parseFirst

Parses the first ASN.1 element from the given source within the specified limit.

Return

A pair containing the parsed ASN.1 element and the total number of bytes consumed.

Parameters

source

The input source from which the ASN.1 element will be read.

limit

The maximum allowed total number of encoded DER bytes to consume. This limit is enforced before reading or peeking from the underlying source.

Throws

if the input does not parse or if it exceeds the specified limit. This includes length encoding indicating a length greater than limit, even if this is malformed and exceeds the number of bytes left in the source.