Convert::Base32 - Encoding and decoding of base32 strings
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Description
This module provides functions to convert string from / to Base32 encoding, specified in RACE internet-
draft. The Base32 encoding is designed to encode non-ASCII characters in DNS-compatible host name parts.
See http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-idn-race-03 for more details.
Functions
Following functions are provided; like "MIME::Base64", they are in @EXPORT array. See Exporter for
details.
encode_base32($str)
Encode data by calling the encode_base32() function. This function takes a string of bytes to encode
and returns the encoded base32 string.
decode_base32($str)
Decode a base32 string by calling the decode_base32() function. This function takes a string to
decode and returns the decoded string.
This function might throw the exceptions such as "Data contains non-base32 characters", "Length of
data invalid" and "Padding bits at the end of output buffer are not all zero".
decode_base32 differs from the specification in that upper case letters are treated as their lower
case equivalent rather than producing an error.
Name
Convert::Base32 - Encoding and decoding of base32 strings
See Also
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-idn-race-03.txt, MIME::Base64, Convert::RACE. perl v5.36.0 2022-10-13 Convert::Base32(3pm)
Synopsis
use Convert::Base32;
$encoded = encode_base32("\x3a\x27\x0f\x93");
$decoded = decode_base32($encoded);
