*
     * @return the {@link AuthScope} object representing the authentication scope.
     */
    public AuthScope getAuthScope() {
        return authScope;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the authentication scope.
     *
     * @param authScope the authentication scope to set
     */
    public void setAuthScope(final AuthScope authScope) {
        this.authScope = authScope;
    }

    /**

     *
     * @return the {@link AuthScope} object representing the authentication scope.
     */
    public AuthScope getAuthScope() {
        return authScope;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the authentication scope.
     *
     * @param authScope the authentication scope to set
     */
    public void setAuthScope(final AuthScope authScope) {
        this.authScope = authScope;
    }

    /**

            } else {
                final AuthScope authScope = authentication.getAuthScope();
                credentialsProvider.setCredentials(authScope, authentication.getCredentials());
                if (authScope.getHost() != null && authScheme != null) {
                    final HttpHost targetHost = new HttpHost(authScope.getSchemeName(), authScope.getHost(), authScope.getPort());

            } else {
                final AuthScope authScope = authentication.getAuthScope();
                credentialsProvider.setCredentials(authScope, authentication.getCredentials());
                if (authScope.getHost() != null && authScheme != null) {
                    final HttpHost targetHost = new HttpHost(authScope.getHost(), authScope.getPort());
                    authCache.put(targetHost, authScheme);

        }

        final WebAuthenticationConfig config = new WebAuthenticationConfig();

        // host/port/realm: only set if not blank (null means "any" - AuthScope.ANY equivalent)
        if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(getHostname())) {
            config.setHost(getHostname());
        }
        if (getPort() != null) {
            config.setPort(getPort());
        }

        }

        final WebAuthenticationConfig config = new WebAuthenticationConfig();

        // host/port/realm: only set if not blank (null means "any" - AuthScope.ANY equivalent)
        final String host = paramMap.get(prefix + "host");
        if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(host)) {
            config.setHost(host);
        }