[#EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_key_length]
= EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_key_length
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Return the key length currently configured on a cipher context.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/evp.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
EVP_CIPHER_CTX_get_key_length(xref:EVP_CIPHER_CTX.adoc[EVP_CIPHER_CTX] const* ctx);
----

== Return Value

Key length in bytes (may differ from the cipher default after set_key_length).

== Parameters

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


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