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SharedSecret Method—Sets or Retrieves the Shared Secret for a v4.x Agent

The SharedSecret method sets or retrieves the shared secret for a v4.x agent. This is the same shared secret used in the Web agent configuration.

Syntax

The SharedSecret method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtAgent->SharedSecret([sharedSecret])

Parameters

The SharedSecret method accepts the following parameter:

sharedSecret (string)

(Optional) Specifies the shared secret to set.

Return Value

The SharedSecret method returns one of the following values:

• The new or existing shared secret
• undef if the call was unsuccessful