Index: IvyAuthenticator.java
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--- IvyAuthenticator.java	(revision 1001855)
+++ IvyAuthenticator.java	(working copy)
@@ -86,16 +86,12 @@
                 String proxyPass = System.getProperty("http.proxyPassword", "");
                 Message.debug("authenicating to proxy server with username [" + proxyUser + "]");
                 result = new PasswordAuthentication(proxyUser, proxyPass.toCharArray());
+            } else {
+                // This could be an anonymous proxy. IVY-1234.
+                result = getCredentialsFromStore();
             }
         } else {
-            Credentials c = CredentialsStore.INSTANCE.getCredentials(getRequestingPrompt(),
-                getRequestingHost());
-            Message.debug("authentication: k='"
-                    + Credentials.buildKey(getRequestingPrompt(), getRequestingHost()) + "' c='" + c
-                    + "'");
-            if (c != null) {
-                result = new PasswordAuthentication(c.getUserName(), c.getPasswd().toCharArray());
-            }
+           result = getCredentialsFromStore();
         }
         
         if ((result == null) && (original != null)) {
@@ -111,5 +107,15 @@
         
         return result;
     }
+    
+    protected PasswordAuthentication getCredentialsFromStore() {
+        Credentials c = CredentialsStore.INSTANCE.getCredentials(getRequestingPrompt(),
+            getRequestingHost());
+        Message.debug("authentication: k='"
+                + Credentials.buildKey(getRequestingPrompt(), getRequestingHost()) + "' c='" + c
+                + "'");
+        
+        return (c != null) ? new PasswordAuthentication(c.getUserName(), c.getPasswd().toCharArray()) : null;
+    }
 
 }