I cleaned up three tests demonstrating this very strange behavior. Any 
assistance is MOST welcome! I'd love someone to load up my 
ESqueak.release.3, on the bleeding edge! It's a trick! God wills it! 
Poor man's needs. Desires! 🐰

••• UndefinedBOject ••

    *ASN1Module initialize.
    self assert: (ASN1InputStream decodeBytes: #[5 0]) isNil.
    self assert: (#[5 0] = (ASN1OutputStream encode: obj)).*

••• ByteArray •••

    *| byteArray  |
    ASN1Module initialize.
    byteArray := #(3 21 55 43 76) asByteArray.
    self assert: (byteArray = ASN1InputStream decodeBytes: #[4 5 3 21 55
    43 76]).
    self assert: (#[4 5 3 21 55 43 76] = (ASN1OutputStream encode:
    byteArraa\y)).*

••• DateAndTime ••

    *| dateTime bytes |
    ASN1Module initialize.
    bytes := #[23 13 48 55 48 51 50 50 49 53 53 56 49 55 90].
    dateTime := DateAndTime fromString: '2007-03-22T15:58:17+00:00'.
    self assert: (dateTime = (ASN1InputStream decodeBytes: bytes)).
    self assert: (bytes = (ASN1OutputStream encode: dateTime).*

On 12/26/22 15:07, rabbit wrote:
>
> Another script option to reduce the byte arrays, this is for nil...
>
>     | bytes obj newBytes |
>     ASN1Module initialize.
>     bytes := #[5 0].
>     obj := ASN1InputStream decodeBytes: bytes.
>     self assert: obj isNil.
>     newBytes := ASN1OutputStream encode: obj.
>     self assert: (bytes = newBytes).
>
> •••
> Best, rabbit
>
>
> On 12/26/22 15:00, rabbit wrote:
>>
>> I am using this Image and VM. To reproduce the issue, load 
>> 'ESqueak.release.3' into a scratch remote promises image...then run 
>> the code below, in a workspace: get walkback <EXCEPTION>. Now debug 
>> the code and walk through it: <RUNS> fine, no exceptions.
>>
>> Image
>> -----
>> /home/rabbit/tribe/squeak/remote-promises.image
>> Squeak6.1alpha
>> latest update: #22307
>>
>> Virtual Machine
>> ---------------
>> /usr/local/bin/squeak
>> Open Smalltalk Cog[Spur] VM [CoInterpreterPrimitives 
>> VMMaker.oscog-dtl.3185]
>> CoInterpreter VMMaker.oscog-dtl.3185 uuid: 
>> 0e7f07b8-eed6-4362-b223-86c98594ddb9 Jun  2 2022
>>
>> •••
>>
>> DoIT to me!
>>
>>     Installer ss project: 'Cryptography'; install: 'ESqueak.release.3'.
>>
>> *••• Run me then Debug me **•••***
>>
>>     | bytes obj newBytes testObj |
>>     ASN1Module initialize.
>>     bytes := #[4 5 3 21 55 43 76].
>>     testObj := #(3 21 55 43 76) asByteArray.
>>     obj := ASN1InputStream decodeBytes: bytes.
>>     self assert: (obj = testObj).
>>     newBytes := ASN1OutputStream encode: obj.
>>     self assert: (bytes = newBytes).
>>
>> *•••*
>>
>> Thank you for any guidance on my critical issue!
>>
>> *• rabbit*
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> •••
>> 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧
>> 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨!
>> 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞, 𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙩 • 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙣 𝟮𝟰𝟬𝙕 • 🐰
>>
> -- 
> •••
> 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧
> 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨!
> 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞, 𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙩 • 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙣 𝟮𝟰𝟬𝙕 • 🐰
>
-- 
•••
𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧
𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨!
𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞, 𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙩 • 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙣 𝟮𝟰𝟬𝙕 • 🐰
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