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  <li><a name="toc-Introduction-1" href="#Introduction">1 Introduction</a></li>
  <li><a name="toc-ASN_002e1-structure-handling-1" href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling">2 ASN.1 structure handling</a>
  <ul class="no-bullet">
    <li><a name="toc-ASN_002e1-syntax-1" href="#ASN_002e1-syntax">2.1 ASN.1 syntax</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Naming-1" href="#Naming">2.2 Naming</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Simple-parsing-1" href="#Simple-parsing">2.3 Simple parsing</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Library-Notes-1" href="#Library-Notes">2.4 Library Notes</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Future-developments-1" href="#Future-developments">2.5 Future developments</a></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Utilities-1" href="#Utilities">3 Utilities</a>
  <ul class="no-bullet">
    <li><a name="toc-Invoking-asn1Parser-1" href="#Invoking-asn1Parser">3.1 Invoking asn1Parser</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Invoking-asn1Coding-1" href="#Invoking-asn1Coding">3.2 Invoking asn1Coding</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Invoking-asn1Decoding-1" href="#Invoking-asn1Decoding">3.3 Invoking asn1Decoding</a></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Function-reference-1" href="#Function-reference">4 Function reference</a>
  <ul class="no-bullet">
    <li><a name="toc-ASN_002e1-schema-functions-1" href="#ASN_002e1-schema-functions">4.1 ASN.1 schema functions</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-ASN_002e1-field-functions-1" href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">4.2 ASN.1 field functions</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-DER-functions-1" href="#DER-functions">4.3 DER functions</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Error-handling-functions-1" href="#Error-handling-functions">4.4 Error handling functions</a></li>
    <li><a name="toc-Auxilliary-functions-1" href="#Auxilliary-functions">4.5 Auxilliary functions</a></li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Copying-Information-1" href="#Copying-Information">Appendix A Copying Information</a>
  <ul class="no-bullet">
    <li><a name="toc-GNU-Free-Documentation-License-1" href="#GNU-Free-Documentation-License">A.1 GNU Free Documentation License</a></li>
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  <li><a name="toc-Concept-Index-1" href="#Concept-Index">Concept Index</a></li>
  <li><a name="toc-Function-and-Data-Index-1" href="#Function-and-Data-Index">Function and Data Index</a></li>
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<a name="Libtasn1"></a>
<h1 class="top">Libtasn1</h1>

<p>This manual is for GNU Libtasn1
(version 4.13, 4 April 2016),
which is a library for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) and
Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) manipulation.
</p>
<p>Copyright &copy; 2001-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="1">Introduction</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="2">ASN.1 structure handling</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Utilities" accesskey="3">Utilities</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Function-reference" accesskey="4">Function reference</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Copying-Information" accesskey="5">Copying Information</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
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<tr><th colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><pre class="menu-comment">

Indices

</pre></th></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Concept-Index" accesskey="6">Concept Index</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">Index of concepts and programs.
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Function-and-Data-Index" accesskey="7">Function and Data Index</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">Index of functions, variables and data types.
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<hr>
<a name="Introduction"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="n" rel="next">ASN.1 structure handling</a>, Previous: <a href="#Top" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Top</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Introduction-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">1 Introduction</h2>

<p>This document describes the Libtasn1 library that provides
Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1, as specified by the X.680 ITU-T
recommendation) parsing and structures management,
and Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER, as per X.690) encoding and
decoding functions.
</p>
<p>The main features of this library are:
</p>
<ul>
<li> On-line ASN.1 structure management that doesn&rsquo;t require any
C code file generation.

</li><li> Off-line ASN.1 structure management with C code file generation
containing an array.

</li><li> Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) encoding support.

</li><li> No limits for INTEGER and ENUMERATED values.

</li><li> It&rsquo;s Free Software.
Anybody can use, modify, and redistribute the library under the terms
of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 or later.  The
command line tools, self-tests and build infrastructure are licensed
under the GNU General Public License version 3.0 or later.

</li><li> Thread-safety.
<a name="index-threads"></a>
No global variables are used and multiple library handles and session
handles may be used in parallel.

</li><li> Portability.
<a name="index-Porting"></a>
The code should work on all Unix like operating systems, and Windows.
The library itself should be portable to any C89 system, not even
POSIX is required.
</li></ul>

<hr>
<a name="ASN_002e1-structure-handling"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Utilities" accesskey="n" rel="next">Utilities</a>, Previous: <a href="#Introduction" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Introduction</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="ASN_002e1-structure-handling-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">2 ASN.1 structure handling</h2>

<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#ASN_002e1-syntax" accesskey="1">ASN.1 syntax</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Naming" accesskey="2">Naming</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Simple-parsing" accesskey="3">Simple parsing</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Library-Notes" accesskey="4">Library Notes</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Future-developments" accesskey="5">Future developments</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
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<hr>
<a name="ASN_002e1-syntax"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Naming" accesskey="n" rel="next">Naming</a>, Up: <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="u" rel="up">ASN.1 structure handling</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="ASN_002e1-syntax-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.1 ASN.1 syntax</h3>

<a name="index-ASN_002e1-schema"></a>

<p>The parser is case sensitive.  The comments begin with <code>--</code> and
end either with another <code>--</code>, or at the end of the respective
line, whichever comes first.  The C-style <code>/*</code>, <code>*/</code>
comments are not supported.
</p>
<p>For an example of the syntax, check the <samp>pkix.asn</samp> file
distributed with the library.
</p>
<p>ASN.1 definitions must follow the syntax below:
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">      definitions_name {&lt;object definition&gt;}

      DEFINITIONS &lt;EXPLICIT or IMPLICIT&gt; TAGS ::=

      BEGIN

      &lt;type and constants definitions&gt;

      END
</pre>
<p>The <code>::=</code> token must be separate from other elements, so the
following declaration is invalid:
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">   -- INCORRECT
   Version ::=INTEGER
</pre></div>

<p>The correct form is:
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">   Version ::= INTEGER
</pre></div>

<p>Here is the list of types that the parser can manage:
</p>
<a name="index-Supported-ASN_002e1-types_002c-list-of"></a>

<ul>
<li> <code>INTEGER</code>;
</li><li> <code>ENUMERATED</code>;
</li><li> <code>BOOLEAN</code>;
</li><li> <code>OBJECT IDENTIFIER</code>;
</li><li> <code>NULL</code>;
</li><li> <code>BIT STRING</code>;
</li><li> <code>OCTET STRING</code>;
</li><li> <code>UTCTime</code>;
</li><li> <code>GeneralizedTime</code>;
</li><li> <code>GeneralString</code>;
</li><li> <code>NumericString</code>;
</li><li> <code>IA5String</code>;
</li><li> <code>TeletexString</code>;
</li><li> <code>PrintableString</code>;
</li><li> <code>UniversalString</code>;
</li><li> <code>BMPString</code>;
</li><li> <code>UTF8String</code>;
</li><li> <code>VisibleString</code>;
</li><li> <code>SEQUENCE</code>;
</li><li> <code>SEQUENCE OF</code>;
</li><li> <code>SET</code>;
</li><li> <code>SET OF</code>;
</li><li> <code>CHOICE</code>;
</li><li> <code>ANY</code>;
</li><li> <code>ANY DEFINED BY</code>.

</li></ul>

<p>This version doesn&rsquo;t handle the <code>REAL</code> type.  It doesn&rsquo;t support
the <code>AUTOMATIC TAGS</code> option, and the <code>EXPORT</code> and
<code>IMPORT</code> sections, either.
</p>
<p>The <code>SIZE</code> constraints are allowed, but no check is done on them.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Naming"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Simple-parsing" accesskey="n" rel="next">Simple parsing</a>, Previous: <a href="#ASN_002e1-syntax" accesskey="p" rel="prev">ASN.1 syntax</a>, Up: <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="u" rel="up">ASN.1 structure handling</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Naming-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.2 Naming</h3>

<p>Consider this definition:
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">      Example { 1 2 3 4 }

      DEFINITIONS EXPLICIT TAGS ::=

      BEGIN

      Group ::= SEQUENCE {
         id   OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
         value  Value
      }

      Value ::= SEQUENCE {
         value1  INTEGER,
         value2  BOOLEAN
      }

      END
</pre>
<p>The notation to access the &lsquo;<samp>Group</samp>&rsquo; type of the &lsquo;<samp>Example</samp>&rsquo;
definition above is &lsquo;<samp>Example.Group</samp>&rsquo; (as a NUL-terminated string.)
Such strings are used in the functions described below.
</p>
<p>Others examples:
</p>
<ul>
<li> field &lsquo;<samp>id</samp>&rsquo; of the &lsquo;<samp>Group</samp>&rsquo; type: &lsquo;<samp>Example.Group.id</samp>&rsquo;;

</li><li> field &lsquo;<samp>value1</samp>&rsquo; of the &lsquo;<samp>value</samp>&rsquo; field of the &lsquo;<samp>Group</samp>&rsquo;
type: &lsquo;<samp>Example.Group.value.value1</samp>&rsquo;.

