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'''Abstract Syntax Notation''' (ASN.1) is a messaging scheme originated in the 1980's as part of the effort to achieve electronic commerce between companies. | '''Abstract Syntax Notation''' (ASN.1) is a messaging scheme originated in the 1980's as part of the effort to achieve electronic commerce between companies. The term actually applies to several different things: | ||
*A human-readable metalanguage used in describing protocols | |||
*An exchange format for exchanging abstract information between computers, using various ''encoding rules'' to put specific content into the transfer syntax, including: | |||
**Basic Encoding Rules | |||
**Cryptographic Encoding Rules | |||
While ASN.1 was originally developed for the [[Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model]] architecture, an ASN.1 subset provides both the metalanguage for describing the objects in the [[Management Information Base]] of [[Internet Protocol Suite]] implementations, which are manipulated by the [[Simple Network Management Protocol]]. | |||
Revision as of 18:47, 3 December 2008
Abstract Syntax Notation (ASN.1) is a messaging scheme originated in the 1980's as part of the effort to achieve electronic commerce between companies. The term actually applies to several different things:
- A human-readable metalanguage used in describing protocols
- An exchange format for exchanging abstract information between computers, using various encoding rules to put specific content into the transfer syntax, including:
- Basic Encoding Rules
- Cryptographic Encoding Rules
While ASN.1 was originally developed for the Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model architecture, an ASN.1 subset provides both the metalanguage for describing the objects in the Management Information Base of Internet Protocol Suite implementations, which are manipulated by the Simple Network Management Protocol.