NAME
ber_encode, ber_alloc, ber_printf, ber_put_int,
ber_put_ostring, ber_put_string, ber_put_null,
ber_put_boolean, ber_put_bitstring, ber_start_seq,
ber_start_set, ber_put_seq, ber_put_set - simplified Basic
Encoding Rules library encoding functions
SYNOPSIS
cc[ flag... ] file... -lldap[ library... ]
#include <lber.h>
BerElement*ber_alloc();
ber_printf(BerElement *ber, char **fmt[, arg... ]);
ber_put_int(BerElement *ber, long num, char tag);
ber_put_ostring(BerElement *ber, char **str, unsigned long
len, char tag);
ber_put_string(BerElement *ber, char **str, char tag);
ber_put_null(BerElement *ber, char tag);
ber_put_boolean(BerElement *ber, int bool, char tag);
ber_put_bitstring(BerElement *ber, char *str, int blen, char
tag);
ber_start_seq(BerElement *ber, char tag);
ber_start_set(BerElement *ber, char tag);
ber_put_seq(BerElement *ber);
ber_put_set(BerElement *ber);
DESCRIPTION
These functions provide a subfunction interface to a simpli-
fied implementation of the Basic Encoding Rules of ASN.1.
The version of BER these functions support is the one
defined for the LDAP protocol. The encoding rules are the
same as BER, except that only definite form lengths are
used, and bitstrings and octet strings are always encoded in
primitive form. In addition, these lightweight BER func-
tions restrict tags and class to fit in a single octet (this
means the actual tag must be less than 31). When a "tag" is
specified in the descriptions below, it refers to the tag,
class, and primitive or constructed bit in the first octet
of the encoding. This man page describes the encoding func-
tions in the lber library. See ber_decode(3LDAP) for
details on the corresponding decoding functions.
Normally, the only functions that need be called by an
application are ber_alloc(), to allocate a BER element, and
ber_printf() to do the actual encoding.
The other functions are provided for those applications
that need more control than ber_printf() provides. In gen-
eral, these functions return the length of the element
encoded, or -1 if an error occurred.
The ber_alloc() function is used to allocate a new BER ele-
ment.
The ber_printf() function is used to encode a BER element
in much the same way that sprintf(3S) works.
One important difference, though, is that some state infor-
mation is kept with the ber parameter so that multiple calls
can be made to ber_printf() to append things to the end of
the BER element. Ber_printf() writes to ber, a pointer to
a BerElement such as returned by ber_alloc(). It interprets
and formats its arguments according to the format string
fmt. The format string can contain the following characters:
-b Boolean. An integer parameter should be supplied. A
boolean element is output.
-i Integer. An integer parameter should be supplied. An
integer element is output.
-B Bitstring.
A char * pointer to the start of the bitstring is
supplied, followed by the number of bits in the bit-
string. A bitstring element is output.
-n Null. No parameter is required. A null element is
output.
-o Octet string.
A char * is supplied, followed by the length of the
string pointed to.
An octet string element is output.
-s Octet string.
A null-terminated string is supplied. An octet
string element is output, not including the trailing
NULL octet.
-t Tag. An int specifying the tag to give the next ele-
ment is provided. This works across calls.
-v Several octet strings. A null-terminated array of
char *'s is supplied. Note that a construct like
'{v}' is required to get an actual SEQUENCE OF octet
strings.
-{ Begin sequence. No parameter is required.
-} End sequence. No parameter is required.
-[ Begin set. No parameter is required.
-] End set. No parameter is required.
The ber_put_int() function writes the integer element num
to the BER element ber.
The ber_put_boolean() function writes the boolean value
given by bool to the BER element.
The ber_put_bitstring() function writes blen bits starting
at str as a bitstring value to the given BER element. Note
that blen is the length in bits of the bitstring.
The ber_put_ostring() function writes len bytes starting at
str to the BER element as an octet string.
The ber_put_string() function writes the null-terminated
string (minus the terminating '') to the BER element as an
octet string.
The ber_put_null() function writes a NULL element to the
BER element.
The ber_start_seq() function is used to start a sequence in
the BER element. The ber_start_set() function works simi-
larly. The end of the sequence or set is marked by the
nearest matching call to ber_put_seq() or ber_put_set(),
respectively.
The ber_first_element() function is used to return the tag
and length of the first element in a set or sequence. It
also returns in cookie a magic cookie parameter that should
be passed to subsequent calls to ber_next_element(), which
returns similar information.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Assuming the following variable declarations, and
that the variables have been assigned appropriately, an BER
encoding of the following ASN.1 object:
AlmostASearchRequest := SEQUENCE {
baseObject DistinguishedName,
scope ENUMERATED {
baseObject (0),
singleLevel (1),
wholeSubtree (2)
},
derefAliases ENUMERATED {
neverDerefaliases (0),
derefInSearching (1),
derefFindingBaseObj (2),
alwaysDerefAliases (3N)
},
sizelimit INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
timelimit INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
attrsOnly BOOLEAN,
attributes SEQUENCE OF AttributeType
}
can be achieved like so:
int scope, ali, size, time, attrsonly;
char *dn, **attrs;
/* ... fill in values ... */
if ( (ber = ber_alloc()) == NULLBER )
/* error */
if ( ber_printf( ber, "{siiiib{v}}", dn, scope, ali,
size, time, attrsonly, attrs ) == -1 )
/* error */
else
/* success */
RETURN VALUES
If an error occurs during encoding, ber_alloc() returns
NULL; other functions generally return -1.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for a description of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWlldap (32-bit) |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| | SUNWldapx (64-bit) |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Stability Level | Evolving |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
attributes(5), ber_decode(3LDAP)
Yeong, W., Howes, T., and Hardcastle-Kille, S., "Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol", OSI-DS-26, April 1992.
Information Processing - Open Systems Interconnection -
Model and Notation - Service Definition - Specification of
Basic Encoding Rules for Abstract Syntax Notation One,
International Organization for Standardization, Interna-
tional Standard 8825.
NOTES
The return values for all of these functions are declared in
the <lber.h> header file.
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