</li></ul>

<p>Elements of structured types unnamed by the respective definition
receive the names <code>?1</code>, <code>?2</code>, and so on.
</p>
<p>The <code>?LAST</code> name indicates the last element of a <code>SET OF</code> or
<code>SEQUENCE OF</code>.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Simple-parsing"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Library-Notes" accesskey="n" rel="next">Library Notes</a>, Previous: <a href="#Naming" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Naming</a>, Up: <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="u" rel="up">ASN.1 structure handling</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Simple-parsing-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.3 Simple parsing</h3>

<p>For simple types like <code>OCTET STRING</code> the simple parsing functions listed
below may be used instead.
</p>
<ul>
<li> <a href="#asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fder">asn1_decode_simple_der</a>
</li><li> <a href="#asn1_005fencode_005fsimple_005fder">asn1_encode_simple_der</a>
</li></ul>

<hr>
<a name="Library-Notes"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Future-developments" accesskey="n" rel="next">Future developments</a>, Previous: <a href="#Simple-parsing" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Simple parsing</a>, Up: <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="u" rel="up">ASN.1 structure handling</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Library-Notes-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.4 Library Notes</h3>

<a name="index-Header-file-libtasn1_002eh"></a>

<p>The header file of this library is <samp>libtasn1.h</samp>.
</p>
<a name="index-Main-type-asn1_005fnode"></a>

<p>The main type used in it is <code>asn1_node</code>, and it&rsquo;s used to store
the ASN.1 definitions and structures (instances).
</p>
<p>The <code>NULL</code> constant can be used for the variable
initialization.  For example:
</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example"> asn1_node definitions = NULL;
</pre></div>

<p>Some functions require an <code>errorDescription</code> argument of type
<code>char *</code>, pointing to a pre-allocated buffer of at least
<code>ASN1_MAX_ERROR_DESCRIPTION_SIZE</code> bytes size (e.g., as in
&lsquo;<samp>char description[ASN1_MAX_ERROR_DESCRIPTION_SIZE];</samp>&rsquo;).
</p>
<p><code>ASN1_MAX_NAME_SIZE</code> is the maximum number of characters allowed
for an ASN.1 identifier.
</p>
<hr>
<a name="Future-developments"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Previous: <a href="#Library-Notes" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Library Notes</a>, Up: <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="u" rel="up">ASN.1 structure handling</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Future-developments-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">2.5 Future developments</h3>
<a name="index-Future-developments"></a>

<ul>
<li> Add functions for a C code file generation containing equivalent
data structures (not a single array like now).

</li><li> The <code>REAL</code> type.

</li></ul>

<hr>
<a name="Utilities"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Function-reference" accesskey="n" rel="next">Function reference</a>, Previous: <a href="#ASN_002e1-structure-handling" accesskey="p" rel="prev">ASN.1 structure handling</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Utilities-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">3 Utilities</h2>

<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Invoking-asn1Parser" accesskey="1">Invoking asn1Parser</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Invoking-asn1Coding" accesskey="2">Invoking asn1Coding</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Invoking-asn1Decoding" accesskey="3">Invoking asn1Decoding</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
</table>

<hr>
<a name="Invoking-asn1Parser"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Invoking-asn1Coding" accesskey="n" rel="next">Invoking asn1Coding</a>, Up: <a href="#Utilities" accesskey="u" rel="up">Utilities</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Invoking-asn1Parser-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">3.1 Invoking asn1Parser</h3>
<a name="index-asn1Parser-program"></a>

<p><code>asn1Parser</code> reads a single file with ASN.1 definitions and
generates a
file with an array to use with libtasn1 functions.
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">Usage:  asn1Parser [options] file

Options:
 -h : shows the help message.
 -v : shows version information and exit.
 -c : checks the syntax only.
 -o file : output file.
 -n name : array name.
</pre>
<hr>
<a name="Invoking-asn1Coding"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Invoking-asn1Decoding" accesskey="n" rel="next">Invoking asn1Decoding</a>, Previous: <a href="#Invoking-asn1Parser" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Invoking asn1Parser</a>, Up: <a href="#Utilities" accesskey="u" rel="up">Utilities</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Invoking-asn1Coding-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">3.2 Invoking asn1Coding</h3>
<a name="index-asn1Coding-program"></a>

<p><code>asn1Coding</code> generates a DER encoding from a file with ASN.1
definitions and another one with assignments.
</p>
<p>The file with assignments must have this syntax:
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">InstanceName  Asn1Definition

nameString  value

nameString  value
...
</pre>
<p>To specify the field of a <code>CHOICE</code> to be used, specify its name
as a value to the <code>CHOICE</code> element itself.  Use <code>''</code> to
denote the root element itself.
(as in the example below.)
</p>
<p>The output file is a binary file with the DER encoding.
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">Usage:  asn1Coding [options] file1 file2
 file1 : file with ASN1 definitions.
 file2 : file with assignments.
Options:
 -h : shows the help message.
 -v : shows version information and exit.
 -c : checks the syntax only.
 -o file : output file.
</pre>
<p>For example, consider an ASN.1 definitions file as follows:
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">MYPKIX1 { }

DEFINITIONS IMPLICIT TAGS ::=

BEGIN

OtherStruct := SEQUENCE {
     x       INTEGER,
     y       CHOICE {
         y1 INTEGER,
         y2 OCTET STRING },
}

Dss-Sig-Value ::= SEQUENCE {
     r       INTEGER,
     s       INTEGER,
     other   OtherStruct
     z       INTEGER OPTIONAL,
}

END
</pre>
<p>And a assignments file as follows:
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">dp MYPKIX1.Dss-Sig-Value

r 42
s 47
other.x 66
other.y y1
other.y.y1 15
z (NULL)
</pre>
<p>Running the command below will generate a <samp>assign.out</samp> file,
containing the DER encoding of <code>PKIX1.Dss-Sig-Value</code>.
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">$ asn1Coding pkix.asn assign.asn1
</pre>
<p>If the root element is of the <code>CHOICE</code> type, the assignment file
may be like (using the types defined in <samp>pkix.asn</samp>):
</p><pre class="verbatim">elt PKIX1Implicit88.GeneralName

''      dNSName
dNSName example.org
</pre>
<hr>
<a name="Invoking-asn1Decoding"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Previous: <a href="#Invoking-asn1Coding" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Invoking asn1Coding</a>, Up: <a href="#Utilities" accesskey="u" rel="up">Utilities</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Invoking-asn1Decoding-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">3.3 Invoking asn1Decoding</h3>
<a name="index-asn1Decoding-program"></a>

<p><code>asn1Decoding</code> generates an ASN.1 structure from a file with
ASN.1
definitions and a binary file with a DER encoding.
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">Usage:  asn1Decoding [options] file1 file2 type
 file1 : file with ASN1 definitions.
 file2 : binary file with a DER encoding.
 type : ASN1 definition name.
Options:
 -h : shows the help message.
 -v : shows version information and exit.
 -o file : output file.
</pre>
<p>For example, after generating the <samp>assign.out</samp> file from the
example section of the <code>asn1Coding</code> command above, the
following
invocation will decode the DER data.
</p>
<pre class="verbatim">$ asn1Decoding pkix.asn assign.out PKIX1.Dss-Sig-Value
</pre>
<hr>
<a name="Function-reference"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Copying-Information" accesskey="n" rel="next">Copying Information</a>, Previous: <a href="#Utilities" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Utilities</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Function-reference-1"></a>
<h2 class="chapter">4 Function reference</h2>

<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#ASN_002e1-schema-functions" accesskey="1">ASN.1 schema functions</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions" accesskey="2">ASN.1 field functions</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#DER-functions" accesskey="3">DER functions</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Error-handling-functions" accesskey="4">Error handling functions</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top">&bull; <a href="#Auxilliary-functions" accesskey="5">Auxilliary functions</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td align="left" valign="top">
</td></tr>
</table>

<hr>
<a name="ASN_002e1-schema-functions"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">ASN.1 field functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Function-reference" accesskey="u" rel="up">Function reference</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="ASN_002e1-schema-functions-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">4.1 ASN.1 schema functions</h3>

