How to encode decode String in Java base64 Encoding? Example Tutorial

Encoding and Decoding of String in Java using base64 are extremely easy if you are using Apache commons code open source library. it provides convenient static utility methods Base64.encodeBase64(byte[]) and Base64.decodeBase64(byte []) for converting binary data into base64 encoded binary Stream and then decoding back from encoded data in base64 encoding mechanism. Many times we need to encode sensitive data be it binary String format transferring over a socket or transferring or storing data in XML files. Though there are other open-source libraries available that provide support to encode any String into base64 like MimeUtil from javax.mail package but Apache commons-codec package is really handy and doesn't add a lot of extra stuff. Its API is also very neat and clean. In this article, we will see how to encode and decode String into base64 encoding.

AES Encryption and Decryption in Java - AES Encoding Decoding Example Tutorial

Hello Java programmers, if you are looking for an example to encrypt and decrypt a test using the AES algorithm in Java then you have come to the right place. Earlier, I have shown you how to Base 64 encode and decode a String in Java, and in this article, I will teach you how to encode and decode a string using AES Algorithm.  If you don't know, AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm and it is a symmetric block cipher that is used to protect classified information by many Government and Security organizations. You can use AES to encrypt sensitive data in your application config file like database password, user login details and keys etc. In our example we will be using an AES Algorithm with AES - 128, AES has a fixed block size of 128 bits. We will be using a password based secret key.