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What Is Base64? A Developer’s Guide to Encoding
Base64 explained for developers — what it is, the 64-character alphabet, encoding in JavaScript and Python, common mistakes and best practices.
AZ Utils Editorial · · 11 min read
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Everything tagged Base64.
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How Base64 Encoding Works (Step by Step)
A step-by-step look at how Base64 encoding works — 3 bytes to 4 characters, the 6-bit groups, padding and decoding, with worked examples.
AZ Utils Editorial · · 10 min read
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Base64 Use Cases: Where It Is Used in Practice
The real-world use cases for Base64 — data URIs, email attachments, JWTs, HTTP Basic Auth and binary in JSON — with examples and when to avoid it.
AZ Utils Editorial · · 10 min read
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Base64 Security Considerations: It Is Not Encryption
Base64 is encoding, not encryption. Learn the security implications for Basic Auth, JWTs and untrusted input — and how to use Base64 safely.
AZ Utils Editorial · · 10 min read