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

  The SSL_get_cipher() and SSL_get_cipher_name() macros obtain the name of
  the currently used cipher. The SSL_get_cipher_bits() macro obtains the
  number of secret/algorithm bits used and  the SSL_get_cipher_version()
  function returns the protocol name. See  SSL_CIPHER_get_name(3) for more
  details.

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

SEE ALSO
  Functions: ssl(3), SSL_CIPHER_get_name(3)

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