}

        // consider the username&password because a repo manager might block artifacts depending on authorization
        Authentication auth = repository.getAuthentication();
        if (auth != null) {
            int hash = (auth.getUsername() + auth.getPassword()).hashCode();
            buffer.append(hash).append('@');
        }

            builder.setSnapshotPolicy(toPolicy(repo.getSnapshots()));
            builder.setReleasePolicy(toPolicy(repo.getReleases()));
            builder.setAuthentication(toAuthentication(repo.getAuthentication()));
            builder.setProxy(toProxy(repo.getProxy()));
            builder.setMirroredRepositories(toRepos(repo.getMirroredRepositories()));
            builder.setBlocked(repo.isBlocked());