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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/decoding.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/decoding.c b/lib/decoding.c index 4fff03e..2b2faf6 100644 --- a/lib/decoding.c +++ b/lib/decoding.c @@ -236,13 +236,15 @@ asn1_get_length_ber (const unsigned char *ber, int ber_len, int *len) /** * asn1_get_octet_der: * @der: DER data to decode containing the OCTET SEQUENCE. - * @der_len: Length of DER data to decode. - * @ret_len: Output variable containing the length of the DER data. + * @der_len: The length of the @der data to decode. + * @ret_len: Output variable containing the encoded length of the DER data. * @str: Pre-allocated output buffer to put decoded OCTET SEQUENCE in. * @str_size: Length of pre-allocated output buffer. - * @str_len: Output variable containing the length of the OCTET SEQUENCE. + * @str_len: Output variable containing the length of the contents of the OCTET SEQUENCE. * - * Extract an OCTET SEQUENCE from DER data. + * Extract an OCTET SEQUENCE from DER data. Note that this function + * expects the DER data past the tag field, i.e., the length and + * content octets. * * Returns: Returns %ASN1_SUCCESS on success, or an error. **/ |