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# mcrypt_get_cipher_name

mcrypt_get_cipher_name -- Get the name of the specified cipher

## Description

`string mcrypt_get_cipher_name`(int cipher);

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 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;

    print mcrypt_get_cipher_name($cipher);
    ?>

The above example will produce:

    TripleDES

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