Security & Privacy
Hashing vs Encryption vs Encoding: The Difference
Encoding can be reversed by anyone, hashing can't be reversed at all, and encryption needs a key. Here's one message run through all three, and how to choose.
Posts tagged “Encoding”
Developer Guides
What Is Base64 Encoding (and Why Is It 33% Bigger)?
Base64 rewrites any bytes using 64 safe text characters. Here's how the encoding works, where the extra third comes from, and where you'll run into it.