libssh2_session_methods

Section: libssh2 manual (3)
Updated: 1 Jun 2007
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NAME

libssh2_session_methods - return the currently active algorithms

SYNOPSIS

#include <libssh2.h>

const char * libssh2_session_methods(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, int method_type);

DESCRIPTION

session - Session instance as returned by libssh2_session_init_ex(3)

method_type - one of the method type constants: LIBSSH2_METHOD_KEX, LIBSSH2_METHOD_HOSTKEY, LIBSSH2_METHOD_CRYPT_CS, LIBSSH2_METHOD_CRYPT_SC, LIBSSH2_METHOD_MAC_CS, LIBSSH2_METHOD_MAC_SC, LIBSSH2_METHOD_COMP_CS, LIBSSH2_METHOD_COMP_SC, LIBSSH2_METHOD_LANG_CS, LIBSSH2_METHOD_LANG_SC.

Returns the actual method negotiated for a particular transport parameter.

RETURN VALUE

Negotiated method or NULL if the session has not yet been started.

ERRORS

LIBSSH2_ERROR_INVAL - The requested method type was invalid.

LIBSSH2_ERROR_METHOD_NONE - no method has been set