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Base-64 Encoding

Notes about converting from and to base-64:

0-63 = 2^6. 2·2·2·2·2·2 (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64)

b1b2b3b4b5b6c1c2| c3c4c5c6d1d2d3d4| d5d6e1e2e3e4e5e6

4 characters yields 3 bytes.

  • BC== - Pad 2 characters
  • BCD= - Pad 1 character
  • BCDE - No padding

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