BER Converter

Extract text from BER files


Drop or upload your .BER file
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How to extract text from your BER file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your BER file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert BER to another file type

To convert your BER file to another format, you need OpenSSL or other Encoded software.

Convert a file to BER

To convert other file formats to the "ASN.1 Binary Data" file type, you need software like OpenSSL or a similar tool.


About BER files

A .BER file is a binary data structure encoded using the Basic Encoding Rules (BER) defined by the ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) standard. While highly efficient for transmission, this format creates a significant barrier for users because it is not human-readable. Unlike text-based formats like JSON or XML, you cannot simply open a .BER file in a text editor to view its contents; doing so will display unintelligible garbled text. These files are critical in telecommunications for Call Detail Records (CDRs) generated by Ericsson or Mavenir systems, and in cryptography for storing X.509 certificates and private keys. The main issue is the lack of native support in standard operating systems - users often struggle to audit security certificates or analyze billing data without specialized command-line tools like OpenSSL or packet analyzers like Wireshark. For certificate management, the best conversion target is PEM (Base64 encoded) or CRT for broad compatibility with web servers and browsers. For analyzing telecom or generic data structures, converting the binary stream to XML, JSON, or CSV is essential to make the hierarchical data readable and actionable.

Convert.Guru analyzes your BER file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted PEM, P8 and CER files.


FAQ

If you want to convert BER file to , you can use OpenSSL or similar software from the "ASN.1 Encoded Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert files to BER, try OpenSSL or another comparable tool in the "ASN.1 Encoded Data" category.



The BER Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our BER converter.