Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/io/CredentialDialog.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/io/CredentialDialog.java	(revision 5110)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/io/CredentialDialog.java	(revision 5111)
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.io.OsmApi;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.ImageProvider;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.WindowGeometry;
 
@@ -44,5 +45,5 @@
     static public CredentialDialog getOsmApiCredentialDialog(String username, String password, String host, String saveUsernameAndPasswordCheckboxText) {
         CredentialDialog dialog = new CredentialDialog(saveUsernameAndPasswordCheckboxText);
-        if(OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost().equals(host)) {
+        if (Utils.equal(OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost(), host)) {
             dialog.prepareForOsmApiCredentials(username, password);
         } else {
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/auth/CredentialsManager.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/auth/CredentialsManager.java	(revision 5110)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/auth/CredentialsManager.java	(revision 5111)
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@
     @Override
     public void store(RequestorType requestorType, String host, PasswordAuthentication credentials) throws CredentialsAgentException {
-        if (requestorType == RequestorType.SERVER && OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost().equals(host)) {
+        if (requestorType == RequestorType.SERVER && Utils.equal(OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost(), host)) {
             String username = credentials.getUserName();
             if(username != null && !username.trim().isEmpty()) {
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/auth/JosmPreferencesCredentialAgent.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/auth/JosmPreferencesCredentialAgent.java	(revision 5110)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/auth/JosmPreferencesCredentialAgent.java	(revision 5111)
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.widgets.HtmlPanel;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.io.OsmApi;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils;
 
 /**
@@ -34,5 +35,5 @@
         switch(requestorType) {
         case SERVER:
-            if(OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost().equals(host)) {
+            if (Utils.equal(OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost(), host)) {
                 user = Main.pref.get("osm-server.username", null);
                 password = Main.pref.get("osm-server.password", null);
@@ -66,5 +67,5 @@
         switch(requestorType) {
         case SERVER:
-            if(OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost().equals(host)) {
+            if (Utils.equal(OsmApi.getOsmApi().getHost(), host)) {
                 Main.pref.put("osm-server.username", credentials.getUserName());
                 if (credentials.getPassword() == null) {