php man page for mcrypt_get_cipher_name

Query: mcrypt_get_cipher_name

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MCRYPT_GET_CIPHER_NAME(3)						 1						 MCRYPT_GET_CIPHER_NAME(3)

mcrypt_get_cipher_name - Gets the name of the specified cipher

SYNOPSIS
string mcrypt_get_cipher_name (int $cipher)
DESCRIPTION
string mcrypt_get_cipher_name (string $cipher) mcrypt_get_cipher_name(3) is used to get the name of the specified cipher. mcrypt_get_cipher_name(3) takes the cipher number as an argument (libmcrypt 2.2.x) or takes the cipher name as an argument (libmcrypt 2.4.x or higher) and returns the name of the cipher or FALSE, if the cipher does not exist.
PARAMETERS
o $cipher -One of the MCRYPT_ciphername constants, or the name of the algorithm as string.
RETURN VALUES
This function returns the name of the cipher or FALSE if the cipher does not exist.
EXAMPLES
Example #1 mcrypt_get_cipher_name(3) Example <?php $cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES; echo mcrypt_get_cipher_name($cipher); ?> The above example will output: 3DES PHP Documentation Group MCRYPT_GET_CIPHER_NAME(3)
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evp_openinit(3) - redhat
gnutls_cipher_suite_info(3) - centos
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