diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js
index d987eb42e..29f4b4b6d 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/archiva/repositories.js
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ function(jquery,i18n,jqueryTmpl,bootstrap,jqueryValidate,ko) {
 
   RemoteRepository=function(id,name,layout,indexDirectory,url,userName,password,timeout,downloadRemoteIndex,remoteIndexUrl,
                             remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId,cronExpression,remoteDownloadTimeout,downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup,
-                            description){
+                            description,extraParametersEntries,extraHeadersEntries){
 
     var self=this;
 
@@ -762,6 +762,16 @@ function(jquery,i18n,jqueryTmpl,bootstrap,jqueryValidate,ko) {
       return "no label";
     }
 
+    this.extraParametersEntries=ko.observableArray(extraParametersEntries==null?new Array():extraParametersEntries);
+    this.extraParametersEntries.subscribe(function(newValue){
+      self.modified(true);
+    });
+
+    this.extraHeadersEntries=ko.observableArray(extraHeadersEntries==null?new Array():extraHeadersEntries);
+    this.extraHeadersEntries.subscribe(function(newValue){
+      self.modified(true);
+    });
+
     this.modified=ko.observable(false);
   }
 
@@ -769,9 +779,25 @@ function(jquery,i18n,jqueryTmpl,bootstrap,jqueryValidate,ko) {
     if (data==null){
       return null;
     }
+
+    var extraParametersEntries = data.extraParametersEntries == null ? []: $.each(data.extraParametersEntries,function(item){
+      return new Entry(item.key, item.value);
+    });
+    if (!$.isArray(extraParametersEntries)){
+      extraParametersEntries=[];
+    }
+
+    var extraHeadersEntries = data.extraHeadersEntries == null ? []: $.each(data.extraHeadersEntries,function(item){
+      return new Entry(item.key, item.value);
+    });
+    if (!$.isArray(extraHeadersEntries)){
+      extraHeadersEntries=[];
+    }
+
     return new RemoteRepository(data.id,data.name,data.layout,data.indexDirectory,data.url,data.userName,data.password,
                                 data.timeout,data.downloadRemoteIndex,data.remoteIndexUrl,data.remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId,
-                                data.cronExpression,data.remoteDownloadTimeout,data.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup,data.description);
+                                data.cronExpression,data.remoteDownloadTimeout,data.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup,data.description,
+                                extraParametersEntries,extraHeadersEntries);
   }
 
   mapRemoteRepositories=function(data){
@@ -847,6 +873,21 @@ function(jquery,i18n,jqueryTmpl,bootstrap,jqueryValidate,ko) {
     displayGrid=function(){
       activateRemoteRepositoriesGridTab();
     }
+
+    addExtraParameter=function(){
+
+      var mainContent=$("#main-content");
+      var key=mainContent.find("#extraParameter-key").val();
+      var value=mainContent.find("#extraParameter-value").val();
+      $.log("addExtraParameter="+key+":"+value);
+      var oldTab = self.remoteRepository.extraParametersEntries();
+      oldTab.push(new Entry(key,value));
+      self.remoteRepository.extraParametersEntries(oldTab);
+      mainContent.find("#extraParameter-key").val("");
+      mainContent.find("#extraParameter-value").val("");
+      self.remoteRepository.modified(true);
+    }
+
   }
 
   RemoteRepositoriesViewModel=function(){
@@ -864,10 +905,11 @@ function(jquery,i18n,jqueryTmpl,bootstrap,jqueryValidate,ko) {
             var viewModel = new RemoteRepositoryViewModel(remoteRepository,true,self);
             viewModel.networkProxies(mapNetworkProxies(data));
             var mainContent = $("#main-content");
+
             ko.applyBindings(viewModel,mainContent.find("#remote-repository-edit").get(0));
             activateRemoteRepositoryEditTab();
             mainContent.find("#remote-repository-edit-li a").html($.i18n.prop('edit'));
-            activateRemoteRepositoryFormValidation();
+            activateRemoteRepositoryFormValidation(false);
             activatePopoverDoc();
           }
       })
@@ -969,22 +1011,40 @@ function(jquery,i18n,jqueryTmpl,bootstrap,jqueryValidate,ko) {
     }
   }
 
