diff --git a/cyassl/internal.h b/cyassl/internal.h
index 0852dc865..beb477c1a 100644
--- a/cyassl/internal.h
+++ b/cyassl/internal.h
@@ -153,14 +153,6 @@
 
 typedef byte word24[3];
 
-/* used by ssl.c and cyassl_int.c */
-void c32to24(word32 in, word24 out);
-
-/* used by ssl.c */
-const char* const* GetCipherNames(void);
-int GetCipherNamesSize(void);
-const char* GetCipherName(int);
-
 /* Define or comment out the cipher suites you'd like to be compiled in
    make sure to use at least one BUILD_SSL_xxx or BUILD_TLS_xxx is defined
 
@@ -2220,6 +2212,12 @@ CYASSL_LOCAL void FreeX509(CYASSL_X509*);
     CYASSL_LOCAL int  CopyDecodedToX509(CYASSL_X509*, DecodedCert*);
 #endif
 
+/* used by ssl.c and cyassl_int.c */
+CYASSL_LOCAL void c32to24(word32 in, word24 out);
+
+CYASSL_LOCAL const char* const* GetCipherNames(void);
+CYASSL_LOCAL int GetCipherNamesSize(void);
+
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
     }  /* extern "C" */
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 054f4db83..827a47a68 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -8290,17 +8290,15 @@ const char* const* GetCipherNames(void)
 {
     return cipher_names;
 }
-/* returns the cipher at the specified index of cipher_names */
-const char* GetCipherName(int index)
-{
-    return cipher_names[index];
-}
+
+
 /* returns the size of the cipher_names array */
 int GetCipherNamesSize(void)
 {
-    return sizeof(cipher_names) / sizeof(char*);
+    return (int)(sizeof(cipher_names) / sizeof(char*));
 }
 
+
 /* return true if set, else false */
 /* only supports full name from cipher_name[] delimited by : */
 int SetCipherList(Suites* s, const char* list)
diff --git a/src/ssl.c b/src/ssl.c
index 34ab56562..2bd63f238 100644
--- a/src/ssl.c
+++ b/src/ssl.c
@@ -224,31 +224,32 @@ int CyaSSL_set_fd(CYASSL* ssl, int fd)
     CYASSL_LEAVE("SSL_set_fd", SSL_SUCCESS);
     return SSL_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+
 int CyaSSL_get_ciphers(char* buf, int len)
 {
     const char* const* ciphers = GetCipherNames();
-    int totalInc    = 0;
-    int step        = 0;
-    char delim      = ':';
-    char* tmp       = buf;
-    int size        = GetCipherNamesSize();
-    int i;
-    /* Loop the array, add each member to the
-       buffer delimitted by a :
-    */
-    for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
-    {
-        step = strlen(ciphers[i]) + strlen(&delim)-2;
+    int  totalInc = 0;
+    int  step     = 0;
+    char delim    = ':';
+    int  size     = GetCipherNamesSize();
+    int  i;
+
+    if (buf == NULL || len <= 0)
+        return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
+
+    /* Add each member to the buffer delimitted by a : */
+    for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+        step = (int)(XSTRLEN(ciphers[i]) + 1);  /* delimiter */
         totalInc += step;
 
         /* Check to make sure buf is large enough and will not overflow */
-        if(totalInc <= len) {
-            memcpy(tmp, ciphers[i], strlen(ciphers[i]));
-            tmp += strlen(ciphers[i]);
-            if(i < size - 1) {
-                memcpy(tmp, &delim, strlen(&delim)-2);
-                tmp += strlen(&delim)-2;
-            }
+        if (totalInc < len) {
+            XSTRNCPY(buf, ciphers[i], XSTRLEN(ciphers[i]));
+            buf += XSTRLEN(ciphers[i]);
+
+            if (i < size - 1)
+                *buf++ = delim;
         }
         else
             return BUFFER_E;
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ int CyaSSL_get_ciphers(char* buf, int len)
     return SSL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+
 int CyaSSL_get_fd(const CYASSL* ssl)
 {
     CYASSL_ENTER("SSL_get_fd");
diff --git a/testsuite/testsuite.c b/testsuite/testsuite.c
index 35b7820db..8b91249a6 100644
--- a/testsuite/testsuite.c
+++ b/testsuite/testsuite.c
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ int testsuite_test(int argc, char** argv)
         if (server_args.return_code != 0) return server_args.return_code;
     }
 
+    /* show ciphers */
+    {
+        char ciphers[1024];
+        XMEMSET(ciphers, 0, sizeof(ciphers));
+        CyaSSL_get_ciphers(ciphers, sizeof(ciphers)-1);
+        printf("ciphers = %s\n", ciphers);
+    }
+
     /* validate output equals input */
     {
         byte input[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE];