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@peculiar/asn1-cms
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@peculiar/asn1-cms
ASN.1 schema for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) defined in RFC 5652.
Use the exported classes with @peculiar/asn1-schema helpers such as AsnConvert, AsnParser, and AsnSerializer to parse or serialize DER-encoded data defined by the referenced specification.
Installation
npm install @peculiar/asn1-cms
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Other packages similar to @peculiar/asn1-cms
asn1js
asn1js is a library for encoding and decoding ASN.1 data structures in JavaScript. It provides a more general-purpose ASN.1 handling capability compared to @peculiar/asn1-cms, which is specifically focused on CMS structures.
pkijs
pkijs is a library for working with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in JavaScript. It includes support for CMS, but also provides broader functionality for handling certificates, CRLs, and other PKI-related structures. It is more comprehensive than @peculiar/asn1-cms, which is focused solely on CMS.
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ASN.1 schema for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) defined in RFC 5652.
The npm package @peculiar/asn1-cms receives a total of 9,282,610 weekly downloads. As such, @peculiar/asn1-cms popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @peculiar/asn1-cms demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 7 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 18 Aug 2026
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