<a name="asn1_005fparser2tree-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_parser2tree</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fparser2tree"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fparser2tree"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_parser2tree</strong> <em>(const char * <var>file</var>, asn1_node * <var>definitions</var>, char * <var>error_desc</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>file</var>: specify the path and the name of file that contains
ASN.1 declarations.
</p>
<p><var>definitions</var>: return the pointer to the structure created from
&quot;file&quot; ASN.1 declarations.
</p>
<p><var>error_desc</var>: return the error description or an empty
string if success.
</p>
<p>Function used to start the parse algorithm.  Creates the structures
needed to manage the definitions included in  <code>file</code> file.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if the file has a correct syntax and every
identifier is known, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_EMPTY</code>  if  <code>definitions</code> not
<code>NULL</code> , <code>ASN1_FILE_NOT_FOUND</code>  if an error occured while
opening  <code>file</code> , <code>ASN1_SYNTAX_ERROR</code>  if the syntax is not
correct, <code>ASN1_IDENTIFIER_NOT_FOUND</code>  if in the file there is an
identifier that is not defined, <code>ASN1_NAME_TOO_LONG</code>  if in the
file there is an identifier whith more than <code>ASN1_MAX_NAME_SIZE</code> 
characters.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fparser2array-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_parser2array</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fparser2array"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fparser2array"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_parser2array</strong> <em>(const char * <var>inputFileName</var>, const char * <var>outputFileName</var>, const char * <var>vectorName</var>, char * <var>error_desc</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>inputFileName</var>: specify the path and the name of file that
contains ASN.1 declarations.
</p>
<p><var>outputFileName</var>: specify the path and the name of file that will
contain the C vector definition.
</p>
<p><var>vectorName</var>: specify the name of the C vector.
</p>
<p><var>error_desc</var>: return the error description or an empty
string if success.
</p>
<p>Function that generates a C structure from an ASN1 file.  Creates a
file containing a C vector to use to manage the definitions
included in  <code>inputFileName</code> file. If  <code>inputFileName</code> is
&quot;/aa/bb/xx.yy&quot; and  <code>outputFileName</code> is <code>NULL</code> , the file created is
&quot;/aa/bb/xx_asn1_tab.c&quot;.  If  <code>vectorName</code> is <code>NULL</code>  the vector name
will be &quot;xx_asn1_tab&quot;.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if the file has a correct syntax and every
identifier is known, <code>ASN1_FILE_NOT_FOUND</code>  if an error occured
while opening  <code>inputFileName</code> , <code>ASN1_SYNTAX_ERROR</code>  if the syntax is
not correct, <code>ASN1_IDENTIFIER_NOT_FOUND</code>  if in the file there is
an identifier that is not defined, <code>ASN1_NAME_TOO_LONG</code>  if in the
file there is an identifier whith more than <code>ASN1_MAX_NAME_SIZE</code> 
characters.
</p></dd></dl>


<hr>
<a name="ASN_002e1-field-functions"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#DER-functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">DER functions</a>, Previous: <a href="#ASN_002e1-schema-functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">ASN.1 schema functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Function-reference" accesskey="u" rel="up">Function reference</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="ASN_002e1-field-functions-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">4.2 ASN.1 field functions</h3>

