asn1_encode_octet_string(9)

💅 asn1_encode_octet_string(9) 💅

okay so this is the Kernel API Manual page for asn1_encode_octet_string, and it's literally about encoding an ASN.1 OCTET STRING. bestie, we love a niche encoder moment 🦋✨

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💖 NAME 💖

asn1_encode_octet_string — encode an ASN.1 OCTET STRING

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

unsigned char * asn1_encode_octet_string (unsigned char *data , const
       unsigned char *end_data , const unsigned char *string , u32 len );

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• data — pointer to encode at. yes, that's literally the description 😭
• end_data — end of data pointer; it points one beyond the last usable byte in data.
• string — string to be encoded.
• len — length of string.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

🚨 Note: ASN.1 octet strings may contain zeros, so the length is obligatory.

like, the length is not decorative, bestie — it's doing main character work. 💅

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• Kernel file ./lib/asn1_encoder.c
• asn1_encode_integer(9)
• asn1_encode_oid(9)
• asn1_encode_length(9)
• asn1_encode_tag(9)
• asn1_encode_sequence(9)
• asn1_encode_boolean(9)

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signed off with love from ./lib — October 2026 — for asn1_encode_octet_string(9) 💖✨