cPanel API 2 Functions - SourceIPCheck::savesecquestions

Warning:

The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2.

Description

This function saves a set of security questions and answers.

The system uses these questions when users attempt to log in to cPanel or Webmail from an untrusted IP address.

Warning:

We strongly recommend that you use UAPI instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.

Examples

WHM API (JSON)

https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess###########/json-api/cpanel?cpanel_jsonapi_user=user&cpanel_jsonapi_apiversion=2&cpanel_jsonapi_module=SourceIPCheck&cpanel_jsonapi_func=savesecquestions&account=example.com&q1answer=pumas&q1ques=What%20was%20your%20high%20school%20mascot%3F&q2answer=snowball2&q2ques=What%20was%20the%20name%20of%20your%20first%20pet%3F&q3answer=19&q3ques=How%20old%20were%20you%20at%20your%20wedding%20(Enter%20age%20as%20digits)%3F&q4answer=captial city&q4ques=In%20what%20city%20were%20you%20married%3F

Note:

For more information, read our Calls from the WHM API documentation.

LiveAPI PHP Class

$cpanel = new CPANEL(); // Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

// Create security questions for example.com.
$save_sec_questions = $cpanel->api2(
    'SourceIPCheck', 'savesecquestions',
        array(        
        'account'       => 'example',
        'q1answer'      => 'Pumas',
        'q1ques'        => '"What was your high school's mascot?"',
        'q2answer'      => 'Snowball2',
        'q2ques'        => 'What was the name of your first pet?',
        'q3answer'      => '19',
        'q3ques'        => 'How old were you at your wedding?',
        'q4answer'      => 'Capital City',
        'q4ques'        => 'In what city were you married?',
    )
 );

Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

LiveAPI Perl Module

my $cpliveapi = Cpanel::LiveAPI->new(); # Connect to cPanel - only do this once.

# Create security questions security questions for example.com.
my $save_sec_questions = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'SourceIPCheck', 'savesecquestions',
    {
        'account'       => 'example',
        'q1answer'      => 'Pumas',
        'q1ques'        => '"What was your high school's mascot?"',
        'q2answer'      => 'Snowball2',
        'q2ques'        => 'What was the name of your first pet',
        'q3answer'      => '19',
        'q3ques'        => 'How old were you at your wedding?',
        'q4answer'      => 'Capital City',
        'q4ques'        => 'In what city were you married?',
     }
 );

Note:

For more information, read our Guide to the LiveAPI System.

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:

cPanel tags are deprecated . We strongly recommend that you only use the LiveAPI system to call the cPanel APIs. Examples are only present in order to help developers move from the old cPanel tag system to our LiveAPI .
cPanel API 2 calls that use cPanel tags vary in code syntax and in their output.
For more information, read our Deprecated cPanel Tag Usage documentation.

Command Line

cpapi2 --user=username SourceIPCheck samplequestions account=example q1answer=Pumas q1ques="What was your high school's mascot?" q2answer=Snowball2 q2ques=> 'What was the name of your first pet?" q3answer=19 q3ques="How old were you at your wedding?" q4answer="Capital City" q4ques="In what city were you married?"

Notes:

You must URI-encode values.
username represents your account-level username.
You must include the --user=username option.
For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to cPanel API 2 documentation or run the cpapi2 --help command.
If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the cpapi2 command:
```
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2
```

Output (JSON)

{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "savesecquestions",
    "data": [
      {
        "status": 1
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "SourceIPCheck"
  }
}

Note:

Use cPanel's API Shell interface (cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell) to directly test cPanel API calls.

Parameters

Input Type Description Possible values Example

Input	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
`account`	string	Required The account for which to add security questions.	Any valid account.	`example.com`
`q*answer`	string	Required The answer to each security question. Replace `` with the security question answer's number. You must* pass this parameter as `qanswer:answer`. You must* specify at least four answers.	The answer that will correspond to the security question of the same incremental value.	`q1answer: Snowball2`
`q*ques`		Required The security questions. Replace `` with the security question's number. You must* pass this parameter as `qanswer:ques`. You must* specify at least four questions.	The questions that correspond to the answer of the same incremental value.	`q1ques: What was the name of your first pet?`

account

string

Required

The account for which to add security questions.

Any valid account.

example.com

q*answer

string

Required

The answer to each security question.

Replace * with the security question answer's number.

You must pass this parameter as q*answer:answer.

You must specify at least four answers.

The answer that will correspond to the security question of the same incremental value.

q1answer: Snowball2

q*ques

Required

The security questions.

Replace * with the security question's number.
You must pass this parameter as q*answer:ques.
You must specify at least four questions.

The questions that correspond to the answer of the same incremental value.

q1ques: What was the name of your first pet?

Returns

Return Type Description Possible values Example

Return	Type	Description	Possible values	Example
`status`	Boolean	Whether the function added the security questions and answers.	`1` — Added `0` — Not added.	`1`
`reason`	string	A reason for failure. This function only returns a `reason` value if there was an error.	A string that describes the error.	`This is an error message.`
`result`	Boolean	Whether the function succeeded.	`1` — The function succeeded. `0` — The function failed.	`1`

status

Boolean

Whether the function added the security questions and answers.

1 — Added
0 — Not added.

1

reason

string

A reason for failure.

This function only returns a reason value if there was an error.

A string that describes the error.

This is an error message.

result

Boolean

Whether the function succeeded.

1 — The function succeeded.
0 — The function failed.

1