gchq/CyberChef

Operation request: Protocol Data Unit (PDU) encoder/decoder

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#256 opened on Mar 23, 2018

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Description

Summary

Operations to encode and decode Protocol Data Units.

More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_data_unit

There are various npm modules that cover this.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the PDU format from Wikipedia, examine existing encoder/decoder operations in CyberChef (e.g., Hex, Base64) for code patterns, and implement a PDU encoder/decoder operation following the same structure.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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Half day
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Active
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Mostly clear
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GitJavaScript
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60