An ISO standard (ISO 8824) language for the description of data in records. ASN.1, along with BER, facilitate the exchange of data between applications over networks that is independent of machine architecture and implementation language.

Abstract Syntax Notation number one. Language for abstractly describing messages to be exchanged over a variety of networks. See alsoX.680 to X.683. Used in conjunction with encoding rules such as BER or PER.

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Abstract syntax notation one. OSI language for describing data types independent of particular computer structures and representation techniques. Described by ISO International Standard 8824.

Abstract Syntax Notation One. The notation used to define MIB variables.

Abstract Syntax Notation (1). A method for describing data that is used in many other standards. CCITT, Recommendation X.208, "Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)"

Abstract Syntax Notation is a language for representing data objects. It's popular to use this in specifying cryptographic protocols, usually using DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules), which allows the data layout to be unambiguously specified. See Also: Distinguished Encoding Rules

Abstract Syntax Notation One, the OSI language for describing abstract syntax; ASN.1 is used in SNMP messages.

Abstract Syntax Notation One. A formal language for describing messages to be exchanged between distributed computer systems. Along with an encoding like BER/ DER, ASN.1 can be used to generate and process complex data structures in a standardized and OS-independent manner. For an overview, see A Layman's Guide to a Subset of ASN.1, BER, and DER.

Abstract Syntax Notation 1. Designed as part of the International Telecommunications Union's Open Standards Interconnect ( OSI) effort as a description language for the OSI protocols. See also BER and DER

Abstract Syntax Notation One. Syntax used to define MIBs.

See: Abstract Syntax Notation One

Abstract Syntax Notation One. A specification language used to define interoperable interfaces, based on standard application layer protocols such as Message Handling System (MHS) or Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP).

The ITU-T's Abstract Syntax Notation-1 (X.691). A language for describing data representation. ASN.1 is encoded for use in a protocol using BER (Basic Encoding Rules) or PER (Packed Encoding Rules). In the case of LDAP only the simpler BER is used rather than the stupifyingly complicated PER. ASN.1 is further described.

(Abstract Syntax Notation One) ASN.1 is OSI's notation for for specifying abstract types and values. ASN.1 does not specify how these objects are encoded into bits. This is specified by a set of encoding rules. Two are in common use: the Basic Encoding Rules (BER), and the Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER). BER specifies more than one way to encode some values, while using DER results in a unique encoding for each ASN.1 value. The X.509 certificate specification is specified with ASN.1. Kerberos 5 uses ASN.1 and DER to encode its protocol messages.

Abstract Syntax Notation. An abstract notation for structuring complex data objects.

Abstract Syntax Notation One. ASN.1 is a notation used describe messages. It describes them as a sequence of components. The described components may be sequences also. ASN.1 is used to describe the internals of Kerberos datagrams. Unless you are a software developer, you do not need to gain an understanding of ASN.1.

Abstract Syntax Notation One. A specification understood by network management protocols and used for encoding information between a manager and agents in a machine and network-independent manner.

Abstract Syntax Notation 1, as defined in X.208

(Abstract Syntax Notation One) An international standard that aims at specifying data used in communication protocols. ISO/IEC standard for encoding rules used in ANSI X.509 certificates. Two common types exist: DER (Distinguished Encoding Rules) and BER (Basic Encoding Rules).