SSL_get_current_cipher(3)

     SSL_get_current_cipher(0.9.6h (2000-09-1SSL_get_current_cipher(3)

     NAME
          SSL_get_current_cipher, SSL_get_cipher, SSL_get_cipher_name,
          SSL_get_cipher_bits, SSL_get_cipher_version - get SSL_CIPHER
          of a connection

     SYNOPSIS
           #include <openssl/ssl.h>

           SSL_CIPHER *SSL_get_current_cipher(SSL *ssl);
           #define SSL_get_cipher(s) \
                          SSL_CIPHER_get_name(SSL_get_current_cipher(s))
           #define SSL_get_cipher_name(s) \
                          SSL_CIPHER_get_name(SSL_get_current_cipher(s))
           #define SSL_get_cipher_bits(s,np) \
                          SSL_CIPHER_get_bits(SSL_get_current_cipher(s),np)
           #define SSL_get_cipher_version(s) \
                          SSL_CIPHER_get_version(SSL_get_current_cipher(s))

     DESCRIPTION
          SSL_get_current_cipher() returns a pointer to an SSL_CIPHER
          object containing the description of the actually used
          cipher of a connection established with the ssl object.

          SSL_get_cipher() and SSL_get_cipher_name() are identical
          macros to obtain the name of the currently used cipher.
          SSL_get_cipher_bits() is a macro to obtain the number of
          secret/algorithm bits used and SSL_get_cipher_version()
          returns the protocol name.  See SSL_CIPHER_get_name(3) for
          more details.

     RETURN VALUES
          SSL_get_current_cipher() returns the cipher actually used or
          NULL, when no session has been established.

     SEE ALSO
          ssl(3), SSL_CIPHER_get_name(3)

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