libssh2_session_methods(3)

libssh2_session_methods3

Return the currently active algorithms

Usage

#include <libssh2.h>
const char *
libssh2_session_methods(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, int method_type);

Overview

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, LIBSSH2_METHOD_SIGN_ALGO.

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

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7–12
  4. 13–Arch

From libssh2 1.11.1-7 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.