Use published endpoint for Central Portal credential validation

Author: agrasth

.github/workflows/credential-validation.yml

@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN=$(echo -n "${{ secrets.CENTRAL_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}" | base64)
           HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' \
             -H "Authorization: UserToken $TOKEN" \
-            "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher/status?id=validation-check")
+            "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher/published?namespace=org.jfrog.buildinfo&name=artifactory-maven-plugin&version=3.7.1")
 
           echo "Maven Central API response: $HTTP_CODE"
 
-          # 404 = auth OK but deployment id not found (expected for a test id)
-          # 200 = auth OK
+          # 200 = auth OK and artifact found
+          # 404 = auth OK but artifact not found
           # 401 = invalid credentials
           if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "404" ]; then
             echo "status=SUCCESS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT