Text to Base64 Encoding
Encode any text string into Base64 for safe transmission through text-only protocols. Common use cases include HTTP Basic Authentication headers, embedding data in JSON, JWT payload encoding, and data URI schemes.
Common Use Cases
- HTTP Basic Auth:
Authorization: Basic+ Base64("username:password") - Data URIs:
data:text/plain;base64,SGVsbG8gV29ybGQ= - JWT tokens: The header and payload are Base64url-encoded JSON
- XML CDATA alternatives: Encoding binary or special-character content for XML/SOAP