diff --git a/plugins/webauth/parameters.go b/plugins/webauth/parameters.go
index 5084ce564029b3dc5e7d4ffc2ed8380e8fd1e3c9..e9c2eb20ff7e26c359d034346d72aea15ee61b3b 100644
--- a/plugins/webauth/parameters.go
+++ b/plugins/webauth/parameters.go
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	WEBAPI_AUTH_USERNAME    = "webapi.auth.username"
-	WEBAPI_AUTH_PASSWORD    = "webapi.auth.password"
-	WEBAPI_AUTH_PRIVATE_KEY = "webapi.auth.privateKey"
+	// CfgWebAPIAuthUsername defines the config flag of the web API authentication username.
+	CfgWebAPIAuthUsername = "webapi.auth.username"
+	// CfgWebAPIAuthPassword defines the config flag of the web API authentication password.
+	CfgWebAPIAuthPassword = "webapi.auth.password"
+	// CfgWebAPIAuthPrivateKey defines the config flag of the web API authentication private key.
+	CfgWebAPIAuthPrivateKey = "webapi.auth.privateKey"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	flag.String(WEBAPI_AUTH_USERNAME, "goshimmer", "username for the webapi")
-	flag.String(WEBAPI_AUTH_PASSWORD, "goshimmer", "password for the webapi")
-	flag.String(WEBAPI_AUTH_PRIVATE_KEY, "", "private key used to sign the JWTs")
+	flag.String(CfgWebAPIAuthUsername, "goshimmer", "username for the webapi")
+	flag.String(CfgWebAPIAuthPassword, "goshimmer", "password for the webapi")
+	flag.String(CfgWebAPIAuthPrivateKey, "", "private key used to sign the JWTs")
 }
diff --git a/plugins/webauth/webauth.go b/plugins/webauth/webauth.go
index f4f45b55e7493a45d566e6b7d323d55961ddc651..946f0c8b29bca8fab1ea379d8ab95bcef8fa21a2 100644
--- a/plugins/webauth/webauth.go
+++ b/plugins/webauth/webauth.go
@@ -5,15 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/config"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/webapi"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/logger"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/node"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/middleware"
-
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/config"
-	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/plugins/webapi"
-
-	"github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go"
 )
 
 // PluginName is the name of the web API auth plugin.
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 
 func configure(plugin *node.Plugin) {
 	log = logger.NewLogger(PluginName)
-	privateKey = config.Node.GetString(WEBAPI_AUTH_PRIVATE_KEY)
+	privateKey = config.Node.GetString(CfgWebAPIAuthPrivateKey)
 	if len(privateKey) == 0 {
 		panic("")
 	}
@@ -47,23 +45,29 @@ func configure(plugin *node.Plugin) {
 	log.Info("WebAPI is now secured through JWT authentication")
 }
 
+// Request defines the struct of the request.
 type Request struct {
+	// Username is the username of the request.
 	Username string `json:"username"`
+	// Password is the password of the request.
 	Password string `json:"password"`
 }
 
+// Response defines the struct of the response.
 type Response struct {
+	// Token is the json web token.
 	Token string `json:"token"`
 }
 
+// Handler handles the web auth request.
 func Handler(c echo.Context) error {
 	login := &Request{}
 	if err := c.Bind(login); err != nil {
 		return echo.ErrBadRequest
 	}
 
-	if login.Username != config.Node.GetString(WEBAPI_AUTH_USERNAME) ||
-		login.Password != config.Node.GetString(WEBAPI_AUTH_PASSWORD) {
+	if login.Username != config.Node.GetString(CfgWebAPIAuthUsername) ||
+		login.Password != config.Node.GetString(CfgWebAPIAuthPassword) {
 		return echo.ErrUnauthorized
 	}