[#PEM_get_EVP_CIPHER_INFO]
= PEM_get_EVP_CIPHER_INFO
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Parse a PEM encapsulation header for cipher and IV (legacy PEM encryption).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/pem.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
PEM_get_EVP_CIPHER_INFO(
    char* header,
    xref:EVP_CIPHER_INFO.adoc[EVP_CIPHER_INFO]* cipher);
----

== Description

Deprecated: prefer PKCS#8 with PKCS#5 v2.0 PBE for new private‐key storage.

== Return Value

1 on success, or 0 if the header is missing, malformed, or unsupported.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *header*
| Encapsulation header returned by PEM_read() / PEM_read_bio().
| *cipher*
| Receives the cipher and IV when the PEM data is encrypted.
|===


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