[#EVP_CIPHER_get0_description]
= EVP_CIPHER_get0_description
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Return a human‐readable description of a cipher algorithm.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/evp.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
char const*
EVP_CIPHER_get0_description(xref:EVP_CIPHER-07.adoc[EVP_CIPHER] const* cipher);
----

== Return Value

Description string for display, or NULL if unavailable.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *cipher*
| Cipher method to query.
|===


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