# EventBufferEvent::sslGetCipherInfo

(PECL event >= 1.10.0)

EventBufferEvent::sslGetCipherInfo — Returns a textual description of the cipher

### Description

public EventBufferEvent::sslGetCipherInfo ( ) : string

Retrieves description of the current cipher by means of the `SSL_CIPHER_description` SSL API function (see SSL_CIPHER_get_name(3) man page).

> Note:

> This function is available only if `Event` is compiled with OpenSSL support.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns a textual description of the cipher on success, or `FALSE` on error.