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                                                                What are the standards that define OIDs and the OID tree?<a name="1"></a>
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                                                        <div class="answer">
                                                                They are defined in the <a href="standards.htm">Recommendation ITU-T
                                                                        X.660 | ISO/IEC 9834 series</a>, and in particular in <a href="https://itu.int/ITU-T/X.660">Rec.
                                                                        ITU-T X.660 | ISO/IEC 9834-1</a>.<br>Binary encodings of OIDs are specified in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.690/en">Rec.
                                                                        ITU-T X.690 | ISO/IEC 8825-1</a> for the Binary (BER) and Distinguished
                                                                (DER) Encoding rules, in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.691/en">Rec.
                                                                        ITU-T X.691 | ISO/IEC 8825-2</a> for the Packed Encoding rules (PER).
                                                                An XML encoding of OIDs is specified in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.693/en">Rec.

                                                                                the quick <a href="doc/introduction%20to%20object%20identifiers%20(OIDs).pdf">introduction
                                                                                        to OIDs</a>;
                                                                        </li>
                                                                        <li>the ITU handbook "<a href="https://www.itu.int/pub/T-HDB-LNG.4-2010">Object identifiers (OIDs) and their registration authorities</a>";</li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                section 10.8 of Olivier Dubuisson's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/resources/books-whitepapers-pubs/asn1-books.html#dubuisson">book
                                                                                        &quot;ASN.1 - Communication between heterogeneous systems&quot;</a>;
                                                                        </li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                John Larmouth's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/resources/books-whitepapers-pubs/asn1-books.html#larmouth">book
                                                                                        &quot;ASN.1 complete&quot;</a>;
                                                                        </li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                John Larmouth's tutorial &quot;Registration authorities
                                                                                for OID components&quot; [<a href="doc/OID-tutorial.htm">html</a>]

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                                                        <div class="answer">
                                                                The shortest and easiest means is to append the OID (whether it is
                                                                in <a href="#17">ASN.1 notation</a>, <a href="#14">dot notation</a>,
                                                                <a href="#iri">IRI notation</a> or <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3061">URN
                                                                        notation</a>) to the <a href="/get/">http://oid-info.com/get/</a>
                                                                URL, <em>e.g.</em>:
                                                                <ul>
                                                                        <li> <a href="/get/2.999">http://oid-info.com/get/2.999</a> (recommended);</li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                <a href="/get/%7Bjoint-iso-itu-t%20example(999)%7D">http://oid-info.com/get/{joint
                                                                                        iso-itu-t example(999)}</a> (ASN.1 notation);
                                                                        </li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                <a href="/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example">http://oid-info.com/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example</a>
                                                                                or <a href="/get//2/999">http://oid-info.com/get//2/999</a> (OID-IRI
                                                                                notation; with a '/' at the beginning of the OID notation, hence
                                                                                two '/'s after 'get');
                                                                        </li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                <a href="/get//Example">http://oid-info.com/get//Example</a>
                                                                                (OID-IRI notation using a long arc; with a '/' at the beginning
                                                                                of the OID notation, hence two '/'s after 'get');
                                                                        </li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                <a href="/get/urn:oid:2.999">http://oid-info.com/get/urn:oid:2.999</a>
                                                                                (URN notation).<br><br></li>
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                                                                Which features are offered by this repository?<a name="19"></a><a name="features"></a>
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                                                                The <a href="display-example.htm">description page</a> for each OID
                                                                offers the following features:
                                                                <ul type="disc">
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                have a synthetic <a href="/cgi-bin/display?tree=">graphical
                                                                                        view</a> of the tree (click on the
                                                                                        <img src="images/mm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Folding the subtree">
                                                                                        and
                                                                                        <img src="images/pm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Unfolding the subtree">
                                                                                        icons to fold and unfold arcs);
                                                                        </li>
                                                                        <li>display the description of another OID (the &quot;Go&quot; button);</li>
                                                                        <li>
                                                                                use the &quot;remote control&quot; to display the description
                                                                                of:

                                                                      <li>highlight the line for DictionarySearch, then click on the "Options"
                                                                        button;</li>
                                                                      <li>add a new Dictionary with the following information (this will
                                                                        display the description of the selected OID in dot notation; it
                                                                        doesn't work well for a selected OID in ASN.1 notation because
                                                                        the closing parentheses are removed for whatever reason):<br><em>Text</em>: <code>Search for OID "$"</code><br><em>Access key</em>: <code>O</code><br><em>URL</em>: <code>http://oid-info.com/cgi-bin/display?oid=$&amp;a=display</code></li>
                                                                      <li>This other new &quot;Dictionary&quot; may also be useful (it
                                                                        will display a tree for the selected OID in dot notation):<br><em>Text</em>: <code>Display tree for OID "$"</code><br><em>Access key</em>: <code>T</code><br><em>URL</em>: <code>http://oid-info.com/cgi-bin/display?oid=$&a=tree</code>
                                                                      </li>
                                                                    </ul> --> - See also <a href="#8">question 8</a>.<br><br></div>
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144	What are the standards that define OIDs and the OID tree?<a name="1"></a>	144	What are the standards that define OIDs and the OID tree?<a name="1"></a>
145	<a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a>	145	<a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a>
146	</div>	146	</div>
147	<div class="answer">	147	<div class="answer">
148	They are defined in the <a href="standards.htm">Recommendation ITU-T	148	They are defined in the <a href="standards.htm">Recommendation ITU-T
149	X.660 \| ISO/IEC 9834 series</a>, and in particular in <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/X.660">Rec.	149	X.660 \| ISO/IEC 9834 series</a>, and in particular in <a href="https://itu.int/ITU-T/X.660">Rec.
