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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
+# cython: language_level=3
 # PyDERASN -- Python ASN.1 DER/BER codec with abstract structures
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Sergey Matveev <stargrave@stargrave.org>
 #
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ format, unmarshal them in BER/CER/DER ones.
 
     >>> i = Integer(123)
     >>> raw = i.encode()
-    >>> Integer().decode(raw) == i
+    >>> Integer().decod(raw) == i
     True
 
 There are primitive types, holding single values
@@ -65,10 +66,11 @@ ____
 
 Most types in ASN.1 has specific tag for them. ``Obj.tag_default`` is
 the default tag used during coding process. You can override it with
-either ``IMPLICIT`` (using ``impl`` keyword argument), or
-``EXPLICIT`` one (using ``expl`` keyword argument). Both arguments take
-raw binary string, containing that tag. You can **not** set implicit and
-explicit tags simultaneously.
+either ``IMPLICIT`` (using either ``impl`` keyword argument or ``impl``
+class attribute), or ``EXPLICIT`` one (using either ``expl`` keyword
+argument or ``expl`` class attribute). Both arguments take raw binary
+string, containing that tag. You can **not** set implicit and explicit
+tags simultaneously.
 
 There are :py:func:`pyderasn.tag_ctxp` and :py:func:`pyderasn.tag_ctxc`
 functions, allowing you to easily create ``CONTEXT``
@@ -161,21 +163,27 @@ All objects have ``ready`` boolean property, that tells if object is
 ready to be encoded. If that kind of action is performed on unready
 object, then :py:exc:`pyderasn.ObjNotReady` exception will be raised.
 
-All objects have ``copy()`` method, that returns their copy, that can be
+All objects are friendly to ``copy.copy()`` and copied objects can be
 safely mutated.
 
+Also all objects can be safely ``pickle``-d, but pay attention that
+pickling among different PyDERASN versions is prohibited.
+
 .. _decoding:
 
 Decoding
 --------
 
-Decoding is performed using ``decode()`` method. ``offset`` optional
-argument could be used to set initial object's offset in the binary
-data, for convenience. It returns decoded object and remaining
-unmarshalled data (tail). Internally all work is done on
+Decoding is performed using :py:meth:`pyderasn.Obj.decode` method.
+``offset`` optional argument could be used to set initial object's
+offset in the binary data, for convenience. It returns decoded object
+and remaining unmarshalled data (tail). Internally all work is done on
 ``memoryview(data)``, and you can leave returning tail as a memoryview,
 by specifying ``leavemm=True`` argument.
 
+Also note convenient :py:meth:`pyderasn.Obj.decod` method, that
+immediately checks and raises if there is non-empty tail.
+
 When object is decoded, ``decoded`` property is true and you can safely
 use following properties:
 
@@ -205,9 +213,9 @@ When error occurs, :py:exc:`pyderasn.DecodeError` is raised.
 Context
 _______
 
-You can specify so called context keyword argument during ``decode()``
-invocation. It is dictionary containing various options governing
-decoding process.
+You can specify so called context keyword argument during
+:py:meth:`pyderasn.Obj.decode` invocation. It is dictionary containing
+various options governing decoding process.
 
 Currently available context options:
 
@@ -333,7 +341,8 @@ Let's parse that output, human::
  Only applicable to BER encoded data. If object has BER-specific
  encoding, then ``BER`` will be shown. It does not depend on indefinite
  length encoding. ``EOC``, ``BOOLEAN``, ``BIT STRING``, ``OCTET STRING``
- (and its derivatives), ``SET``, ``SET OF`` could be BERed.
+ (and its derivatives), ``SET``, ``SET OF``, ``UTCTime``, ``GeneralizedTime``
+ could be BERed.
 
 
 .. _definedby:
@@ -429,7 +438,7 @@ For example, again for CMS, you want to automatically decode
 structures it may hold. Also, automatically decode ``controlSequence``
 of ``PKIResponse``::
 
-    content_info, tail = ContentInfo().decode(data, ctx={"defines_by_path": (
+    content_info = ContentInfo().decod(data, ctx={"defines_by_path": (
         (
             ("contentType",),
             ((("content",), {id_signedData: SignedData()}),),
@@ -483,8 +492,8 @@ constructed primitive types should be parsed successfully.
 
 * If object is encoded in BER form (not the DER one), then ``ber_encoded``
   attribute is set to True. Only ``BOOLEAN``, ``BIT STRING``, ``OCTET
-  STRING``, ``OBJECT IDENTIFIER``, ``SEQUENCE``, ``SET``, ``SET OF``
-  can contain it.
+  STRING``, ``OBJECT IDENTIFIER``, ``SEQUENCE``, ``SET``, ``SET OF``,
+  ``UTCTime``, ``GeneralizedTime`` can contain it.
 * If object has an indefinite length encoding, then its ``lenindef``
   attribute is set to True. Only ``BIT STRING``, ``OCTET STRING``,
   ``SEQUENCE``, ``SET``, ``SEQUENCE OF``, ``SET OF``, ``ANY`` can
@@ -517,6 +526,11 @@ lengths will be invalid in that case.
    This option should be used only for skipping some decode errors, just
    to see the decoded structure somehow.
 
+Base Obj
+--------
+.. autoclass:: pyderasn.Obj
+   :members:
+
 Primitive types
 ---------------
 
@@ -565,6 +579,7 @@ _____________
 PrintableString
 _______________
 .. autoclass:: pyderasn.PrintableString
+   :members: __init__
 
 UTCTime
 _______
@@ -626,10 +641,10 @@ Various
 .. autofunction:: pyderasn.tag_decode
 .. autofunction:: pyderasn.tag_ctxp
 .. autofunction:: pyderasn.tag_ctxc
-.. autoclass:: pyderasn.Obj
 .. autoclass:: pyderasn.DecodeError
    :members: __init__
 .. autoclass:: pyderasn.NotEnoughData
+.. autoclass:: pyderasn.ExceedingData
 .. autoclass:: pyderasn.LenIndefForm
 .. autoclass:: pyderasn.TagMismatch
 .. autoclass:: pyderasn.InvalidLength
@@ -646,10 +661,12 @@ from collections import namedtuple
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from copy import copy
 from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import timedelta
 from math import ceil
 from os import environ
 from string import ascii_letters
 from string import digits
+from unicodedata import category as unicat
 
 from six import add_metaclass
 from six import binary_type
@@ -673,7 +690,7 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     def colored(what, *args, **kwargs):
         return what
 
-__version__ = "5.5"
+__version__ = "6.2"
 
 __all__ = (
     "Any",
@@ -685,6 +702,7 @@ __all__ = (
     "DecodeError",
     "DecodePathDefBy",
     "Enumerated",
+    "ExceedingData",
     "GeneralizedTime",
     "GeneralString",
     "GraphicString",
@@ -746,6 +764,20 @@ EOC = b"\x00\x00"
 EOC_LEN = len(EOC)
 LENINDEF = b"\x80"  # length indefinite mark
 LENINDEF_PP_CHAR = "I" if PY2 else "∞"
+NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS = {} if PY2 else {"module": __name__}
+SET01 = frozenset("01")
+DECIMALS = frozenset(digits)
+DECIMAL_SIGNS = ".,"
+
+
+def pureint(value):
+    if not set(value) <= DECIMALS:
+        raise ValueError("non-pure integer")
+    return int(value)
+
+def fractions2float(fractions_raw):
+    pureint(fractions_raw)
+    return float("0." + fractions_raw)
 
 
 ########################################################################
@@ -795,6 +827,18 @@ class NotEnoughData(DecodeError):
     pass
 
 
+class ExceedingData(ASN1Error):
+    def __init__(self, nbytes):
+        super(ExceedingData, self).__init__()
+        self.nbytes = nbytes
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "%d trailing bytes" % self.nbytes
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "%s(%s)" % (self.__class__.__name__, self)
+
+
 class LenIndefForm(DecodeError):
     pass
 
@@ -1089,17 +1133,36 @@ class Obj(object):
         """
         return (self.llen + self.vlen) > 0
 
-    def copy(self):  # pragma: no cover
-        """Make a copy of object, safe to be mutated
+    def __getstate__(self):  # pragma: no cover
+        """Used for making safe to be mutable pickleable copies
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        if state.version != __version__:
+            raise ValueError("data is pickled by different PyDERASN version")
+        self.tag = self.tag_default
+        self._value = None
+        self._expl = None
+        self.default = None
+        self.optional = False
+        self.offset = 0
+        self.llen = 0
+        self.vlen = 0
+        self.expl_lenindef = False
+        self.lenindef = False
+        self.ber_encoded = False
+
     @property
     def tlen(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return len(self.tag)
 
     @property
     def tlvlen(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self.tlen + self.llen + self.vlen
 
     def __str__(self):  # pragma: no cover
@@ -1124,11 +1187,20 @@ class Obj(object):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def encode(self):
+        """Encode the structure
+
+        :returns: DER representation
+        """
         raw = self._encode()
         if self._expl is None:
             return raw
         return b"".join((self._expl, len_encode(len(raw)), raw))
 
