Encode Data Using Base64, Using OpenSSL

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To encode data using base64, using OpenSSL use the enc command as shown below;

echo -n admin:networkstuff | openssl enc -base64

The output will be: YWRtaW46bmV0d29ya3N0dWZm

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You could just use our online encoder/decoder instead: http://www.networkstuff.eu/tools/base64/base64.php

For decoding base64 data, see our Decode Base64 Encoded Data, Using OpenSSL

See our other OpenSSL articles

Information on OpenSSL Commands

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