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> Have you tried to write an X.509 DER PEM file parser? I started one. Just reading the specs (X.509, ASN.1, DER, & PEM) takes two days. If writing a JSON parse
by peterkelly 6y ago
> Have you tried to write an X.509 DER PEM file parser? I started one. Just reading the specs (X.509, ASN.1, DER, & PEM) takes two days. If writing a JSON parser is a walk down the block, then writing an X.509 cert parser is a marathon.
I have. It wasn't particularly difficult. Yes the specs took about two days to get my head around but that's not a large amount of time. I certainly wouldn't describe it as a marathon.