asn1_get_length_ber(3) [suse man page]

asn1_get_length_ber(3)						     libtasn1						    asn1_get_length_ber(3)

NAME

       asn1_get_length_ber - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libtasn1.h>

       signed long asn1_get_length_ber(const unsigned char * ber, int ber_len, int * len);

ARGUMENTS

       const unsigned char * ber
		   BER data to decode.

       int ber_len Length of BER data to decode.

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

DESCRIPTION

       Extract a length field from BER data.  The difference to asn1_get_length_der() is that this function will return a length even if the value
       has indefinite encoding.

RETURN VALUE

       Return the decoded length value, or negative value when the value was too big.

SINCE

       2.0

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 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.

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								2.2						    asn1_get_length_ber(3)