X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.rst;h=d1fca187f664e72ec1aa1d6da4bad8f2ddd0b357;hb=2d45a224943c79e95cbd4913b44420788bc6c17d;hp=c99adb3076b0382aeb67c6070f492b6b085a4853;hpb=9d34b4d5b851c2a9bdfc1b11dfde3d13c9a66a77;p=pyderasn.git diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index c99adb3..d1fca18 100644 --- a/doc/index.rst +++ b/doc/index.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -======================================== -PyDERASN -- ASN.1 DER library for Python -======================================== +============================================ +PyDERASN -- ASN.1 DER/BER library for Python +============================================ .. @@ -8,17 +8,22 @@ PyDERASN -- ASN.1 DER library for Python (C) PyDERASN's author `ASN.1 `__ (Abstract Syntax -Notation One) is a standard for abstract data serialization. -`DER `__ -(Distinguished Encoding Rules) is a subset of encoding rules suitable -and widely used in cryptography-related stuff. PyDERASN is yet another -library for dealing with the data encoded that way. Although ASN.1 is +Notation One) is a standard for abstract data serialization. PyDERASN is +yet another library for dealing with ASN.1 structures, decoding them in +`BER/CER/DER `__ formats and +encoding to DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules). Although ASN.1 is written more than 30 years ago by wise Ancients (taken from ``pyasn1``'s README), it is still often can be seen anywhere in our life. PyDERASN is `free software `__, licenced under `GNU LGPLv3+ `__. +.. figure:: pprinting.png + :alt: Pretty printing example output + + An example of pretty printed X.509 certificate with automatically + parsed DEFINED BY fields. + .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 @@ -28,4 +33,5 @@ licenced under `GNU LGPLv3+ `__. news install download + thanks feedback