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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.mcrypt-get-iv-size">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_get_iv_size</refname>
<refpurpose>Returns the size of the IV belonging to a specific cipher/mode combination</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>int</type><methodname>mcrypt_get_iv_size</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>cipher</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>mode</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>int</type><methodname>mcrypt_get_iv_size</methodname>
<methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>td</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
The first prototype is when linked against libmcrypt 2.2.x, the
second when linked against libmcrypt 2.4.x.
</para>
<para>
<function>mcrypt_get_iv_size</function> returns the size of
the Initialisation Vector (IV) in bytes. On error the function
returns &false;. If the IV is ignored in the specified cipher/mode
combination zero is returned.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Cipher</parameter> is one of the MCRYPT_ciphername
constants of the name of the algorithm as string.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Mode</parameter> is one of the MCRYPT_MODE_modename
constants of one of "ecb", "cbc", "cfb", "ofb", "nofb" or
"stream".
</para>
<para>
<parameter>Td</parameter> is the algorithm specified.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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