`decodeDerBitString`

`decodeDerBitString`

Decodes a BIT STRING element (tag 0x03) into a DerBitString.

Unused trailing bits are returned as encoded, with a violation of X.690 §11.2.1 reported through DerBitString.nonZeroPadding, since certificates in the wild carry them.

ts

function decodeDerBitString(
	element: DerElement,
): DecodeDerResult<DerBitString>

Parameters

element: DerElement