gnutls_ciphersuite_get(3)

gnutls_ciphersuite_get3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>

const char * gnutls_ciphersuite_get(gnutls_session_t session);

Arguments

gnutls_session_t session

is a gnutls_session_t type.

Overview

Get the canonical name of negotiated TLS ciphersuite. The names returned by this function match the IANA registry, with one exception:

TLS_DHE_DSS_RC4_128_SHA { 0x00, 0x66 }

which is reserved for compatibility.

To get a detailed description of the current ciphersuite, it is recommended to use gnutls_session_get_desc().

Returns

a string that contains the canonical name of a TLS ciphersuite, or NULL if the handshake is not completed.

Since

3.7.4

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

From gnutls 3.8.13-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.