How can I do Base64 encoding in Node.js?
Asked 07 September, 2021
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Does Node.js have built-in Base64 encoding yet?

The reason why I ask this is that final() from crypto can only output hexadecimal, binary or ASCII data. For example:

var cipher = crypto.createCipheriv('des-ede3-cbc', encryption_key, iv);
var ciph = cipher.update(plaintext, 'utf8', 'hex');
ciph += cipher.final('hex');

var decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv('des-ede3-cbc', encryption_key, iv);
var txt = decipher.update(ciph, 'hex', 'utf8');
txt += decipher.final('utf8');

According to the documentation, update() can output Base64-encoded data. However, final() doesn't support Base64. I tried and it will break.

If I do this:

var ciph = cipher.update(plaintext, 'utf8', 'base64');
    ciph += cipher.final('hex');

Then what should I use for decryption? Hexadecimal or Base64?

Therefore, I'm looking for a function to Base64-encode my encrypted hexadecimal output.

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