> I am not familar with ASN.1, or any of the specifice of which the rsa > key is generated. It just seemed as it should not be so. > What is the ASN.1 encoding, and how is it used?
ASN.1 encoding are "Basic Encoding Rules for ASN.1", with ASN.1 being the Abstract Syntax Notation Number One, actually in practice instead of Basic Encoding Rules (BER) Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER) are used because more easy to work with. DER sometimes is called "TLV" or tag-length-value. Hex 30 820139 AABBCCDD... would be a tag 30 (a tag can become abitray bytes long, basically as long as the MSB is 1), length 820139 with mean 8x (MSB set->rest are number of bytes of length field, here two) 0139 so 0x138 bytes should follow, starting with AABBCC in the example. If you would have a web browser, you could read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASN.1 so I recommend to install one ;) oki, Steffen About Ingenico Throughout the world businesses rely on Ingenico for secure and expedient electronic transaction acceptance. Ingenico products leverage proven technology, established standards and unparalleled ergonomics to provide optimal reliability, versatility and usability. This comprehensive range of products is complemented by a global array of services and partnerships, enabling businesses in a number of vertical sectors to accept transactions anywhere their business takes them. www.ingenico.com This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation. ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
