What Is Base64 Encoding (And How Is It Different from Encryption)?
📰 Medium · Cybersecurity
Learn the difference between Base64 encoding and encryption, and how to apply Base64 encoding in various scenarios
Action Steps
- Understand the purpose of Base64 encoding using online resources
- Encode a string to Base64 using an online tool or a programming language like Python
- Decode a Base64-encoded string to its original form
- Apply Base64 encoding in a real-world scenario, such as storing sensitive data in Kubernetes Secrets
- Compare the differences between Base64 encoding and encryption using a cryptography library
Who Needs to Know This
Developers, cybersecurity professionals, and DevOps engineers can benefit from understanding Base64 encoding to work with APIs, secrets, and pipelines
Key Insight
💡 Base64 encoding is not encryption, it's a way to represent binary data as text
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Key Takeaways
Learn the difference between Base64 encoding and encryption, and how to apply Base64 encoding in various scenarios
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