<a name="asn1_005farray2tree-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_array2tree</h4>
<a name="asn1_005farray2tree"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005farray2tree"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_array2tree</strong> <em>(const asn1_static_node * <var>array</var>, asn1_node * <var>definitions</var>, char * <var>errorDescription</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>array</var>: specify the array that contains ASN.1 declarations
</p>
<p><var>definitions</var>: return the pointer to the structure created by
*ARRAY ASN.1 declarations
</p>
<p><var>errorDescription</var>: return the error description.
</p>
<p>Creates the structures needed to manage the ASN.1 definitions.
 <code>array</code> is a vector created by <code>asn1_parser2array()</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if structure was created correctly,
<code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_EMPTY</code>  if * <code>definitions</code> not NULL,
<code>ASN1_IDENTIFIER_NOT_FOUND</code>  if in the file there is an identifier
that is not defined (see  <code>errorDescription</code> for more information),
<code>ASN1_ARRAY_ERROR</code>  if the array pointed by  <code>array</code> is wrong.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_delete_structure</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_delete_structure</strong> <em>(asn1_node * <var>structure</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>structure</var>: pointer to the structure that you want to delete.
</p>
<p>Deletes the structure * <code>structure</code> .  At the end, * <code>structure</code> is set
to NULL.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if
* <code>structure</code> was NULL.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure2-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_delete_structure2</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure2"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure2"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_delete_structure2</strong> <em>(asn1_node * <var>structure</var>, unsigned int <var>flags</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>structure</var>: pointer to the structure that you want to delete.
</p>
<p><var>flags</var>: additional flags (see <code>ASN1_DELETE_FLAG</code> )
</p>
<p>Deletes the structure * <code>structure</code> .  At the end, * <code>structure</code> is set
to NULL.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if
* <code>structure</code> was NULL.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fdelete_005felement-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_delete_element</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fdelete_005felement"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fdelete_005felement"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_delete_element</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>structure</var>, const char * <var>element_name</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>structure</var>: pointer to the structure that contains the element you
want to delete.
</p>
<p><var>element_name</var>: element&rsquo;s name you want to delete.
</p>
<p>Deletes the element named * <code>element_name</code> inside * <code>structure</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if
the  <code>element_name</code> was not found.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fcreate_005felement-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_create_element</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fcreate_005felement"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fcreate_005felement"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_create_element</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>definitions</var>, const char * <var>source_name</var>, asn1_node * <var>element</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>definitions</var>: pointer to the structure returned by &quot;parser_asn1&quot; function
</p>
<p><var>source_name</var>: the name of the type of the new structure (must be
inside p_structure).
</p>
<p><var>element</var>: pointer to the structure created.
</p>
<p>Creates a structure of type  <code>source_name</code> .  Example using
&quot;pkix.asn&quot;:
</p>
<p>rc = asn1_create_element(cert_def, &quot;PKIX1.Certificate&quot;, certptr);
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if creation OK, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if
 <code>source_name</code> is not known.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fprint_005fstructure-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_print_structure</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fprint_005fstructure"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fprint_005fstructure"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>asn1_print_structure</strong> <em>(FILE * <var>out</var>, asn1_node <var>structure</var>, const char * <var>name</var>, int <var>mode</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>out</var>: pointer to the output file (e.g. stdout).
</p>
<p><var>structure</var>: pointer to the structure that you want to visit.
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: an element of the structure
</p>
<p><var>mode</var>: specify how much of the structure to print, can be
<code>ASN1_PRINT_NAME</code> , <code>ASN1_PRINT_NAME_TYPE</code> ,
<code>ASN1_PRINT_NAME_TYPE_VALUE</code> , or <code>ASN1_PRINT_ALL</code> .
</p>
<p>Prints on the  <code>out</code> file descriptor the structure&rsquo;s tree starting
from the  <code>name</code> element inside the structure  <code>structure</code> .
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fnumber_005fof_005felements-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_number_of_elements</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fnumber_005fof_005felements"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fnumber_005fof_005felements"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_number_of_elements</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>element</var>, const char * <var>name</var>, int * <var>num</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>element</var>: pointer to the root of an ASN1 structure.
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: the name of a sub-structure of ROOT.
</p>
<p><var>num</var>: pointer to an integer where the result will be stored
</p>
<p>Counts the number of elements of a sub-structure called NAME with
names equal to &quot;?1&quot;,&quot;?2&quot;, ...
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if
 <code>name</code> is not known, <code>ASN1_GENERIC_ERROR</code>  if pointer  <code>num</code> is <code>NULL</code> .
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005ffind_005fstructure_005ffrom_005foid-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_find_structure_from_oid</h4>
<a name="asn1_005ffind_005fstructure_005ffrom_005foid"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005ffind_005fstructure_005ffrom_005foid"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>asn1_find_structure_from_oid</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>definitions</var>, const char * <var>oidValue</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>definitions</var>: ASN1 definitions
</p>
<p><var>oidValue</var>: value of the OID to search (e.g. &quot;1.2.3.4&quot;).
</p>
<p>Search the structure that is defined just after an OID definition.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>NULL</code>  when  <code>oidValue</code> not found, otherwise the pointer to a
constant string that contains the element name defined just after
the OID.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fcopy_005fnode-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_copy_node</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fcopy_005fnode"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fcopy_005fnode"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_copy_node</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>dst</var>, const char * <var>dst_name</var>, asn1_node <var>src</var>, const char * <var>src_name</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>dst</var>: Destination asn1 node.
</p>
<p><var>dst_name</var>: Field name in destination node.
</p>
<p><var>src</var>: Source asn1 node.
</p>
<p><var>src_name</var>: Field name in source node.
</p>
<p>Create a deep copy of a asn1_node variable. That
function requires  <code>dst</code> to be expanded using <code>asn1_create_element()</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Return <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  on success.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fdup_005fnode-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_dup_node</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fdup_005fnode"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fdup_005fnode"></a>Function: <em>asn1_node</em> <strong>asn1_dup_node</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>src</var>, const char * <var>src_name</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>src</var>: Source asn1 node.
</p>
<p><var>src_name</var>: Field name in source node.
</p>
<p>Create a deep copy of a asn1_node variable. This function
will return an exact copy of the provided structure.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Return <code>NULL</code>  on failure.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fwrite_005fvalue-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_write_value</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fwrite_005fvalue"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fwrite_005fvalue"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_write_value</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>node_root</var>, const char * <var>name</var>, const void * <var>ivalue</var>, int <var>len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>node_root</var>: pointer to a structure
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: the name of the element inside the structure that you want to set.
</p>
<p><var>ivalue</var>: vector used to specify the value to set. If len is &gt;0,
VALUE must be a two&rsquo;s complement form integer.  if len=0 *VALUE
must be a null terminated string with an integer value.
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: number of bytes of *value to use to set the value:
value[0]..value[len-1] or 0 if value is a null terminated string
</p>
<p>Set the value of one element inside a structure.
</p>
<p>If an element is OPTIONAL and you want to delete it, you must use
the value=NULL and len=0.  Using &quot;pkix.asn&quot;:
</p>
<p>result=asn1_write_value(cert, &quot;tbsCertificate.issuerUniqueID&quot;,
NULL, 0);
</p>
<p>Description for each type:
</p>
<p><strong>INTEGER:</strong> VALUE must contain a two&rsquo;s complement form integer.
</p>
<p>value[0]=0xFF ,               len=1 -&gt; integer=-1.
value[0]=0xFF value[1]=0xFF , len=2 -&gt; integer=-1.
value[0]=0x01 ,               len=1 -&gt; integer= 1.
value[0]=0x00 value[1]=0x01 , len=2 -&gt; integer= 1.
value=&quot;123&quot;                 , len=0 -&gt; integer= 123.
</p>
<p><strong>ENUMERATED:</strong> As INTEGER (but only with not negative numbers).
</p>
<p><strong>BOOLEAN:</strong> VALUE must be the null terminated string &quot;TRUE&quot; or
&quot;FALSE&quot; and LEN != 0.
</p>
<p>value=&quot;TRUE&quot; , len=1 -&gt; boolean=TRUE.
value=&quot;FALSE&quot; , len=1 -&gt; boolean=FALSE.
</p>
<p>OBJECT IDENTIFIER: VALUE must be a null terminated string with
each number separated by a dot (e.g. &quot;1.2.3.543.1&quot;).  LEN != 0.
</p>
<p>value=&quot;1 2 840 10040 4 3&quot; , len=1 -&gt; OID=dsa-with-sha.
</p>
<p><strong>UTCTime:</strong> VALUE must be a null terminated string in one of these
formats: &quot;YYMMDDhhmmssZ&quot;, &quot;YYMMDDhhmmssZ&quot;,
&quot;YYMMDDhhmmss+hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;, &quot;YYMMDDhhmmss-hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;,
