Introducing Swift Certificates and Swift ASN.1

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A new Swift blog post/announcement has been posted!

I’m excited to announce two new open source Swift packages: swift-certificates and swift-asn1. Together, these libraries provide developers a faster and safer implementation of X.509 certificates, a critical technology that powers the security of TLS.

X.509 and ASN.1

What are X.509 certificates?

X.509 certificates are a commonly-used identity format to cryptographically attest to the identity of an actor in a system. They form part of the X.509 standard for defining a public key infrastructure (PKI). X.509-style PKIs are commonly used in cases where it is necessary to delegate the authority to attest to an actor’s identity to a small number of trusted parties, called Certificate Authorities.

Most of us experience X.509 in the form of TLS certificates, but they have a wide range of other u...

Get the full details here: Swift.org - Introducing Swift Certificates and Swift ASN.1