diff --git a/cmd/helm/fetch.go b/cmd/helm/fetch.go
index 9c1f25614..79c526cf7 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/fetch.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/fetch.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ type fetchCmd struct {
 	destdir  string
 	version  string
 	repoURL  string
+	username string
+	password string
 
 	verify      bool
 	verifyLater bool
@@ -138,14 +140,14 @@ func (f *fetchCmd) run() error {
 	}
 
 	if f.repoURL != "" {
-		chartURL, err := repo.FindChartInRepoURL(f.repoURL, f.chartRef, f.version, f.certFile, f.keyFile, f.caFile, getter.All(settings))
+		chartURL, err := repo.FindChartInRepoURL(f.repoURL, f.username, f.password, f.chartRef, f.version, f.certFile, f.keyFile, f.caFile, getter.All(settings))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		f.chartRef = chartURL
 	}
 
-	saved, v, err := c.DownloadTo(f.chartRef, f.version, dest)
+	saved, v, err := c.DownloadTo(f.chartRef, f.username, f.password, f.version, dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/inspect.go b/cmd/helm/inspect.go
index 736f14fce..02eaf9b87 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/inspect.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ type inspectCmd struct {
 	out       io.Writer
 	version   string
 	repoURL   string
+	username  string
+	password  string
 
 	certFile string
 	keyFile  string
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ func newInspectCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			if err := checkArgsLength(len(args), "chart name"); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cp, err := locateChartPath(insp.repoURL, args[0], insp.version, insp.verify, insp.keyring,
+			cp, err := locateChartPath(insp.repoURL, insp.username, insp.password, args[0], insp.version, insp.verify, insp.keyring,
 				insp.certFile, insp.keyFile, insp.caFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ func newInspectCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			if err := checkArgsLength(len(args), "chart name"); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cp, err := locateChartPath(insp.repoURL, args[0], insp.version, insp.verify, insp.keyring,
+			cp, err := locateChartPath(insp.repoURL, insp.username, insp.password, args[0], insp.version, insp.verify, insp.keyring,
 				insp.certFile, insp.keyFile, insp.caFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ func newInspectCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			if err := checkArgsLength(len(args), "chart name"); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cp, err := locateChartPath(insp.repoURL, args[0], insp.version, insp.verify, insp.keyring,
+			cp, err := locateChartPath(insp.repoURL, insp.username, insp.password, args[0], insp.version, insp.verify, insp.keyring,
 				insp.certFile, insp.keyFile, insp.caFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -181,6 +183,18 @@ func newInspectCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		subCmd.Flags().StringVar(&insp.repoURL, repoURL, "", repoURLdesc)
 	}
 
+	username := "username"
+	usernamedesc := "chart repository username where to locate the requested chart"
+	inspectCommand.Flags().StringVar(&insp.username, username, "", usernamedesc)
+	valuesSubCmd.Flags().StringVar(&insp.username, username, "", usernamedesc)
+	chartSubCmd.Flags().StringVar(&insp.username, username, "", usernamedesc)
+
+	password := "password"
+	passworddesc := "chart repository password where to locate the requested chart"
+	inspectCommand.Flags().StringVar(&insp.password, password, "", passworddesc)
+	valuesSubCmd.Flags().StringVar(&insp.password, password, "", passworddesc)
+	chartSubCmd.Flags().StringVar(&insp.password, password, "", passworddesc)
+
 	certFile := "cert-file"
 	certFiledesc := "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle"
 	for _, subCmd := range cmds {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/install.go b/cmd/helm/install.go
index 3b6d3e076..a4ba3f47d 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/install.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/install.go
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ type installCmd struct {
 	timeout      int64
 	wait         bool
 	repoURL      string
+	username     string
+	password     string
 	devel        bool
 	depUp        bool
 
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ func newInstallCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				inst.version = ">0.0.0-0"
 			}
 
