X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?p=pyderasn.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.rst;h=2aaa14419e2dc48f49f22c3b17bdd1f6a6c06a90;hp=0197abd30efb6c9dfd4a572e4ea178b7cb3a85b6;hb=ec180a333b81b220e5325bdba75dcbc44b4311c6;hpb=3bdec8f765e0fa8ed27162a8c0abe391a44dc664 diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index 0197abd..2aaa144 100644 --- a/doc/index.rst +++ b/doc/index.rst @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -======================================== -PyDERASN -- ASN.1 DER library for Python -======================================== +============================================================ +PyDERASN -- strict and fast ASN.1 DER/BER library for Python +============================================================ .. @@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ PyDERASN -- ASN.1 DER library for Python (C) PyDERASN's author `ASN.1 `__ (Abstract Syntax -Notation One) is a standard for abstract data serialization. -`DER `__ -(Distinguished Encoding Rules) is a subset of encoding rules suitable -and widely used in cryptography-related stuff. PyDERASN is yet another -library for dealing with the data encoded that way. Although ASN.1 is +Notation One) is a standard for abstract data serialization. PyDERASN is +yet another library for dealing with ASN.1 structures, decoding them in +`BER/CER/DER `__ formats and +encoding to DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules). Although ASN.1 is written more than 30 years ago by wise Ancients (taken from ``pyasn1``'s README), it is still often can be seen anywhere in our life. PyDERASN is `free software `__, -licenced under `GNU LGPLv3+ `__. +licenced under `GNU LGPLv3 `__. .. figure:: pprinting.png :alt: Pretty printing example output @@ -29,6 +28,8 @@ licenced under `GNU LGPLv3+ `__. :maxdepth: 1 features + performance + limitations examples reference news