diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnBlameCommand.java b/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnBlameCommand.java
index 52c6ebd..1c07a7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnBlameCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnBlameCommand.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public void blame(final BlameInput input, final BlameOutput output) {
   private void blame(SVNClientManager clientManager, FileSystem fs, InputFile inputFile, BlameOutput output) {
     String filename = inputFile.relativePath();
 
+    LOG.debug("Annotate file {}", filename);
+
     AnnotationHandler handler = new AnnotationHandler();
     try {
       SVNStatusClient statusClient = clientManager.getStatusClient();
@@ -112,10 +114,14 @@ public SVNClientManager getClientManager() {
     ISVNOptions options = SVNWCUtil.createDefaultOptions(true);
     String password = configuration.password();
     final char[] passwordValue = password != null ? password.toCharArray() : null;
+    String passPhrase = configuration.passPhrase();
+    final char[] passPhraseValue = passPhrase != null ? passPhrase.toCharArray() : null;
     ISVNAuthenticationManager authManager = SVNWCUtil.createDefaultAuthenticationManager(
       null,
       configuration.username(),
       passwordValue,
+      configuration.privateKey(),
+      passPhraseValue,
       false);
     return SVNClientManager.newInstance(options, authManager);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnConfiguration.java
index 084b6bb..4033281 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/scm/svn/SvnConfiguration.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 package org.sonar.plugins.scm.svn;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
 import org.sonar.api.BatchComponent;
 import org.sonar.api.CoreProperties;
 import org.sonar.api.PropertyType;
@@ -28,16 +31,14 @@
 import org.sonar.api.config.Settings;
 import org.sonar.api.resources.Qualifiers;
 
-import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
 @InstantiationStrategy(InstantiationStrategy.PER_BATCH)
 public class SvnConfiguration implements BatchComponent {
 
   private static final String CATEGORY_SVN = "SVN";
   public static final String USER_PROP_KEY = "sonar.svn.username";
+  public static final String PRIVATE_KEY_PATH_PROP_KEY = "sonar.svn.privateKeyPath";
   public static final String PASSWORD_PROP_KEY = "sonar.svn.password.secured";
+  public static final String PASSPHRASE_PROP_KEY = "sonar.svn.passphrase.secured";
   private final Settings settings;
 
   public SvnConfiguration(Settings settings) {
@@ -63,6 +64,24 @@ public static List<PropertyDefinition> getProperties() {
         .category(CoreProperties.CATEGORY_SCM)
         .subCategory(CATEGORY_SVN)
         .index(1)
+        .build(),
+      PropertyDefinition.builder(PRIVATE_KEY_PATH_PROP_KEY)
+        .name("Path to private key file")
+        .description("Used only for SVN+SSH authentication")
+        .type(PropertyType.STRING)
+        .onQualifiers(Qualifiers.PROJECT)
+        .category(CoreProperties.CATEGORY_SCM)
+        .subCategory(CATEGORY_SVN)
+        .index(2)
+        .build(),
+      PropertyDefinition.builder(PASSPHRASE_PROP_KEY)
+        .name("Passphrase")
+        .description("Optional passphrase to be used for SVN+SSH authentication")
+        .type(PropertyType.PASSWORD)
+        .onQualifiers(Qualifiers.PROJECT)
+        .category(CoreProperties.CATEGORY_SCM)
+        .subCategory(CATEGORY_SVN)
+        .index(3)
         .build());
   }
 
@@ -76,4 +95,14 @@ public String password() {
     return settings.getString(PASSWORD_PROP_KEY);
   }
 
+  @CheckForNull
+  public File privateKey() {
+    return settings.hasKey(PRIVATE_KEY_PATH_PROP_KEY) ? new File(settings.getString(PRIVATE_KEY_PATH_PROP_KEY)) : null;
+  }
+
+  @CheckForNull
+  public String passPhrase() {
+    return settings.getString(PASSPHRASE_PROP_KEY);
+  }
+
 }