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.\" $OpenBSD: ber.3,v 1.1 2019/05/11 17:46:02 rob Exp $ |
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.\" |
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.\" Copyright (c) 2007, 2012 Reyk Floeter <reyk@openbsd.org> |
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.\" |
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.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any |
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.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above |
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.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. |
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.\" |
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.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES |
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.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF |
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.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR |
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.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES |
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.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN |
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.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF |
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.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. |
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.\" |
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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 11 2019 $ |
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.Dt BER 3 |
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.Os |
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.Sh NAME |
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.Nm ber_get_element , |
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.Nm ber_set_header , |
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.Nm ber_link_elements , |
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.Nm ber_unlink_elements , |
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.Nm ber_replace_elements , |
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.Nm ber_add_sequence , |
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.Nm ber_add_set , |
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.Nm ber_add_enumerated , |
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.Nm ber_add_integer , |
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.Nm ber_get_integer , |
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.Nm ber_get_enumerated , |
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.Nm ber_add_boolean , |
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.Nm ber_get_boolean , |
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.Nm ber_add_string , |
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.Nm ber_add_nstring , |
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.Nm ber_add_ostring , |
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.Nm ber_add_bitstring , |
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.Nm ber_get_string , |
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.Nm ber_get_nstring , |
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.Nm ber_get_ostring , |
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.Nm ber_get_bitstring , |
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.Nm ber_add_null , |
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.Nm ber_get_null , |
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.Nm ber_add_eoc , |
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.Nm ber_get_eoc , |
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.Nm ber_add_oid , |
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.Nm ber_add_noid , |
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.Nm ber_add_oidstring , |
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.Nm ber_get_oid , |
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.Nm ber_oid2ber , |
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.Nm ber_string2oid , |
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.Nm ber_oid_cmp , |
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.Nm ber_printf_elements , |
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.Nm ber_scanf_elements , |
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.Nm ber_get_writebuf , |
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.Nm ber_write_elements , |
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.Nm ber_set_readbuf , |
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.Nm ber_read_elements , |
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.Nm ber_getpos , |
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.Nm ber_free_element , |
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.Nm ber_free_elements , |
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.Nm ber_calc_len , |
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.Nm ber_set_application , |
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.Nm ber_set_writecallback , |
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.Nm ber_free |
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.Nd encode and decode ASN.1 with Basic Encoding Rules |
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.Sh SYNOPSIS |
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.In ber.h |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_get_element" "unsigned int encoding" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fn "ber_set_header" "struct ber_element *elm" "int class" "unsigned int type" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fn "ber_link_elements" "struct ber_element *prev" "struct ber_element *elm" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_unlink_elements" "struct ber_element *prev" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fn "ber_replace_elements" "struct ber_element *prev" "struct ber_element *elm" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_sequence" "struct ber_element *prev" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_set" "struct ber_element *prev" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_integer" "struct ber_element *prev" "long long val" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_integer" "struct ber_element *root" "long long *val" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_enumerated" "struct ber_element *prev" "long long val" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_enumerated" "struct ber_element *root" "long long *val" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_boolean" "struct ber_element *prev" "int bool" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_boolean" "struct ber_element *root" "int *bool" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_string" "struct ber_element *prev" "const char *string" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_nstring" "struct ber_element *prev" "const char *string" "size_t size" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fo "ber_add_ostring" |
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.Fa "struct ber_element *prev" |
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.Fa "struct ber_octetstring *ostring" |
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.Fc |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_string" "struct ber_element *root" "char **charbuf" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_nstring" "struct ber_element *root" "void **buf" "size_t *size" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_ostring" "struct ber_element *root" "struct ber_octetstring *ostring" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fo "ber_add_bitstring" |
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.Fa "struct ber_element *prev" |
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.Fa "const void *buf" |
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.Fa "size_t size" |
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.Fc |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_bitstring" "struct ber_element *root" "void **buf" "size_t *size" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_null" "struct ber_element *prev" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_null" "struct ber_element *root" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_eoc" "struct ber_element *prev" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_eoc" "struct ber_element *root" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_oid" "struct ber_element *prev" "struct ber_oid *oid" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_noid" "struct ber_element *prev" "struct ber_oid *oid" "int n" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_add_oidstring" "struct ber_element *prev" "const char *string" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_get_oid" "struct ber_element *root" "struct ber_oid *oid" |
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.Ft "size_t" |
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.Fn "ber_oid2ber" "struct ber_oid *oid" "u_int8_t *buf" "size_t size" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_string2oid" "const char *string" "struct ber_oid *oid" |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_oid_cmp" "struct ber_oid *oid" "struct ber_oid *oid" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_printf_elements" "struct ber_element *prev" "char *format" "..." |
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.Ft "int" |
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.Fn "ber_scanf_elements" "struct ber_element *root" "char *format" "..." |
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.Ft "ssize_t" |
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.Fn "ber_get_writebuf" "struct ber *ber" "void **buf" |
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.Ft "ssize_t" |
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.Fn "ber_write_elements" "struct ber *ber" "struct ber_element *root" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fn "ber_set_readbuf" "struct ber *ber" "void *buf" "size_t len" |
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.Ft "struct ber_element *" |
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.Fn "ber_read_elements" "struct ber *ber" "struct ber_element *root" |
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.Ft off_t |
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.Fn "ber_getpos" "struct ber_element *elm" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fn "ber_free_element" "struct ber_element *root" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fn "ber_free_elements" "struct ber_element *root" |
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.Ft "size_t" |
