[#SSL_CIPHER_get_bits]
= SSL_CIPHER_get_bits
:mrdocs:

Return the number of secret bits used by a cipher suite.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/ssl.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int
SSL_CIPHER_get_bits(
    xref:SSL_CIPHER.adoc[SSL_CIPHER] const* c,
    int* alg_bits);
----

== Return Value

Number of secret bits, or 0 if `c` is NULL.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *c*
| Cipher suite to query; NULL yields 0.
| *alg_bits*
| Optional; when non‐NULL, receives the algorithm bit strength.
|===


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