150	ITU-T X.660 \| ISO/IEC 9834-1</a>.<br>Binary encodings of OIDs are specified in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.690/en">Rec.	150	ITU-T X.660 \| ISO/IEC 9834-1</a>.<br>Binary encodings of OIDs are specified in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.690/en">Rec.
151	ITU-T X.690 \| ISO/IEC 8825-1</a> for the Binary (BER) and Distinguished	151	ITU-T X.690 \| ISO/IEC 8825-1</a> for the Binary (BER) and Distinguished
152	(DER) Encoding rules, in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.691/en">Rec.	152	(DER) Encoding rules, in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.691/en">Rec.
153	ITU-T X.691 \| ISO/IEC 8825-2</a> for the Packed Encoding rules (PER).	153	ITU-T X.691 \| ISO/IEC 8825-2</a> for the Packed Encoding rules (PER).
154	An XML encoding of OIDs is specified in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.693/en">Rec.	154	An XML encoding of OIDs is specified in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.693/en">Rec.
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237	the quick <a href="doc/introduction%20to%20object%20identifiers%20(OIDs).pdf">introduction	237	the quick <a href="doc/introduction%20to%20object%20identifiers%20(OIDs).pdf">introduction
238	to OIDs</a>;	238	to OIDs</a>;
239	</li>	239	</li>
240	<li>the ITU handbook "<a href="https://www.itu.int/pub/T-HDB-LNG.4-2010">Object identifiers (OIDs) and their registration authorities</a>";</li>	240	<li>the ITU handbook "<a href="https://www.itu.int/pub/T-HDB-LNG.4-2010">Object identifiers (OIDs) and their registration authorities</a>";</li>
241	<li>	241	<li>
242	section 10.8 of Olivier Dubuisson's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/dubuisson.html">book	242	section 10.8 of Olivier Dubuisson's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/resources/books-whitepapers-pubs/asn1-books.html#dubuisson">book
243	"ASN.1 - Communication between heterogeneous systems"</a>;	243	"ASN.1 - Communication between heterogeneous systems"</a>;
244	</li>	244	</li>
245	<li>	245	<li>
246	John Larmouth's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/larmouth.html">book	246	John Larmouth's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/resources/books-whitepapers-pubs/asn1-books.html#larmouth">book
247	"ASN.1 complete"</a>;	247	"ASN.1 complete"</a>;
248	</li>	248	</li>
249	<li>	249	<li>
250	John Larmouth's tutorial "Registration authorities	250	John Larmouth's tutorial "Registration authorities
251	for OID components" [<a href="doc/OID-tutorial.htm">html</a>]	251	for OID components" [<a href="doc/OID-tutorial.htm">html</a>]
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371	</div>	371	</div>
372	<div class="answer">	372	<div class="answer">
373	The shortest and easiest means is to append the OID (whether it is	373	The shortest and easiest means is to append the OID (whether it is
374	in <a href="#17">ASN.1 notation</a>, <a href="#14">dot notation</a>,	374	in <a href="#17">ASN.1 notation</a>, <a href="#14">dot notation</a>,
375	<a href="#iri">IRI notation</a> or <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3061">URN	375	<a href="#iri">IRI notation</a> or <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3061">URN
376	notation</a>) to the <a href="/get/">https://oid-info.com/get/</a>	376	notation</a>) to the <a href="/get/">http://oid-info.com/get/</a>
377	URL, <em>e.g.</em>:	377	URL, <em>e.g.</em>:
378	<ul>	378	<ul>
379	<li> <a href="/get/2.999">https://oid-info.com/get/2.999</a> (recommended);</li>	379	<li> <a href="/get/2.999">http://oid-info.com/get/2.999</a> (recommended);</li>
380	<li>	380	<li>
381	<a href="/get/%7Bjoint-iso-itu-t%20example(999)%7D">https://oid-info.com/get/{joint	381	<a href="/get/%7Bjoint-iso-itu-t%20example(999)%7D">http://oid-info.com/get/{joint
382	iso-itu-t example(999)}</a> (ASN.1 notation);	382	iso-itu-t example(999)}</a> (ASN.1 notation);
383	</li>	383	</li>
384	<li>	384	<li>
385	<a href="/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example">https://oid-info.com/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example</a>	385	<a href="/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example">http://oid-info.com/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example</a>
386	or <a href="/get//2/999">https://oid-info.com/get//2/999</a> (OID-IRI	386	or <a href="/get//2/999">http://oid-info.com/get//2/999</a> (OID-IRI
387	notation; with a '/' at the beginning of the OID notation, hence	387	notation; with a '/' at the beginning of the OID notation, hence
388	two '/'s after 'get');	388	two '/'s after 'get');
389	</li>	389	</li>
390	<li>	390	<li>
391	<a href="/get//Example">https://oid-info.com/get//Example</a>	391	<a href="/get//Example">http://oid-info.com/get//Example</a>
