mcrypt_get_cipher_name

Description

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 (libmcrypt 2.2.x) or takes the cipher name as an argument (libmcrypt 2.4.x or higher) and returns the name of the cipher or FALSE, if the cipher does not exist.

Example 1. mcrypt_get_cipher_name() Example <?php    $cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;    echo mcrypt_get_cipher_name($cipher); ?> The above example will produce: 3DES