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From: Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] crypto: akcipher - Changes to asymmetric key API
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 18:41:26 +0200
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Am Mittwoch, 9. September 2015, 09:29:28 schrieb Tadeusz Struk:

Hi Tadeusz,

>>> + * @key:	BER encoded public key
>> 
>> DER encoded?
>
>It is BER (Basic Encoding Rules), which is also valid DER (Distinguished
>Encoding Rules)

I was just mentioning that since the ASN.1 structure now is equivalent to 
OpenSSL and what DER specifies. I just wanted to suggest to allow readers to 
establish a connection between OpenSSL DER encoded keys and the keys we use 
here.


Ciao
Stephan