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diff --git a/src/civetweb/docs/api/mg_send_digest_access_authentication_request.md b/src/civetweb/docs/api/mg_send_digest_access_authentication_request.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d5af9dad1 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/civetweb/docs/api/mg_send_digest_access_authentication_request.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Civetweb API Reference + +### `mg_send_digest_access_authentication_request( conn, realm );` + +### Parameters + +| Parameter | Type | Description | +| :--- | :--- | :--- | +|**`conn`**|`struct mg_connection *`| A pointer to the connection to be used to send data | +|**`realm`**|`const char *`| The requested authentication realm or NULL | + +### Return Value + +| Type | Description | +| :--- | :--- | +|`int`| An integer indicating success or failure | + +### Description + +This function can be used to send a HTTP Digest Authentication request to the client. +Browsers will react with repeating the request with user authentication data. +If they do not yet know the user authentication for the requested realm, they will show +a dialog to query username and password. +In case the authentication realm (also called domain) is NULL, the parameter +`authentication_domain` from the server configuration is used. +The function returns a negative number on errors. + +### See Also + +* [`mg_check_digest_access_authentication();`](mg_check_digest_access_authentication.md) +* [`mg_modify_passwords_file();`](mg_modify_passwords_file.md) +* [`mg_send_http_error();`](mg_send_http_error.md) +* [`mg_write();`](mg_write.md) +* [`mg_printf();`](mg_print.md) + |