Refer to some extra Maven properties (which should be implemented in build.properties if needed) which I found useful for SSH deployment via PuTTY.

project.properties

@@ -120,10 +120,12 @@ maven.repo.acegi.directory=/home/groups/a/ac/acegisecurity/htdocs/maven
 maven.repo.acegi.group=acegisecurity
 # These must be set elsewhere
 # Useful background: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/attachment/13459/site-deployment.xml
+# List of applicable properties: http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/artifact/properties.html
 #maven.repo.acegi.username=
 #maven.repo.acegi.privatekey=
 #maven.repo.acegi.passphrase=
-#maven.ssh.executable=
+#maven.repo.acegi.ssh.executable=
+#maven.repo.acegi.scp.executable=
 
 # clover-ant.jar overriding as maven-clover-plugin-1.6 uses clover-ant-1.3_01
 # which gives an "Invalid license: Invalid license file [E1202]"