diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java
index eacc1ddec..55ce4db62 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialItem.java
@@ -211,6 +211,60 @@ public void setValueNoCopy(char[] newValue) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/** An item whose value is a boolean choice, presented as Yes/No. */
+	public static class YesNoType extends CredentialItem {
+		private boolean value;
+
+		/**
+		 * Initialize a prompt for a single boolean answer.
+		 *
+		 * @param promptText
+		 *            prompt to display to the user alongside of the input
+		 *            field. Should be sufficient text to indicate what to
+		 *            supply for this item.
+		 */
+		public YesNoType(String promptText) {
+			super(promptText, false);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void clear() {
+			value = false;
+		}
+
+		/** @return the current value */
+		public boolean getValue() {
+			return value;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the new value.
+		 *
+		 * @param newValue
+		 */
+		public void setValue(boolean newValue) {
+			value = newValue;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/** An advice message presented to the user, with no response required. */
+	public static class InformationalMessage extends CredentialItem {
+		/**
+		 * Initialize an informational message.
+		 *
+		 * @param messageText
+		 *            message to display to the user.
+		 */
+		public InformationalMessage(String messageText) {
+			super(messageText, false);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void clear() {
+			// Nothing to clear.
+		}
+	}
+
 	/** Prompt for a username, which is not masked on input. */
 	public static class Username extends StringType {
 		/** Initialize a new username item, with a default username prompt. */
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProvider.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProvider.java
index ca83c6904..194268f1f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProvider.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProvider.java
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ public static void setDefault(CredentialsProvider p) {
 		defaultProvider = p;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if the provider is interactive with the end-user.
+	 *
+	 * An interactive provider may try to open a dialog box, or prompt for input
+	 * on the terminal, and will wait for a user response. A non-interactive
+	 * provider will either populate CredentialItems, or fail.
+	 *
+	 * @return {@code true} if the provider is interactive with the end-user.
+	 */
+	public abstract boolean isInteractive();
+
 	/**
 	 * Check if the provider can supply the necessary {@link CredentialItem}s.
 	 *
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProviderUserInfo.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProviderUserInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f259c676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/CredentialsProviderUserInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, Google Inc.
+ * and other copyright owners as documented in the project's IP log.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available
+ * under the terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v1.0 which
+ * accompanies this distribution, is reproduced below, and is
+ * available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
+ *
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
+ * without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ * conditions are met:
+ *
+ * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ *   copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *   disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+ *   with the distribution.
+ *
+ * - Neither the name of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. nor the
+ *   names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
+ *   products derived from this software without specific prior
+ *   written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
+ * CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+ * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+ * CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+ * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+package org.eclipse.jgit.transport;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.jcraft.jsch.Session;
+import com.jcraft.jsch.UIKeyboardInteractive;
+import com.jcraft.jsch.UserInfo;
+
+/** A JSch {@link UserInfo} adapter for a {@link CredentialsProvider}. */
+public class CredentialsProviderUserInfo implements UserInfo,
+		UIKeyboardInteractive {
+	private final URIish uri;
+
+	private final CredentialsProvider provider;
+
+	private String password;
+
+	private String passphrase;
+
+	/**
+	 * Wrap a CredentialsProvider to make it suitable for use with JSch.
+	 *
+	 * @param session
+	 *            the JSch session this UserInfo will support authentication on.
+	 * @param credentialsProvider
+	 *            the provider that will perform the authentication.
