> From: openssl-users [mailto:openssl-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Viktor Dukhovni > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 14:07 > To: openssl-users@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > On Mar 21, 2019, at 1:57 PM, Viktor Dukhovni <openssl-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > 2. Emit a "harmless" default OID (such as 0.0), returning to > > the behaviour prior to 1.0.1i What about registering a new OID for "missing required object"? Then at least there'd be a standard way to represent this case, and other parsers could decide to accommodate it however they prefer. I'm by no means an ASN.1 expert, so this may be a dumb idea. -- Michael Wojcik Distinguished Engineer, Micro Focus