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-PyDERASN -- ASN.1 DER library for Python
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+PyDERASN -- strict and fast ASN.1 DER/BER library for Python
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(C) PyDERASN's author
`ASN.1 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASN.1>`__ (Abstract Syntax
-Notation One) is a standard for abstract data serialization.
-`DER <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Encoding_Rules>`__
-(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 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.690>`__ 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 <https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html>`__,
-licenced under `GNU LGPLv3+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html>`__.
+licenced under `GNU LGPLv3 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html>`__.
+
+.. figure:: pprinting.png
+ :alt: Pretty printing example output
+
+ An example of pretty printed X.509 certificate with automatically
+ parsed DEFINED BY fields.
.. toctree::
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