mcrypt_get_cipher_name

mcrypt_get_cipher_name -- Get the name of the specified cipher

Description

string mcrypt_get_cipher_name(int cipher);

mcrypt_get_cipher_name() is used to get the name of the specified cipher.

mcrypt_get_cipher_name() takes the cipher number as an argument and returns the name of the cipher or false, if the cipher does not exist.

Example 1. mcrypt_get_cipher_name example

<?php
$cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;

print mcrypt_get_cipher_name($cipher);
?>
      

The above example will produce:

TripleDES