libtasn1

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  "why_use_this": "Core dependency for certificate handling, TLS, and cryptographic protocols\u2014used by GnuTLS, OpenSSL, and many security tools. If you\u0027re building software that needs X.509 certificate or PKI support, this is the standard LGPL-licensed alternative to bundling your own ASN.1 parser. Primarily a build-time or runtime dependency rather than a direct CLI tool."
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