Base 64 Functions

Standard base 64 (RFC 4648) encoding and HTTP basic authentication helpers.

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Overview

Base 64 is an encoding, not encryption. Use the TLS classes to protect data on the network.

std::string gxsBase64Encode(const void *data, std::size_t len)

Encodes binary data with = padding. An overload takes a std::string_view.

bool gxsBase64Decode(std::string_view s, std::string &out)

Decodes into out, which may hold binary data. White space is ignored. Returns false for input that is not valid base 64.

std::string gxsBasicAuthenticationEncode(std::string_view user, std::string_view passwd)

Returns "Basic " followed by base64(user:passwd).

bool gxsBasicAuthenticationDecode(std::string_view value, std::string &user, std::string &passwd)

Decodes an Authorization header value.