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asn1_get_length_der (3)

Name

asn1_get_length_der - API function

Synopsis

#include <libtasn1.h>

long  asn1_get_length_der(const unsigned char * der, int der_len, int *
len);

Description

asn1_get_length_der(3)             libtasn1             asn1_get_length_der(3)



NAME
       asn1_get_length_der - API function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <libtasn1.h>

       long  asn1_get_length_der(const unsigned char * der, int der_len, int *
       len);

ARGUMENTS
       const unsigned char * der
                   DER data to decode.

       int der_len Length of DER data to decode.

       int * len   Output variable containing the length  of  the  DER  length
                   field.

DESCRIPTION
       Extract a length field from DER data.

RETURNS
       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  len would exceed  der_len .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2006-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc..
       Copying  and  distribution  of this file, with or without modification,
       are permitted in any medium  without  royalty  provided  the  copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


       +---------------+------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Availability   | library/libtasn1 |
       +---------------+------------------+
       |Stability      | Uncommitted      |
       +---------------+------------------+

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:

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

NOTES
       Source code for open source software components in Oracle  Solaris  can
       be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
       code-downloads.html.

       This    software    was    built    from    source     available     at
       https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland.    The  original  community
       source  was  downloaded   from    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtasn1/lib-
       tasn1-4.13.tar.gz.

       Further information about this software can be found on the open source
       community website at https://www.gnu.org/software/libtasn1.



libtasn1                              4.8               asn1_get_length_der(3)