asn1_decode_simple_der(3)

asn1_decode_simple_der3

Api function

Usage

#include <libtasn1.h>

int asn1_decode_simple_der(unsigned int etype, const unsigned char * der, unsigned int _der_len, const unsigned char ** str, unsigned int * str_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

const unsigned char ** str

a pointer to the data

unsigned int * str_len

the length of the data

Overview

Decodes a simple DER encoded type (e.g. a string, which is not constructed). The output is a pointer inside the der .

Returns

ASN1_SUCCESS if successful or an error value.

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 8
  2. 9–10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

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