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| 65 | What are the standards that define OIDs and the OID tree?<a name="1"></a> |
65 | What are the standards that define OIDs and the OID tree?<a name="1"></a> |
| 66 | <a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a> |
66 | <a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a> |
| 67 | </div> |
67 | </div> |
| 68 | <div class="answer"> |
68 | <div class="answer"> |
| 69 | They are defined in the <a href="standards.htm">Recommendation ITU-T |
69 | They are defined in the <a href="standards.htm">Recommendation ITU-T |
| 70 | X.660 | ISO/IEC 9834 series</a>, and in particular in <a href="https://www.itu.int/ITU-T/X.660">Rec. |
70 | X.660 | ISO/IEC 9834 series</a>, and in particular in <a href="https://itu.int/ITU-T/X.660">Rec. |
| 71 | 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. |
71 | 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. |
| 72 | ITU-T X.690 | ISO/IEC 8825-1</a> for the Binary (BER) and Distinguished |
72 | ITU-T X.690 | ISO/IEC 8825-1</a> for the Binary (BER) and Distinguished |
| 73 | (DER) Encoding rules, in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.691/en">Rec. |
73 | (DER) Encoding rules, in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.691/en">Rec. |
| 74 | ITU-T X.691 | ISO/IEC 8825-2</a> for the Packed Encoding rules (PER). |
74 | ITU-T X.691 | ISO/IEC 8825-2</a> for the Packed Encoding rules (PER). |
| 75 | An XML encoding of OIDs is specified in <a href="https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-X.693/en">Rec. |
75 | 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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| 158 | the quick <a href="doc/introduction%20to%20object%20identifiers%20(OIDs).pdf">introduction |
158 | the quick <a href="doc/introduction%20to%20object%20identifiers%20(OIDs).pdf">introduction |
| 159 | to OIDs</a>; |
159 | to OIDs</a>; |
| 160 | </li> |
160 | </li> |
| 161 | <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> |
161 | <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> |
| 162 | <li> |
162 | <li> |
| 163 | section 10.8 of Olivier Dubuisson's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/dubuisson.html">book |
163 | section 10.8 of Olivier Dubuisson's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/resources/books-whitepapers-pubs/asn1-books.html#dubuisson">book |
| 164 | "ASN.1 - Communication between heterogeneous systems"</a>; |
164 | "ASN.1 - Communication between heterogeneous systems"</a>; |
| 165 | </li> |
165 | </li> |
| 166 | <li> |
166 | <li> |
| 167 | John Larmouth's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/larmouth.html">book |
167 | John Larmouth's <a href="https://www.oss.com/asn1/resources/books-whitepapers-pubs/asn1-books.html#larmouth">book |
| 168 | "ASN.1 complete"</a>; |
168 | "ASN.1 complete"</a>; |
| 169 | </li> |
169 | </li> |
| 170 | <li> |
170 | <li> |
| 171 | John Larmouth's tutorial "Registration authorities |
171 | John Larmouth's tutorial "Registration authorities |
| 172 | for OID components" [<a href="doc/OID-tutorial.htm">html</a>] |
172 | for OID components" [<a href="doc/OID-tutorial.htm">html</a>] |
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| 292 | </div> |
292 | </div> |
| 293 | <div class="answer"> |
293 | <div class="answer"> |
| 294 | The shortest and easiest means is to append the OID (whether it is |
294 | The shortest and easiest means is to append the OID (whether it is |
| 295 | in <a href="#17">ASN.1 notation</a>, <a href="#14">dot notation</a>, |
295 | in <a href="#17">ASN.1 notation</a>, <a href="#14">dot notation</a>, |
| 296 | <a href="#iri">IRI notation</a> or <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3061">URN |
296 | <a href="#iri">IRI notation</a> or <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3061">URN |
| 297 | notation</a>) to the <a href="/get/">https://oid-info.com/get/</a> |
297 | notation</a>) to the <a href="/get/">http://oid-info.com/get/</a> |
| 298 | URL, <em>e.g.</em>: |
298 | URL, <em>e.g.</em>: |
| 299 | <ul> |
299 | <ul> |
| 300 | <li> <a href="/get/2.999">https://oid-info.com/get/2.999</a> (recommended);</li> |
300 | <li> <a href="/get/2.999">http://oid-info.com/get/2.999</a> (recommended);</li> |
| 301 | <li> |
301 | <li> |
| 302 | <a href="/get/%7Bjoint-iso-itu-t%20example(999)%7D">https://oid-info.com/get/{joint |
302 | <a href="/get/%7Bjoint-iso-itu-t%20example(999)%7D">http://oid-info.com/get/{joint |
| 303 | iso-itu-t example(999)}</a> (ASN.1 notation); |
303 | iso-itu-t example(999)}</a> (ASN.1 notation); |
| 304 | </li> |
304 | </li> |
| 305 | <li> |
305 | <li> |
