[#EVP_EncryptFinal]
= EVP_EncryptFinal
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Finish encryption and write any remaining padded ciphertext bytes.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/evp.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
EVP_EncryptFinal(
    xref:EVP_CIPHER_CTX.adoc[EVP_CIPHER_CTX]* ctx,
    unsigned char* out,
    int* outl);
----

== Return Value

1 on success, or 0 on failure.

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *ctx*
| Cipher context previously used with EVP_EncryptUpdate().
| *out*
| Buffer receiving the final ciphertext block(s).
| *outl*
| Receives the number of bytes written to `out.`
|===


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