# cPanel API 2 Functions - WebDisk::set_digest_auth

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 manages a Web Disk account's Digest Authentication
status.

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

Important:
When you disable the [*Web Disk* role](https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/general-systems-administration/how-to-use-server-profiles/#roles), the system **disables** this function.

## 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=WebDisk&cpanel_jsonapi_func=set_digest_auth&login=user%40example.com&password=12345luggage&enabledigest=1
```

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.

//  Set Digest Authentication status for "user@example.com"
$set_da = $cpanel->api2(
    'WebDisk', 'set_digest_auth',
 array(
        'login' => 'user@example.com',
        'password' => '12345luggage',
        'enabledigest' => '1',
  )
 );
```

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.

# Set Digest Authentication status for "user@example.com"
my $set_da = $cpliveapi->api2(
    'WebDisk', 'set_digest_auth',
{
        'login' => 'user@example.com',
        'password' => '12345luggage',
        'enabledigest' => '1',
  }
);
```

Note:
For more information, read our [Guide to the LiveAPI System](/guides/guide-to-the-liveapi-system).

cPanel Tag System (deprecated)

Warning:
- 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 WebDisk set_digest_auth enabledigest=1 login=user%40example.com password=12345luggage
```

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": "set_digest_auth",
    "data": [
      {
        "reason": "Digest Authentication enabled.",
        "result": 1
      }
    ],
    "event": {
      "result": 1
    },
    "module": "WebDisk"
  }
}
```

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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Parameter
th
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Type
th
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Description
th
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Possible values
th
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Example
tbody
tr
td
code
login
td
em
string
td
p
strong
Required
p
The account's full username.
td
The full username, which includes the at symbol (
code
@
) and the domain name.
td
code
user@example.com
tr
td
code
password
td
em
string
td
p
strong
Required
p
The account's password.
td
p
A valid password.
td
code
12345luggage
tr
td
code
enabledigest
td
em
Boolean
td
p
strong
Required
p
Whether to enable Digest Authentication on the Web Disk account.
td
ul
li
code
1
 — Digest Authentication enabled.
li
code
0
 — Digest Authentication disabled
td
code
1 
## Returns

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Return
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Type
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Description
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Possible values
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Example
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reason
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string
td
Whether Digest Authentication is enabled on the account.
td
ul
li
Digest Authentication enabled.
li
Digest Authentication disabled.
td
code
Digest Authentication enabled
tr
td
code
reason
td
em
string
td
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p
A reason for failure.
p
This function only returns a 
code
reason
 value if it failed.
td
p
A string that describes the error.
td
code
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