-  activateRemoteRepositoryFormValidation=function(){
+  /**
+   *
+   * @param validateId to validate if id already exists: not needed for update !
+   */
+  activateRemoteRepositoryFormValidation=function(validateId){
     // FIXME find a way to activate cronExpression validation only if downloadRemote is activated !
-    var validator = $("#main-content" ).find("#remote-repository-edit-form").validate({
-      rules: {
-        id: {
-          required: true,
-          remote: {
-            url: "restServices/archivaUiServices/dataValidatorService/remoteRepositoryIdNotExists",
-            type: "get"
+    var validator = null;
+    if (validateId){
+      validator = $("#main-content" ).find("#remote-repository-edit-form").validate({
+        rules: {
+          id: {
+            required: true,
+            remote: {
+              url: "restServices/archivaUiServices/dataValidatorService/remoteRepositoryIdNotExists",
+              type: "get"
+            }
           }
+        },
+        showErrors: function(validator, errorMap, errorList) {
+          customShowError("#main-content #remote-repository-edit-form",validator,errorMap,errorMap);
         }
-      },
-      showErrors: function(validator, errorMap, errorList) {
-        customShowError("#main-content #remote-repository-edit-form",validator,errorMap,errorMap);
-      }
-    });
+      });
+    } else {
+      validator = $("#main-content" ).find("#remote-repository-edit-form").validate({
+        rules: {
+          id: {
+            required: true
+          }
+        },
+        showErrors: function(validator, errorMap, errorList) {
+          customShowError("#main-content #remote-repository-edit-form",validator,errorMap,errorMap);
+        }
+      });
+    }
     validator.settings.messages["cronExpression"]=$.i18n.prop("cronExpression.notvalid");
     validator.settings.messages["id"]=$.i18n.prop("id.required.or.alreadyexists");
   }
@@ -1145,8 +1205,8 @@ function(jquery,i18n,jqueryTmpl,bootstrap,jqueryValidate,ko) {
               remoteRepo.cronExpression("0 0 08 ? * SUN");
               var viewModel = new RemoteRepositoryViewModel(remoteRepo,false,remoteRepositoriesViewModel);
               viewModel.networkProxies(mapNetworkProxies(data));
-              ko.applyBindings(viewModel,$("#main-content" ).find("#remote-repository-edit").get(0));
-              activateRemoteRepositoryFormValidation();
+              ko.applyBindings(viewModel,mainContent.find("#remote-repository-edit").get(0));
+              activateRemoteRepositoryFormValidation(true);
               activatePopoverDoc();
             }
         })
diff --git a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
index 6cfbb44c1..65f7b3c2f 100644
--- a/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
+++ b/archiva-modules/archiva-web/archiva-webapp-js/src/main/webapp/js/templates/archiva/repositories.html
@@ -71,7 +71,146 @@
                   </table>
                   <div id="remote-repositoriesPagination"></div>
               </div>
-              <div id="remote-repository-edit" class="pill-pane" data-bind='template: {name:"remote-repository-edit-tmpl"}'>
+              <div id="remote-repository-edit" class="pill-pane">
+
+
+                  <form id="remote-repository-edit-form" class="well form-horizontal">
+                    <fieldset id="remote-repository-edit-fieldset">
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="id">${$.i18n.prop('id')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          {{if update}}
+                            <span class="uneditable-input">${$data.remoteRepository.id}</span>
+                          {{else}}
+                            <input type="text" class="input-xlarge required" id="id" name="id" size="50"
+                                   data-bind="value: remoteRepository.id,css:{'uneditable-input': update},readonly:update"/>
+                          {{/if}}
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="name">${$.i18n.prop('name')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" class="input-xlarge required" id="name" name="name" size="50"
+                                 data-bind="value: remoteRepository.name"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="url">${$.i18n.prop('url')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" class="input-xxlarge required" id="url" name="location" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.url"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="userName">${$.i18n.prop('username')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" class="input-xlarge" id="userName" name="userName" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.userName"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="password">${$.i18n.prop('password')}</label>
+                         <div class="controls">
