Base64 encoded strings sometimes (but not always) have a few equal signs at the end. Why? It’s an ...
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Base64 encoded strings sometimes (but not always) have a few equal signs at the end. Why? It’s an artifact of 6-bit encoding. When the input isn’t a multiple of three, padding is added as the “=“ character. Unpadded strings are actually kinda dangerous. https://t.co/K9npnm9Hvn
Base64 encoded strings sometimes (but not always) have a few equal signs at the end. Why? It’s an artifact of 6-bit encoding. When the input isn’t a multiple of three, padding is added as the “=“ character. Unpadded strings are actually kinda dangerous. https://t.co/K9npnm9Hvn
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