diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/oracle_sso.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/oracle_sso.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5679de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/oracle_sso.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+module Puppet::Parser::Functions
+  require 'puppet_x/util.rb'
+
+  newfunction(:oracle_sso, :type => :rvalue) do |args|
+    fileuri = args[0]
+    ssousername = args[1]
+    password = args[2]
+
+    cookies = ['oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie']
+    auth_required = false
+
+    #
+    # Step 1: try unauthenticated download from given URI
+    # Success: URI contains AuthParam parameter and HEAD request returns 200
+    # Failure: 404 or redirect to Oracle SSO
+    #
+
+    begin
+      response, _ = PuppetX::Util.request(fileuri, 'HEAD', cookies)
+      if response.uri.host == 'login.oracle.com'
+        debug("Authentication required for #{fileuri}")
+      elsif response.uri.request_uri.include?('AuthParam=')
+        debug("Authentication not required for #{fileuri}")
+        return response.uri.to_s
+      else
+        raise "Unknown failure while fetching #{fileuri}"
+      end
+    rescue Net::HTTPServerException => e
+      debug("File not found at #{fileuri}")
+      debug('Trying authenticated download...')
+      auth_required = true
+      fileuri = fileuri.gsub!('otn-pub', 'otn')
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Step 2: authenticate against Oracle SSO
+    # Success: requested form contains OAM_REQ parameter and POST returns a redirect
+    # Failure: POST returns 200 or http error
+    #
+
+    # retrieve SSO form and read OAM_REQ parameter value
+    debug('Retrieving Oracle.com SSO form.')
+    response, cookies = PuppetX::Util.request(fileuri, 'GET', cookies)
+    matchdata = /name="OAM_REQ" value="(.+?)"/.match(response.body)
+    if matchdata and !matchdata.captures.nil?
+      oamreq = matchdata[1]
+      debug('Found OAM_REQ parameter from Oracle.com SSO form.')
+    else
+      raise 'Could not retrieve OAM_REQ parameter from Oracle.com SSO form.'
+    end
+
+    # submit authentication form
+    debug('Submitting Oracle.com SSO form.')
+    ssouri = URI('https://login.oracle.com/oam/server/sso/auth_cred_submit')
+    cookies.push('s_cc=true')
+
+    request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(ssouri, {'user-agent' => 'Mozilla/5.0 (Puppet)', 'cookie' => cookies.join('; ')})
+    request.set_form_data('ssousername' => ssousername, 'password' => password)
+    request.body += "&OAM_REQ=#{oamreq}"
+
+    response = Net::HTTP.start(ssouri.host, ssouri.port, :use_ssl => true) { |http| http.request(request) }
+    case response
+    when Net::HTTPRedirection
+      location = response['location']
+      if URI(location).request_uri.start_with?('/osso_login_success')
+        debug('Sign-on success.')
+        response.get_fields('set-cookie').each { |c| cookies.push(c.split('; ')[0]) }
+      else
+        raise 'Sign-on failed. Check your Oracle.com credentials.'
+      end
+    else
+      raise 'Sign-on failed. Check your Oracle.com credentials.'
+    end
+
+    #
+    # Step 3: try authenticated download from transformed URI
+    # Success: URI contains AuthParam parameter and HEAD request returns 200
+    # Failure: 404 or redirect to Oracle SSO
+    #
+
+    begin
+      response, _ = PuppetX::Util.request(location, 'HEAD', cookies)
+      if response.uri.request_uri.include?('AuthParam=')
+        return response.uri.to_s
+      else
+        raise "Unknown failure while fetching #{fileuri}"
+      end
+    rescue Net::HTTPServerException => e
+      raise "File not found at #{fileuri}"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet_x/util.rb b/lib/puppet_x/util.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..631bdc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet_x/util.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+module PuppetX
+
+  module Util
+
+    require 'net/http'
+
+    def self.request(uri_str, method = nil, cookies = [], limit = 10)
+      raise ArgumentError, 'too many HTTP redirects' if limit == 0
+
+      uri = URI(uri_str)
+
+      case method
+      when 'POST' then
+      reqmethod = Net::HTTP::Post
+      when 'HEAD' then
+      reqmethod = Net::HTTP::Head
+      else
+      reqmethod = Net::HTTP::Get
+      end
+
+      request = reqmethod.new(uri, {'user-agent' => 'Mozilla/5.0 (Puppet)', 'cookie' => cookies.join('; ')})
+      response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
+        http.request(request)
+      end
+
+      # cache cookies for subsequent requests
+      response_cookies = response.get_fields('set-cookie')
+      if !response_cookies.nil?
+        response_cookies.each { |c| cookies.push(c.split('; ')[0]) }
+      end
+
+      case response
+      when Net::HTTPSuccess then
+        return response, cookies
+      when Net::HTTPRedirection then
+        location = response['location']
+        request(location, method = method, cookies, limit - 1)
+      else
+        return response.value, nil
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/manifests/download.pp b/manifests/download.pp
index cb88621..752ed2e 100644
--- a/manifests/download.pp
+++ b/manifests/download.pp
@@ -22,13 +22,22 @@
   }
 