&quot;YYMMDDhhmm+hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;, or &quot;YYMMDDhhmm-hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;.  LEN != 0.
</p>
<p>value=&quot;9801011200Z&quot; , len=1 -&gt; time=Jannuary 1st, 1998
at 12h 00m Greenwich Mean Time
</p>
<p><strong>GeneralizedTime:</strong> VALUE must be in one of this format:
&quot;YYYYMMDDhhmmss.sZ&quot;, &quot;YYYYMMDDhhmmss.sZ&quot;,
&quot;YYYYMMDDhhmmss.s+hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;, &quot;YYYYMMDDhhmmss.s-hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;,
&quot;YYYYMMDDhhmm+hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;, or &quot;YYYYMMDDhhmm-hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot; where ss.s
indicates the seconds with any precision like &quot;10.1&quot; or &quot;01.02&quot;.
LEN != 0
</p>
<p>value=&quot;2001010112001.12-0700&quot; , len=1 -&gt; time=Jannuary
1st, 2001 at 12h 00m 01.12s Pacific Daylight Time
</p>
<p>OCTET STRING: VALUE contains the octet string and LEN is the
number of octets.
</p>
<p>value=&quot;$\backslash$x01$\backslash$x02$\backslash$x03&quot; ,
len=3 -&gt; three bytes octet string
</p>
<p><strong>GeneralString:</strong> VALUE contains the generalstring and LEN is the
number of octets.
</p>
<p>value=&quot;$\backslash$x01$\backslash$x02$\backslash$x03&quot; ,
len=3 -&gt; three bytes generalstring
</p>
<p>BIT STRING: VALUE contains the bit string organized by bytes and
LEN is the number of bits.
</p>
<p>value=&quot;$\backslash$xCF&quot; , len=6 -&gt; bit string=&quot;110011&quot; (six
bits)
</p>
<p><strong>CHOICE:</strong> if NAME indicates a choice type, VALUE must specify one of
the alternatives with a null terminated string. LEN != 0. Using
&quot;pkix.asn&quot;\:
</p>
<p>result=asn1_write_value(cert,
&quot;certificate1.tbsCertificate.subject&quot;, &quot;rdnSequence&quot;,
1);
</p>
<p><strong>ANY:</strong> VALUE indicates the der encoding of a structure.  LEN != 0.
</p>
<p>SEQUENCE OF: VALUE must be the null terminated string &quot;NEW&quot; and
LEN != 0. With this instruction another element is appended in
the sequence. The name of this element will be &quot;?1&quot; if it&rsquo;s the
first one, &quot;?2&quot; for the second and so on.
</p>
<p>Using &quot;pkix.asn&quot;\:
</p>
<p>result=asn1_write_value(cert,
&quot;certificate1.tbsCertificate.subject.rdnSequence&quot;, &quot;NEW&quot;, 1);
</p>
<p>SET OF: the same as SEQUENCE OF.  Using &quot;pkix.asn&quot;:
</p>
<p>result=asn1_write_value(cert,
&quot;tbsCertificate.subject.rdnSequence.?LAST&quot;, &quot;NEW&quot;, 1);
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if the value was set,
<code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if  <code>name</code> is not a valid element, and
<code>ASN1_VALUE_NOT_VALID</code>  if  <code>ivalue</code> has a wrong format.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fread_005fvalue-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_read_value</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fread_005fvalue"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fread_005fvalue"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_read_value</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>root</var>, const char * <var>name</var>, void * <var>ivalue</var>, int * <var>len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>root</var>: pointer to a structure.
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: the name of the element inside a structure that you want to read.
</p>
<p><var>ivalue</var>: vector that will contain the element&rsquo;s content, must be a
pointer to memory cells already allocated (may be <code>NULL</code> ).
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: number of bytes of *value: value[0]..value[len-1]. Initialy
holds the sizeof value.
</p>
<p>Returns the value of one element inside a structure. 
If an element is OPTIONAL and this returns
<code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> , it means that this element wasn&rsquo;t present
in the der encoding that created the structure.  The first element
of a SEQUENCE_OF or SET_OF is named &quot;?1&quot;. The second one &quot;?2&quot; and
so on. If the  <code>root</code> provided is a node to specific sequence element,
then the keyword &quot;?CURRENT&quot; is also acceptable and indicates the
current sequence element of this node.
</p>
<p>Note that there can be valid values with length zero. In these case
this function will succeed and  <code>len</code> will be zero.
</p>
<p><strong>INTEGER:</strong> VALUE will contain a two&rsquo;s complement form integer.
</p>
<p>integer=-1  -&gt; value[0]=0xFF , len=1.
integer=1   -&gt; value[0]=0x01 , len=1.
</p>
<p><strong>ENUMERATED:</strong> As INTEGER (but only with not negative numbers).
</p>
<p><strong>BOOLEAN:</strong> VALUE will be the null terminated string &quot;TRUE&quot; or
&quot;FALSE&quot; and LEN=5 or LEN=6.
</p>
<p>OBJECT IDENTIFIER: VALUE will be a null terminated string with
each number separated by a dot (i.e. &quot;1.2.3.543.1&quot;).
</p>
<p>LEN = strlen(VALUE)+1
</p>
<p><strong>UTCTime:</strong> VALUE will be a null terminated string in one of these
formats: &quot;YYMMDDhhmmss+hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot; or &quot;YYMMDDhhmmss-hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;.
LEN=strlen(VALUE)+1.
</p>
<p><strong>GeneralizedTime:</strong> VALUE will be a null terminated string in the
same format used to set the value.
</p>
<p>OCTET STRING: VALUE will contain the octet string and LEN will be
the number of octets.
</p>
<p><strong>GeneralString:</strong> VALUE will contain the generalstring and LEN will
be the number of octets.
</p>
<p>BIT STRING: VALUE will contain the bit string organized by bytes
and LEN will be the number of bits.
</p>
<p><strong>CHOICE:</strong> If NAME indicates a choice type, VALUE will specify the
alternative selected.
</p>
<p><strong>ANY:</strong> If NAME indicates an any type, VALUE will indicate the DER
encoding of the structure actually used.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if value is returned,
<code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if  <code>name</code> is not a valid element,
<code>ASN1_VALUE_NOT_FOUND</code>  if there isn&rsquo;t any value for the element
selected, and <code>ASN1_MEM_ERROR</code>  if The value vector isn&rsquo;t big enough
to store the result, and in this case  <code>len</code> will contain the number of
bytes needed.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fread_005fvalue_005ftype-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_read_value_type</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fread_005fvalue_005ftype"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fread_005fvalue_005ftype"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_read_value_type</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>root</var>, const char * <var>name</var>, void * <var>ivalue</var>, int * <var>len</var>, unsigned int * <var>etype</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>root</var>: pointer to a structure.
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: the name of the element inside a structure that you want to read.
</p>
<p><var>ivalue</var>: vector that will contain the element&rsquo;s content, must be a
pointer to memory cells already allocated (may be <code>NULL</code> ).
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: number of bytes of *value: value[0]..value[len-1]. Initialy
holds the sizeof value.
</p>
<p><var>etype</var>: The type of the value read (ASN1_ETYPE)
</p>
<p>Returns the type and value of one element inside a structure. 
If an element is OPTIONAL and this returns
<code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> , it means that this element wasn&rsquo;t present
in the der encoding that created the structure.  The first element
of a SEQUENCE_OF or SET_OF is named &quot;?1&quot;. The second one &quot;?2&quot; and
so on. If the  <code>root</code> provided is a node to specific sequence element,
then the keyword &quot;?CURRENT&quot; is also acceptable and indicates the
current sequence element of this node.
</p>
<p>Note that there can be valid values with length zero. In these case
this function will succeed and  <code>len</code> will be zero.
</p>
<p><strong>INTEGER:</strong> VALUE will contain a two&rsquo;s complement form integer.
</p>
<p>integer=-1  -&gt; value[0]=0xFF , len=1.
integer=1   -&gt; value[0]=0x01 , len=1.
</p>
<p><strong>ENUMERATED:</strong> As INTEGER (but only with not negative numbers).
</p>
<p><strong>BOOLEAN:</strong> VALUE will be the null terminated string &quot;TRUE&quot; or
&quot;FALSE&quot; and LEN=5 or LEN=6.
</p>
<p>OBJECT IDENTIFIER: VALUE will be a null terminated string with
each number separated by a dot (i.e. &quot;1.2.3.543.1&quot;).
</p>
<p>LEN = strlen(VALUE)+1
</p>
<p><strong>UTCTime:</strong> VALUE will be a null terminated string in one of these
formats: &quot;YYMMDDhhmmss+hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot; or &quot;YYMMDDhhmmss-hh&rsquo;mm&rsquo;&quot;.
LEN=strlen(VALUE)+1.
</p>
<p><strong>GeneralizedTime:</strong> VALUE will be a null terminated string in the
same format used to set the value.
</p>
<p>OCTET STRING: VALUE will contain the octet string and LEN will be
the number of octets.
</p>
<p><strong>GeneralString:</strong> VALUE will contain the generalstring and LEN will
be the number of octets.
</p>
<p>BIT STRING: VALUE will contain the bit string organized by bytes
and LEN will be the number of bits.
</p>
<p><strong>CHOICE:</strong> If NAME indicates a choice type, VALUE will specify the
alternative selected.
</p>
<p><strong>ANY:</strong> If NAME indicates an any type, VALUE will indicate the DER
encoding of the structure actually used.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if value is returned,
<code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if  <code>name</code> is not a valid element,
<code>ASN1_VALUE_NOT_FOUND</code>  if there isn&rsquo;t any value for the element
selected, and <code>ASN1_MEM_ERROR</code>  if The value vector isn&rsquo;t big enough
to store the result, and in this case  <code>len</code> will contain the number of
bytes needed.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fread_005ftag-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_read_tag</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fread_005ftag"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fread_005ftag"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_read_tag</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>root</var>, const char * <var>name</var>, int * <var>tagValue</var>, int * <var>classValue</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>root</var>: pointer to a structure
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: the name of the element inside a structure.
</p>
<p><var>tagValue</var>: variable that will contain the TAG value.
</p>
<p><var>classValue</var>: variable that will specify the TAG type.
</p>
<p>Returns the TAG and the CLASS of one element inside a structure.
CLASS can have one of these constants: <code>ASN1_CLASS_APPLICATION</code> ,
<code>ASN1_CLASS_UNIVERSAL</code> , <code>ASN1_CLASS_PRIVATE</code>  or
<code>ASN1_CLASS_CONTEXT_SPECIFIC</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code>  if
 <code>name</code> is not a valid element.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fread_005fnode_005fvalue-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_read_node_value</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fread_005fnode_005fvalue"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fread_005fnode_005fvalue"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_read_node_value</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>node</var>, asn1_data_node_st * <var>data</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>node</var>: pointer to a node.
</p>
<p><var>data</var>: a point to a asn1_data_node_st
</p>
<p>Returns the value a data node inside a asn1_node structure.
The data returned should be handled as constant values.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if the node exists.
</p></dd></dl>


