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GenericASN1Ext Plug-in Module
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attribute.<n>.
source
Specifies the data source for attribute
n
in the extension, where
n
is an identifier
assigned to identify parameters pertaining to a specific attribute. The value of
n
can
be
0
to
9
.
In some cases, it may be preferable to put the value of an attribute in a file, instead of
specifying it in the configuration parameters. This may be the case if the value of the
attribute is a long text file or octet-string, for example.
Permissible values:
Value
or
File
. (The attribute’s
value
parameter is interpreted
according to the value specified for this parameter.)
•
Value
specifies that the attribute’s
value
parameter is literally the value to be
inserted in the extension (default).
•
File
specifies that the attribute’s
value
parameter is a fully-qualified pathname
of a file containing the value to be inserted in the extension.
Example:
Value
attribute.<n>.
value
Specifies the data value for attribute
n
, where
n
is an identifier assigned to identify
parameters pertaining to a specific attribute. The value of
n
can be
0
to
9
.
Permissible values: Depends on the data type and source you selected.
• If the data type is
Integer
, enter an integer in decimal notation as value. For
example,
1234567890
.
• If the data type is
IA5String
, enter a normal string as value. For example,
Test
of IA5String
.
• If the data type is
OctetString
and if the data source is
Value
, enter the value
in colon-separated ASCII hexadecimal encoding notation. For example,
11:22:33:44:A0:B0:C0:D0:E0:F0
.
If data source is
File
, enter the complete file path, including the filename, in the
specified format; for example,
/usr/customExt/octet_string_value.txt
.
When specifying file path in a Windows NT system do not use the NT native file
separator, the backward slash (
\
). Use Unix style file separator, the forward slash
(
/
), instead.
• If the data type is
PrintableString
, enter a normal string as value. For
example,
This_is_a_printable_string
.
• If the data type is
UTCTime
, enter a date in
mm/dd/yy
format. For example, April
5, 2000 would be
4/5/00
and October 10, 2001 would be
10/10/01
.
• If the data type is
OID
, enter a valid OID. For example,
11.33.234.99
.
• If the data type is
Boolean
, enter
true
or
false
as value. For example,
true
.
Table 4-11
Description of parameters defined in the GenericASN1Ext module (Continued)
Parameter Description