+    def hexencode(self):
+        """Do hexadecimal encoded :py:meth:`pyderasn.Obj.encode`
+        """
+        return hexenc(self.encode())
+
     def decode(
             self,
             data,
@@ -1149,8 +1221,11 @@ class Obj(object):
         :param tag_only: decode only the tag, without length and contents
                          (used only in Choice and Set structures, trying to
                          determine if tag satisfies the scheme)
-        :param _ctx_immutable: do we need to copy ``ctx`` before using it
+        :param _ctx_immutable: do we need to ``copy.copy()`` ``ctx``
+                               before using it?
         :returns: (Obj, remaining data)
+
+        .. seealso:: :ref:`decoding`
         """
         if ctx is None:
             ctx = {}
@@ -1250,48 +1325,96 @@ class Obj(object):
                     )
         return obj, (tail if leavemm else tail.tobytes())
 
+    def decod(self, data, offset=0, decode_path=(), ctx=None):
+        """Decode the data, check that tail is empty
+
+        :raises ExceedingData: if tail is not empty
+
+        This is just a wrapper over :py:meth:`pyderasn.Obj.decode`
+        (decode without tail) that also checks that there is no
+        trailing data left.
+        """
+        obj, tail = self.decode(
+            data,
+            offset=offset,
+            decode_path=decode_path,
+            ctx=ctx,
+            leavemm=True,
+        )
+        if len(tail) > 0:
+            raise ExceedingData(len(tail))
+        return obj
+
+    def hexdecode(self, data, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Do :py:meth:`pyderasn.Obj.decode` with hexadecimal decoded data
+        """
+        return self.decode(hexdec(data), *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def hexdecod(self, data, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Do :py:meth:`pyderasn.Obj.decod` with hexadecimal decoded data
+        """
+        return self.decod(hexdec(data), *args, **kwargs)
+
     @property
     def expled(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self._expl is not None
 
     @property
     def expl_tag(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self._expl
 
     @property
     def expl_tlen(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return len(self._expl)
 
     @property
     def expl_llen(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         if self.expl_lenindef:
             return 1
         return len(len_encode(self.tlvlen))
 
     @property
     def expl_offset(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self.offset - self.expl_tlen - self.expl_llen
 
     @property
     def expl_vlen(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self.tlvlen
 
     @property
     def expl_tlvlen(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self.expl_tlen + self.expl_llen + self.expl_vlen
 
     @property
     def fulloffset(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self.expl_offset if self.expled else self.offset
 
     @property
     def fulllen(self):
+        """See :ref:`decoding`
+        """
         return self.expl_tlvlen if self.expled else self.tlvlen
 
     def pps_lenindef(self, decode_path):
         if self.lenindef and not (
-            getattr(self, "defined", None) is not None and
-            self.defined[1].lenindef
+                getattr(self, "defined", None) is not None and
+                self.defined[1].lenindef
         ):
             yield _pp(
                 asn1_type_name="EOC",
@@ -1371,7 +1494,7 @@ PP = namedtuple("PP", (
     "lenindef",
     "ber_encoded",
     "bered",
-))
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
 
 
 def _pp(
@@ -1521,9 +1644,9 @@ def pp_console_row(
                 with_colours,
             ))
     if with_blob:
-        if isinstance(pp.blob, binary_type):
+        if pp.blob.__class__ == binary_type:
             cols.append(hexenc(pp.blob))
-        elif isinstance(pp.blob, tuple):
+        elif pp.blob.__class__ == tuple:
             cols.append(", ".join(pp.blob))
     if pp.optional:
         cols.append(_colourize("OPTIONAL", "red", with_colours))
@@ -1543,12 +1666,12 @@ def pp_console_blob(pp, decode_path_len_decrease=0):
     decode_path_len = len(pp.decode_path) - decode_path_len_decrease
     if decode_path_len > 0:
         cols.append(" ." * (decode_path_len + 1))
-    if isinstance(pp.blob, binary_type):
+    if pp.blob.__class__ == binary_type:
         blob = hexenc(pp.blob).upper()
         for i in six_xrange(0, len(blob), 32):
             chunk = blob[i:i + 32]
             yield " ".join(cols + [colonize_hex(chunk)])
-    elif isinstance(pp.blob, tuple):
+    elif pp.blob.__class__ == tuple:
         yield " ".join(cols + [", ".join(pp.blob)])
 
 
@@ -1563,9 +1686,8 @@ def pprint(
     """Pretty print object
 
     :param Obj obj: object you want to pretty print
-    :param oid_maps: list of ``OID <-> humand readable string`` dictionary.
-                     When OID from it is met, then its humand readable form
-                     is printed
+    :param oid_maps: list of ``str(OID) <-> human readable string`` dictionary.
+                     Its human readable form is printed when OID is met
     :param big_blobs: if large binary objects are met (like OctetString
                       values), do we need to print them too, on separate
                       lines
@@ -1578,10 +1700,10 @@ def pprint(
         for pp in pps:
             if hasattr(pp, "_fields"):
                 if (
-                    decode_path_only != () and
-                    tuple(
-                        str(p) for p in pp.decode_path[:len(decode_path_only)]
-                    ) != decode_path_only
+                        decode_path_only != () and
+                        tuple(
+                            str(p) for p in pp.decode_path[:len(decode_path_only)]
+                        ) != decode_path_only
                 ):
                     continue
                 if big_blobs:
@@ -1595,8 +1717,8 @@ def pprint(
                         decode_path_len_decrease=len(decode_path_only),
                     )
                     for row in pp_console_blob(
-                        pp,
-                        decode_path_len_decrease=len(decode_path_only),
+                            pp,
+                            decode_path_len_decrease=len(decode_path_only),
                     ):
                         yield row
                 else:
@@ -1619,6 +1741,22 @@ def pprint(
 # ASN.1 primitive types
 ########################################################################
 
+BooleanState = namedtuple("BooleanState", (
+    "version",
+    "value",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class Boolean(Obj):
     """``BOOLEAN`` boolean type
 
@@ -1663,7 +1801,7 @@ class Boolean(Obj):
                 self._value = default
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, bool):
+        if value.__class__ == bool:
             return value
         if issubclass(value.__class__, Boolean):
             return value._value
@@ -1673,20 +1811,35 @@ class Boolean(Obj):
     def ready(self):
         return self._value is not None
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__()
-        obj._value = self._value
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return BooleanState(
+            __version__,
+            self._value,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(Boolean, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self._value = state.value
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
 
     def __nonzero__(self):
         self._assert_ready()
@@ -1697,7 +1850,7 @@ class Boolean(Obj):
         return self._value
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, bool):
+        if their.__class__ == bool:
             return self._value == their
         if not issubclass(their.__class__, Boolean):
             return False
@@ -1829,6 +1982,25 @@ class Boolean(Obj):
             yield pp
 
 
+IntegerState = namedtuple("IntegerState", (
+    "version",
+    "specs",
+    "value",
+    "bound_min",
+    "bound_max",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class Integer(Obj):
     """``INTEGER`` integer type
 
@@ -1892,7 +2064,7 @@ class Integer(Obj):
         super(Integer, self).__init__(impl, expl, default, optional, _decoded)
         self._value = value
         specs = getattr(self, "schema", {}) if _specs is None else _specs
-        self.specs = specs if isinstance(specs, dict) else dict(specs)
+        self.specs = specs if specs.__class__ == dict else dict(specs)
         self._bound_min, self._bound_max = getattr(
             self,
             "bounds",
@@ -1916,7 +2088,7 @@ class Integer(Obj):
             pass
         elif issubclass(value.__class__, Integer):
             value = value._value
-        elif isinstance(value, str):
+        elif value.__class__ == str:
             value = self.specs.get(value)
             if value is None:
                 raise ObjUnknown("integer value: %s" % value)
@@ -1930,22 +2102,41 @@ class Integer(Obj):
     def ready(self):
         return self._value is not None
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__(_specs=self.specs)
-        obj._value = self._value
-        obj._bound_min = self._bound_min
-        obj._bound_max = self._bound_max
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return IntegerState(
+            __version__,
+            self.specs,
+            self._value,
+            self._bound_min,
+            self._bound_max,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(Integer, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self.specs = state.specs
+        self._value = state.value
+        self._bound_min = state.bound_min
+        self._bound_max = state.bound_max
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
 
     def __int__(self):
         self._assert_ready()
@@ -2160,7 +2351,23 @@ class Integer(Obj):
             yield pp
 
