SSL_CIPHER_get_name
Section: OpenSSL (3SSL)
Updated: 2016-05-03
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NAME
SSL_CIPHER_get_name, SSL_CIPHER_get_bits, SSL_CIPHER_get_version, SSL_CIPHER_description - get SSL_CIPHER properties
SYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/ssl.h>
const char *SSL_CIPHER_get_name(const SSL_CIPHER *cipher);
int SSL_CIPHER_get_bits(const SSL_CIPHER *cipher, int *alg_bits);
char *SSL_CIPHER_get_version(const SSL_CIPHER *cipher);
char *SSL_CIPHER_description(const SSL_CIPHER *cipher, char *buf, int size);
DESCRIPTION
SSL_CIPHER_get_name() returns a pointer to the name of
cipher. If the
argument is the
NULL pointer, a pointer to the constant value ``
NONE'' is
returned.
SSL_CIPHER_get_bits() returns the number of secret bits used for cipher. If
alg_bits is not NULL, it contains the number of bits processed by the
chosen algorithm. If cipher is NULL, 0 is returned.
SSL_CIPHER_get_version() returns string which indicates the SSL/TLS protocol
version that first defined the cipher.
This is currently SSLv2 or TLSv1/SSLv3.
In some cases it should possibly return ``TLSv1.2'' but does not;
use SSL_CIPHER_description() instead.
If cipher is NULL, ``(NONE)'' is returned.
SSL_CIPHER_description() returns a textual description of the cipher used
into the buffer buf of length len provided. len must be at least
128 bytes, otherwise a pointer to the string ``Buffer too small'' is
returned. If buf is NULL, a buffer of 128 bytes is allocated using
OPENSSL_malloc(). If the allocation fails, a pointer to the string
``OPENSSL_malloc Error'' is returned.
NOTES
The number of bits processed can be different from the secret bits. An
export cipher like e.g.
EXP-RC4-MD5 has only 40 secret bits. The algorithm
does use the full 128 bits (which would be returned for
alg_bits), of
which however 88bits are fixed. The search space is hence only 40 bits.
The string returned by SSL_CIPHER_description() in case of success consists
of cleartext information separated by one or more blanks in the following
sequence:
- <ciphername>
-
Textual representation of the cipher name.
- <protocol version>
-
Protocol version: SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1.2. The TLSv1.0 ciphers are
flagged with SSLv3. No new ciphers were added by TLSv1.1.
- Kx=<key exchange>
-
Key exchange method: RSA (for export ciphers as RSA(512) or
RSA(1024)), DH (for export ciphers as DH(512) or DH(1024)),
DH/RSA, DH/DSS, Fortezza.
- Au=<authentication>
-
Authentication method: RSA, DSS, DH, None. None is the
representation of anonymous ciphers.
- Enc=<symmetric encryption method>
-
Encryption method with number of secret bits: DES(40), DES(56),
3DES(168), RC4(40), RC4(56), RC4(64), RC4(128),
RC2(40), RC2(56), RC2(128), IDEA(128), Fortezza, None.
- Mac=<message authentication code>
-
Message digest: MD5, SHA1.
- <export flag>
-
If the cipher is flagged exportable with respect to old US crypto
regulations, the word "export" is printed.
EXAMPLES
Some examples for the output of
SSL_CIPHER_description():
EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=RSA Enc=3DES(168) Mac=SHA1
EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA SSLv3 Kx=DH Au=DSS Enc=3DES(168) Mac=SHA1
RC4-MD5 SSLv3 Kx=RSA Au=RSA Enc=RC4(128) Mac=MD5
EXP-RC4-MD5 SSLv3 Kx=RSA(512) Au=RSA Enc=RC4(40) Mac=MD5 export
A comp[lete list can be retrieved by invoking the following command:
openssl ciphers -v ALL
BUGS
If
SSL_CIPHER_description() is called with
cipher being
NULL, the
library crashes.
If SSL_CIPHER_description() cannot handle a built-in cipher, the according
description of the cipher property is unknown. This case should not
occur.
RETURN VALUES
See
DESCRIPTION
SEE ALSO
ssl(3),
SSL_get_current_cipher(3),
SSL_get_ciphers(3),
ciphers(1)
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