Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [PATCH] Indicate Empty bitstrings in BER dissector
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From: "Graeme Lunt" <graeme.lunt@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:24:20 +0100
Stig,

Checked in - 20834. 
Thanks for your attention to detail.

Graeme 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Stig Bjørlykke
> Sent: 17 February 2007 12:46
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: [Wireshark-dev] [PATCH] Indicate Empty bitstrings in 
> BER dissector
> 
> Hi.
> 
>  From X.690:
> 8.6.2.3 "If the bitstring is empty, there shall be no subsequent  
> octets, and the initial octet shall be zero."
> 
> The BER dissector marks empty bitstrings as "Padding", but I think  
> it's better to mark this as "Empty".
> 
> 
> -- 
> Stig Bjørlykke
> 
>