 
-SET01 = frozenset(("0", "1"))
+BitStringState = namedtuple("BitStringState", (
+    "version",
+    "specs",
+    "value",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+    "tag_constructed",
+    "defined",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
 
 
 class BitString(Obj):
@@ -2238,7 +2445,7 @@ class BitString(Obj):
         """
         super(BitString, self).__init__(impl, expl, default, optional, _decoded)
         specs = getattr(self, "schema", {}) if _specs is None else _specs
-        self.specs = specs if isinstance(specs, dict) else dict(specs)
+        self.specs = specs if specs.__class__ == dict else dict(specs)
         self._value = None if value is None else self._value_sanitize(value)
         if default is not None:
             default = self._value_sanitize(default)
@@ -2278,21 +2485,20 @@ class BitString(Obj):
                     if not frozenset(value) <= SET01:
                         raise ValueError("B's coding contains unacceptable chars")
                     return self._bits2octets(value)
-                elif value.endswith("'H"):
+                if value.endswith("'H"):
                     value = value[1:-2]
                     return (
                         len(value) * 4,
                         hexdec(value + ("" if len(value) % 2 == 0 else "0")),
                     )
-            if isinstance(value, binary_type):
+            if value.__class__ == binary_type:
                 return (len(value) * 8, value)
-            else:
-                raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, string_types, binary_type))
-        if isinstance(value, tuple):
+            raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, string_types, binary_type))
+        if value.__class__ == tuple:
             if (
                     len(value) == 2 and
                     isinstance(value[0], integer_types) and
-                    isinstance(value[1], binary_type)
+                    value[1].__class__ == binary_type
             ):
                 return value
             bits = []
@@ -2316,23 +2522,41 @@ class BitString(Obj):
     def ready(self):
         return self._value is not None
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__(_specs=self.specs)
-        value = self._value
-        if value is not None:
-            value = (value[0], value[1])
-        obj._value = value
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return BitStringState(
+            __version__,
+            self.specs,
+            self._value,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+            self.tag_constructed,
+            self.defined,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(BitString, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self.specs = state.specs
+        self._value = state.value
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
+        self.tag_constructed = state.tag_constructed
+        self.defined = state.defined
 
     def __iter__(self):
         self._assert_ready()
@@ -2349,7 +2573,7 @@ class BitString(Obj):
         return self._value[1]
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, bytes):
+        if their.__class__ == bytes:
             return self._value[1] == their
         if not issubclass(their.__class__, BitString):
             return False
@@ -2381,7 +2605,7 @@ class BitString(Obj):
         )
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
-        if isinstance(key, int):
+        if key.__class__ == int:
             bit_len, octets = self._value
             if key >= bit_len:
                 return False
@@ -2406,64 +2630,6 @@ class BitString(Obj):
             octets,
         ))
 
-    def _decode_chunk(self, lv, offset, decode_path, ctx):
-        try:
-            l, llen, v = len_decode(lv)
-        except DecodeError as err:
-            raise err.__class__(
-                msg=err.msg,
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        if l > len(v):
-            raise NotEnoughData(
-                "encoded length is longer than data",
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        if l == 0:
-            raise NotEnoughData(
-                "zero length",
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        pad_size = byte2int(v)
-        if l == 1 and pad_size != 0:
-            raise DecodeError(
-                "invalid empty value",
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        if pad_size > 7:
-            raise DecodeError(
-                "too big pad",
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        if byte2int(v[l - 1:l]) & ((1 << pad_size) - 1) != 0:
-            raise DecodeError(
-                "invalid pad",
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        v, tail = v[:l], v[l:]
-        obj = self.__class__(
-            value=((len(v) - 1) * 8 - pad_size, v[1:].tobytes()),
-            impl=self.tag,
-            expl=self._expl,
-            default=self.default,
-            optional=self.optional,
-            _specs=self.specs,
-            _decoded=(offset, llen, l),
-        )
-        return obj, tail
-
     def _decode(self, tlv, offset, decode_path, ctx, tag_only):
         try:
             t, tlen, lv = tag_strip(tlv)
@@ -2477,23 +2643,8 @@ class BitString(Obj):
         if t == self.tag:
             if tag_only:  # pragma: no cover
                 return None
-            return self._decode_chunk(lv, offset, decode_path, ctx)
-        if t == self.tag_constructed:
-            if not ctx.get("bered", False):
-                raise DecodeError(
-                    "unallowed BER constructed encoding",
-                    klass=self.__class__,
-                    decode_path=decode_path,
-                    offset=offset,
-                )
-            if tag_only:  # pragma: no cover
-                return None
-            lenindef = False
             try:
                 l, llen, v = len_decode(lv)
-            except LenIndefForm:
-                llen, l, v = 1, 0, lv[1:]
-                lenindef = True
             except DecodeError as err:
                 raise err.__class__(
                     msg=err.msg,
@@ -2508,90 +2659,160 @@ class BitString(Obj):
                     decode_path=decode_path,
                     offset=offset,
                 )
-            if not lenindef and l == 0:
+            if l == 0:
                 raise NotEnoughData(
                     "zero length",
                     klass=self.__class__,
                     decode_path=decode_path,
                     offset=offset,
                 )
-            chunks = []
-            sub_offset = offset + tlen + llen
-            vlen = 0
-            while True:
-                if lenindef:
-                    if v[:EOC_LEN].tobytes() == EOC:
-                        break
-                else:
-                    if vlen == l:
-                        break
-                    if vlen > l:
-                        raise DecodeError(
-                            "chunk out of bounds",
-                            klass=self.__class__,
-                            decode_path=decode_path + (str(len(chunks) - 1),),
-                            offset=chunks[-1].offset,
-                        )
-                sub_decode_path = decode_path + (str(len(chunks)),)
-                try:
-                    chunk, v_tail = BitString().decode(
-                        v,
-                        offset=sub_offset,
-                        decode_path=sub_decode_path,
-                        leavemm=True,
-                        ctx=ctx,
-                        _ctx_immutable=False,
-                    )
-                except TagMismatch:
-                    raise DecodeError(
-                        "expected BitString encoded chunk",
-                        klass=self.__class__,
-                        decode_path=sub_decode_path,
-                        offset=sub_offset,
-                    )
-                chunks.append(chunk)
-                sub_offset += chunk.tlvlen
-                vlen += chunk.tlvlen
-                v = v_tail
-            if len(chunks) == 0:
+            pad_size = byte2int(v)
+            if l == 1 and pad_size != 0:
                 raise DecodeError(
-                    "no chunks",
+                    "invalid empty value",
                     klass=self.__class__,
                     decode_path=decode_path,
                     offset=offset,
                 )
-            values = []
-            bit_len = 0
-            for chunk_i, chunk in enumerate(chunks[:-1]):
-                if chunk.bit_len % 8 != 0:
-                    raise DecodeError(
-                        "BitString chunk is not multiple of 8 bits",
-                        klass=self.__class__,
-                        decode_path=decode_path + (str(chunk_i),),
-                        offset=chunk.offset,
-                    )
-                values.append(bytes(chunk))
-                bit_len += chunk.bit_len
-            chunk_last = chunks[-1]
-            values.append(bytes(chunk_last))
-            bit_len += chunk_last.bit_len
+            if pad_size > 7:
+                raise DecodeError(
+                    "too big pad",
+                    klass=self.__class__,
+                    decode_path=decode_path,
+                    offset=offset,
+                )
+            if byte2int(v[l - 1:l]) & ((1 << pad_size) - 1) != 0:
+                raise DecodeError(
+                    "invalid pad",
+                    klass=self.__class__,
+                    decode_path=decode_path,
+                    offset=offset,
+                )
+            v, tail = v[:l], v[l:]
             obj = self.__class__(
-                value=(bit_len, b"".join(values)),
+                value=((len(v) - 1) * 8 - pad_size, v[1:].tobytes()),
                 impl=self.tag,
                 expl=self._expl,
                 default=self.default,
                 optional=self.optional,
                 _specs=self.specs,
-                _decoded=(offset, llen, vlen + (EOC_LEN if lenindef else 0)),
+                _decoded=(offset, llen, l),
             )
-            obj.lenindef = lenindef
-            obj.ber_encoded = True
-            return obj, (v[EOC_LEN:] if lenindef else v)
-        raise TagMismatch(
-            klass=self.__class__,
-            decode_path=decode_path,
-            offset=offset,
+            return obj, tail
+        if t != self.tag_constructed:
+            raise TagMismatch(
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        if not ctx.get("bered", False):
+            raise DecodeError(
+                "unallowed BER constructed encoding",
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        if tag_only:  # pragma: no cover
+            return None
+        lenindef = False
+        try:
+            l, llen, v = len_decode(lv)
+        except LenIndefForm:
+            llen, l, v = 1, 0, lv[1:]
+            lenindef = True
+        except DecodeError as err:
+            raise err.__class__(
+                msg=err.msg,
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        if l > len(v):
+            raise NotEnoughData(
+                "encoded length is longer than data",
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        if not lenindef and l == 0:
+            raise NotEnoughData(
+                "zero length",
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        chunks = []
+        sub_offset = offset + tlen + llen
+        vlen = 0
+        while True:
+            if lenindef:
+                if v[:EOC_LEN].tobytes() == EOC:
+                    break
+            else:
+                if vlen == l:
+                    break
+                if vlen > l:
+                    raise DecodeError(
+                        "chunk out of bounds",
+                        klass=self.__class__,
+                        decode_path=decode_path + (str(len(chunks) - 1),),
+                        offset=chunks[-1].offset,
+                    )
+            sub_decode_path = decode_path + (str(len(chunks)),)
+            try:
+                chunk, v_tail = BitString().decode(
+                    v,
+                    offset=sub_offset,
+                    decode_path=sub_decode_path,
+                    leavemm=True,
+                    ctx=ctx,
+                    _ctx_immutable=False,
+                )
+            except TagMismatch:
+                raise DecodeError(
+                    "expected BitString encoded chunk",
+                    klass=self.__class__,
+                    decode_path=sub_decode_path,
+                    offset=sub_offset,
+                )
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+            sub_offset += chunk.tlvlen
+            vlen += chunk.tlvlen
+            v = v_tail
+        if len(chunks) == 0:
+            raise DecodeError(
+                "no chunks",
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        values = []
+        bit_len = 0
+        for chunk_i, chunk in enumerate(chunks[:-1]):
+            if chunk.bit_len % 8 != 0:
+                raise DecodeError(
+                    "BitString chunk is not multiple of 8 bits",
+                    klass=self.__class__,
+                    decode_path=decode_path + (str(chunk_i),),
+                    offset=chunk.offset,
+                )
+            values.append(bytes(chunk))
+            bit_len += chunk.bit_len
+        chunk_last = chunks[-1]
+        values.append(bytes(chunk_last))
+        bit_len += chunk_last.bit_len
+        obj = self.__class__(
+            value=(bit_len, b"".join(values)),
+            impl=self.tag,
+            expl=self._expl,
+            default=self.default,
+            optional=self.optional,
+            _specs=self.specs,
+            _decoded=(offset, llen, vlen + (EOC_LEN if lenindef else 0)),
         )
+        obj.lenindef = lenindef
+        obj.ber_encoded = True
+        return obj, (v[EOC_LEN:] if lenindef else v)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return pp_console_row(next(self.pps()))
@@ -2637,6 +2858,26 @@ class BitString(Obj):
             yield pp
 
