diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 35b17b6..c0a734c 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -593,3 +593,16 @@ class API(object):
             if token:
                 regproc.confirmAccount(net, num, token)
         return dumps({"success": True})
+
+    @app.route("/irc/network/<net>/<num>/auth/", methods=["POST"])
+    @login_required
+    def irc_enable_auth(self, request, net, num):
+        if net not in main.network.keys():
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no such net."})
+        if not num.isdigit():
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "invalid num: not a number."})
+        num = int(num)
+        if num not in main.network[net].relays.keys():
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": f"no relay {num} on {net}"})
+        regproc.enableAuthentication(net, num)
+        return dumps({"success": True})