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+.\" $OpenBSD: SSL_SESSION_get0_cipher.3,v 1.1 2021/05/12 14:16:25 tb Exp $
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+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 12 2021 $
+.Dt SSL_SESSION_GET0_CIPHER 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm SSL_SESSION_get0_cipher
+.Nd retrieve the SSL cipher associated with a session
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In openssl/ssl.h
+.Ft const SSL_CIPHER *
+.Fo SSL_SESSION_get0_cipher
+.Fa "const SSL_SESSION *session"
+.Fc
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Fn SSL_SESSION_get0_cipher
+retrieves the cipher that was used by the connection when the session
+was created, or
+.Dv NULL
+if it cannot be determined.
+.Pp
+The value returned is a pointer to an object maintained within
+.Fa session
+and should not be released.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+.Fn SSL_SESSION_get0_cipher
+returns the
+.Vt SSL_CIPHER
+associated with
+.Fa session
+or
+.Dv NULL
+if it cannot be determined.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr ssl 3 ,
+.Xr SSL_CIPHER_get_name 3 ,
+.Xr SSL_get_current_cipher 3 ,
+.Xr SSL_get_session 3 ,
+.Xr SSL_SESSION_new 3
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn SSL_SESSION_get0_cipher
+function first appeared in OpenSSL 1.1.0
+and has been available since
+.Ox 7.0 .