Java ASN.1 compiler

Question

Right now I'm using BinaryNotes to parse ASN.1 files for use in a Java project. It takes an ASN.1 definition and produces Java class(s) that let me manipulate ASN.1 files.

I've hit a wall with extension markers (...) because it doesn't support them. The source forge project page says they're coming in the next release, but the last release was nearly 2 years ago so I fear the project is dead.

Can anyone recommend an easy (and $free) replacement that does a similar thing and does support extension markers?

Answer 1

Have you tried Bouncy Castle.

From the site:

Bouncy Castle Crypto APIs for Java consist of the following:

• A lightweight cryptography API.
• A provider for the Java Cryptography Extension and the Java Cryptography Architecture.
• A clean room implementation of the JCE 1.2.1.
• A library for reading and writing encoded ASN.1 objects.
• ...