diff --git a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/CoursierPlugin.scala b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/CoursierPlugin.scala
index ce49d012c..04c5979e5 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/CoursierPlugin.scala
+++ b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/CoursierPlugin.scala
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ object CoursierPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     val coursierSourceRepositories = Keys.coursierSourceRepositories
     val coursierResolvers = Keys.coursierResolvers
     val coursierSbtResolvers = Keys.coursierSbtResolvers
+    val coursierCredentials = Keys.coursierCredentials
     val coursierFallbackDependencies = Keys.coursierFallbackDependencies
     val coursierCache = Keys.coursierCache
     val coursierProject = Keys.coursierProject
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ object CoursierPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
     coursierSourceRepositories := Nil,
     coursierResolvers <<= Tasks.coursierResolversTask,
     coursierSbtResolvers <<= externalResolvers in updateSbtClassifiers,
+    coursierCredentials := Map.empty,
     coursierFallbackDependencies <<= Tasks.coursierFallbackDependenciesTask,
     coursierCache := Cache.default,
     update <<= Tasks.updateTask(withClassifiers = false),
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Credentials.scala b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Credentials.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3229fe17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Credentials.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package coursier
+
+import java.io.{File, FileInputStream}
+import java.util.Properties
+
+import coursier.core.Authentication
+
+sealed abstract class Credentials extends Product with Serializable {
+  def user: String
+  def password: String
+
+  def authentication: Authentication =
+    Authentication(user, password)
+}
+
+object Credentials {
+
+  case class Direct(user: String, password: String) extends Credentials {
+    override def toString = s"Direct($user, ******)"
+  }
+
+  case class FromFile(file: File) extends Credentials {
+
+    private lazy val props = {
+      val p = new Properties()
+      p.load(new FileInputStream(file))
+      p
+    }
+
+    private def findKey(keys: Seq[String]) = keys
+      .iterator
+      .map(props.getProperty)
+      .filter(_ != null)
+      .toStream
+      .headOption
+      .getOrElse {
+        throw new NoSuchElementException(s"${keys.head} key in $file")
+      }
+
+    lazy val user: String = findKey(FromFile.fileUserKeys)
+    lazy val password: String = findKey(FromFile.filePasswordKeys)
+  }
+
+  object FromFile {
+    // from sbt.Credentials
+    private val fileUserKeys = Seq("user", "user.name", "username")
+    private val filePasswordKeys = Seq("password", "pwd", "pass", "passwd")
+  }
+
+
+  def apply(user: String, password: String): Credentials =
+    Direct(user, password)
+
+  def apply(file: File): Credentials =
+    FromFile(file)
+
+}
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala
index be68cc9fb..28ac928da 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala
+++ b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import coursier.ivy.{ IvyXml, IvyRepository }
 
 import java.net.{ MalformedURLException, URL }
 
+import coursier.core.Authentication
 import sbt.{ Resolver, CrossVersion, ModuleID }
 import sbt.mavenint.SbtPomExtraProperties
 
@@ -145,11 +146,21 @@ object FromSbt {
     } else
       None
 
-  private def mavenRepositoryOpt(root: String, log: sbt.Logger): Option[MavenRepository] =
+  private def mavenRepositoryOpt(
+    root: String,
+    log: sbt.Logger,
+    authentication: Option[Authentication]
+  ): Option[MavenRepository] =
     try {
       Cache.url(root) // ensure root is a URL whose protocol can be handled here
       val root0 = if (root.endsWith("/")) root else root + "/"
-      Some(MavenRepository(root0, sbtAttrStub = true))
+      Some(
+        MavenRepository(
+          root0,
+          sbtAttrStub = true,
+          authentication = authentication
+        )
+      )
     } catch {
       case e: MalformedURLException =>
         log.warn(
@@ -165,11 +176,12 @@ object FromSbt {
   def repository(
     resolver: Resolver,
     ivyProperties: Map[String, String],
-    log: sbt.Logger
+    log: sbt.Logger,
+    authentication: Option[Authentication]
   ): Option[Repository] =
     resolver match {
       case sbt.MavenRepository(_, root) =>
-        mavenRepositoryOpt(root, log)
+        mavenRepositoryOpt(root, log, authentication)
 
       case sbt.FileRepository(_, _, patterns)
         if patterns.ivyPatterns.lengthCompare(1) == 0 &&
@@ -184,10 +196,11 @@ object FromSbt {
               metadataPatternOpt = Some("file://" + patterns.ivyPatterns.head),
               changing = Some(true),
               properties = ivyProperties,
-              dropInfoAttributes = true
+              dropInfoAttributes = true,
+              authentication = authentication
             ))
           case Some(mavenCompatibleBase) =>
-            mavenRepositoryOpt("file://" + mavenCompatibleBase, log)
+            mavenRepositoryOpt("file://" + mavenCompatibleBase, log, authentication)
         }
 
