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Re: Distinguished names and X509v3 extension OIDs (fwd)

Ben Laurie <ben@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk> Tue, 01 April 1997 14:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: Distinguished names and X509v3 extension OIDs (fwd)
To: "David P. Kemp" <dpkemp@missi.ncsc.mil>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 14:19:37 +0000
From: Ben Laurie <ben@gonzo.ben.algroup.co.uk>
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David P. Kemp wrote:
> If anyone has a counterexample - a BER transfer string that cannot
> be converted to DER without knowledge of the ASN.1 definition, I'd
> like to see it.

>From memory, if a field has its default value, in DER it must be omitted, but
in BER it is optional. I could be completely wrong, though.

Cheers,

Ben.

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