openssl_get_cipher_methods

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openssl_get_cipher_methods - Gets available cipher methods

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openssl_get_cipher_methods( [bool$aliases = false] ): array

Gets a list of available cipher methods.

Parameters

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

Return Values

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.

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<?php
$ciphers             = openssl_get_cipher_methods();
$ciphers_and_aliases = openssl_get_cipher_methods(true);
$cipher_aliases      = array_diff($ciphers_and_aliases, $ciphers);
//ECB mode should be avoided
$ciphers = array_filter( $ciphers, function($n) { return stripos($n,"ecb")===FALSE; } );
//At least as early as Aug 2016, Openssl declared the following weak: RC2, RC4, DES, 3DES, MD5 based
$ciphers = array_filter( $ciphers, function($c) { return stripos($c,"des")===FALSE; } );
$ciphers = array_filter( $ciphers, function($c) { return stripos($c,"rc2")===FALSE; } );
$ciphers = array_filter( $ciphers, function($c) { return stripos($c,"rc4")===FALSE; } );
$ciphers = array_filter( $ciphers, function($c) { return stripos($c,"md5")===FALSE; } );
$cipher_aliases = array_filter($cipher_aliases,function($c) { return stripos($c,"des")===FALSE; } );
$cipher_aliases = array_filter($cipher_aliases,function($c) { return stripos($c,"rc2")===FALSE; } );
print_r($ciphers);
print_r($cipher_aliases);

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openssl_get_cipher_methods

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