-			cp, err := locateChartPath(inst.repoURL, args[0], inst.version, inst.verify, inst.keyring,
+			cp, err := locateChartPath(inst.repoURL, inst.username, inst.password, args[0], inst.version, inst.verify, inst.keyring,
 				inst.certFile, inst.keyFile, inst.caFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ func newInstallCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.Int64Var(&inst.timeout, "timeout", 300, "time in seconds to wait for any individual Kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks)")
 	f.BoolVar(&inst.wait, "wait", false, "if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.repoURL, "repo", "", "chart repository url where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&inst.username, "username", "", "chart repository username where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&inst.password, "password", "", "chart repository password where to locate the requested chart")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.certFile, "cert-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.keyFile, "key-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL key file")
 	f.StringVar(&inst.caFile, "ca-file", "", "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle")
@@ -381,8 +385,8 @@ func (i *installCmd) printRelease(rel *release.Release) {
 // - URL
 //
 // If 'verify' is true, this will attempt to also verify the chart.
-func locateChartPath(repoURL, name, version string, verify bool, keyring,
-	certFile, keyFile, caFile string) (string, error) {
+func locateChartPath(repoURL, username, password, name, version string, verify bool, keyring,
+certFile, keyFile, caFile string) (string, error) {
 	name = strings.TrimSpace(name)
 	version = strings.TrimSpace(version)
 	if fi, err := os.Stat(name); err == nil {
@@ -419,7 +423,7 @@ func locateChartPath(repoURL, name, version string, verify bool, keyring,
 		dl.Verify = downloader.VerifyAlways
 	}
 	if repoURL != "" {
-		chartURL, err := repo.FindChartInRepoURL(repoURL, name, version,
+		chartURL, err := repo.FindChartInRepoURL(repoURL, username, password, name, version,
 			certFile, keyFile, caFile, getter.All(settings))
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
@@ -431,7 +435,7 @@ func locateChartPath(repoURL, name, version string, verify bool, keyring,
 		os.MkdirAll(settings.Home.Archive(), 0744)
 	}
 
-	filename, _, err := dl.DownloadTo(name, version, settings.Home.Archive())
+	filename, _, err := dl.DownloadTo(name, username, password, version, settings.Home.Archive())
 	if err == nil {
 		lname, err := filepath.Abs(filename)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/helm/repo_add.go b/cmd/helm/repo_add.go
index b172d016c..fcaf32000 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/repo_add.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/repo_add.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 type repoAddCmd struct {
 	name     string
 	url      string
+	username string
+	password string
 	home     helmpath.Home
 	noupdate bool
 
@@ -44,15 +46,31 @@ func newRepoAddCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	add := &repoAddCmd{out: out}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "add [flags] [NAME] [URL]",
+		Use:   "add [flags] [NAME] [URL] [USERNAME] [PASSWORD]",
 		Short: "add a chart repository",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			if err := checkArgsLength(len(args), "name for the chart repository", "the url of the chart repository"); err != nil {
+			argsDesc := []string {
+				"name for the chart repository",
+				"the url of the chart repository",
+				"the username for the chart repository",
+				"the password of the chart repository",
+			}
+
+			if len(args) <= 2 {
+				if err := checkArgsLength(len(args), argsDesc[0], argsDesc[1]); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			} else
+			if err := checkArgsLength(len(args), argsDesc[0], argsDesc[1], argsDesc[2], argsDesc[3]); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
 			add.name = args[0]
 			add.url = args[1]
+			if len(args) == 4 {
+				add.username = args[2]
+				add.password = args[3]
+			}
 			add.home = settings.Home
 
