--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/libutil/hexstr.c	Sun Feb 21 19:08:14 2021 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * This module contains the function for decoding hex strings.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+decode_hex_digit(c)
+{
+	if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')
+		return(c - '0');
+	if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F')
+		return(c - 'A' + 10);
+	if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')
+		return(c - 'a' + 10);
+	return(-1);
+}
+
+decode_hex_data_from_string(arg, databuf, minlen, maxlen)
+	char *arg;
+	u_char *databuf;
+	unsigned minlen, maxlen;
+{
+	unsigned count;
+
+	for (count = 0; ; count++) {
+		while (isspace(*arg))
+			arg++;
+		if (!*arg)
+			break;
+		if (!isxdigit(arg[0]) || !isxdigit(arg[1])) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "error: invalid hex string input\n");
+			return(-1);
+		}
+		if (count >= maxlen) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "error: hex string is too long\n");
+			return(-1);
+		}
+		databuf[count] = (decode_hex_digit(arg[0]) << 4) |
+				 decode_hex_digit(arg[1]);
+		arg += 2;
+	}
+	if (count < minlen) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "error: hex string is too short\n");
+		return(-1);
+	}
+	return(count);
+}