# cPanel API 2 Functions - SourceIPCheck::savesecquestions

Warning:
The cPanel API 2 system is deprecated. We **strongly** recommend that you use [UAPI](/cpanel/introduction) 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](/cpanel/introduction/) instead of cPanel API 2. However, no equivalent UAPI function exists.

## Examples

WHM API (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
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](/whm/use-whm-api-to-call-cpanel-api-and-uapi) documentation.

LiveAPI PHP Class


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
$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](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system/#guide-to-the-liveapi-system).

LiveAPI Perl Module


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
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](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system/#guide-to-the-liveapi-system).

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warnings:
- cPanel tags are **deprecated**. We **strongly** recommend that you **only** use the [LiveAPI](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system) 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](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system).
- 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](/cpanel-api-2/cpanel-api-2-deprecate-cpanel-tag-usage/) documentation.


Command Line


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
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?"
```

div
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](/cpanel-api-2/) documentation or run the `cpapi2 --help` command.
- If you run CloudLinux™, you **must** use the full path of the `cpapi2` command:

```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
/usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpapi2
```


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Output (JSON)


```undefined syntaxhighlighter-pre
{
  "cpanelresult": {
    "apiversion": 2,
    "func": "savesecquestions",
    "data": [
      {
        "status": 1
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "SourceIPCheck"
  }
}
```

Note:
Use cPanel's *[API Shell](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/advanced/api-shell-for-cpanel)* interface (*cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> API Shell*) to directly test cPanel API calls.

## Parameters

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account
td
em
string
td
p
strong
Required
p
The account for which to add security questions.
td
Any valid account.
td
code
example.com
tr
td
code
q*answer
td
em
string
td
p
strong
Required
p
The answer to each security question.
li
Replace 
code
*
 with the security question answer's number.
li
You 
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must
 pass this parameter as 
code
q*answer:answer
.
li
You 
strong
must
 specify at least four answers.
td
p
The answer that will correspond to the security question of the same incremental value.
p
br
td
code
q1answer: Snowball2
tr
td
code
q*ques
td
br
td
p
strong
Required
p
The security questions.
ul
li
Replace 
code
*
 with the security question's number.
li
You 
strong
must
 pass this parameter as 
code
q*answer:ques
.
li
You 
strong
must
 specify at least four questions.
td
The questions that correspond to the answer of the same incremental value.
td
code
q1ques: What was the name of your first pet?
## Returns

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status
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Boolean
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Whether the function added the security questions and answers.
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1
 — Added
li
code
0
 — 
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Not
 added.
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1
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reason
td
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string
td
p
A reason for failure.
p
This function only returns a 
code
reason
 value if there was an error.
td
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A string that describes the error.
td
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This is an error message.
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td
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result
td
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Boolean
td
p
Whether the function succeeded.
td
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li
code
1
 — The function succeeded.
li
code
0
 — The function failed.
td
code
1