Linode Security questions API
View and configure security questions for your user account. Security questions can be used to help verify your identity when contacting Akamai Support.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
description: Add a Cloud Computing instance so you can build, release, and scale applications faster with virtual machines.
license:
name: Apache 2.0
url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
title: 'Akamai: Linode Security questions API'
version: 4.229.1
servers:
- url: https://api.linode.com
tags:
- description: View and configure security questions for your user account. Security questions can be used to help verify your identity when contacting Akamai Support.
name: Security questions
paths:
/{apiVersion}/profile/security-questions:
parameters:
- description: __Enum__ Call either the `v4` URL, or `v4beta` for operations still in Beta.
example: '{{apiVersion}}'
in: path
name: apiVersion
required: true
schema:
enum:
- v4
- v4beta
example: v4
type: string
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/api-version-path.yaml
x-akamai:
file-path: paths/profile-security-questions.yaml
path-info: /{apiVersion}/profile/security-questions
x-linode-cli-command: security-questions
post:
description: 'Adds security question responses for your user. You need to use exactly three unique questions. Previous responses are overwritten if answered, or they''re reset to `null` if unanswered.
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> You need to answer these security questions before you can access the Create a two factor secret operation.
**Permissions and scopes**
To call this operation, you need the following:
- **Identity and access permissions**. Your user needs a role with these permissions assigned. Learn more.
- Permissions: `answer_profile_security_questions`
- **OAuth scopes**. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.
- Scopes: `account:read_write`'
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-security-questions
operationId: post-security-questions
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
example:
security_questions:
- question_id: 1
response: Gotham City
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: Security questions and responses object for POST operation.
properties:
security_questions:
description: Security questions and response objects.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: Single security question and response object for POST operation.
properties:
question_id:
description: The ID representing the security question.
example: 1
type: integer
response:
description: The security question response.
example: Gotham City
maxLength: 17
minLength: 3
type: string
security_question:
description: __Read-only__ The security question.
example: In what city were you born?
readOnly: true
type: string
type: object
type: array
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/security-questions-post.yaml
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
security_questions:
- question_id: 1
response: Gotham City
security_question: In what city were you born?
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: Security questions and responses object for POST operation.
properties:
security_questions:
description: Security questions and response objects.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: Single security question and response object for POST operation.
properties:
question_id:
description: The ID representing the security question.
example: 1
type: integer
response:
description: The security question response.
example: Gotham City
maxLength: 17
minLength: 3
type: string
security_question:
description: __Read-only__ The security question.
example: In what city were you born?
readOnly: true
type: string
type: object
type: array
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/security-questions-post.yaml
description: Security Questions answered successfully.
default:
content:
application/json:
example:
errors:
- reason: Invalid JSON
schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
errors:
description: Any warnings associated with a response.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: An object for describing a single error that occurred during the processing of a request.
properties:
field:
description: The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as `null` if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.
example: fieldname
type: string
reason:
description: What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to [Open a support ticket](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-ticket) or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.
example: fieldname must be a valid value
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/error-object.yaml
type: array
type: object
description: See [Errors](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/errors) for the range of possible error response codes.
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth:
- account:read_write
summary: Answer security questions
tags:
- Security questions
x-linode-cli-action: answer
x-linode-cli-skip: true
x-linode-iam:
- permissions:
- answer_profile_security_questions
get:
description: 'Returns a collection of security questions and their responses, if any, for your User Profile.
**Permissions and scopes**
To call this operation, you need the following:
- **Identity and access permissions**. Your user needs a role with these permissions assigned. Learn more.
- Permissions: `list_profile_security_questions`
- **OAuth scopes**. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.
- Scopes: `account:read_only`
**CLI**
```shell
linode-cli security-questions list
```
Learn more'
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-security-questions
operationId: get-security-questions
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
security_questions:
- id: 1
question: In what city were you born?
response: Gotham City
schema:
additionalProperties: false
description: Security questions and responses object for GET operation.
properties:
security_questions:
description: Security questions and response objects.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: Single security question and response object for GET operation.
properties:
id:
description: The ID representing the security question.
example: 1
type: integer
question:
description: __Read-only__ The security question.
example: In what city were you born?
readOnly: true
type: string
response:
description: The security question response.
example: Gotham City
maxLength: 17
minLength: 3
type: string
type: object
type: array
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/security-questions-get.yaml
x-linode-cli-nested-list: security_questions
x-linode-cli-use-schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
security_questions.id:
x-linode-cli-display: 1
security_questions.question:
x-linode-cli-display: 2
security_questions.response:
x-linode-cli-display: 3
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/security-questions-get-cli.yaml
description: Returns a list of security questions.
default:
content:
application/json:
example:
errors:
- reason: Invalid JSON
schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
errors:
description: Any warnings associated with a response.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: An object for describing a single error that occurred during the processing of a request.
properties:
field:
description: The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as `null` if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.
example: fieldname
type: string
reason:
description: What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to [Open a support ticket](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-ticket) or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.
example: fieldname must be a valid value
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/error-object.yaml
type: array
type: object
description: See [Errors](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/errors) for the range of possible error response codes.
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth:
- account:read_only
summary: List security questions
tags:
- Security questions
x-akamai:
tabs:
- syntax: linode-cli security-questions list
title: CLI
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli
x-linode-cli-action:
- list
- ls
x-linode-grant: read_only
x-linode-iam:
- permissions:
- list_profile_security_questions
components:
securitySchemes:
oauth:
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/authorize
scopes:
account:read_only: Allows access to GET information about your account.
account:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your account.
child_account:read_only: Allows access to GET information about deprecated parent/child operations.
child_account:read_write: Allows access to deprecated parent/child operations.
databases:read_only: Allows access to GET information about databases.
databases:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to databases.
domains:read_only: Allows access to GET Domains on your account.
domains:read_write: Allows access to all Domain endpoints.
events:read_only: Allows access to GET your Events.
events:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Events.
firewall:read_only: Allows access to GET information about your Firewalls.
firewall:read_write: Allows access to all Firewall endpoints.
images:read_only: Allows access to GET your Images.
images:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Images.
ips:read_only: Allows access to GET your ips.
ips:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your ips.
linodes:read_only: Allows access to GET Linodes on your account.
linodes:read_write: Allow access to all endpoints related to your Linodes.
lke:read_only: Allows access to GET LKE Clusters on your account.
lke:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to LKE Clusters on your account.
longview:read_only: Allows access to GET your Longview Clients.
longview:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Longview Clients.
monitor:read_only: Allows access to Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.
monitor:read_write: Allows access to GET Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.
nodebalancers:read_only: Allows access to GET NodeBalancers on your account.
nodebalancers:read_write: Allows access to all NodeBalancer endpoints.
object_storage:read_only: Allows access to GET information related to your Object Storage.
object_storage:read_write: Allows access to all Object Storage endpoints.
stackscripts:read_only: Allows access to GET your StackScripts.
stackscripts:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your StackScripts.
volumes:read_only: Allows access to GET your Volumes.
volumes:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Volumes.
vpc:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to VPC and Subnet creation, updating, and deletion.
tokenUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/token
type: oauth2
personalAccessToken:
scheme: bearer
type: http
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference
x-readme:
explorer-enabled: false
samples-languages:
- curl
- python
- node