encodeRelativeDistinguishedName

encodeRelativeDistinguishedName

DER-encodes a single RelativeDistinguishedName (RDN).

Returns a DER SET OF name attributes for one X.509 name segment.
Use this when you need a multi-valued RDN.

function encodeRelativeDistinguishedName(
	attributes: RelativeDistinguishedNameInput,
): Uint8Array

Parameters

• attributes: RelativeDistinguishedNameInput — Attribute list to encode inside one RDN.

Returns — DER-encoded RelativeDistinguishedName bytes.

Throws

• ResultError — If the attribute list is empty, contains an unsupported field key, an empty or over-long value, or an invalid country code.

See also

• RFC 5280 Appendix A.1

  Attribute OIDs and ASN.1 string encodings come from NAME_FIELD_DEFINITIONS.

Examples

const rdn = encodeRelativeDistinguishedName([
	{ type: 'commonName', value: 'example.com' },
	{ type: 'serialNumber', value: 'device-7' },
]);

// emits one RDN with both attributes in the same SET