I think you're mistaking this: > ASN.1 is a... some would say baroque, perhaps obsolete, archaic even, "syntax" for expressing data type schemas, and also a s

I think you're mistaking this: > ASN.1 is a... some would say baroque, perhaps obsolete, archaic even, "syntax" for expressing data type schemas, and also a set of "encoding rules" (ERs) that specify many ways to encode values of those types for interchange. for me expressing disdain for ASN.1. On the contrary: I'm saying those who would say that are wrong: > ASN.1 is a wheel that everyone loves to reinvent, and often badly. It's worth knowing a bit about it before reinventing this wheel badly yet again. :)