<hr>
<a name="DER-functions"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Error-handling-functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">Error handling functions</a>, Previous: <a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">ASN.1 field functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Function-reference" accesskey="u" rel="up">Function reference</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="DER-functions-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">4.3 DER functions</h3>

<a name="asn1_005flength_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_length_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005flength_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005flength_005fder"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>asn1_length_der</strong> <em>(unsigned long int <var>len</var>, unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int * <var>der_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>len</var>: value to convert.
</p>
<p><var>der</var>: buffer to hold the returned encoding (may be <code>NULL</code> ).
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: number of meaningful bytes of ANS (der[0]..der[der_len-1]).
</p>
<p>Creates the DER encoding of the provided length value.
The  <code>der</code> buffer must have enough room for the output. The maximum
length this function will encode is <code>ASN1_MAX_LENGTH_SIZE</code> .
</p>
<p>To know the size of the DER encoding use a <code>NULL</code>  value for  <code>der</code> .
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005foctet_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_octet_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005foctet_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005foctet_005fder"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>asn1_octet_der</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>str</var>, int <var>str_len</var>, unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int * <var>der_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>str</var>: the input data.
</p>
<p><var>str_len</var>: STR length (str[0]..str[*str_len-1]).
</p>
<p><var>der</var>: encoded string returned.
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: number of meaningful bytes of DER (der[0]..der[der_len-1]).
</p>
<p>Creates a length-value DER encoding for the input data.
The DER encoding of the input data will be placed in the  <code>der</code> variable.
</p>
<p>Note that the OCTET STRING tag is not included in the output.
</p>
<p>This function does not return any value because it is expected
that  <code>der_len</code> will contain enough bytes to store the string
plus the DER encoding. The DER encoding size can be obtained using
<code>asn1_length_der()</code> .
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fencode_005fsimple_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_encode_simple_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fencode_005fsimple_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fencode_005fsimple_005fder"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_encode_simple_der</strong> <em>(unsigned int <var>etype</var>, const unsigned char * <var>str</var>, unsigned int <var>str_len</var>, unsigned char * <var>tl</var>, unsigned int * <var>tl_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>etype</var>: The type of the string to be encoded (ASN1_ETYPE_)
</p>
<p><var>str</var>: the string data.
</p>
<p><var>str_len</var>: the string length
</p>
<p><var>tl</var>: the encoded tag and length
</p>
<p><var>tl_len</var>: the bytes of the  <code>tl</code> field
</p>
<p>Creates the DER encoding for various simple ASN.1 types like strings etc.
It stores the tag and length in  <code>tl</code> , which should have space for at least
<code>ASN1_MAX_TL_SIZE</code>  bytes. Initially  <code>tl_len</code> should contain the size of  <code>tl</code> .
</p>
<p>The complete DER encoding should consist of the value in  <code>tl</code> appended
with the provided  <code>str</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful or an error value.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fbit_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_bit_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fbit_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fbit_005fder"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>asn1_bit_der</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>str</var>, int <var>bit_len</var>, unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int * <var>der_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>str</var>: BIT string.
</p>
<p><var>bit_len</var>: number of meaningful bits in STR.
</p>
<p><var>der</var>: string returned.
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: number of meaningful bytes of DER
(der[0]..der[ans_len-1]).
</p>
<p>Creates a length-value DER encoding for the input data
as it would have been for a BIT STRING.
The DER encoded data will be copied in  <code>der</code> .
</p>
<p>Note that the BIT STRING tag is not included in the output.
</p>
<p>This function does not return any value because it is expected
that  <code>der_len</code> will contain enough bytes to store the string
plus the DER encoding. The DER encoding size can be obtained using
<code>asn1_length_der()</code> .
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fder_005fcoding-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_der_coding</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fder_005fcoding"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fder_005fcoding"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_der_coding</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>element</var>, const char * <var>name</var>, void * <var>ider</var>, int * <var>len</var>, char * <var>ErrorDescription</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>element</var>: pointer to an ASN1 element
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: the name of the structure you want to encode (it must be
inside *POINTER).
</p>
<p><var>ider</var>: vector that will contain the DER encoding. DER must be a
pointer to memory cells already allocated.
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: number of bytes of * <code>ider</code> :  <code>ider</code> [0].. <code>ider</code> [len-1], Initialy
holds the sizeof of der vector.
</p>
<p><var>ErrorDescription</var>: return the error description or an empty
string if success.
</p>
<p>Creates the DER encoding for the NAME structure (inside *POINTER
structure).
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if DER encoding OK, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> 
if  <code>name</code> is not a valid element, <code>ASN1_VALUE_NOT_FOUND</code>  if there
is an element without a value, <code>ASN1_MEM_ERROR</code>  if the  <code>ider</code> vector isn&rsquo;t big enough and in this case  <code>len</code> will contain the
length needed.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fget_005flength_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_get_length_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fget_005flength_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fget_005flength_005fder"></a>Function: <em>long</em> <strong>asn1_get_length_der</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int <var>der_len</var>, int * <var>len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>der</var>: DER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: Length of DER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: Output variable containing the length of the DER length field.
</p>
<p>Extract a length field from DER data.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Return the decoded length value, or -1 on indefinite
length, or -2 when the value was too big to fit in a int, or -4
when the decoded length value plus  <code>len</code> would exceed  <code>der_len</code> .
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fget_005ftag_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_get_tag_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fget_005ftag_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fget_005ftag_005fder"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_get_tag_der</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int <var>der_len</var>, unsigned char * <var>cls</var>, int * <var>len</var>, unsigned long * <var>tag</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>der</var>: DER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: Length of DER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>cls</var>: Output variable containing decoded class.
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: Output variable containing the length of the DER TAG data.
</p>
<p><var>tag</var>: Output variable containing the decoded tag.
</p>
<p>Decode the class and TAG from DER code.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Returns <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  on success, or an error.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fget_005flength_005fber-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_get_length_ber</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fget_005flength_005fber"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fget_005flength_005fber"></a>Function: <em>long</em> <strong>asn1_get_length_ber</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>ber</var>, int <var>ber_len</var>, int * <var>len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>ber</var>: BER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>ber_len</var>: Length of BER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: Output variable containing the length of the BER length field.
</p>
<p>Extract a length field from BER data.  The difference to
<code>asn1_get_length_der()</code>  is that this function will return a length
even if the value has indefinite encoding.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Return the decoded length value, or negative value when
the value was too big.
</p>
<p><strong>Since:</strong> 2.0
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fget_005foctet_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_get_octet_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fget_005foctet_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fget_005foctet_005fder"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_get_octet_der</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int <var>der_len</var>, int * <var>ret_len</var>, unsigned char * <var>str</var>, int <var>str_size</var>, int * <var>str_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>der</var>: DER data to decode containing the OCTET SEQUENCE.
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: The length of the  <code>der</code> data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>ret_len</var>: Output variable containing the encoded length of the DER data.
</p>
<p><var>str</var>: Pre-allocated output buffer to put decoded OCTET SEQUENCE in.
</p>
<p><var>str_size</var>: Length of pre-allocated output buffer.
</p>
<p><var>str_len</var>: Output variable containing the length of the contents of the OCTET SEQUENCE.
</p>
<p>Extract an OCTET SEQUENCE from DER data. Note that this function
expects the DER data past the tag field, i.e., the length and
content octets.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Returns <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  on success, or an error.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fget_005fobject_005fid_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_get_object_id_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fget_005fobject_005fid_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fget_005fobject_005fid_005fder"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_get_object_id_der</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int <var>der_len</var>, int * <var>ret_len</var>, char * <var>str</var>, int <var>str_size</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>der</var>: DER data to decode containing the OBJECT IDENTIFIER
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: Length of DER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>ret_len</var>: Output variable containing the length of the DER data.
</p>
<p><var>str</var>: Pre-allocated output buffer to put the textual object id in.
</p>
<p><var>str_size</var>: Length of pre-allocated output buffer.
</p>
<p>Converts a DER encoded object identifier to its textual form.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  on success, or an error.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fget_005fbit_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_get_bit_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fget_005fbit_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fget_005fbit_005fder"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_get_bit_der</strong> <em>(const unsigned char * <var>der</var>, int <var>der_len</var>, int * <var>ret_len</var>, unsigned char * <var>str</var>, int <var>str_size</var>, int * <var>bit_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>der</var>: DER data to decode containing the BIT SEQUENCE.