 			return add.run()
@@ -69,14 +87,14 @@ func newRepoAddCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func (a *repoAddCmd) run() error {
-	if err := addRepository(a.name, a.url, a.home, a.certFile, a.keyFile, a.caFile, a.noupdate); err != nil {
+	if err := addRepository(a.name, a.url, a.username, a.password , a.home, a.certFile, a.keyFile, a.caFile, a.noupdate); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(a.out, "%q has been added to your repositories\n", a.name)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func addRepository(name, url string, home helmpath.Home, certFile, keyFile, caFile string, noUpdate bool) error {
+func addRepository(name, url, username, password string, home helmpath.Home, certFile, keyFile, caFile string, noUpdate bool) error {
 	f, err := repo.LoadRepositoriesFile(home.RepositoryFile())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -91,6 +109,8 @@ func addRepository(name, url string, home helmpath.Home, certFile, keyFile, caFi
 		Name:     name,
 		Cache:    cif,
 		URL:      url,
+		Username: username,
+		Password: password,
 		CertFile: certFile,
 		KeyFile:  keyFile,
 		CAFile:   caFile,
diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index d08dd62ef..aadb59ac2 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type upgradeCmd struct {
 	reuseValues  bool
 	wait         bool
 	repoURL      string
+	username     string
+	password     string
 	devel        bool
 
 	certFile string
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.reuseValues, "reuse-values", false, "when upgrading, reuse the last release's values, and merge in any new values. If '--reset-values' is specified, this is ignored.")
 	f.BoolVar(&upgrade.wait, "wait", false, "if set, will wait until all Pods, PVCs, Services, and minimum number of Pods of a Deployment are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as --timeout")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.repoURL, "repo", "", "chart repository url where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&upgrade.username, "username", "", "chart repository username where to locate the requested chart")
+	f.StringVar(&upgrade.password, "password", "", "chart repository password where to locate the requested chart")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.certFile, "cert-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL certificate file")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.keyFile, "key-file", "", "identify HTTPS client using this SSL key file")
 	f.StringVar(&upgrade.caFile, "ca-file", "", "verify certificates of HTTPS-enabled servers using this CA bundle")
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func (u *upgradeCmd) run() error {
-	chartPath, err := locateChartPath(u.repoURL, u.chart, u.version, u.verify, u.keyring, u.certFile, u.keyFile, u.caFile)
+	chartPath, err := locateChartPath(u.repoURL, u.username, u.password, u.chart, u.version, u.verify, u.keyring, u.certFile, u.keyFile, u.caFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
index c7610aaf9..38de99010 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader.go
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ type ChartDownloader struct {
 //
 // Returns a string path to the location where the file was downloaded and a verification
 // (if provenance was verified), or an error if something bad happened.
-func (c *ChartDownloader) DownloadTo(ref, version, dest string) (string, *provenance.Verification, error) {
+func (c *ChartDownloader) DownloadTo(ref, username, password, version, dest string) (string, *provenance.Verification, error) {
 	u, g, err := c.ResolveChartVersion(ref, version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
 
-	data, err := g.Get(u.String())
+	data, err := g.GetWithCredentials(u.String(), username, password)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go
index 0100772e9..682ceaa2e 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/chart_downloader_test.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func TestDownloadTo(t *testing.T) {
 		Getters:  getter.All(environment.EnvSettings{}),
 	}
 	cname := "/signtest-0.1.0.tgz"
-	where, v, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname, "", dest)
+	where, v, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname, "", "", "", dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func TestDownloadTo_VerifyLater(t *testing.T) {
 		Getters:  getter.All(environment.EnvSettings{}),
 	}
 	cname := "/signtest-0.1.0.tgz"
-	where, _, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname, "", dest)
+	where, _, err := c.DownloadTo(srv.URL()+cname,"", "", "", dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager.go b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
index 6d4103bae..bac5c4823 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ func (m *Manager) downloadAll(deps []*chartutil.Dependency) error {
 
 		// Any failure to resolve/download a chart should fail:
 		// https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/issues/1439
-		churl, err := findChartURL(dep.Name, dep.Version, dep.Repository, repos)
+		churl, username, password, err := findChartURL(dep.Name, dep.Version, dep.Repository, repos)
 		if err != nil {
 			saveError = fmt.Errorf("could not find %s: %s", churl, err)
 			break
 		}
 