 
+OctetStringState = namedtuple("OctetStringState", (
+    "version",
+    "value",
+    "bound_min",
+    "bound_max",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+    "tag_constructed",
+    "defined",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class OctetString(Obj):
     """``OCTET STRING`` binary string type
 
@@ -2674,6 +2915,7 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
             default=None,
             optional=False,
             _decoded=(0, 0, 0),
+            ctx=None,
     ):
         """
         :param value: set the value. Either binary type, or
@@ -2685,13 +2927,7 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
         :param default: set default value. Type same as in ``value``
         :param bool optional: is object ``OPTIONAL`` in sequence
         """
-        super(OctetString, self).__init__(
-            impl,
-            expl,
-            default,
-            optional,
-            _decoded,
-        )
+        super(OctetString, self).__init__(impl, expl, default, optional, _decoded)
         self._value = value
         self._bound_min, self._bound_max = getattr(
             self,
@@ -2718,7 +2954,7 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
         )
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, binary_type):
+        if value.__class__ == binary_type:
             pass
         elif issubclass(value.__class__, OctetString):
             value = value._value
@@ -2732,29 +2968,50 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
     def ready(self):
         return self._value is not None
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__()
-        obj._value = self._value
-        obj._bound_min = self._bound_min
-        obj._bound_max = self._bound_max
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return OctetStringState(
+            __version__,
+            self._value,
+            self._bound_min,
+            self._bound_max,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+            self.tag_constructed,
+            self.defined,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(OctetString, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self._value = state.value
+        self._bound_min = state.bound_min
+        self._bound_max = state.bound_max
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
+        self.tag_constructed = state.tag_constructed
+        self.defined = state.defined
 
     def __bytes__(self):
         self._assert_ready()
         return self._value
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, binary_type):
+        if their.__class__ == binary_type:
             return self._value == their
         if not issubclass(their.__class__, OctetString):
             return False
@@ -2796,50 +3053,6 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
             self._value,
         ))
 
-    def _decode_chunk(self, lv, offset, decode_path, ctx):
-        try:
-            l, llen, v = len_decode(lv)
-        except DecodeError as err:
-            raise err.__class__(
-                msg=err.msg,
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        if l > len(v):
-            raise NotEnoughData(
-                "encoded length is longer than data",
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        v, tail = v[:l], v[l:]
-        try:
-            obj = self.__class__(
-                value=v.tobytes(),
-                bounds=(self._bound_min, self._bound_max),
-                impl=self.tag,
-                expl=self._expl,
-                default=self.default,
-                optional=self.optional,
-                _decoded=(offset, llen, l),
-            )
-        except DecodeError as err:
-            raise DecodeError(
-                msg=err.msg,
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        except BoundsError as err:
-            raise DecodeError(
-                msg=str(err),
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
-        return obj, tail
-
     def _decode(self, tlv, offset, decode_path, ctx, tag_only):
         try:
             t, tlen, lv = tag_strip(tlv)
@@ -2853,23 +3066,8 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
         if t == self.tag:
             if tag_only:
                 return None
-            return self._decode_chunk(lv, offset, decode_path, ctx)
-        if t == self.tag_constructed:
-            if not ctx.get("bered", False):
-                raise DecodeError(
-                    "unallowed BER constructed encoding",
-                    klass=self.__class__,
-                    decode_path=decode_path,
-                    offset=offset,
-                )
-            if tag_only:
-                return None
-            lenindef = False
             try:
                 l, llen, v = len_decode(lv)
-            except LenIndefForm:
-                llen, l, v = 1, 0, lv[1:]
-                lenindef = True
             except DecodeError as err:
                 raise err.__class__(
                     msg=err.msg,
@@ -2884,53 +3082,17 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
                     decode_path=decode_path,
                     offset=offset,
                 )
-            chunks = []
-            sub_offset = offset + tlen + llen
-            vlen = 0
-            while True:
-                if lenindef:
-                    if v[:EOC_LEN].tobytes() == EOC:
-                        break
-                else:
-                    if vlen == l:
-                        break
-                    if vlen > l:
-                        raise DecodeError(
-                            "chunk out of bounds",
-                            klass=self.__class__,
-                            decode_path=decode_path + (str(len(chunks) - 1),),
-                            offset=chunks[-1].offset,
-                        )
-                sub_decode_path = decode_path + (str(len(chunks)),)
-                try:
-                    chunk, v_tail = OctetString().decode(
-                        v,
-                        offset=sub_offset,
-                        decode_path=sub_decode_path,
-                        leavemm=True,
-                        ctx=ctx,
-                        _ctx_immutable=False,
-                    )
-                except TagMismatch:
-                    raise DecodeError(
-                        "expected OctetString encoded chunk",
-                        klass=self.__class__,
-                        decode_path=sub_decode_path,
-                        offset=sub_offset,
-                    )
-                chunks.append(chunk)
-                sub_offset += chunk.tlvlen
-                vlen += chunk.tlvlen
-                v = v_tail
+            v, tail = v[:l], v[l:]
             try:
                 obj = self.__class__(
-                    value=b"".join(bytes(chunk) for chunk in chunks),
+                    value=v.tobytes(),
                     bounds=(self._bound_min, self._bound_max),
                     impl=self.tag,
                     expl=self._expl,
                     default=self.default,
                     optional=self.optional,
-                    _decoded=(offset, llen, vlen + (EOC_LEN if lenindef else 0)),
+                    _decoded=(offset, llen, l),
+                    ctx=ctx,
                 )
             except DecodeError as err:
                 raise DecodeError(
@@ -2946,14 +3108,108 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
                     decode_path=decode_path,
                     offset=offset,
                 )
-            obj.lenindef = lenindef
-            obj.ber_encoded = True
-            return obj, (v[EOC_LEN:] if lenindef else v)
-        raise TagMismatch(
-            klass=self.__class__,
-            decode_path=decode_path,
-            offset=offset,
-        )
+            return obj, tail
+        if t != self.tag_constructed:
+            raise TagMismatch(
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        if not ctx.get("bered", False):
+            raise DecodeError(
+                "unallowed BER constructed encoding",
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        if tag_only:
+            return None
+        lenindef = False
+        try:
+            l, llen, v = len_decode(lv)
+        except LenIndefForm:
+            llen, l, v = 1, 0, lv[1:]
+            lenindef = True
+        except DecodeError as err:
+            raise err.__class__(
+                msg=err.msg,
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        if l > len(v):
+            raise NotEnoughData(
+                "encoded length is longer than data",
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        chunks = []
+        sub_offset = offset + tlen + llen
+        vlen = 0
+        while True:
+            if lenindef:
+                if v[:EOC_LEN].tobytes() == EOC:
+                    break
+            else:
+                if vlen == l:
+                    break
+                if vlen > l:
+                    raise DecodeError(
+                        "chunk out of bounds",
+                        klass=self.__class__,
+                        decode_path=decode_path + (str(len(chunks) - 1),),
+                        offset=chunks[-1].offset,
+                    )
+            sub_decode_path = decode_path + (str(len(chunks)),)
+            try:
+                chunk, v_tail = OctetString().decode(
+                    v,
+                    offset=sub_offset,
+                    decode_path=sub_decode_path,
+                    leavemm=True,
+                    ctx=ctx,
+                    _ctx_immutable=False,
+                )
+            except TagMismatch:
+                raise DecodeError(
+                    "expected OctetString encoded chunk",
+                    klass=self.__class__,
+                    decode_path=sub_decode_path,
+                    offset=sub_offset,
+                )
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+            sub_offset += chunk.tlvlen
+            vlen += chunk.tlvlen
+            v = v_tail
+        try:
+            obj = self.__class__(
+                value=b"".join(bytes(chunk) for chunk in chunks),
+                bounds=(self._bound_min, self._bound_max),
+                impl=self.tag,
+                expl=self._expl,
+                default=self.default,
+                optional=self.optional,
+                _decoded=(offset, llen, vlen + (EOC_LEN if lenindef else 0)),
+                ctx=ctx,
+            )
+        except DecodeError as err:
+            raise DecodeError(
+                msg=err.msg,
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        except BoundsError as err:
+            raise DecodeError(
+                msg=str(err),
+                klass=self.__class__,
+                decode_path=decode_path,
+                offset=offset,
+            )
+        obj.lenindef = lenindef
+        obj.ber_encoded = True
+        return obj, (v[EOC_LEN:] if lenindef else v)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return pp_console_row(next(self.pps()))
@@ -2992,6 +3248,21 @@ class OctetString(Obj):
             yield pp
 
