def digest_auth(
    qop=None, user="user", passwd="passwd", algorithm="MD5", stale_after="never"
):
    """Prompts the user for authorization using Digest Auth + Algorithm.
    allow settings the stale_after argument.
    ---
    tags:
      - Auth
    parameters:
      - in: path
        name: qop
        type: string
        description: auth or auth-int
      - in: path
        name: user
        type: string
      - in: path
        name: passwd
        type: string
      - in: path
        name: algorithm
        type: string
        description: MD5, SHA-256, SHA-512
        default: MD5
      - in: path
        name: stale_after
        type: string
        default: never
    produces:
      - application/json
    responses:
      200:
        description: Sucessful authentication.
      401:
        description: Unsuccessful authentication.
    """
    require_cookie_handling = request.args.get("require-cookie", "").lower() in (
        "1",
        "t",
        "true",
    )
    if algorithm not in ("MD5", "SHA-256", "SHA-512"):
        algorithm = "MD5"

    if qop not in ("auth", "auth-int"):
        qop = None

    authorization = request.headers.get("Authorization")
    credentials = None
    if authorization:
        credentials = parse_authorization_header(authorization)

    if (
        not authorization
        or not credentials
        or credentials.type.lower() != "digest"
        or (require_cookie_handling and "Cookie" not in request.headers)
    ):
        response = digest_challenge_response(app, qop, algorithm)
        response.set_cookie("stale_after", value=stale_after)
        response.set_cookie("fake", value="fake_value")
        return response

    if require_cookie_handling and request.cookies.get("fake") != "fake_value":
        response = jsonify({"errors": ["missing cookie set on challenge"]})
        response.set_cookie("fake", value="fake_value")
        response.status_code = 403
        return response

    current_nonce = credentials.get("nonce")

    stale_after_value = None
    if "stale_after" in request.cookies:
        stale_after_value = request.cookies.get("stale_after")

    if (
        "last_nonce" in request.cookies
        and current_nonce == request.cookies.get("last_nonce")
        or stale_after_value == "0"
    ):
        response = digest_challenge_response(app, qop, algorithm, True)
        response.set_cookie("stale_after", value=stale_after)
        response.set_cookie("last_nonce", value=current_nonce)
        response.set_cookie("fake", value="fake_value")
        return response

    if not check_digest_auth(user, passwd):
        response = digest_challenge_response(app, qop, algorithm, False)
        response.set_cookie("stale_after", value=stale_after)
        response.set_cookie("last_nonce", value=current_nonce)
        response.set_cookie("fake", value="fake_value")
        return response

    response = jsonify(authenticated=True, user=user)
    response.set_cookie("fake", value="fake_value")
    if stale_after_value:
        response.set_cookie(
            "stale_after", value=next_stale_after_value(stale_after_value)
        )

    return response