# File lib/openid/util.rb, line 67
    def Util.strToNum(s)
      # taken from openid-ruby 0.0.1
      s = "\000" * (4 - (s.length % 4)) + s
      num = 0
      s.unpack('N*').each do |x|
        num <<= 32
        num |= x
      end
      num    
    end