       case sbt.URLRepository(_, patterns)
@@ -203,10 +216,11 @@ object FromSbt {
               metadataPatternOpt = Some(patterns.ivyPatterns.head),
               changing = None,
               properties = ivyProperties,
-              dropInfoAttributes = true
+              dropInfoAttributes = true,
+              authentication = authentication
             ))
           case Some(mavenCompatibleBase) =>
-            mavenRepositoryOpt(mavenCompatibleBase, log)
+            mavenRepositoryOpt(mavenCompatibleBase, log, authentication)
         }
 
       case other =>
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Keys.scala b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Keys.scala
index 47de5297c..995f74084 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Keys.scala
+++ b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Keys.scala
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ object Keys {
   val coursierSourceRepositories = SettingKey[Seq[File]]("coursier-source-repositories")
   val coursierResolvers = TaskKey[Seq[Resolver]]("coursier-resolvers")
   val coursierSbtResolvers = TaskKey[Seq[Resolver]]("coursier-sbt-resolvers")
+  val coursierCredentials = TaskKey[Map[String, Credentials]]("coursier-credentials")
 
   val coursierCache = SettingKey[File]("coursier-cache")
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Tasks.scala b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Tasks.scala
index 65e997e62..e8fe7551f 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Tasks.scala
+++ b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/Tasks.scala
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ object Tasks {
         "ivy.home" -> (new File(sys.props("user.home")).toURI.getPath + ".ivy2")
       ) ++ sys.props
 
+      val credentials = coursierCredentials.value
+
       val sourceRepositories0 = sourceRepositories.map {
         base =>
           MavenRepository(base.toURI.toString, changing = Some(true))
@@ -393,7 +395,14 @@ object Tasks {
       val repositories =
         Seq(globalPluginsRepo, interProjectRepo) ++
         sourceRepositories0 ++
-        resolvers.flatMap(FromSbt.repository(_, ivyProperties, log)) ++
+        resolvers.flatMap { resolver =>
+          FromSbt.repository(
+            resolver,
+            ivyProperties,
+            log,
+            credentials.get(resolver.name).map(_.authentication)
+          )
+        } ++
         fallbackDependenciesRepositories
 
       def resolution = {
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/build.sbt b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e51c1a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+scalaVersion := "2.11.8"
+
+resolvers += "authenticated" at "http://localhost:8080"
+
+coursierCredentials += "authenticated" -> coursier.Credentials(file("credentials"))
+
+coursierCachePolicies := Seq(coursier.CachePolicy.ForceDownload)
+
+libraryDependencies += "com.abc" % "test" % "0.1"
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/credentials b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/credentials
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03c71b2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/credentials
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+user=user
+password=pass
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/project/plugins.sbt b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..152225a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  val pluginVersion = sys.props.getOrElse(
+    "plugin.version",
+    throw new RuntimeException(
+      """|The system property 'plugin.version' is not defined.
+         |Specify this property using the scriptedLaunchOpts -D.""".stripMargin
+    )
+  )
+
+  addSbtPlugin("io.get-coursier" % "sbt-coursier" % pluginVersion)
+}
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/src/main/scala/Main.scala b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/src/main/scala/Main.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86ae9e9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/src/main/scala/Main.scala
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+object Main extends App
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/test b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d96ce4c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials-from-file/test
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+> coursierResolution
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/build.sbt b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..619f464cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+scalaVersion := "2.11.8"
+
+resolvers += "authenticated" at "http://localhost:8080"
+
+coursierCredentials += "authenticated" -> coursier.Credentials("user", "pass")
+
+coursierCachePolicies := Seq(coursier.CachePolicy.ForceDownload)
+
+libraryDependencies += "com.abc" % "test" % "0.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/project/plugins.sbt b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..152225a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  val pluginVersion = sys.props.getOrElse(
+    "plugin.version",
+    throw new RuntimeException(
+      """|The system property 'plugin.version' is not defined.
+         |Specify this property using the scriptedLaunchOpts -D.""".stripMargin
+    )
+  )
+
+  addSbtPlugin("io.get-coursier" % "sbt-coursier" % pluginVersion)
+}
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/src/main/scala/Main.scala b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/src/main/scala/Main.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86ae9e9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/src/main/scala/Main.scala
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+object Main extends App
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/test b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d96ce4c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/src/sbt-test/sbt-coursier/credentials/test
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+> coursierResolution