[#EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get1_cipher]
= EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get1_cipher
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Return a new reference to the EVP_CIPHER used by a cipher context.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/evp.h>`

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----
xref:EVP_CIPHER-07.adoc[EVP_CIPHER]*
EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get1_cipher(xref:EVP_CIPHER_CTX.adoc[EVP_CIPHER_CTX]* ctx);
----

== Return Value

Cipher with an incremented reference count, or NULL if unset; free with EVP_CIPHER_free.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *ctx*
| Cipher context to query.
|===


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