(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7 < 7.2.0, PECL mcrypt >= 1.0.0)
mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name — Returns the name of the opened algorithm
This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 7.1.0 and REMOVED as of PHP 7.2.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.
This function returns the name of the algorithm.
tdThe encryption descriptor.
Returns the name of the opened algorithm as a string.
Example #1 mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name() example
<?php
$td = mcrypt_module_open(MCRYPT_CAST_256, '', MCRYPT_MODE_CFB, '');
echo mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name($td). "\n";
$td = mcrypt_module_open('cast-256', '', MCRYPT_MODE_CFB, '');
echo mcrypt_enc_get_algorithms_name($td). "\n";
?>The above example will output:
CAST-256 CAST-256