mcrypt_get_cipher_name

Gets the name of the specified cipher

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`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.

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`cipher`

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This function returns the name of the cipher or &false; if the cipher does not exist.

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### `mcrypt_get_cipher_name` Example

    <?php
       $cipher = MCRYPT_TripleDES;

       echo mcrypt_get_cipher_name($cipher);
    ?>

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    3DES