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.Fn "ber_calc_len" "struct ber_element *root" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fo "ber_set_application" |
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.Fa "struct ber *ber" |
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.Fa "unsigned int (*cb)(struct ber_element *)" |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fo "ber_set_writecallback" |
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.Fa "struct ber_element *elm" |
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.Fa "void (*cb)(void *arg, size_t offs)" |
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.Fa "void *arg" |
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.Fc |
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.Ft "void" |
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.Fn "ber_free" "struct ber *ber" |
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.Sh DESCRIPTION |
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The |
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.Nm ber |
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API provides a mechanism to read and write ASN.1 streams and buffers using the |
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Basic Encoding Rules. |
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.Pp |
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Encoded |
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.Nm ber |
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is stored in the following structure: |
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.Bd -literal |
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struct ber { |
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off_t br_offs; |
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u_char *br_wbuf; |
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u_char *br_wptr; |
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u_char *br_wend; |
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u_char *br_rbuf; |
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u_char *br_rptr; |
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u_char *br_rend; |
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unsigned int (*br_application)(struct ber_element *); |
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}; |
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.Pp |
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.Fa br_rbuf |
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and |
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.Fa br_wbuf |
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are the read and write buffers for a |
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.Nm ber |
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stream. |
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These buffers are used when reading an existing byte stream (e.g. received from |
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a TLS connection), or when writing a new byte stream in preparation for |
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subsequent operations performed by the calling application (e.g. network |
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transmission or export to a file). |
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.Pp |
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Intermediary storage of ber elements during decoding and encoding uses the |
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following structure: |
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.Bd -literal |
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struct ber_element { |
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struct ber_element *be_next; |
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unsigned int be_type; |
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unsigned int be_encoding; |
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size_t be_len; |
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off_t be_offs; |
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int be_free; |
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u_int8_t be_class; |
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void (*be_cb)(void *, size_t); |
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void *be_cbarg; |
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union { |
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struct ber_element *bv_sub; |
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void *bv_val; |
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long long bv_numeric; |
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} be_union; |
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#define be_sub be_union.bv_sub |
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#define be_val be_union.bv_val |
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#define be_numeric be_union.bv_numeric |
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}; |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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A linked list containing one or more |
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.Vt ber_element |
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is created during the decoding and encoding of |
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.Vt ber . |
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.Pp |
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Once the |
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.Vt ber |
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.Vt ber_element |
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data structures have been declared, |
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.Fn ber_set_readbuf |
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may be called to initialize |
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.Fa br_rbuf |
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in preparation for decoding. |
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It is assumed that a pointer to a ber byte stream is already available to the |
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application, commonly obtained by |
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.Xr read 2 , |
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.Xr recv 2 , |
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.Xr tls_read 3 . |
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.Fn ber_read_elements |
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may then be called to parse, validate, and store the data stream into its |
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consituent parts for subsequent processing. |
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.Fn ber_read_elements |
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returns a pointer to a fully populated list of one or more |
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.Vt ber_element , |
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or |
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.Dv NULL |
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on a type mismatch or read error. |
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.Pp |
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The calling application must have explicit knowledge of the expected data |
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types in order for correct decoding. |
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.Fn ber_scanf_elements |
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may be called to extract |
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.Vt ber_element |
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content into local variables. |
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The |
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.Fn ber_get_* |
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functions extract the value of a single |
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.Vt ber_element |
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instance. |
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.Fn ber_scanf_elements |
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and the |
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.Fn ber_get_* |
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functions return 0 on success and -1 on failure. |
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.Pp |
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The first step when creating new ber is to populate |
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.Vt ber_element |
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with the desired content. |
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This may be achieved using the |
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.Fn ber_add_* |
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and |
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.Fn ber_printf_elements |
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functions, each of which return a pointer to |
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.Vt ber_element |
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on success or |
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.Dv NULL |
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on failure. |
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.Pp |
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Once |
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.Vt ber_element |
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has been fully populated, |
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.Fn ber_get_writebuf |
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may be used to initialize |
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.Fa br_wbuf |
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for writing. |
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.Fn ber_write_elements |
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encodes |
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into a compliant |
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byte stream for subsequent use by the calling application, most commonly using |
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.Xr send 2 , |
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.Xr write 2 , |
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.Sh I/O OPERATIONS |
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.Fn ber_get_writebuf , |
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.Fn ber_write_elements , |
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.Fn ber_set_readbuf , |
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.Fn ber_read_elements , |
