On Mon, Feb 20, 2006, Daniel Daz Snchez wrote:
> [Sorry for the prior empty mails I am experiencing some problems with mail]
>
> Hello,
>
> Im implementing some X509 attributes for a Openssl based X509 attribute
> certificates API (will be available when finished). I have some problems
> with one attribute, I don't know if I am implementing it correctly or not so
> I need help. Let me present the problem: fist the definition (by the IETF)
> of the attribute, then the implementation details (declaration and
> implementation) and the piece of code that does not work. Any help would be
> indeed very much grateful.
>
> -Definition (IETF)
>
> IetfAttrSyntax ::= SEQUENCE {
> policyAuthority [0] GeneralNames OPTIONAL,
> values SEQUENCE OF CHOICE {
> octets OCTET STRING,
> oid OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
> string UTF8String
> }
> }
>
> -Declaration (.h)
>
> typedef struct IetfAttrSyntax_st {
> GENERAL_NAMES *policyAuthority;
> int type;
> union{
> ASN1_OCTET_STRING *octets;
> ASN1_OBJECT *oid;
> ASN1_UTF8STRING *string;
> }values;
> } IetfAttrSyntax;
>
> DECLARE_ASN1_ITEM(IetfAttrSyntax)
> DECLARE_ASN1_FUNCTIONS(IetfAttrSyntax)
>
> -Implementation (.c)
>
> ASN1_CHOICE(IetfAttrValues)= {
> ASN1_SIMPLE(IetfAttrSyntax ,values.octets , ASN1_OCTET_STRING ),
> ASN1_SIMPLE(IetfAttrSyntax ,values.oid , ASN1_OBJECT ),
> ASN1_SIMPLE(IetfAttrSyntax ,values.string , ASN1_UTF8STRING )
> }ASN1_CHOICE_END_selector(IetfAttrSyntax, IetfAttrValues, type);
>
> ASN1_SEQUENCE(IetfAttrSyntax) = {
> ASN1_OPT(IetfAttrSyntax, policyAuthority, GENERAL_NAMES, 0),
> ASN1_EX_COMBINE(0, 0, IetfAttrValues)
> }ASN1_SEQUENCE_END(IetfAttrSyntax);
>
> IMPLEMENT_ASN1_FUNCTIONS(IetfAttrSyntax)
> IMPLEMENT_ASN1_DUP_FUNCTION(IetfAttrSyntax)
>
>
There is an attribute certificate ASN1 module in my "play" area on
openssl.org.
At least one problem is the policyAuthority syntax. The GENERAL_NAMES type is
what is known as an item teplate and you can't apply modifiers to that so the
ASN1_OPT line wont work.
Instead you use the GENERAL_NAME type and delcare that as a SEQUENCE OF
IMPLICIT, OPT.
Steve.
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