SSL_CIPHER_get_name - SSL_CIPHER_get_name, SSL_CIPHER_get_bits, SSL_CIPHER_get_version, get SSL_CIPHER properties
#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);
OpenSSL SSL_CIPHER_get_name(3openssl) 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 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. ATTRIBUTES See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes: +---------------+--------------------------+ |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +---------------+--------------------------+ |Availability | library/security/openssl | +---------------+--------------------------+ |Stability | Pass-through uncommitted | +---------------+--------------------------+ 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: 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. Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-code- downloads.html. This software was built from source available at https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community source was downloaded from https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.2ze.tar.gz. Further information about this software can be found on the open source community website at https://www.openssl.org/. 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. The standard terminology for ephemeral Diffie-Hellman schemes is DHE (finite field) or ECDHE (elliptic curve). This version of OpenSSL idiosyncratically reports these schemes as EDH and EECDH, even though it also accepts the standard terminology. It is recommended to use the standard terminology (DHE and ECDHE) during configuration (e.g. via SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list) for clarity of configuration. OpenSSL versions after 1.0.2 will report the standard terms via SSL_CIPHER_get_name and SSL_CIPHER_description. RETURN VALUES See DESCRIPTION SEE ALSO ssl(3), SSL_get_current_cipher(3), SSL_get_ciphers(3), ciphers(1), SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(3) 1.0.2ze 2022-06-28 SSL_CIPHER_get_name(3openssl)