpURLConnection connection = null;
 
     if (configuration.isEnableProxy())
     {
@@ -345,7 +499,9 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
         new InetSocketAddress(configuration.getProxyServer(),
                               configuration.getProxyPort());
 
-      connection = url.openConnection(new Proxy(Proxy.Type.HTTP, address));
+      connection =
+        (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(new Proxy(Proxy.Type.HTTP,
+          address));
     }
     else
     {
@@ -354,11 +510,25 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
         logger.debug("fetch '{}'", url.toExternalForm());
       }
 
-      connection = url.openConnection();
+      connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
     }
 
     connection.setReadTimeout(TIMEOUT_RAED);
     connection.setConnectTimeout(TIMEOUT_CONNECTION);
+
+    if (request != null)
+    {
+      Map<String, List<String>> headers = request.getHeaders();
+
+      appendHeaders(headers, connection);
+
+      String username = request.getUsername();
+      String password = request.getPassword();
+
+      appendBasicAuthHeader(connection, HEADER_AUTHORIZATION, username,
+                            password);
+    }
+
     connection.setRequestProperty(HEADER_ACCEPT_ENCODING,
                                   HEADER_ACCEPT_ENCODING_VALUE);
     connection.setRequestProperty(
@@ -367,21 +537,8 @@ public class URLHttpClient implements HttpClient
     String username = configuration.getProxyUser();
     String password = configuration.getProxyPassword();
 
-    if (Util.isNotEmpty(username) || Util.isNotEmpty(password))
-    {
-      if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
-      {
-        logger.debug("enable proxy authentication for user '{}'",
-                     Util.nonNull(username));
-      }
-
-      String auth = Util.nonNull(username).concat(CREDENTIAL_SEPARATOR).concat(
-                        Util.nonNull(password));
-
-      auth = PREFIX_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION.concat(
-        new String(Base64.encode(auth.getBytes())));
-      connection.setRequestProperty(HEADER_PROXY_AUTHORIZATION, auth);
-    }
+    appendBasicAuthHeader(connection, HEADER_PROXY_AUTHORIZATION, username,
+                          password);
 
     return connection;
   }