 
+NullState = namedtuple("NullState", (
+    "version",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class Null(Obj):
     """``NULL`` null object
 
@@ -3024,19 +3295,33 @@ class Null(Obj):
     def ready(self):
         return True
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__()
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return NullState(
+            __version__,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(Null, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
         if not issubclass(their.__class__, Null):
@@ -3131,6 +3416,23 @@ class Null(Obj):
             yield pp
 
 
+ObjectIdentifierState = namedtuple("ObjectIdentifierState", (
+    "version",
+    "value",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+    "defines",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class ObjectIdentifier(Obj):
     """``OBJECT IDENTIFIER`` OID type
 
@@ -3181,13 +3483,7 @@ class ObjectIdentifier(Obj):
         :param default: set default value. Type same as in ``value``
         :param bool optional: is object ``OPTIONAL`` in sequence
         """
-        super(ObjectIdentifier, self).__init__(
-            impl,
-            expl,
-            default,
-            optional,
-            _decoded,
-        )
+        super(ObjectIdentifier, self).__init__(impl, expl, default, optional, _decoded)
         self._value = value
         if value is not None:
             self._value = self._value_sanitize(value)
@@ -3203,10 +3499,10 @@ class ObjectIdentifier(Obj):
         self.defines = defines
 
     def __add__(self, their):
+        if their.__class__ == tuple:
+            return self.__class__(self._value + their)
         if isinstance(their, self.__class__):
             return self.__class__(self._value + their._value)
-        if isinstance(their, tuple):
-            return self.__class__(self._value + their)
         raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, tuple))
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
@@ -3214,10 +3510,10 @@ class ObjectIdentifier(Obj):
             return value._value
         if isinstance(value, string_types):
             try:
-                value = tuple(int(arc) for arc in value.split("."))
+                value = tuple(pureint(arc) for arc in value.split("."))
             except ValueError:
                 raise InvalidOID("unacceptable arcs values")
-        if isinstance(value, tuple):
+        if value.__class__ == tuple:
             if len(value) < 2:
                 raise InvalidOID("less than 2 arcs")
             first_arc = value[0]
@@ -3228,6 +3524,8 @@ class ObjectIdentifier(Obj):
                 pass
             else:
                 raise InvalidOID("unacceptable first arc value")
+            if not all(arc >= 0 for arc in value):
+                raise InvalidOID("negative arc value")
             return value
         raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, str, tuple))
 
@@ -3235,21 +3533,37 @@ class ObjectIdentifier(Obj):
     def ready(self):
         return self._value is not None
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__()
-        obj._value = self._value
-        obj.defines = self.defines
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return ObjectIdentifierState(
+            __version__,
+            self._value,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+            self.defines,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(ObjectIdentifier, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self._value = state.value
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
+        self.defines = state.defines
 
     def __iter__(self):
         self._assert_ready()
@@ -3267,7 +3581,7 @@ class ObjectIdentifier(Obj):
         )
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, tuple):
+        if their.__class__ == tuple:
             return self._value == their
         if not issubclass(their.__class__, ObjectIdentifier):
             return False
@@ -3458,13 +3772,7 @@ class Enumerated(Integer):
             bounds=None,  # dummy argument, workability for Integer.decode
     ):
         super(Enumerated, self).__init__(
-            value=value,
-            impl=impl,
-            expl=expl,
-            default=default,
-            optional=optional,
-            _specs=_specs,
-            _decoded=_decoded,
+            value, bounds, impl, expl, default, optional, _specs, _decoded,
         )
         if len(self.specs) == 0:
             raise ValueError("schema must be specified")
@@ -3489,23 +3797,6 @@ class Enumerated(Integer):
             raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, int, str))
         return value
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__(_specs=self.specs)
-        obj._value = self._value
-        obj._bound_min = self._bound_min
-        obj._bound_max = self._bound_max
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
-
     def __call__(
             self,
             value=None,
@@ -3525,6 +3816,12 @@ class Enumerated(Integer):
         )
 
 
+def escape_control_unicode(c):
+    if unicat(c)[0] == "C":
+        c = repr(c).lstrip("u").strip("'")
+    return c
+
+
 class CommonString(OctetString):
     """Common class for all strings
 
@@ -3587,16 +3884,16 @@ class CommonString(OctetString):
        * - :py:class:`pyderasn.BMPString`
          - utf-16-be
     """
-    __slots__ = ("encoding",)
+    __slots__ = ()
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
         value_raw = None
         value_decoded = None
         if isinstance(value, self.__class__):
             value_raw = value._value
-        elif isinstance(value, text_type):
+        elif value.__class__ == text_type:
             value_decoded = value
-        elif isinstance(value, binary_type):
+        elif value.__class__ == binary_type:
             value_raw = value
         else:
             raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, text_type, binary_type))
@@ -3620,9 +3917,9 @@ class CommonString(OctetString):
         return value_raw
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, binary_type):
+        if their.__class__ == binary_type:
             return self._value == their
-        if isinstance(their, text_type):
+        if their.__class__ == text_type:
             return self._value == their.encode(self.encoding)
         if not isinstance(their, self.__class__):
             return False
@@ -3643,7 +3940,10 @@ class CommonString(OctetString):
     def pps(self, decode_path=(), no_unicode=False):
         value = None
         if self.ready:
-            value = hexenc(bytes(self)) if no_unicode else self.__unicode__()
+            value = (
+                hexenc(bytes(self)) if no_unicode else
+                "".join(escape_control_unicode(c) for c in self.__unicode__())
+            )
         yield _pp(
             obj=self,
             asn1_type_name=self.asn1_type_name,
@@ -3707,6 +4007,13 @@ class NumericString(AllowableCharsMixin, CommonString):
         return value
 
 
+PrintableStringState = namedtuple(
+    "PrintableStringState",
+    OctetStringState._fields + ("allowable_chars",),
+    **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS
+)
+
+
 class PrintableString(AllowableCharsMixin, CommonString):
     """Printable string
 
@@ -3714,6 +4021,10 @@ class PrintableString(AllowableCharsMixin, CommonString):
 
     >>> PrintableString().allowable_chars
     frozenset([' ', "'", ..., 'z'])
+    >>> obj = PrintableString("foo*bar", allow_asterisk=True)
+    PrintableString PrintableString foo*bar
+    >>> obj.allow_asterisk, obj.allow_ampersand
+    (True, False)
     """
     __slots__ = ()
     tag_default = tag_encode(19)
@@ -3722,6 +4033,45 @@ class PrintableString(AllowableCharsMixin, CommonString):
     _allowable_chars = frozenset(
         (ascii_letters + digits + " '()+,-./:=?").encode("ascii")
     )
+    _asterisk = frozenset("*".encode("ascii"))
+    _ampersand = frozenset("&".encode("ascii"))
+
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            value=None,
+            bounds=None,
+            impl=None,
+            expl=None,
+            default=None,
+            optional=False,
+            _decoded=(0, 0, 0),
+            ctx=None,
+            allow_asterisk=False,
+            allow_ampersand=False,
+    ):
+        """
+        :param allow_asterisk: allow asterisk character
+        :param allow_ampersand: allow ampersand character
+        """
+        if allow_asterisk:
+            self._allowable_chars |= self._asterisk
+        if allow_ampersand:
+            self._allowable_chars |= self._ampersand
+        super(PrintableString, self).__init__(
+            value, bounds, impl, expl, default, optional, _decoded, ctx,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def allow_asterisk(self):
+        """Is asterisk character allowed?
+        """
+        return self._asterisk <= self._allowable_chars
+
+    @property
+    def allow_ampersand(self):
+        """Is ampersand character allowed?
+        """
+        return self._ampersand <= self._allowable_chars
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
         value = super(PrintableString, self)._value_sanitize(value)
@@ -3729,6 +4079,39 @@ class PrintableString(AllowableCharsMixin, CommonString):
             raise DecodeError("non-printable value")
         return value
 
