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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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