SSL_CIPHER_get_name
Section: OpenSSL (3)
Updated: 2017-05-25
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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.
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)
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