[jira] Updated: (AXIS2C-976) base64 encode length returns size of encoded string + 1.

["S.Uthaiyashankar (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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S.Uthaiyashankar updated AXIS2C-976:
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    Fix Version/s: 1.6.0

> base64 encode length returns size of encoded string + 1.
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>                 Key: AXIS2C-976
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-976
>             Project: Axis2-C
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 1.3.0
>            Reporter: Senaka Fernando
>            Assignee: S.Uthaiyashankar
>             Fix For: 1.6.0
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> base64 encode length returns size of encoded string + 1, which is incorrect. This is because we assume that someone expects the length + 1 to accommodate '\0' that we add. But, if we gave the same string to a strlen() it returns size of encoded string. This would confuse a potential user.
> axutil_base64_encode (encoded, "senaka", 6) = 9, and strlen(encoded) = 8. Also, axutil_base64_encode_len(6) = 9.
> Therefore, I think it is better to stick to the strlen() way, especially because popular libraries and resources adopt that strategy. Refer [1] for more information.
> [1] http://www.obviex.com/Articles/CiphertextSize.aspx
> Regards,
> Senaka

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