
The major drawback is that each decoded word can be encoded easily through any online tool and intruders can easily get the information. When you encode data in Base64, you start with a sequence of bytes and convert it to a text string.īase64 algorithm is usually used to store passwords in database. When you encode text in ASCII, you start with a text string and convert it to a sequence of bytes. You can observe the following differences when you work on ASCII and base64 for encoding data − To encode a file ain you can use openssl enc -base64 -in ain -out text. Vice versa while decrypting, zlib will be applied first.
#Base 64 decrypt code
The code for base64 decoding gives you the following output − Difference between ASCII and base64 After a file is encrypted (and maybe base64 encoded) it will be compressed via zlib. You can use the following piece of code to perform base64 decoding −ĭecoded_data = base64.b64decode("RW5jb2RlIHRoaXMgdGV4dA=") The code for base64 encoding gives you the following output − Program for Decoding You can use the following piece of code to perform base64 encoding −Įncoded_data = base64.b64encode("Encode this text") It is typically used in URLs and file names. Python includes a module called BASE64 which includes two primary functions as given below −īcode(input, output) − It decodes the input value parameter specified and stores the decoded output as an object.īase64.encode(input, output) − It encodes the input value parameter specified and stores the decoded output as an object. RawURLEncoding is the unpadded alternate base64 encoding defined in RFC 4648.

Base64 is also called as Privacy enhanced Electronic mail (PEM) and is primarily used in email encryption process.