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return PrintableStringState(
+            *super(PrintableString, self).__getstate__(),
+            **{"allowable_chars": self._allowable_chars}
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(PrintableString, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self._allowable_chars = state.allowable_chars
+
+    def __call__(
+            self,
+            value=None,
+            bounds=None,
+            impl=None,
+            expl=None,
+            default=None,
+            optional=None,
+    ):
+        return self.__class__(
+            value=value,
+            bounds=(
+                (self._bound_min, self._bound_max)
+                if bounds is None else bounds
+            ),
+            impl=self.tag if impl is None else impl,
+            expl=self._expl if expl is None else expl,
+            default=self.default if default is None else default,
+            optional=self.optional if optional is None else optional,
+            allow_asterisk=self.allow_asterisk,
+            allow_ampersand=self.allow_ampersand,
+        )
+
 
 class TeletexString(CommonString):
     __slots__ = ()
@@ -3761,7 +4144,31 @@ LEN_YYYYMMDDHHMMSSDMZ = len("YYYYMMDDHHMMSSDMZ")
 LEN_YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ = len("YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ")
 
 
-class UTCTime(CommonString):
+class VisibleString(CommonString):
+    __slots__ = ()
+    tag_default = tag_encode(26)
+    encoding = "ascii"
+    asn1_type_name = "VisibleString"
+
+
+UTCTimeState = namedtuple(
+    "UTCTimeState",
+    OctetStringState._fields + ("ber_raw",),
+    **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS
+)
+
+
+def str_to_time_fractions(value):
+    v = pureint(value)
+    year, v = (v // 10**10), (v % 10**10)
+    month, v = (v // 10**8), (v % 10**8)
+    day, v = (v // 10**6), (v % 10**6)
+    hour, v = (v // 10**4), (v % 10**4)
+    minute, second = (v // 100), (v % 100)
+    return year, month, day, hour, minute, second
+
+
+class UTCTime(VisibleString):
     """``UTCTime`` datetime type
 
     >>> t = UTCTime(datetime(2017, 9, 30, 22, 7, 50, 123))
@@ -3775,11 +4182,23 @@ class UTCTime(CommonString):
     >>> UTCTime(datetime(2057, 9, 30, 22, 7, 50)).todatetime()
     datetime.datetime(1957, 9, 30, 22, 7, 50)
 
+    If BER encoded value was met, then ``ber_raw`` attribute will hold
+    its raw representation.
+
+    .. warning::
+
+       Pay attention that UTCTime can not hold full year, so all years
+       having < 50 years are treated as 20xx, 19xx otherwise, according
+       to X.509 recommendation.
+
     .. warning::
 
-       BER encoding is unsupported.
+       No strict validation of UTC offsets are made, but very crude:
+
+       * minutes are not exceeding 60
+       * offset value is not exceeding 14 hours
     """
-    __slots__ = ()
+    __slots__ = ("ber_raw",)
     tag_default = tag_encode(23)
     encoding = "ascii"
     asn1_type_name = "UTCTime"
@@ -3793,6 +4212,7 @@ class UTCTime(CommonString):
             optional=False,
             _decoded=(0, 0, 0),
             bounds=None,  # dummy argument, workability for OctetString.decode
+            ctx=None,
     ):
         """
         :param value: set the value. Either datetime type, or
@@ -3803,17 +4223,15 @@ class UTCTime(CommonString):
         :param bool optional: is object ``OPTIONAL`` in sequence
         """
         super(UTCTime, self).__init__(
-            impl=impl,
-            expl=expl,
-            default=default,
-            optional=optional,
-            _decoded=_decoded,
+            None, None, impl, expl, None, optional, _decoded, ctx,
         )
         self._value = value
+        self.ber_raw = None
         if value is not None:
-            self._value = self._value_sanitize(value)
+            self._value, self.ber_raw = self._value_sanitize(value, ctx)
+            self.ber_encoded = self.ber_raw is not None
         if default is not None:
-            default = self._value_sanitize(default)
+            default, _ = self._value_sanitize(default)
             self.default = self.__class__(
                 value=default,
                 impl=self.tag,
@@ -3821,6 +4239,45 @@ class UTCTime(CommonString):
             )
             if self._value is None:
                 self._value = default
+            optional = True
+        self.optional = optional
+
+    def _strptime_bered(self, value):
+        year, month, day, hour, minute, _ = str_to_time_fractions(value[:10] + "00")
+        value = value[10:]
+        if len(value) == 0:
+            raise ValueError("no timezone")
+        year += 2000 if year < 50 else 1900
+        decoded = datetime(year, month, day, hour, minute)
+        offset = 0
+        if value[-1] == "Z":
+            value = value[:-1]
+        else:
+            if len(value) < 5:
+                raise ValueError("invalid UTC offset")
+            if value[-5] == "-":
+                sign = -1
+            elif value[-5] == "+":
+                sign = 1
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("invalid UTC offset")
+            v = pureint(value[-4:])
+            offset, v = (60 * (v % 100)), v // 100
+            if offset >= 3600:
+                raise ValueError("invalid UTC offset minutes")
+            offset += 3600 * v
+            if offset > 14 * 3600:
+                raise ValueError("too big UTC offset")
+            offset *= sign
+            value = value[:-5]
+        if len(value) == 0:
+            return offset, decoded
+        if len(value) != 2:
+            raise ValueError("invalid UTC offset seconds")
+        seconds = pureint(value)
+        if seconds >= 60:
+            raise ValueError("invalid seconds value")
+        return offset, decoded + timedelta(seconds=seconds)
 
     def _strptime(self, value):
         # datetime.strptime's format: %y%m%d%H%M%SZ
@@ -3828,36 +4285,76 @@ class UTCTime(CommonString):
             raise ValueError("invalid UTCTime length")
         if value[-1] != "Z":
             raise ValueError("non UTC timezone")
-        return datetime(
-            2000 + int(value[:2]),  # %y
-            int(value[2:4]),  # %m
-            int(value[4:6]),  # %d
-            int(value[6:8]),  # %H
-            int(value[8:10]),  # %M
-            int(value[10:12]),  # %S
-        )
+        year, month, day, hour, minute, second = str_to_time_fractions(value[:-1])
+        year += 2000 if year < 50 else 1900
+        return datetime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second)
 
-    def _value_sanitize(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, binary_type):
+    def _dt_sanitize(self, value):
+        if value.year < 1950 or value.year > 2049:
+            raise ValueError("UTCTime can hold only 1950-2049 years")
+        return value.replace(microsecond=0)
+
+    def _value_sanitize(self, value, ctx=None):
+        if value.__class__ == binary_type:
             try:
                 value_decoded = value.decode("ascii")
             except (UnicodeEncodeError, UnicodeDecodeError) as err:
                 raise DecodeError("invalid UTCTime encoding: %r" % err)
+            err = None
             try:
-                self._strptime(value_decoded)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
-                raise DecodeError("invalid UTCTime format: %r" % err)
-            return value
+                return self._strptime(value_decoded), None
+            except (TypeError, ValueError) as _err:
+                err = _err
+                if (ctx is not None) and ctx.get("bered", False):
+                    try:
+                        offset, _value = self._strptime_bered(value_decoded)
+                        _value = _value - timedelta(seconds=offset)
+                        return self._dt_sanitize(_value), value
+                    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError) as _err:
+                        err = _err
+            raise DecodeError(
+                "invalid %s format: %r" % (self.asn1_type_name, err),
+                klass=self.__class__,
+            )
         if isinstance(value, self.__class__):
-            return value._value
-        if isinstance(value, datetime):
-            return value.strftime("%y%m%d%H%M%SZ").encode("ascii")
+            return value._value, None
+        if value.__class__ == datetime:
+            return self._dt_sanitize(value), None
         raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, datetime))
 
+    def _pp_value(self):
+        if self.ready:
+            value = self._value.isoformat()
+            if self.ber_encoded:
+                value += " (%s)" % self.ber_raw
+            return value
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        if self.ready:
+            value = self._value.isoformat()
+            if self.ber_encoded:
+                value += " (%s)" % self.ber_raw
+            return value
+        return text_type(self._pp_value())
+
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return UTCTimeState(
+            *super(UTCTime, self).__getstate__(),
+            **{"ber_raw": self.ber_raw}
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(UTCTime, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self.ber_raw = state.ber_raw
+
+    def __bytes__(self):
+        self._assert_ready()
+        return self._encode_time()
+
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, binary_type):
-            return self._value == their
-        if isinstance(their, datetime):
+        if their.__class__ == binary_type:
+            return self._encode_time() == their
+        if their.__class__ == datetime:
             return self.todatetime() == their
         if not isinstance(their, self.__class__):
             return False
@@ -3867,25 +4364,16 @@ class UTCTime(CommonString):
             self._expl == their._expl
         )
 