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.Fn ber_getpos , |
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.Fn ber_free_element , |
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.Fn ber_free_elements , |
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.Fn ber_set_application , |
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.Fn ber_set_writecallback , |
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.Fn ber_free |
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.Sh BER ELEMENTS |
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.Fn ber_get_element , |
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.Fn ber_set_header , |
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.Fn ber_link_elements , |
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.Fn ber_unlink_elements , |
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.Fn ber_replace_elements , |
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.Fn ber_calc_len |
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.Sh BER TYPES |
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.Fn ber_add_sequence , |
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.Fn ber_add_set , |
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.Fn ber_add_integer , |
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.Fn ber_get_integer , |
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.Fn ber_add_enumerated , |
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.Fn ber_get_enumerated , |
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.Fn ber_add_boolean , |
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.Fn ber_get_boolean , |
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.Fn ber_add_string , |
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.Fn ber_add_nstring , |
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.Fn ber_add_ostring , |
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.Fn ber_add_bitstring , |
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.Fn ber_get_string , |
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.Fn ber_get_nstring , |
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.Fn ber_get_ostring , |
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.Fn ber_get_bitstring , |
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.Fn ber_add_null , |
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.Fn ber_get_null , |
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.Fn ber_add_eoc , |
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.Fn ber_get_eoc |
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.Sh FORMAT STRINGS |
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.Fn ber_printf_elements , |
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.Fn ber_scanf_elements |
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.Sh OBJECT IDS |
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Object Identifiers are commonly used in ASN.1-based protocols. |
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For internal representation of OIDs, the following structure |
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is being used: |
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.Bd -literal |
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#define BER_MIN_OID_LEN 2 |
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#define BER_MAX_OID_LEN 32 |
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struct ber_oid { |
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u_int32_t bo_id[BER_MAX_OID_LEN + 1]; |
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size_t bo_n; |
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}; |
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.Pp |
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.Fn ber_add_oid , |
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.Fn ber_add_noid , |
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.Fn ber_add_oidstring , |
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.Fn ber_get_oid , |
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.Fn ber_oid2ber , |
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.Fn ber_string2oid |
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.Fn ber_oid_cmp , |
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.Sh RETURN VALUES |
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Upon successful completion |
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.Fn ber_get_integer , |
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.Fn ber_get_enumerated , |
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.Fn ber_get_boolean , |
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.Fn ber_get_string , |
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.Fn ber_get_nstring , |
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.Fn ber_get_ostring , |
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.Fn ber_get_bitstring , |
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.Fn ber_get_null , |
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.Fn ber_get_eoc , |
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.Fn ber_get_oid , |
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.Fn ber_string2oid |
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and |
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.Fn ber_scanf_elements |
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return 0, while |
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.Fn ber_write_elements |
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returns the number of bytes written. |
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Otherwise, \-1 is returned and the global variable errno is |
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set to indicate the error. |
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.Sh SEE ALSO |
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.Xr read 2 , |
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.Xr recv 2 , |
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.Xr send 2 , |
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.Xr write 2 , |
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.Xr tls_read 3 |
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.Sh STANDARDS |
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ITU-T Recommendation X.690, also known as ISO/IEC 8825-1: |
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Information technology - ASN.1 encoding rules. |
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.Sh HISTORY |
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The |
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.Nm ber |
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manpage first appeared in |
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.Ox 4.3 . |
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.Sh AUTHORS |
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.An -nosplit |
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The |
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.Nm ber |
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library was written by |
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.An Claudio Jeker Aq Mt claudio@openbsd.org , |
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.An Marc Balmer Aq Mt marc@openbsd.org |
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and |
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.An Reyk Floeter Aq Mt reyk@openbsd.org . |
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.Sh CAVEATS |
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The |
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.Nm ber |
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API is subject to the following restrictions which are common to the |
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Distinguished Encoding Rules as defined by X.690: |
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.Pp |
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.Bl -enum -compact |
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.It |
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Only the definite form of length encoding shall be used, encoded in the |
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minimum number of octets. |
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.It |
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For bitstring, octetstring and restricted character string types, the |
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constructed form of encoding shall not be used. |
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.It |
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If a boolean encoding represents the boolean value TRUE, its single contents |
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octet shall have all eight bits set to one. |
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.It |
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Each unused bit in the final octet of the encoding of a bit string value shall |
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be set to zero. |
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.It |
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If a bitstring value has no 1 bits, then an encoder shall encode the value with |
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a length of 1 and an initial octet set to 0. |
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.El |
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.Pp |
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In addition, set and sequence values are limited to a maximum of 65535 elements. |
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No alternative encodings are permitted. |
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.Pp |
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.Do |
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Whereas the basic encoding rules give the sender of an encoding various choices |
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as to how data values may be encoded, the canonical and distinguished encoding |
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rules select just one encoding from those allowed by the basic encoding rules. |
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.Dc |
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.Bq X.690 |
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.Pp |
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The restrictions placed on this API avoid the ambiguity inherent in |
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.Nm ber |
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encoded ASN.1 thereby acting as a security mitigation. |
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.Sh BUGS |
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This manpage is a stub. |