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RFC 3641: Generic String Encoding Rules (GSER) for ASN.1 Types

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This document defines a set of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) encoding rules, called the Generic String Encoding Rules (GSER), that produce a human readable text encoding for values of any given ASN.1 data type.

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Document ID
RFC3641
Published
October 2003
Authors
S. Legg
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
Pages
16
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RFC 4792

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