def decode_ber(ber):
    """
    Decodes a ber length byte array into an integer
    return: (length, bytes_read) - a tuple of values
    """
    ber = bytearray(ber)
    length = ber[0]
    bytes_read = 1
    if length > 127:
        bytes_read += length & 127 # Strip off the high bit
        length = 0
        for i in range(1, bytes_read):
            length += ber[i] << (8 * (bytes_read - i - 1))
    return length, bytes_read