-		if _, _, err := dl.DownloadTo(churl, "", destPath); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := dl.DownloadTo(churl, username, password, "", destPath); err != nil {
 			saveError = fmt.Errorf("could not download %s: %s", churl, err)
 			break
 		}
@@ -476,22 +476,30 @@ func (m *Manager) parallelRepoUpdate(repos []*repo.Entry) error {
 // repoURL is the repository to search
 //
 // If it finds a URL that is "relative", it will prepend the repoURL.
-func findChartURL(name, version, repoURL string, repos map[string]*repo.ChartRepository) (string, error) {
+func findChartURL(name, version, repoURL string, repos map[string]*repo.ChartRepository) (url, username, password string, err error) {
 	for _, cr := range repos {
 		if urlutil.Equal(repoURL, cr.Config.URL) {
-			entry, err := findEntryByName(name, cr)
+			var entry repo.ChartVersions
+			entry, err = findEntryByName(name, cr)
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
+				return
 			}
-			ve, err := findVersionedEntry(version, entry)
+			var ve *repo.ChartVersion
+			ve, err = findVersionedEntry(version, entry)
 			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
+				return
 			}
-
-			return normalizeURL(repoURL, ve.URLs[0])
+			url, err = normalizeURL(repoURL, ve.URLs[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			username = cr.Config.Username
+			password = cr.Config.Password
+			return
 		}
 	}
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("chart %s not found in %s", name, repoURL)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("chart %s not found in %s", name, repoURL)
+	return
 }
 
 // findEntryByName finds an entry in the chart repository whose name matches the given name.
diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go b/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go
index 091277689..1ff2a9c17 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager_test.go
@@ -77,14 +77,19 @@ func TestFindChartURL(t *testing.T) {
 	version := "0.1.0"
 	repoURL := "http://example.com/charts"
 
-	churl, err := findChartURL(name, version, repoURL, repos)
+	churl, username, password, err := findChartURL(name, version, repoURL, repos)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if churl != "https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/alpine-0.1.0.tgz" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected URL %q", churl)
 	}
-
+	if username != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected username %q", username)
+	}
+	if password != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected password %q", password)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGetRepoNames(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/getter/getter.go b/pkg/getter/getter.go
index ca018884a..de9d59578 100644
--- a/pkg/getter/getter.go
+++ b/pkg/getter/getter.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 type Getter interface {
 	//Get file content by url string
 	Get(url string) (*bytes.Buffer, error)
+	//Get file content by url, username and password strings
+	GetWithCredentials(href, username, password string) (*bytes.Buffer, error)
 }
 
 // Constructor is the function for every getter which creates a specific instance
diff --git a/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go b/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go
index c86b96458..5748ae9f7 100644
--- a/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go
+++ b/pkg/getter/httpgetter.go
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ type httpGetter struct {
 
 //Get performs a Get from repo.Getter and returns the body.
 func (g *httpGetter) Get(href string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
+	return g.get(href, "", "")
+}
+
+//Get performs a Get from repo.Getter using credentials and returns the body.
+func (g *httpGetter) GetWithCredentials(href, username, password string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
+	return g.get(href, username, password)
+}
+
+func (g *httpGetter) get(href, username, password string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 
 	// Set a helm specific user agent so that a repo server and metrics can
@@ -44,6 +53,10 @@ func (g *httpGetter) Get(href string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Helm/"+strings.TrimPrefix(version.GetVersion(), "v"))
 
+	if username != "" && password != "" {
+		req.SetBasicAuth(username, password)
+	}
+
 	resp, err := g.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return buf, err
diff --git a/pkg/getter/plugingetter.go b/pkg/getter/plugingetter.go
index c747eef7f..edbce131b 100644
--- a/pkg/getter/plugingetter.go
+++ b/pkg/getter/plugingetter.go
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func (p *pluginGetter) Get(href string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	return buf, nil
 }
 
