TERM

Basic Encoding Rules

A standard for representing ASN.1 data types as strings of octets. [X690] (See: Distinguished Encoding Rules.)

Updated

Jan 06, 2026

Also known as

BER

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A standard for representing ASN.1 data types as strings of octets. [X690] (See: Distinguished Encoding Rules.) Deprecated Usage: Sometimes incorrectly treated as part of ASN.1. However, ASN.1 properly refers only to a syntax description language, and not to the encoding rules for the language.

A standard for representing ASN.1 data types as strings of octets. [X690] (See: Distinguished Encoding Rules.)

Deprecated Usage: Sometimes incorrectly treated as part of ASN.1. However, ASN.1 properly refers only to a syntax description language, and not to the encoding rules for the language.

IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)

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IETF RFC 4949 (Internet Security Glossary)
Accessed Jan 06, 2026Quoted
RFC 4949 — Internet Security Glossary (Version 2)
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4949.txt
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Source: IETF RFC 4949 (rfc-editor.org).