</p>
<p><var>der_len</var>: Length of DER data to decode.
</p>
<p><var>ret_len</var>: Output variable containing the length of the DER data.
</p>
<p><var>str</var>: Pre-allocated output buffer to put decoded BIT SEQUENCE in.
</p>
<p><var>str_size</var>: Length of pre-allocated output buffer.
</p>
<p><var>bit_len</var>: Output variable containing the size of the BIT SEQUENCE.
</p>
<p>Extract a BIT SEQUENCE from DER data.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  on success, or an error.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding2-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_der_decoding2</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding2"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding2"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_der_decoding2</strong> <em>(asn1_node * <var>element</var>, const void * <var>ider</var>, int * <var>max_ider_len</var>, unsigned int <var>flags</var>, char * <var>errorDescription</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>element</var>: pointer to an ASN1 structure.
</p>
<p><var>ider</var>: vector that contains the DER encoding.
</p>
<p><var>max_ider_len</var>: pointer to an integer giving the information about the
maximal number of bytes occupied by * <code>ider</code> . The real size of the DER
encoding is returned through this pointer.
</p>
<p><var>flags</var>: flags controlling the behaviour of the function.
</p>
<p><var>errorDescription</var>: null-terminated string contains details when an
error occurred.
</p>
<p>Fill the structure * <code>element</code> with values of a DER encoding string. The
structure must just be created with function <code>asn1_create_element()</code> .
</p>
<p>If <code>ASN1_DECODE_FLAG_ALLOW_PADDING</code>  flag is set then the function will ignore
padding after the decoded DER data. Upon a successful return the value of
* <code>max_ider_len</code> will be set to the number of bytes decoded.
</p>
<p>If <code>ASN1_DECODE_FLAG_STRICT_DER</code>  flag is set then the function will
not decode any BER-encoded elements.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if DER encoding OK, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> 
if  <code>ELEMENT</code> is <code>NULL</code> , and <code>ASN1_TAG_ERROR</code>  or
<code>ASN1_DER_ERROR</code>  if the der encoding doesn&rsquo;t match the structure
name (* <code>ELEMENT</code> deleted).
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_der_decoding</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_der_decoding</strong> <em>(asn1_node * <var>element</var>, const void * <var>ider</var>, int <var>ider_len</var>, char * <var>errorDescription</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>element</var>: pointer to an ASN1 structure.
</p>
<p><var>ider</var>: vector that contains the DER encoding.
</p>
<p><var>ider_len</var>: number of bytes of * <code>ider</code> :  <code>ider</code> [0].. <code>ider</code> [len-1].
</p>
<p><var>errorDescription</var>: null-terminated string contains details when an
error occurred.
</p>
<p>Fill the structure * <code>element</code> with values of a DER encoding
string. The structure must just be created with function
<code>asn1_create_element()</code> . 
</p>
<p>Note that the * <code>element</code> variable is provided as a pointer for
historical reasons.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if DER encoding OK, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> 
if  <code>ELEMENT</code> is <code>NULL</code> , and <code>ASN1_TAG_ERROR</code>  or
<code>ASN1_DER_ERROR</code>  if the der encoding doesn&rsquo;t match the structure
name (* <code>ELEMENT</code> deleted).
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005felement-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_der_decoding_element</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005felement"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005felement"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_der_decoding_element</strong> <em>(asn1_node * <var>structure</var>, const char * <var>elementName</var>, const void * <var>ider</var>, int <var>len</var>, char * <var>errorDescription</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>structure</var>: pointer to an ASN1 structure
</p>
<p><var>elementName</var>: name of the element to fill
</p>
<p><var>ider</var>: vector that contains the DER encoding of the whole structure.
</p>
<p><var>len</var>: number of bytes of *der: der[0]..der[len-1]
</p>
<p><var>errorDescription</var>: null-terminated string contains details when an
error occurred.
</p>
<p>Fill the element named  <code>ELEMENTNAME</code> with values of a DER encoding
string.  The structure must just be created with function
<code>asn1_create_element()</code> .  The DER vector must contain the encoding
string of the whole  <code>STRUCTURE</code> .  If an error occurs during the
decoding procedure, the * <code>STRUCTURE</code> is deleted and set equal to
<code>NULL</code> .
</p>
<p>This function is deprecated and may just be an alias to asn1_der_decoding
in future versions. Use <code>asn1_der_decoding()</code>  instead.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if DER encoding OK, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> 
if ELEMENT is <code>NULL</code>  or  <code>elementName</code> == NULL, and
<code>ASN1_TAG_ERROR</code>  or <code>ASN1_DER_ERROR</code>  if the der encoding doesn&rsquo;t
match the structure  <code>structure</code> (*ELEMENT deleted).
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005fstartEnd-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_der_decoding_startEnd</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005fstartEnd"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005fstartEnd"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_der_decoding_startEnd</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>element</var>, const void * <var>ider</var>, int <var>ider_len</var>, const char * <var>name_element</var>, int * <var>start</var>, int * <var>end</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>element</var>: pointer to an ASN1 element
</p>
<p><var>ider</var>: vector that contains the DER encoding.
</p>
<p><var>ider_len</var>: number of bytes of * <code>ider</code> :  <code>ider</code> [0].. <code>ider</code> [len-1]
</p>
<p><var>name_element</var>: an element of NAME structure.
</p>
<p><var>start</var>: the position of the first byte of NAME_ELEMENT decoding
( <code>ider</code> [*start])
</p>
<p><var>end</var>: the position of the last byte of NAME_ELEMENT decoding
( <code>ider</code> [*end])
</p>
<p>Find the start and end point of an element in a DER encoding
string. I mean that if you have a der encoding and you have already
used the function <code>asn1_der_decoding()</code>  to fill a structure, it may
happen that you want to find the piece of string concerning an
element of the structure.
</p>
<p>One example is the sequence &quot;tbsCertificate&quot; inside an X509
certificate.
</p>
<p>Note that since libtasn1 3.7 the  <code>ider</code> and  <code>ider_len</code> parameters
can be omitted, if the element is already decoded using <code>asn1_der_decoding()</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if DER encoding OK, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> 
if ELEMENT is <code>asn1_node</code>  EMPTY or  <code>name_element</code> is not a valid
element, <code>ASN1_TAG_ERROR</code>  or <code>ASN1_DER_ERROR</code>  if the der encoding
doesn&rsquo;t match the structure ELEMENT.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fexpand_005fany_005fdefined_005fby-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_expand_any_defined_by</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fexpand_005fany_005fdefined_005fby"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fexpand_005fany_005fdefined_005fby"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_expand_any_defined_by</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>definitions</var>, asn1_node * <var>element</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>definitions</var>: ASN1 definitions
</p>
<p><var>element</var>: pointer to an ASN1 structure
</p>
<p>Expands every &quot;ANY DEFINED BY&quot; element of a structure created from
a DER decoding process (asn1_der_decoding function). The element
ANY must be defined by an OBJECT IDENTIFIER. The type used to
expand the element ANY is the first one following the definition of
the actual value of the OBJECT IDENTIFIER.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if Substitution OK, <code>ASN1_ERROR_TYPE_ANY</code>  if
some &quot;ANY DEFINED BY&quot; element couldn&rsquo;t be expanded due to a
problem in OBJECT_ID -&gt; TYPE association, or other error codes
depending on DER decoding.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fexpand_005foctet_005fstring-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_expand_octet_string</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fexpand_005foctet_005fstring"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fexpand_005foctet_005fstring"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_expand_octet_string</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>definitions</var>, asn1_node * <var>element</var>, const char * <var>octetName</var>, const char * <var>objectName</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>definitions</var>: ASN1 definitions
</p>
<p><var>element</var>: pointer to an ASN1 structure
</p>
<p><var>octetName</var>: name of the OCTECT STRING field to expand.
</p>
<p><var>objectName</var>: name of the OBJECT IDENTIFIER field to use to define
the type for expansion.
</p>
<p>Expands an &quot;OCTET STRING&quot; element of a structure created from a DER
decoding process (the <code>asn1_der_decoding()</code>  function).  The type used
for expansion is the first one following the definition of the
actual value of the OBJECT IDENTIFIER indicated by OBJECTNAME.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if substitution OK, <code>ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND</code> 
if  <code>objectName</code> or  <code>octetName</code> are not correct,
<code>ASN1_VALUE_NOT_VALID</code>  if it wasn&rsquo;t possible to find the type to
use for expansion, or other errors depending on DER decoding.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fder-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_decode_simple_der</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fder"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fder"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_decode_simple_der</strong> <em>(unsigned int <var>etype</var>, const unsigned char * <var>der</var>, unsigned int <var>_der_len</var>, const unsigned char ** <var>str</var>, unsigned int * <var>str_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>etype</var>: The type of the string to be encoded (ASN1_ETYPE_)
</p>
<p><var>der</var>: the encoded string
</p>
<p><var>_der_len</var>: the bytes of the encoded string
</p>
<p><var>str</var>: a pointer to the data
</p>
<p><var>str_len</var>: the length of the data
</p>
<p>Decodes a simple DER encoded type (e.g. a string, which is not constructed).
The output is a pointer inside the  <code>der</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful or an error value.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fber-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_decode_simple_ber</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fber"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fber"></a>Function: <em>int</em> <strong>asn1_decode_simple_ber</strong> <em>(unsigned int <var>etype</var>, const unsigned char * <var>der</var>, unsigned int <var>_der_len</var>, unsigned char ** <var>str</var>, unsigned int * <var>str_len</var>, unsigned int * <var>ber_len</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>etype</var>: The type of the string to be encoded (ASN1_ETYPE_)
</p>
<p><var>der</var>: the encoded string
</p>
<p><var>_der_len</var>: the bytes of the encoded string
</p>
<p><var>str</var>: a pointer to the data
</p>
<p><var>str_len</var>: the length of the data
</p>
<p><var>ber_len</var>: the total length occupied by BER (may be <code>NULL</code> )
</p>
<p>Decodes a BER encoded type. The output is an allocated value 
of the data. This decodes BER STRINGS only. Other types are
decoded as DER.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> <code>ASN1_SUCCESS</code>  if successful or an error value.
</p></dd></dl>


