Chapter 17. Creating ASN.1 Dissectors

The asn2wrs compiler can be used to create a dissector from an ASN.1 specification of a protocol. It is a work in progress but has been used to create a number of dissectors.

It supports:

ITU-T Recommendation X.680 (07/2002), Information technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation
ITU-T Recommendation X.681 (07/2002), Information technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Information object specification
ITU-T Recommendation X.682 (07/2002), Information technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Constraint specification
ITU-T Recommendation X.683 (07/2002), Information technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Parameterization of ASN.1 specifications

It has inbuilt support for:

ITU-T Recommendation X.880 (07/1994), Information technology - Remote Operations: Concepts, model and notation

17.1. About ASN.1

The most useful first step in writing an ASN.1-based dissector is to learn about ASN.1. There are a number of free resources available to help with this. One collection of such resources is maintained on the ASN.1 Consortium’s web site.

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