pvutils is a set of common utility functions used in various Peculiar Ventures Javascript based projects.
Some example capabilities included in pvutils include:
The asn1js package provides a comprehensive library for encoding and decoding ASN.1 data structures in JavaScript. It offers more advanced ASN.1 parsing and encoding capabilities compared to pvutils, making it suitable for more complex cryptographic applications.
The buffer package is a core Node.js module that provides a way to handle binary data directly in JavaScript. While it does not offer specific utilities for ASN.1 or DER encoding, it provides a robust set of methods for manipulating binary data, which can be used in conjunction with other libraries like pvutils.
The jsrsasign package is a comprehensive library for cryptographic operations in JavaScript, including ASN.1 encoding and decoding. It offers a broader range of cryptographic functionalities compared to pvutils, making it a more versatile choice for security-related applications.
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Common utilities for products from Peculiar Ventures
The npm package pvutils receives a total of 4,647,167 weekly downloads. As such, pvutils popularity was classified as popular.
We found that pvutils demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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