-    def todatetime(self):
-        """Convert to datetime
+    def _encode_time(self):
+        return self._value.strftime("%y%m%d%H%M%SZ").encode("ascii")
 
-        :returns: datetime
+    def _encode(self):
+        self._assert_ready()
+        value = self._encode_time()
+        return b"".join((self.tag, len_encode(len(value)), value))
 
-        Pay attention that UTCTime can not hold full year, so all years
-        having < 50 years are treated as 20xx, 19xx otherwise, according
-        to X.509 recomendation.
-        """
-        value = self._strptime(self._value.decode("ascii"))
-        year = value.year % 100
-        return datetime(
-            year=(2000 + year) if year < 50 else (1900 + year),
-            month=value.month,
-            day=value.day,
-            hour=value.hour,
-            minute=value.minute,
-            second=value.second,
-        )
+    def todatetime(self):
+        return self._value
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return pp_console_row(next(self.pps()))
@@ -3896,7 +4384,7 @@ class UTCTime(CommonString):
             asn1_type_name=self.asn1_type_name,
             obj_name=self.__class__.__name__,
             decode_path=decode_path,
-            value=self.todatetime().isoformat() if self.ready else None,
+            value=self._pp_value(),
             optional=self.optional,
             default=self == self.default,
             impl=None if self.tag == self.tag_default else tag_decode(self.tag),
@@ -3931,32 +4419,96 @@ class GeneralizedTime(UTCTime):
 
     .. warning::
 
-       BER encoding is unsupported.
+       Only microsecond fractions are supported in DER encoding.
+       :py:exc:`pyderasn.DecodeError` will be raised during decoding of
+       higher precision values.
 
     .. warning::
 
-       Only microsecond fractions are supported.
-       :py:exc:`pyderasn.DecodeError` will be raised during decoding of
-       higher precision values.
+       BER encoded data can loss information (accuracy) during decoding
+       because of float transformations.
+
+    .. warning::
+
+       Local times (without explicit timezone specification) are treated
+       as UTC one, no transformations are made.
+
+    .. warning::
+
+       Zero year is unsupported.
     """
     __slots__ = ()
     tag_default = tag_encode(24)
     asn1_type_name = "GeneralizedTime"
 
+    def _dt_sanitize(self, value):
+        return value
+
+    def _strptime_bered(self, value):
+        if len(value) < 4 + 3 * 2:
+            raise ValueError("invalid GeneralizedTime")
+        year, month, day, hour, _, _ = str_to_time_fractions(value[:10] + "0000")
+        decoded = datetime(year, month, day, hour)
+        offset, value = 0, value[10:]
+        if len(value) == 0:
+            return offset, decoded
+        if value[-1] == "Z":
+            value = value[:-1]
+        else:
+            for char, sign in (("-", -1), ("+", 1)):
+                idx = value.rfind(char)
+                if idx == -1:
+                    continue
+                offset_raw, value = value[idx + 1:].replace(":", ""), value[:idx]
+                v = pureint(offset_raw)
+                if len(offset_raw) == 4:
+                    offset, v = (60 * (v % 100)), v // 100
+                    if offset >= 3600:
+                        raise ValueError("invalid UTC offset minutes")
+                elif len(offset_raw) == 2:
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError("invalid UTC offset")
+                offset += 3600 * v
+                if offset > 14 * 3600:
+                    raise ValueError("too big UTC offset")
+                offset *= sign
+                break
+        if len(value) == 0:
+            return offset, decoded
+        if value[0] in DECIMAL_SIGNS:
+            return offset, (
+                decoded + timedelta(seconds=3600 * fractions2float(value[1:]))
+            )
+        if len(value) < 2:
+            raise ValueError("stripped minutes")
+        decoded += timedelta(seconds=60 * pureint(value[:2]))
+        value = value[2:]
+        if len(value) == 0:
+            return offset, decoded
+        if value[0] in DECIMAL_SIGNS:
+            return offset, (
+                decoded + timedelta(seconds=60 * fractions2float(value[1:]))
+            )
+        if len(value) < 2:
+            raise ValueError("stripped seconds")
+        decoded += timedelta(seconds=pureint(value[:2]))
+        value = value[2:]
+        if len(value) == 0:
+            return offset, decoded
+        if value[0] not in DECIMAL_SIGNS:
+            raise ValueError("invalid format after seconds")
+        return offset, (
+            decoded + timedelta(microseconds=10**6 * fractions2float(value[1:]))
+        )
+
     def _strptime(self, value):
         l = len(value)
         if l == LEN_YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ:
-            # datetime.strptime's format: %y%m%d%H%M%SZ
+            # datetime.strptime's format: %Y%m%d%H%M%SZ
             if value[-1] != "Z":
                 raise ValueError("non UTC timezone")
-            return datetime(
-                int(value[:4]),  # %Y
-                int(value[4:6]),  # %m
-                int(value[6:8]),  # %d
-                int(value[8:10]),  # %H
-                int(value[10:12]),  # %M
-                int(value[12:14]),  # %S
-            )
+            return datetime(*str_to_time_fractions(value[:-1]))
         if l >= LEN_YYYYMMDDHHMMSSDMZ:
             # datetime.strptime's format: %Y%m%d%H%M%S.%fZ
             if value[-1] != "Z":
@@ -3969,44 +4521,17 @@ class GeneralizedTime(UTCTime):
             us_len = len(us)
             if us_len > 6:
                 raise ValueError("only microsecond fractions are supported")
-            us = int(us + ("0" * (6 - us_len)))
-            decoded = datetime(
-                int(value[:4]),  # %Y
-                int(value[4:6]),  # %m
-                int(value[6:8]),  # %d
-                int(value[8:10]),  # %H
-                int(value[10:12]),  # %M
-                int(value[12:14]),  # %S
-                us,  # %f
-            )
-            return decoded
+            us = pureint(us + ("0" * (6 - us_len)))
+            year, month, day, hour, minute, second = str_to_time_fractions(value[:14])
+            return datetime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, us)
         raise ValueError("invalid GeneralizedTime length")
 
-    def _value_sanitize(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, binary_type):
-            try:
-                value_decoded = value.decode("ascii")
-            except (UnicodeEncodeError, UnicodeDecodeError) as err:
-                raise DecodeError("invalid GeneralizedTime encoding: %r" % err)
-            try:
-                self._strptime(value_decoded)
-            except (TypeError, ValueError) as err:
-                raise DecodeError(
-                    "invalid GeneralizedTime format: %r" % err,
-                    klass=self.__class__,
-                )
-            return value
-        if isinstance(value, self.__class__):
-            return value._value
-        if isinstance(value, datetime):
-            encoded = value.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
-            if value.microsecond > 0:
-                encoded = encoded + (".%06d" % value.microsecond).rstrip("0")
-            return (encoded + "Z").encode("ascii")
-        raise InvalidValueType((self.__class__, datetime))
-
-    def todatetime(self):
-        return self._strptime(self._value.decode("ascii"))
+    def _encode_time(self):
+        value = self._value
+        encoded = value.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
+        if value.microsecond > 0:
+            encoded += (".%06d" % value.microsecond).rstrip("0")
+        return (encoded + "Z").encode("ascii")
 
 
 class GraphicString(CommonString):
@@ -4016,13 +4541,6 @@ class GraphicString(CommonString):
     asn1_type_name = "GraphicString"
 
 
-class VisibleString(CommonString):
-    __slots__ = ()
-    tag_default = tag_encode(26)
-    encoding = "ascii"
-    asn1_type_name = "VisibleString"
-
-
 class ISO646String(VisibleString):
     __slots__ = ()
     asn1_type_name = "ISO646String"
@@ -4049,6 +4567,23 @@ class BMPString(CommonString):
     asn1_type_name = "BMPString"
 
 
+ChoiceState = namedtuple("ChoiceState", (
+    "version",
+    "specs",
+    "value",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class Choice(Obj):
     """``CHOICE`` special type
 
@@ -4110,7 +4645,7 @@ class Choice(Obj):
         if len(schema) == 0:
             raise ValueError("schema must be specified")
         self.specs = (
-            schema if isinstance(schema, OrderedDict) else OrderedDict(schema)
+            schema if schema.__class__ == OrderedDict else OrderedDict(schema)
         )
         self._value = None
         if value is not None:
@@ -4122,10 +4657,10 @@ class Choice(Obj):
             default_obj._value = default_value
             self.default = default_obj
             if value is None:
-                self._value = default_obj.copy()._value
+                self._value = copy(default_obj._value)
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, tuple) and len(value) == 2:
+        if (value.__class__ == tuple) and len(value) == 2:
             choice, obj = value
             spec = self.specs.get(choice)
             if spec is None:
@@ -4148,24 +4683,39 @@ class Choice(Obj):
             self._value[1].bered
         )
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__(schema=self.specs)
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        value = self._value
-        if value is not None:
-            obj._value = (value[0], value[1].copy())
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return ChoiceState(
+            __version__,
+            self.specs,
+            copy(self._value),
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(Choice, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self.specs = state.specs
+        self._value = state.value
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, tuple) and len(their) == 2:
+        if (their.__class__ == tuple) and len(their) == 2:
             return self._value == their
         if not isinstance(their, self.__class__):
             return False
@@ -4306,9 +4856,9 @@ class PrimitiveTypes(Choice):
 