<hr>
<a name="Error-handling-functions"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Auxilliary-functions" accesskey="n" rel="next">Auxilliary functions</a>, Previous: <a href="#DER-functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">DER functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Function-reference" accesskey="u" rel="up">Function reference</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Error-handling-functions-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">4.4 Error handling functions</h3>

<a name="asn1_005fperror-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_perror</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fperror"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fperror"></a>Function: <em>void</em> <strong>asn1_perror</strong> <em>(int <var>error</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>error</var>: is an error returned by a libtasn1 function.
</p>
<p>Prints a string to stderr with a description of an error.  This
function is like <code>perror()</code> .  The only difference is that it accepts
an error returned by a libtasn1 function.
</p>
<p><strong>Since:</strong> 1.6
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fstrerror-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_strerror</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fstrerror"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fstrerror"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>asn1_strerror</strong> <em>(int <var>error</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>error</var>: is an error returned by a libtasn1 function.
</p>
<p>Returns a string with a description of an error.  This function is
similar to strerror.  The only difference is that it accepts an
error (number) returned by a libtasn1 function.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Pointer to static zero-terminated string describing error
code.
</p>
<p><strong>Since:</strong> 1.6
</p></dd></dl>


<hr>
<a name="Auxilliary-functions"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Previous: <a href="#Error-handling-functions" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Error handling functions</a>, Up: <a href="#Function-reference" accesskey="u" rel="up">Function reference</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Auxilliary-functions-1"></a>
<h3 class="section">4.5 Auxilliary functions</h3>

<a name="asn1_005ffind_005fnode-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_find_node</h4>
<a name="asn1_005ffind_005fnode"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005ffind_005fnode"></a>Function: <em>asn1_node</em> <strong>asn1_find_node</strong> <em>(asn1_node <var>pointer</var>, const char * <var>name</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>pointer</var>: NODE_ASN element pointer.
</p>
<p><var>name</var>: null terminated string with the element&rsquo;s name to find.
</p>
<p>Searches for an element called  <code>name</code> starting from  <code>pointer</code> .  The
name is composed by differents identifiers separated by dots.  When
* <code>pointer</code> has a name, the first identifier must be the name of
* <code>pointer</code> , otherwise it must be the name of one child of * <code>pointer</code> .
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> the search result, or <code>NULL</code>  if not found.
</p></dd></dl>

<a name="asn1_005fcheck_005fversion-1"></a>
<h4 class="subheading">asn1_check_version</h4>
<a name="asn1_005fcheck_005fversion"></a><dl>
<dt><a name="index-asn1_005fcheck_005fversion"></a>Function: <em>const char *</em> <strong>asn1_check_version</strong> <em>(const char * <var>req_version</var>)</em></dt>
<dd><p><var>req_version</var>: Required version number, or <code>NULL</code> .
</p>
<p>Check that the version of the library is at minimum the
requested one and return the version string; return <code>NULL</code>  if the
condition is not satisfied.  If a <code>NULL</code>  is passed to this function,
no check is done, but the version string is simply returned.
</p>
<p>See <code>ASN1_VERSION</code>  for a suitable  <code>req_version</code> string.
</p>
<p><strong>Returns:</strong> Version string of run-time library, or <code>NULL</code>  if the
run-time library does not meet the required version number.
</p></dd></dl>


<hr>
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<div class="header">
<p>
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</div>
<a name="Copying-Information-1"></a>
<h2 class="appendix">Appendix A Copying Information</h2>

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<p>
Up: <a href="#Copying-Information" accesskey="u" rel="up">Copying Information</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<h3 class="appendixsec">A.1 GNU Free Documentation License</h3>

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<a name="ADDENDUM_003a-How-to-use-this-License-for-your-documents"></a>
<h3 class="heading">ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents</h3>

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<pre class="smallexample">  Copyright (C)  <var>year</var>  <var>your name</var>.
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<pre class="smallexample">    with the Invariant Sections being <var>list their titles</var>, with
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<hr>
<a name="Concept-Index"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Next: <a href="#Function-and-Data-Index" accesskey="n" rel="next">Function and Data Index</a>, Previous: <a href="#Copying-Information" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Copying Information</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Concept-Index-1"></a>
<h2 class="unnumbered">Concept Index</h2>

<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: &nbsp; </th><td><a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-A"><b>A</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-F"><b>F</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-H"><b>H</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-M"><b>M</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-P"><b>P</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-S"><b>S</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-T"><b>T</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
</td></tr></table>
<table class="index-cp" border="0">
<tr><td></td><th align="left">Index Entry</th><td>&nbsp;</td><th align="left"> Section</th></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-A">A</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-ASN_002e1-schema">ASN.1 schema</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-syntax">ASN.1 syntax</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1Coding-program">asn1Coding program</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Invoking-asn1Coding">Invoking asn1Coding</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1Decoding-program">asn1Decoding program</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Invoking-asn1Decoding">Invoking asn1Decoding</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1Parser-program">asn1Parser program</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Invoking-asn1Parser">Invoking asn1Parser</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-F">F</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-FDL_002c-GNU-Free-Documentation-License">FDL, GNU Free Documentation License</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#GNU-Free-Documentation-License">GNU Free Documentation License</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Future-developments">Future developments</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Future-developments">Future developments</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-H">H</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Header-file-libtasn1_002eh">Header file libtasn1.h</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Library-Notes">Library Notes</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-M">M</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Main-type-asn1_005fnode">Main type asn1_node</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Library-Notes">Library Notes</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-P">P</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Porting">Porting</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-S">S</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Supported-ASN_002e1-types_002c-list-of">Supported ASN.1 types, list of</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-syntax">ASN.1 syntax</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-T">T</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-threads">threads</a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
</table>
<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: &nbsp; </th><td><a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-A"><b>A</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-F"><b>F</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-H"><b>H</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-M"><b>M</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-P"><b>P</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-S"><b>S</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
<a class="summary-letter" href="#Concept-Index_cp_letter-T"><b>T</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
</td></tr></table>

<hr>
<a name="Function-and-Data-Index"></a>
<div class="header">
<p>
Previous: <a href="#Concept-Index" accesskey="p" rel="prev">Concept Index</a>, Up: <a href="#Top" accesskey="u" rel="up">Top</a> &nbsp; [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
<a name="Function-and-Data-Index-1"></a>
<h2 class="unnumbered">Function and Data Index</h2>

<table><tr><th valign="top">Jump to: &nbsp; </th><td><a class="summary-letter" href="#Function-and-Data-Index_fn_letter-A"><b>A</b></a>
 &nbsp; 
</td></tr></table>
<table class="index-fn" border="0">
<tr><td></td><th align="left">Index Entry</th><td>&nbsp;</td><th align="left"> Section</th></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"> <hr></td></tr>
<tr><th><a name="Function-and-Data-Index_fn_letter-A">A</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005farray2tree"><code>asn1_array2tree</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fbit_005fder"><code>asn1_bit_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fcheck_005fversion"><code>asn1_check_version</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Auxilliary-functions">Auxilliary functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fcopy_005fnode"><code>asn1_copy_node</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fcreate_005felement"><code>asn1_create_element</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fber"><code>asn1_decode_simple_ber</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fdecode_005fsimple_005fder"><code>asn1_decode_simple_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fdelete_005felement"><code>asn1_delete_element</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure"><code>asn1_delete_structure</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fdelete_005fstructure2"><code>asn1_delete_structure2</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fder_005fcoding"><code>asn1_der_coding</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding"><code>asn1_der_decoding</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding2"><code>asn1_der_decoding2</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005felement"><code>asn1_der_decoding_element</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fder_005fdecoding_005fstartEnd"><code>asn1_der_decoding_startEnd</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fdup_005fnode"><code>asn1_dup_node</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fencode_005fsimple_005fder"><code>asn1_encode_simple_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fexpand_005fany_005fdefined_005fby"><code>asn1_expand_any_defined_by</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fexpand_005foctet_005fstring"><code>asn1_expand_octet_string</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005ffind_005fnode"><code>asn1_find_node</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Auxilliary-functions">Auxilliary functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005ffind_005fstructure_005ffrom_005foid"><code>asn1_find_structure_from_oid</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fget_005fbit_005fder"><code>asn1_get_bit_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fget_005flength_005fber"><code>asn1_get_length_ber</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fget_005flength_005fder"><code>asn1_get_length_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fget_005fobject_005fid_005fder"><code>asn1_get_object_id_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fget_005foctet_005fder"><code>asn1_get_octet_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fget_005ftag_005fder"><code>asn1_get_tag_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005flength_005fder"><code>asn1_length_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fnumber_005fof_005felements"><code>asn1_number_of_elements</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005foctet_005fder"><code>asn1_octet_der</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#DER-functions">DER functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fparser2array"><code>asn1_parser2array</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-schema-functions">ASN.1 schema functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fparser2tree"><code>asn1_parser2tree</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-schema-functions">ASN.1 schema functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fperror"><code>asn1_perror</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Error-handling-functions">Error handling functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fprint_005fstructure"><code>asn1_print_structure</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fread_005fnode_005fvalue"><code>asn1_read_node_value</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fread_005ftag"><code>asn1_read_tag</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fread_005fvalue"><code>asn1_read_value</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fread_005fvalue_005ftype"><code>asn1_read_value_type</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fstrerror"><code>asn1_strerror</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#Error-handling-functions">Error handling functions</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-asn1_005fwrite_005fvalue"><code>asn1_write_value</code></a>:</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td valign="top"><a href="#ASN_002e1-field-functions">ASN.1 field functions</a></td></tr>
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