[jira] Commented: (CODEC-91) Handling of embedded padding in base64 encoded data changed in 1.4

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

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Sebb commented on CODEC-91:
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I agree, the behaviour should be selectable. This means we will have to choose - and document - the default behaviour.

> Handling of embedded padding in base64 encoded data changed in 1.4
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CODEC-91
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CODEC-91
>             Project: Commons Codec
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 1.4
>            Reporter: Chris Pimlott
>         Attachments: codec-91.patch
>
>
> 1.4 changed the way that embedded padding characters (i.e. "=") were handled when decoding base64 data.  Previously, the decoder ignored them and decoded all the data.  Now it stops upon encountering the first padding byte.  This breaks compatibility with previous versions.
> For example, in 1.4,
> b64.decode("Y29tbW9ucwo=".getBytes());
> gives the same result as
> b64.decode("Y29tbW9ucwo=Y29tbW9ucwo=".getBytes());

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