     It could be useful for general decoding of some unspecified values:
 
-    >>> PrimitiveTypes().decode(hexdec("0403666f6f"))[0].value
+    >>> PrimitiveTypes().decod(hexdec("0403666f6f")).value
     OCTET STRING 3 bytes 666f6f
-    >>> PrimitiveTypes().decode(hexdec("0203123456"))[0].value
+    >>> PrimitiveTypes().decod(hexdec("0203123456")).value
     INTEGER 1193046
     """
     __slots__ = ()
@@ -4336,6 +4886,22 @@ class PrimitiveTypes(Choice):
     ))
 
 
+AnyState = namedtuple("AnyState", (
+    "version",
+    "value",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+    "defined",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class Any(Obj):
     """``ANY`` special type
 
@@ -4370,7 +4936,7 @@ class Any(Obj):
         self.defined = None
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, binary_type):
+        if value.__class__ == binary_type:
             return value
         if isinstance(value, self.__class__):
             return value._value
@@ -4390,22 +4956,38 @@ class Any(Obj):
             return False
         return self.defined[1].bered
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__()
-        obj._value = self._value
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return AnyState(
+            __version__,
+            self._value,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+            self.defined,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(Any, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self._value = state.value
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
+        self.defined = state.defined
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
-        if isinstance(their, binary_type):
+        if their.__class__ == binary_type:
             return self._value == their
         if issubclass(their.__class__, Any):
             return self._value == their._value
@@ -4478,7 +5060,7 @@ class Any(Obj):
                 _decoded=(offset, 0, tlvlen),
             )
             obj.lenindef = True
-            obj.tag = t
+            obj.tag = t.tobytes()
             return obj, v[EOC_LEN:]
         except DecodeError as err:
             raise err.__class__(
@@ -4502,7 +5084,7 @@ class Any(Obj):
             optional=self.optional,
             _decoded=(offset, 0, tlvlen),
         )
-        obj.tag = t
+        obj.tag = t.tobytes()
         return obj, tail
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -4582,6 +5164,23 @@ def abs_decode_path(decode_path, rel_path):
     return decode_path + rel_path
 
 
+SequenceState = namedtuple("SequenceState", (
+    "version",
+    "specs",
+    "value",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class Sequence(Obj):
     """``SEQUENCE`` structure type
 
@@ -4691,7 +5290,7 @@ class Sequence(Obj):
         if schema is None:
             schema = getattr(self, "schema", ())
         self.specs = (
-            schema if isinstance(schema, OrderedDict) else OrderedDict(schema)
+            schema if schema.__class__ == OrderedDict else OrderedDict(schema)
         )
         self._value = {}
         if value is not None:
@@ -4711,7 +5310,7 @@ class Sequence(Obj):
             default_obj._value = default_value
             self.default = default_obj
             if value is None:
-                self._value = default_obj.copy()._value
+                self._value = copy(default_obj._value)
 
     @property
     def ready(self):
@@ -4721,9 +5320,8 @@ class Sequence(Obj):
                 if spec.optional:
                     continue
                 return False
-            else:
-                if not value.ready:
-                    return False
+            if not value.ready:
+                return False
         return True
 
     @property
@@ -4732,20 +5330,37 @@ class Sequence(Obj):
             return True
         return any(value.bered for value in itervalues(self._value))
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__(schema=self.specs)
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        obj._value = {k: v.copy() for k, v in iteritems(self._value)}
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return SequenceState(
+            __version__,
+            self.specs,
+            {k: copy(v) for k, v in iteritems(self._value)},
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(Sequence, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self.specs = state.specs
+        self._value = state.value
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
         if not isinstance(their, self.__class__):
@@ -5201,17 +5816,37 @@ class Set(Sequence):
             tail = v[EOC_LEN:]
             obj.lenindef = True
         obj._value = values
-        if not obj.ready:
-            raise DecodeError(
-                "not all values are ready",
-                klass=self.__class__,
-                decode_path=decode_path,
-                offset=offset,
-            )
+        for name, spec in iteritems(self.specs):
+            if name not in values and not spec.optional:
+                raise DecodeError(
+                    "%s value is not ready" % name,
+                    klass=self.__class__,
+                    decode_path=decode_path,
+                    offset=offset,
+                )
         obj.ber_encoded = ber_encoded
         return obj, tail
 
 
+SequenceOfState = namedtuple("SequenceOfState", (
+    "version",
+    "spec",
+    "value",
+    "bound_min",
+    "bound_max",
+    "tag",
+    "expl",
+    "default",
+    "optional",
+    "offset",
+    "llen",
+    "vlen",
+    "expl_lenindef",
+    "lenindef",
+    "ber_encoded",
+), **NAMEDTUPLE_KWARGS)
+
+
 class SequenceOf(Obj):
     """``SEQUENCE OF`` sequence type
 
@@ -5257,13 +5892,7 @@ class SequenceOf(Obj):
             optional=False,
             _decoded=(0, 0, 0),
     ):
-        super(SequenceOf, self).__init__(
-            impl,
-            expl,
-            default,
-            optional,
-            _decoded,
-        )
+        super(SequenceOf, self).__init__(impl, expl, default, optional, _decoded)
         if schema is None:
             schema = getattr(self, "schema", None)
         if schema is None:
@@ -5287,7 +5916,7 @@ class SequenceOf(Obj):
             default_obj._value = default_value
             self.default = default_obj
             if value is None:
-                self._value = default_obj.copy()._value
+                self._value = copy(default_obj._value)
 
     def _value_sanitize(self, value):
         if issubclass(value.__class__, SequenceOf):
@@ -5313,22 +5942,41 @@ class SequenceOf(Obj):
             return True
         return any(v.bered for v in self._value)
 
-    def copy(self):
-        obj = self.__class__(schema=self.spec)
-        obj._bound_min = self._bound_min
-        obj._bound_max = self._bound_max
-        obj.tag = self.tag
-        obj._expl = self._expl
-        obj.default = self.default
-        obj.optional = self.optional
-        obj.offset = self.offset
-        obj.llen = self.llen
-        obj.vlen = self.vlen
-        obj.expl_lenindef = self.expl_lenindef
-        obj.lenindef = self.lenindef
-        obj.ber_encoded = self.ber_encoded
-        obj._value = [v.copy() for v in self._value]
-        return obj
+    def __getstate__(self):
+        return SequenceOfState(
+            __version__,
+            self.spec,
+            [copy(v) for v in self._value],
+            self._bound_min,
+            self._bound_max,
+            self.tag,
+            self._expl,
+            self.default,
+            self.optional,
+            self.offset,
+            self.llen,
+            self.vlen,
+            self.expl_lenindef,
+            self.lenindef,
+            self.ber_encoded,
+        )
+
+    def __setstate__(self, state):
+        super(SequenceOf, self).__setstate__(state)
+        self.spec = state.spec
+        self._value = state.value
+        self._bound_min = state.bound_min
+        self._bound_max = state.bound_max
+        self.tag = state.tag
+        self._expl = state.expl
+        self.default = state.default
+        self.optional = state.optional
+        self.offset = state.offset
+        self.llen = state.llen
+        self.vlen = state.vlen
+        self.expl_lenindef = state.expl_lenindef
+        self.lenindef = state.lenindef
+        self.ber_encoded = state.ber_encoded
 
     def __eq__(self, their):
         if isinstance(their, self.__class__):
@@ -5623,8 +6271,8 @@ def generic_decoder():  # pragma: no cover
             for pp in pps:
                 if hasattr(pp, "_fields"):
                     if (
-                        decode_path_only != () and
-                        pp.decode_path[:len(decode_path_only)] != decode_path_only
+                            decode_path_only != () and
+                            pp.decode_path[:len(decode_path_only)] != decode_path_only
                     ):
                         continue
                     if pp.asn1_type_name == Choice.asn1_type_name:
@@ -5642,8 +6290,8 @@ def generic_decoder():  # pragma: no cover
                         decode_path_len_decrease=len(decode_path_only),
                     )
                     for row in pp_console_blob(
-                        pp,
-                        decode_path_len_decrease=len(decode_path_only),
+                            pp,
+                            decode_path_len_decrease=len(decode_path_only),
                     ):
                         yield row
                 else:
@@ -5722,7 +6370,7 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover
     print(pprinter(
         obj,
         oid_maps=oid_maps,
-        with_colours=True if environ.get("NO_COLOR") is None else False,
+        with_colours=environ.get("NO_COLOR") is None,
         with_decode_path=args.print_decode_path,
         decode_path_only=(
             () if args.decode_path_only is None else