# File lib/dnsruby/resource/RRSIG.rb, line 183
      def RRSIG.get_time(input)
        if input.kind_of?(Integer)
          return input
        end
        #  RFC 4034, section 3.2
        # The Signature Expiration Time and Inception Time field values MUST be
        #    represented either as an unsigned decimal integer indicating seconds
        #    since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC, or in the form YYYYMMDDHHmmSS in
        #    UTC, where:
        # 
        #       YYYY is the year (0001-9999, but see Section 3.1.5);
        #       MM is the month number (01-12);
        #       DD is the day of the month (01-31);
        #       HH is the hour, in 24 hour notation (00-23);
        #       mm is the minute (00-59); and
        #       SS is the second (00-59).
        # 
        #    Note that it is always possible to distinguish between these two
        #    formats because the YYYYMMDDHHmmSS format will always be exactly 14
        #    digits, while the decimal representation of a 32-bit unsigned integer
        #    can never be longer than 10 digits.
        if (input.length == 10)
          return input.to_i
        elsif (input.length == 14)
          year = input[0,4]
          mon=input[4,2]
          day=input[6,2]
          hour=input[8,2]
          min=input[10,2]
          sec=input[12,2]
          #  @TODO@ REPLACE THIS BY LOCAL CODE - Time.gm DOG SLOW!
          return Time.gm(year, mon, day, hour, min, sec).to_i
        else
          raise DecodeError.new("RRSIG : Illegal time value #{input} - see RFC 4034 section 3.2")
        end
      end