| 306 | <a href="/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example">https://oid-info.com/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example</a> |
306 | <a href="/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example">http://oid-info.com/get//Joint-ISO-ITU-T/Example</a> |
| 307 | or <a href="/get//2/999">https://oid-info.com/get//2/999</a> (OID-IRI |
307 | or <a href="/get//2/999">http://oid-info.com/get//2/999</a> (OID-IRI |
| 308 | notation; with a '/' at the beginning of the OID notation, hence |
308 | notation; with a '/' at the beginning of the OID notation, hence |
| 309 | two '/'s after 'get'); |
309 | two '/'s after 'get'); |
| 310 | </li> |
310 | </li> |
| 311 | <li> |
311 | <li> |
| 312 | <a href="/get//Example">https://oid-info.com/get//Example</a> |
312 | <a href="/get//Example">http://oid-info.com/get//Example</a> |
| 313 | (OID-IRI notation using a long arc; with a '/' at the beginning |
313 | (OID-IRI notation using a long arc; with a '/' at the beginning |
| 314 | of the OID notation, hence two '/'s after 'get'); |
314 | of the OID notation, hence two '/'s after 'get'); |
| 315 | </li> |
315 | </li> |
| 316 | <li> |
316 | <li> |
| 317 | <a href="/get/urn:oid:2.999">https://oid-info.com/get/urn:oid:2.999</a> |
317 | <a href="/get/urn:oid:2.999">http://oid-info.com/get/urn:oid:2.999</a> |
| 318 | (URN notation).<br><br></li> |
318 | (URN notation).<br><br></li> |
| 319 | </ul> |
319 | </ul> |
| 320 | </div> |
320 | </div> |
| 321 | </li> |
321 | </li> |
| 322 | <li> |
322 | <li> |
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| 602 | Which features are offered by this repository?<a name="19"></a><a name="features"></a> |
602 | Which features are offered by this repository?<a name="19"></a><a name="features"></a> |
| 603 | <a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a> |
603 | <a href="#top"><img src="images/page_top_fleche.png" width="27" height="17" border="0"></a> |
| 604 | </div> |
604 | </div> |
| 605 | <div class="answer"> |
605 | <div class="answer"> |
| 606 | The <a href="display-example.htm">description page</a> for each OID |
606 | The <a href="display-example.htm">description page</a> for each OID |
| 607 | offers the ability to: |
607 | offers the following features: |
| 608 | <ul type="disc"> |
608 | <ul type="disc"> |
| 609 | <li> |
609 | <li> |
| 610 | have a synthetic <a href="/cgi-bin/display?tree=">graphical |
610 | have a synthetic <a href="/cgi-bin/display?tree=">graphical |
| - | 611 | view</a> of the tree (click on the |
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| - | 612 | <img src="images/mm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Folding the subtree"> |
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| - | 613 | and |
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| 611 | 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 |
614 | <img src="images/pm.gif" width="19" height="18" alt="Unfolding the subtree"> |
| 612 | fold and unfold arcs); |
615 | icons to fold and unfold arcs); |
| 613 | </li> |
616 | </li> |
| 614 | <li>display the description of another OID (the "Go" button);</li> |
617 | <li>display the description of another OID (the "Go" button);</li> |
| 615 | <li> |
618 | <li> |
| 616 | use the "remote control" to display the description |
619 | use the "remote control" to display the description |
| 617 | of: |
620 | of: |
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| 815 | <li>highlight the line for DictionarySearch, then click on the "Options" |
818 | <li>highlight the line for DictionarySearch, then click on the "Options" |
| 816 | button;</li> |
819 | button;</li> |
| 817 | <li>add a new Dictionary with the following information (this will |
820 | <li>add a new Dictionary with the following information (this will |
| 818 | display the description of the selected OID in dot notation; it |
821 | display the description of the selected OID in dot notation; it |
| 819 | doesn't work well for a selected OID in ASN.1 notation because |
822 | doesn't work well for a selected OID in ASN.1 notation because |
| 820 | 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> |
823 | 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> |
| 821 | <li>This other new "Dictionary" may also be useful (it |
824 | <li>This other new "Dictionary" may also be useful (it |
| 822 | 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> |
825 | 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> |
| 823 | </li> |
826 | </li> |
| 824 | </ul> --> - See also <a href="#8">question 8</a>.<br><br></div> |
827 | </ul> --> - See also <a href="#8">question 8</a>.<br><br></div> |
| 825 | </li> |
828 | </li> |
| 826 | <li> |
829 | <li> |
| 827 | <div class="question"> |
830 | <div class="question"> |