X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?p=pyderasn.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Findex.rst;h=b9c56a343534d7728abe5d83fbe59d261cf91a3d;hp=0197abd30efb6c9dfd4a572e4ea178b7cb3a85b6;hb=HEAD;hpb=3bdec8f765e0fa8ed27162a8c0abe391a44dc664 diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index 0197abd..b9c56a3 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/CER/BER library for Python +================================================================ .. @@ -8,27 +8,23 @@ 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 -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. +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 either DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules) or CER (Canonical +Encoding Rules). Although ASN.1 is written more than 30 years ago by wise +Ancients (taken from ``pyasn1``'s README), it is still often can be seen +anywhere in our life. PyDERASN is `free software `__, -licenced under `GNU LGPLv3+ `__. - -.. figure:: pprinting.png - :alt: Pretty printing example output - - An example of pretty printed X.509 certificate with automatically - parsed DEFINED BY fields. +licenced under `GNU LGPLv3 `__. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 features + performance + limitations examples reference news @@ -36,3 +32,19 @@ licenced under `GNU LGPLv3+ `__. download thanks feedback + +There are articles about its history and usage: + +* `Как я написал ASN.1 библиотеку с slots and blobs `__ (on russian) +* `Как я добавил big-data поддержку `__ (on russian) + +.. figure:: pprinting.webp + :alt: Pretty printing example output + + An example of pretty printed X.509 certificate with automatically + parsed DEFINED BY fields. + +.. figure:: browser.webp + :alt: ASN.1 browser example + + An example of browser running.