asn1_der_decoding(3)               libtasn1               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 (C) 2001, 2002, 2003 Fabio Fiorina.
       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.

libtasn1                             0.3.6                asn1_der_decoding(3)