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[quote="debuser"]To encode a string into base64, [i]echo [/i]and [i]openssl[/i] system utilities can be used: [code]# echo -n 'somepassword' \| openssl enc -base64 c29tZXBhc3N3b3Jk [/code] The -n switch to echo is used to supress echoing a new line character. For example, below is a difference between base64 encoded string that doesn't contain newline and on that does: [code]# echo -n 'somepassword' \| openssl enc -base64 c29tZXBhc3N3b3Jk # echo 'somepassword' \| openssl enc -base64 c29tZXBhc3N3b3JkCg== [/code][/quote]	Font colour

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Topic review - Openssl: Commandline base64 string encoding

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Post subject: Re: Openssl: Commandline base64 string encoding |

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:07 am

Update: also the "base64" utility can be used:

Code:

#echo 'somepassword' | base64
c29tZXBhc3N3b3JkCg==

This utility needs to be installed separately on FreeBSD/Debian.

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Post subject: Openssl: Commandline base64 string encoding |

Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:50 am

To encode a string into base64, echo and openssl system utilities can be used:

Code:

# echo -n 'somepassword' | openssl enc -base64
c29tZXBhc3N3b3Jk

The -n switch to echo is used to supress echoing a new line character. For example, below is a difference between base64 encoded string that doesn't contain newline and on that does:

Code:

# echo -n 'somepassword' | openssl enc -base64
c29tZXBhc3N3b3Jk
# echo 'somepassword' | openssl enc -base64
c29tZXBhc3N3b3JkCg==

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