+func (p *pluginGetter) GetWithCredentials(href, username, password string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
+	return p.Get(href)
+}
+
 // newPluginGetter constructs a valid plugin getter
 func newPluginGetter(command string, settings environment.EnvSettings, name, base string) Constructor {
 	return func(URL, CertFile, KeyFile, CAFile string) (Getter, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/installer/http_installer_test.go b/pkg/plugin/installer/http_installer_test.go
index ca1a71e3e..ca409fdad 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/installer/http_installer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/installer/http_installer_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ type TestHTTPGetter struct {
 
 func (t *TestHTTPGetter) Get(href string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) { return t.MockResponse, t.MockError }
 
+func (t *TestHTTPGetter) GetWithCredentials(href, username, password string) (*bytes.Buffer, error) { return t.MockResponse, t.MockError }
+
 // Fake plugin tarball data
 var fakePluginB64 = "H4sIAKRj51kAA+3UX0vCUBgGcC9jn+Iwuk3Peza3GeyiUlJQkcogCOzgli7dJm4TvYk+a5+k479UqquUCJ/fLs549sLO2TnvWnJa9aXnjwujYdYLovxMhsPcfnHOLdNkOXthM/IVQQYjg2yyLLJ4kXGhLp5j0z3P41tZksqxmspL3B/O+j/XtZu1y8rdYzkOZRCxduKPk53ny6Wwz/GfIIf1As8lxzGJSmoHNLJZphKHG4YpTCE0wVk3DULfpSJ3DMMqkj3P5JfMYLdX1Vr9Ie/5E5cstcdC8K04iGLX5HaJuKpWL17F0TCIBi5pf/0pjtLhun5j3f9v6r7wfnI/H0eNp9d1/5P6Gez0vzo7wsoxfrAZbTny/o9k6J8z/VkO/LPlWdC1iVpbEEcq5nmeJ13LEtmbV0k2r2PrOs9PuuNglC5rL1Y5S/syXRQmutaNw1BGnnp8Wq3UG51WvX1da3bKtZtCN/R09DwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAb30AoMczDwAoAAA="
 
diff --git a/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go b/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
index b95a7ae07..a4853ba22 100644
--- a/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
+++ b/pkg/repo/chartrepo.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/chartutil"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/getter"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/provenance"
+	"bytes"
 )
 
 // Entry represents a collection of parameters for chart repository
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ type Entry struct {
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
 	Cache    string `json:"cache"`
 	URL      string `json:"url"`
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Password string `json:"password"`
 	CertFile string `json:"certFile"`
 	KeyFile  string `json:"keyFile"`
 	CAFile   string `json:"caFile"`
@@ -117,7 +120,13 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) DownloadIndexFile(cachePath string) error {
 	parsedURL.Path = strings.TrimSuffix(parsedURL.Path, "/") + "/index.yaml"
 
 	indexURL = parsedURL.String()
-	resp, err := r.Client.Get(indexURL)
+	var resp *bytes.Buffer
+	if r.Config.Username == "" || r.Config.Password == "" {
+		resp, err = r.Client.Get(indexURL)
+	} else {
+		resp, err = r.Client.GetWithCredentials(indexURL, r.Config.Username, r.Config.Password)
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -185,7 +194,7 @@ func (r *ChartRepository) generateIndex() error {
 
 // FindChartInRepoURL finds chart in chart repository pointed by repoURL
 // without adding repo to repositories
-func FindChartInRepoURL(repoURL, chartName, chartVersion, certFile, keyFile, caFile string, getters getter.Providers) (string, error) {
+func FindChartInRepoURL(repoURL, username, password, chartName, chartVersion, certFile, keyFile, caFile string, getters getter.Providers) (string, error) {
 
 	// Download and write the index file to a temporary location
 	tempIndexFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "tmp-repo-file")
@@ -196,6 +205,8 @@ func FindChartInRepoURL(repoURL, chartName, chartVersion, certFile, keyFile, caF
 
 	c := Entry{
 		URL:      repoURL,
+		Username: username,
+		Password: password,
 		CertFile: certFile,
 		KeyFile:  keyFile,
 		CAFile:   caFile,