openssl_get_cipher_methods

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Gets available cipher methods.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

openssl_get_cipher_methods Function synopsis

openssl_get_cipher_methods(bool $aliases = false): array

Parameters

$aliases

OptionalTypeboolDefault valuefalse

Set to true if cipher aliases should be included within the returned array.

Return value

Typearray

An array of available cipher methods. Note that prior to OpenSSL 1.1.1, the cipher methods have been returned in upper case and lower case spelling; as of OpenSSL 1.1.1 only the lower case variants are returned.

Changes to the openssl_get_cipher_methods Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($aliases): bool
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($aliases): false
- openssl_get_cipher_methods($aliases)
+ openssl_get_cipher_methods(bool $aliases = false): array

openssl_get_cipher_methods Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes