asn1_der_decoding(3)

NAME
asn1_der_decoding - Fill the structure *ELEMENT with values of a DER encoding string.

SYNOPSIS
#include <libtasn1.h>

asn1_retCode asn1_der_decoding(ASN1_TYPE * element, const void * ider, int len, char * errorDescription);

ARGUMENTS

ASN1_TYPE * element
    pointer to an ASN1 structure.

const void * ider
    vector that contains the DER encoding.

int len
    number of bytes of *ider: ider[0]..ider[len-1].

char * errorDescription
    null-terminated string contains details when an error occurred.

DESCRIPTION
Fill the structure *ELEMENT with values of a DER encoding string. The sructure must just be created with function procedure, the *ELEMENT is deleted and set equal to ASN1_TYPE_EMPTY.

RETURNS

ASN1_SUCCESS
DER encoding OK.

ASN1_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND
ELEMENT is ASN1_TYPE_EMPTY. ASN1_TAG_ERROR,ASN1_DER_ERROR: The der encoding doesn't match the structure NAME. *ELEMENT deleted.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc..
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

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.