+                           <input type="password" class="input-xlarge" id="password" name="password" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.password"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="timeout">${$.i18n.prop('timeout')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" id="timeout" class="digits" name="daysOlder" size="5" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.timeout"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="layout">${$.i18n.prop('type')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <select id="layout" data-bind="options: availableLayouts,optionsText: 'label',optionsValue:'type',value: remoteRepository.layout"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="downloadRemoteIndex">${$.i18n.prop('downloadRemoteIndex')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="checkbox" id="downloadRemoteIndex" name="downloadRemoteIndex" size="5" data-bind="checked: remoteRepository.downloadRemoteIndex"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="remoteIndexUrl">${$.i18n.prop('remoteIndexUrl')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" class="input-xxlarge" id="remoteIndexUrl" name="remoteIndexUrl" size="5" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.remoteIndexUrl"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="cronExpression">${$.i18n.prop('cronExpression')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" id="cronExpression" name="cronExpression" size="40" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.cronExpression"/>
+                          <a class="btn btn-warning btn-mini popover-doc" id="cronExpression-info-button"
+                             data-original-title="${$.i18n.prop('cronExpression.help.title')}"
+                             data-content="${$.i18n.prop('cronExpression.help.content')}">
+                              <i class="icon-question-sign icon-white"></i>
+                          </a>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="indexDirectory">${$.i18n.prop('index.directory')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" class="input-xlarge" id="indexDirectory" name="indexDirectory" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.indexDirectory"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="remoteDownloadTimeout">${$.i18n.prop('remoteDownloadTimeout')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="text" id="remoteDownloadTimeout" class="digits" name="remoteDownloadTimeout" size="5"
+                                 data-bind="value: remoteRepository.remoteDownloadTimeout"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId">${$.i18n.prop('remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <select id="remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId" data-bind="options: networkProxies, optionsText: 'id',optionsValue:'id', value: remoteRepository.remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId, optionsCaption: 'Choose...'"></select>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup">${$.i18n.prop('downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <input type="checkbox" id="downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup" name="downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup"
+                                 data-bind="checked: remoteRepository.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup"/>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <div class="control-group">
+                        <label class="control-label" for="daysOlder">${$.i18n.prop('description')}</label>
+                        <div class="controls">
+                          <textarea rows="3" id="description" name="description" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.description"></textarea>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+
+                      <div class="row-fluid">
+                        <div class="control-group span6">
+                          <h4>${$.i18n.prop('remoteRepository.extraParametersEntries')}</h4>
+                          <table class="table">
+                            <thead>
+                              <th><input type="text" id="extraParameter-key"/></th>
+                              <th><input type="text" id="extraParameter-value"/></th>
+                              <th><a href="#" data-bind="click: function(){ addExtraParameter() }">${$.i18n.prop('add')}</a></th>
+                            </thead>
+                            <tbody data-bind="foreach: remoteRepository.extraParametersEntries">
+                              <tr>
+                                <td data-bind="text: key"></td>
+                                <td data-bind="text: value"></td>
+                                <td><a href="#" data-bind="click: function(){ $parent.deleteExtraParameter(key)}">${$.i18n.prop('delete')}</a></td>
+                              </tr>
+                            </tbody>
+                          </table>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+
+                    </fieldset>
+                    <button data-bind="click: save" data-loading-text="${$.i18n.prop('common.loading')}" id="remote-repository-save-button" class="btn">${$.i18n.prop('save')}</button>
+                    <button data-bind="click: displayGrid" class="btn">${$.i18n.prop('cancel')}</button>
+                  </form>
+
+
               </div>
             </div>
     	</div>
@@ -513,121 +652,7 @@
 
