[ASN.1] Is PER unaligned always unaligned?

[Ed Day]

Hi,   There seems to be some question among some groups that we have dealt with whether PER unaligned is always unaligned.  It would seem to me that clause 7.7 is quite clear on this point that padding bits are never inserted, but others we have dealt with claim the note in clause 16 on OCTET STRING's indicates padding bits should be inserted because it does not discern between aligned and unaligned forms.  It simply states that "Octet strings of fixed length less than or equal to two octets are not octet aligned.  All other octet strings are aligned.  etc..".    Can someone please definitively state that padding bits are never inserted, even in this case?   Thanks,   Ed Day Principal Engineer Objective Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (484) 875-3020 (main) (610) 608-4930 (mobile) (610) 321-0361 (fax) (877) 307-6855 (toll-free)