+	 */
+	public CredentialsProviderUserInfo(Session session,
+			CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider) {
+		this.uri = createURI(session);
+		this.provider = credentialsProvider;
+	}
+
+	private static URIish createURI(Session session) {
+		URIish uri = new URIish();
+		uri = uri.setScheme("ssh");
+		uri = uri.setUser(session.getUserName());
+		uri = uri.setHost(session.getHost());
+		uri = uri.setPort(session.getPort());
+		return uri;
+	}
+
+	public String getPassword() {
+		return password;
+	}
+
+	public String getPassphrase() {
+		return passphrase;
+	}
+
+	public boolean promptPassphrase(String msg) {
+		CredentialItem.StringType v = newPrompt(msg);
+		if (provider.get(uri, v)) {
+			passphrase = v.getValue();
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			passphrase = null;
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public boolean promptPassword(String msg) {
+		CredentialItem.StringType v = newPrompt(msg);
+		if (provider.get(uri, v)) {
+			password = v.getValue();
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			password = null;
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private CredentialItem.StringType newPrompt(String msg) {
+		return new CredentialItem.StringType(msg, true);
+	}
+
+	public boolean promptYesNo(String msg) {
+		CredentialItem.YesNoType v = new CredentialItem.YesNoType(msg);
+		return provider.get(uri, v) && v.getValue();
+	}
+
+	public void showMessage(String msg) {
+		provider.get(uri, new CredentialItem.InformationalMessage(msg));
+	}
+
+	public String[] promptKeyboardInteractive(String destination, String name,
+			String instruction, String[] prompt, boolean[] echo) {
+		CredentialItem.StringType[] v = new CredentialItem.StringType[prompt.length];
+		for (int i = 0; i < prompt.length; i++)
+			v[i] = new CredentialItem.StringType(prompt[i], !echo[i]);
+
+		List<CredentialItem> items = new ArrayList<CredentialItem>();
+		if (instruction != null && instruction.length() > 0)
+			items.add(new CredentialItem.InformationalMessage(instruction));
+		items.addAll(Arrays.asList(v));
+
+		if (!provider.get(uri, items))
+			return null; // cancel
+
+		String[] result = new String[v.length];
+		for (int i = 0; i < v.length; i++)
+			result[i] = v[i].getValue();
+		return result;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshConfigSessionFactory.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshConfigSessionFactory.java
index daa6f4ca2..99e7b8333 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshConfigSessionFactory.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshConfigSessionFactory.java
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ public abstract class SshConfigSessionFactory extends SshSessionFactory {
 
 	@Override
 	public synchronized Session getSession(String user, String pass,
-			String host, int port, FS fs) throws JSchException {
+			String host, int port, CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider,
+			FS fs) throws JSchException {
 		if (config == null)
 			config = OpenSshConfig.get(fs);
 
@@ -105,6 +106,11 @@ public synchronized Session getSession(String user, String pass,
 		final String pauth = hc.getPreferredAuthentications();
 		if (pauth != null)
 			session.setConfig("PreferredAuthentications", pauth);
+		if (credentialsProvider != null
+				&& (!hc.isBatchMode() || !credentialsProvider.isInteractive())) {
+			session.setUserInfo(new CredentialsProviderUserInfo(session,
+					credentialsProvider));
+		}
 		configure(hc, session);
 		return session;
 	}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java
index d10010fcf..34aa3dbd2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshSessionFactory.java
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ public static void setInstance(final SshSessionFactory newFactory) {
 	 * @param port
 	 *            port number the server is listening for connections on. May be <=
 	 *            0 to indicate the IANA registered port of 22 should be used.
+	 * @param credentialsProvider
+	 *            provider to support authentication, may be null.
 	 * @param fs
 	 *            the file system abstraction which will be necessary to
 	 *            perform certain file system operations.
@@ -119,14 +121,16 @@ public static void setInstance(final SshSessionFactory newFactory) {
 	 *             the session could not be created.
 	 */
 	public abstract Session getSession(String user, String pass, String host,
-			int port, FS fs) throws JSchException;
+			int port, CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider, FS fs)
+			throws JSchException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Close (or recycle) a session to a host.
 	 *
 	 * @param session
 	 *            a session previously obtained from this factory's
-	 *            {@link #getSession(String,String, String, int, FS)} method.s
+	 *            {@link #getSession(String,String, String, int, CredentialsProvider, FS)}
+	 *            method.
 	 */
 	public void releaseSession(final Session session) {
 		if (session.isConnected())
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshTransport.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshTransport.java
index f642ac1ea..81d233f1e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshTransport.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/SshTransport.java
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ protected void initSession() throws TransportException {
 		final String host = uri.getHost();
 		final int port = uri.getPort();
 		try {
-			sock = sch.getSession(user, pass, host, port, local.getFS());
+			sock = sch.getSession(user, pass, host, port,
+					getCredentialsProvider(), local.getFS());
 			if (!sock.isConnected())
 				sock.connect(tms);
 		} catch (JSchException je) {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider.java
index 68cf96cf3..235e4b4b9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider.java
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ public UsernamePasswordCredentialsProvider(String username, char[] password) {
 		this.password = password;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean isInteractive() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean supports(CredentialItem... items) {
 		for (CredentialItem i : items) {