[#EVP_get_cipherbyname]
= EVP&lowbar;get&lowbar;cipherbyname
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Look up a cipher algorithm by name (for example &quot;AES&hyphen;256&hyphen;GCM&quot;)&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;openssl&sol;evp&period;h&gt;`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:EVP_CIPHER-07.adoc[EVP&lowbar;CIPHER] const*
EVP&lowbar;get&lowbar;cipherbyname(char const* name);
----

== Return Value

Matching EVP&lowbar;CIPHER, or NULL if `name` is unknown&period;

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *name*
| Cipher name or alias known to OpenSSL&period;
|===


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