asn1_decode_simple_ber(3)

asn1_decode_simple_ber3

Api function

Usage

#include <libtasn1.h>

int asn1_decode_simple_ber(unsigned int etype, const unsigned char * der, unsigned int _der_len, unsigned char ** str, unsigned int * str_len, unsigned int * ber_len);

Arguments

unsigned int etype

The type of the string to be encoded (ASN1_ETYPE_)

const unsigned char * der

the encoded string

unsigned int _der_len

the bytes of the encoded string

unsigned char ** str

a pointer to the data

unsigned int * str_len

the length of the data

unsigned int * ber_len

the total length occupied by BER (may be NULL)

Overview

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.

Returns

ASN1_SUCCESS if successful or an error value.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 9–10
  2. 11
  3. 12
  4. 13
  5. Arch

From libtasn1 4.21.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.