mcrypt_get_cipher_name
Gets the name of the specified cipher
Description
string mcrypt_get_cipher_name
( int $cipher
)
string mcrypt_get_cipher_name
( string $cipher
)
mcrypt_get_cipher_name 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
-
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 Example
<?php
$cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;
echo mcrypt_get_cipher_name($cipher);
?>
The above example will output: