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ASN.1's main issue is that it was created in the 80's, so most implementations were programmed before folks understood software security. Also, it has had almo
by jnwatson 9y ago
ASN.1's main issue is that it was created in the 80's, so most implementations were programmed before folks understood software security.
Also, it has had almost 40 years of additions, so it is now a large spec.
- cryptonector 9y agoASN.1's main issue is that BER/DER/CER are awful, and they are awful because they are TLV (tag, length, value) encoding rules. ASN.1 itself is a bit clunky, but has everything you'll ever need. Too many people have reinvented ASN.1 badly. Protocol Buffers, I'm looking at you!