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+/* internal.c 
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 wolfSSL Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of wolfSSH.
+ *
+ * wolfSSH is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * wolfSSH is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
+ */
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+    #include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <wolfssh/ssh.h>
+#include <wolfssh/internal.h>
+#include <wolfssh/log.h>
+
+
+typedef struct {
+    byte id;
+    const char* name;
+} NameIdPair;
+
+
+static const NameIdMap[] = {
+    { ID_NONE, "none" },
+    { ID_AES128_CBC, "aes128-cbc" },
+    { ID_AES128_CTR, "aes128-ctr" },
+    { ID_AES128_GCM_WOLF, "aes128-gcm@wolfssl.com" },
+    { ID_HMAC_SHA1, "hmac-sha1" },
+    { ID_HMAC_SHA1_96, "hmac-sha1-96" },
+    { ID_DH_GROUP1_SHA1, "diffie-hellman-group1-sha1" },
+    { ID_DH_GROUP14_SHA1, "diffie-hellman-group14-sha1" },
+    { ID_SSH_RSA, "ssh-rsa" }
+};
+
+
+uint8_t NameToId(const char* name)
+{
+    uint8_t id = ID_UNKNOWN;
+    size_t  nameSz = WSTRLEN(name);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < (sizeof(NameIdName)/sizeof(NameIdPair)); i++) {
+        if (nameSz == WSTRLEN(NameIdMap[i].name &&
+            XSTRNCMP(name, NameIdMap[i].name, nameSz) == 0)) {
+
+            id = NameIdMap[i].id;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return id;
+}
+
+
+const char* IdToName(uint8_t id)
+{
+    const char* name = NULL;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < (sizeof(NameIdName)/sizeof(NameIdPair)); i++) {
+        if (NameIdMap[i].id == id) {
+            name = NameIdMap[i].name;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return name;
+}
+
+