diff --git a/maven-all/maven/proxy/settings.xml b/maven-all/maven/proxy/settings.xml
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+<!-- start of settings.xml here -->
+
+<!--
+    Proxies section (extract of settings.xml) containing example proxy definitions:
+    * BaeldungProxy_Encrypted - an example http proxy with an encrypted password - encrypted using 'mvn --encrypt-password'
+    * BaeldungProxy_Authenticated - an example http proxy with a plain text password.
+    * BaeldungProxy - an example minimalist unauthenticated http proxy
+    All of these are 'active' - so maven will use the first one in the list.
+-->
+<proxies>
+
+    <proxy>
+        <id>BaeldungProxy_Encrypted</id>
+        <active>true</active>
+        <protocol>http</protocol>
+        <host>proxy.baeldung.com</host>
+        <port>80</port>
+        <username>baeldung</username>
+        <password>{U2iMf+7aJXQHRquuQq6MX+n7GOeh97zB9/4e7kkEQYs=}</password>
+        <nonProxyHosts>internal.baeldung.com|localhost|127.*|[::1]</nonProxyHosts>
+    </proxy>
+
+    <proxy>
+        <id>BaeldungProxy_Authenticated</id>
+        <active>true</active>
+        <protocol>http</protocol>
+        <host>proxy.baeldung.com</host>
+        <port>80</port>
+        <username>baeldung</username>
+        <password>changeme</password>
+        <nonProxyHosts>internal.baeldung.com|localhost|127.*|[::1]</nonProxyHosts>
+    </proxy>
+
+    <proxy>
+        <id>BaeldungProxy</id>
+        <host>proxy.baeldung.com</host>
+        <port>80</port>
+        <nonProxyHosts>internal.baeldung.com|localhost|127.*|[::1]</nonProxyHosts>
+    </proxy>
+
+</proxies>
+
+<!-- rest of settings.xml here -->
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diff --git a/maven-all/maven/security/redirect/settings-security.xml b/maven-all/maven/security/redirect/settings-security.xml
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+++ b/maven-all/maven/security/redirect/settings-security.xml
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+<!-- 
+     Redirect maven to settings-security.xml stored elsewhere: 
+-->
+<settingsSecurity>
+   <relocation>R:\config\settings-security.xml</relocation> 
+</settingsSecurity>
diff --git a/maven-all/maven/security/settings-security.xml b/maven-all/maven/security/settings-security.xml
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+<!-- 
+     Encrypt master password with: 
+         mvn --encrypt-master-password 
+-->
+<settingsSecurity>
+    <master>{QFMlh/6WjF8H9po9UD\}0Nv18e527jqWb6mUgIB798n4=}</master>
+</settingsSecurity>