import { SingleSignedMessage } from "../cose/SingleSignedMessage";
/**
 * Parse a certificate string into a COSE single signed message
 *
 * @example
 * Here is an example:
 * ```
 * const cert = readCertificate("HC1:data_from_QR_scanner");
 * ```
 *
 * @param certificate - The base45 encoded, zlib deflated, CBor encoded string. Normally one can obtain
 * such string by scanning a QR-code
 */
export declare const readCertificate: (certificate: string) => SingleSignedMessage;