asn1_encode_simple_der - Man Page

API function

Synopsis

#include <libtasn1.h>

int asn1_encode_simple_der(unsigned int etype, const unsigned char * str, unsigned int str_len, unsigned char * tl, unsigned int * tl_len);

Arguments

unsigned int etype

The type of the string to be encoded (ASN1_ETYPE_)

const unsigned char * str

the string data.

unsigned int str_len

the string length

unsigned char * tl

the encoded tag and length

unsigned int * tl_len

the bytes of the  tl field

Description

Creates the DER encoding for various simple ASN.1 types like strings etc. It stores the tag and length in  tl , which should have space for at least ASN1_MAX_TL_SIZE bytes. Initially  tl_len should contain the size of  tl .

The complete DER encoding should consist of the value in  tl appended with the provided  str .

Returns

ASN1_SUCCESS if successful or an error value.

See Also

The full documentation for libtasn1 is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and libtasn1 programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info libtasn1

should give you access to the complete manual. As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:

https://www.gnu.org/software/libtasn1/manual/

Info

4.19.0 libtasn1