# MIT Kerberos Documentation

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# krb5_enctype_to_name - Convert an encryption type to a name or alias.

krb5_error_code `krb5_enctype_to_name`(krb5_enctype enctype, krb5_boolean shortest, char * buffer, size_t buflen)

param: | [in] enctype - Encryption type [in] shortest - Flag [out] buffer - Buffer to hold encryption type string [in] buflen - Storage available in buffer

retval: | 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

If shortest is FALSE, this function returns the enctype’s canonical name (like”aes128-cts-hmac-sha1-96”). If shortest is TRUE, it return the enctype’s shortest alias (like”aes128-cts”).

Note

New in 1.9