392	(OID-IRI notation using a long arc; with a '/' at the beginning	392	(OID-IRI notation using a long arc; with a '/' at the beginning
393	of the OID notation, hence two '/'s after 'get');	393	of the OID notation, hence two '/'s after 'get');
394	</li>	394	</li>
395	<li>	395	<li>
396	<a href="/get/urn:oid:2.999">https://oid-info.com/get/urn:oid:2.999</a>	396	<a href="/get/urn:oid:2.999">http://oid-info.com/get/urn:oid:2.999</a>
397	(URN notation).<br><br></li>	397	(URN notation).<br><br></li>
398	</ul>	398	</ul>
399	</div>	399	</div>
400	</li>	400	</li>
401	<li>	401	<li>
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681	Which features are offered by this repository?<a name="19"></a><a name="features"></a>	681	Which features are offered by this repository?<a name="19"></a><a name="features"></a>
682	<a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a>	682	<a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a>
683	</div>	683	</div>
684	<div class="answer">	684	<div class="answer">
685	The <a href="display-example.htm">description page</a> for each OID	685	The <a href="display-example.htm">description page</a> for each OID
686	offers the ability to:	686	offers the following features:
687	<ul type="disc">	687	<ul type="disc">
688	<li>	688	<li>
689	have a synthetic <a href="/cgi-bin/display?tree=">graphical	689	have a synthetic <a href="/cgi-bin/display?tree=">graphical
-		690	view</a> of the tree (click on the
-		691	<img src="images/mm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Folding the subtree">
-		692	and
690	view</a> of the tree (click on the<img src="images/pm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Unfolding the subtree">and<img src="images/mm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Folding the subtree">icons to	693	<img src="images/pm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Unfolding the subtree">
691	fold and unfold arcs);	694	icons to fold and unfold arcs);
692	</li>	695	</li>
693	<li>display the description of another OID (the "Go" button);</li>	696	<li>display the description of another OID (the "Go" button);</li>
694	<li>	697	<li>
695	use the "remote control" to display the description	698	use the "remote control" to display the description
696	of:	699	of:
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894	<li>highlight the line for DictionarySearch, then click on the "Options"	897	<li>highlight the line for DictionarySearch, then click on the "Options"
895	button;</li>	898	button;</li>
896	<li>add a new Dictionary with the following information (this will	899	<li>add a new Dictionary with the following information (this will
897	display the description of the selected OID in dot notation; it	900	display the description of the selected OID in dot notation; it
898	doesn't work well for a selected OID in ASN.1 notation because	901	doesn't work well for a selected OID in ASN.1 notation because
899	the closing parentheses are removed for whatever reason):<br><em>Text</em>: <code>Search for OID "$"</code><br><em>Access key</em>: <code>O</code><br><em>URL</em>: <code>https://oid-info.com/cgi-bin/display?oid=$&a=display</code></li>	902	the closing parentheses are removed for whatever reason):<br><em>Text</em>: <code>Search for OID "$"</code><br><em>Access key</em>: <code>O</code><br><em>URL</em>: <code>http://oid-info.com/cgi-bin/display?oid=$&a=display</code></li>
900	<li>This other new "Dictionary" may also be useful (it	903	<li>This other new "Dictionary" may also be useful (it
901	will display a tree for the selected OID in dot notation):<br><em>Text</em>: <code>Display tree for OID "$"</code><br><em>Access key</em>: <code>T</code><br><em>URL</em>: <code>https://oid-info.com/cgi-bin/display?oid=$&a=tree</code>	904	will display a tree for the selected OID in dot notation):<br><em>Text</em>: <code>Display tree for OID "$"</code><br><em>Access key</em>: <code>T</code><br><em>URL</em>: <code>http://oid-info.com/cgi-bin/display?oid=$&a=tree</code>
902	</li>	905	</li>
903	</ul> --> - See also <a href="#8">question 8</a>.<br><br></div>	906	</ul> --> - See also <a href="#8">question 8</a>.<br><br></div>
904	</li>	907	</li>
905	<li>	908	<li>
906	<div class="question">	909	<div class="question">
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1149	if (Date.parse(document.lastModified) != 0)	1152	if (Date.parse(document.lastModified) != 0)
1150	document.write(d.getDate()+" "+month[d.getMonth()]+" "+d.getFullYear());	1153	document.write(d.getDate()+" "+month[d.getMonth()]+" "+d.getFullYear());
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1152	27 Nov 2022	1155	28 Nov 2022
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