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CreateIPConfigSubnetMask Method—Creates Object Based on Subnet Address

The CreateIPConfigSubnetMask method creates an IP configuration object for the WS-Federation Resource Partner based on the specified IP address and subnet mask. This method creates an IP address restriction for the assertion generation policy. With this address restriction, only assertions generated from the subnet address are accepted. The subnet address is derived from the specified IP address and subnet mask.

Syntax

The CreateIPConfigSubnetMask method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtWSFEDResourcePartner‑>CreateIPConfigSubnetMask(ipAddr, subnetMask)

Parameters

The CreateIPConfigSubnetMask method accepts the following parameters:

ipAddr (string)

Specifies the IP address used to derive the subnet address.

subnetMask (unsigned long)

Specifies the subnet mask used to derive the subnet address.

Note: For more information about the subnet mask, see the method PolicyMgtPolicy‑>CreateIPConfigSubnetMask.

Return Value

The CreateIPConfigSubnetMask method returns one of the following values:

• PolicyMgtIPConfig (object)
• undef if the call is unsuccessful