   Archive {
-    cookie       => 'oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie',
-    source       => "${oracle_java::download_url_real}/${oracle_java::filename_real}",
     proxy_server => $oracle_java::proxy_server,
     proxy_type   => $oracle_java::proxy_type,
     require      => File[$oracle_java::install_path]
   }
 
+  # pass credentials to Oracle SSO for authenticated downloads
+  if $oracle_java::oracle_url {
+    Archive {
+      source => oracle_sso("${oracle_java::download_url_real}/${oracle_java::filename_real}", $oracle_java::ssousername, $oracle_java::ssopassword)
+    }
+  } else {
+    Archive {
+      source => "${oracle_java::download_url_real}/${oracle_java::filename_real}"
+    }
+  }
+
   # with checksum check
   if $oracle_java::check_checksum {
     Archive {
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 20ea358..ff89321 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #   envionment type to install (valid: 'jre'|'jdk')
 # [*format*]
 #   archive format (valid: 'rpm'|'tar.gz')
+# [*ssousername*]
+#   user name of oracle.com account
+# [*ssopassword*]
+#   password of oracle.com account
 # [*install_path*]
 #   defines the root path where the Java archives are extracted. Requires 'tar.gz' format
 # [*check_checksum*]
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@
   $build           = undef,
   $type            = 'jre',
   $format          = undef,
+  $ssousername     = undef,
+  $ssopassword     = undef,
   $check_checksum  = true,
   $checksum        = undef,
   $add_alternative = false,
@@ -178,8 +184,10 @@
   # define download URL
   if !$download_url {
     $download_url_real = "http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/${version_final}${build_real}${urlcode_real}"
+    $oracle_url = true
   } else {
     $download_url_real = $download_url
+    $oracle_url = false
   }
 
   # define package name
diff --git a/manifests/installation.pp b/manifests/installation.pp
index 5a97791..55a6a9f 100644
--- a/manifests/installation.pp
+++ b/manifests/installation.pp
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@
     # associate build number to release version
     case $maj_version {
       '9'     : {
-        case $oracle_java::min_version {
+        case $min_version {
           '0'     : { $buildnumber = '+181' }
-          default : { fail("Unreleased Java SE version ${oracle_java::version_real}") }
+          default : { fail("Unreleased Java SE version ${version_real}") }
         }
       }
       '8'     : {
@@ -224,8 +224,10 @@
   # define download URL
   if !$download_url {
     $download_url_real = "http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/${version_final}${build_real}${urlcode_real}"
+    $oracle_url = true
   } else {
     $download_url_real = $download_url
+    $oracle_url = false
   }
 
   # -------------#
@@ -552,13 +554,22 @@
   }
 
   Archive {
-    cookie       => 'oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie',
-    source       => "${download_url_real}/${filename_real}",
     proxy_server => $proxy_server,
     proxy_type   => $proxy_type,
     require      => File[$install_path]
   }
 
+  # pass credentials to Oracle SSO for authenticated downloads
+  if $oracle_url {
+    Archive {
+      source => oracle_sso("${download_url_real}/${filename_real}", $oracle_java::ssousername, $oracle_java::ssopassword)
+    }
+  } else {
+    Archive {
+      source => "${download_url_real}/${filename_real}",
+    }
+  }
+
   # download archive
   if $maj_version == '6' {
     archive { "${install_path}/${filename_real}":