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mcrypt_get_block_size

(PHP 3>= 3.0.8, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)

mcrypt_get_block_size -- Get the block size of the specified cipher

Description

int mcrypt_get_block_size (int cipher)

int mcrypt_get_block_size (string cipher, string module)

The first prototype is when linked against libmcrypt 2.2.x, the second when linked against libmcrypt 2.4.x.

mcrypt_get_block_size() is used to get the size of a block of the specified cipher.

mcrypt_get_block_size() takes one or two arguments, the cipher and module, and returns the size in bytes.

See also: mcrypt_get_key_size().

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