 
 <script id="remote-repository-edit-tmpl" type='text/html'>
-    <form id="remote-repository-edit-form" class="well form-horizontal">
-      <fieldset id="remote-repository-edit-fieldset">
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="id">${$.i18n.prop('id')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            {{if update}}
-              <span class="uneditable-input">${$data.remoteRepository.id}</span>
-            {{else}}
-              <input type="text" class="input-xlarge required" id="id" name="id" size="50"
-                     data-bind="value: remoteRepository.id,css:{'uneditable-input': update},readonly:update"/>
-            {{/if}}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="name">${$.i18n.prop('name')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" class="input-xlarge required" id="name" name="name" size="50"
-                   data-bind="value: remoteRepository.name"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="url">${$.i18n.prop('url')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" class="input-xxlarge required" id="url" name="location" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.url"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="userName">${$.i18n.prop('username')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" class="input-xlarge" id="userName" name="userName" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.userName"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="password">${$.i18n.prop('password')}</label>
-           <div class="controls">
-             <input type="password" class="input-xlarge" id="password" name="password" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.password"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="timeout">${$.i18n.prop('timeout')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" id="timeout" class="digits" name="daysOlder" size="5" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.timeout"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
 
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="layout">${$.i18n.prop('type')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <select id="layout" data-bind="options: availableLayouts,optionsText: 'label',optionsValue:'type',value: remoteRepository.layout"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="downloadRemoteIndex">${$.i18n.prop('downloadRemoteIndex')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="downloadRemoteIndex" name="downloadRemoteIndex" size="5" data-bind="checked: remoteRepository.downloadRemoteIndex"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="remoteIndexUrl">${$.i18n.prop('remoteIndexUrl')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" class="input-xxlarge" id="remoteIndexUrl" name="remoteIndexUrl" size="5" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.remoteIndexUrl"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="cronExpression">${$.i18n.prop('cronExpression')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" id="cronExpression" name="cronExpression" size="40" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.cronExpression"/>
-            <a class="btn btn-warning btn-mini popover-doc" id="cronExpression-info-button"
-               data-original-title="${$.i18n.prop('cronExpression.help.title')}"
-               data-content="${$.i18n.prop('cronExpression.help.content')}">
-                <i class="icon-question-sign icon-white"></i>
-            </a>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="indexDirectory">${$.i18n.prop('index.directory')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" class="input-xlarge" id="indexDirectory" name="indexDirectory" size="50" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.indexDirectory"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="remoteDownloadTimeout">${$.i18n.prop('remoteDownloadTimeout')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="text" id="remoteDownloadTimeout" class="digits" name="remoteDownloadTimeout" size="5"
-                   data-bind="value: remoteRepository.remoteDownloadTimeout"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId">${$.i18n.prop('remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <select id="remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId" data-bind="options: networkProxies, optionsText: 'id',optionsValue:'id', value: remoteRepository.remoteDownloadNetworkProxyId, optionsCaption: 'Choose...'"></select>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup">${$.i18n.prop('downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup" name="downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup"
-                   data-bind="checked: remoteRepository.downloadRemoteIndexOnStartup"/>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="control-group">
-          <label class="control-label" for="daysOlder">${$.i18n.prop('description')}</label>
-          <div class="controls">
-            <textarea rows="3" id="description" name="description" data-bind="value: remoteRepository.description"></textarea>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-      </fieldset>
-      <button data-bind="click: save" data-loading-text="${$.i18n.prop('common.loading')}" id="remote-repository-save-button" class="btn">${$.i18n.prop('save')}</button>
-      <button data-bind="click: displayGrid" class="btn">${$.i18n.prop('cancel')}</button>
-    </form>
 </script>
 
 <script id="remote-repository-scan-modal-tmpl" type='text/html'>