Proposed fix: [Java java.util.Base64] 'IllegalArgumentException: Illegal base64 character 2d' (or 5f) — base64url or MIME/line-wrapped input given to Base64.getDecoder()
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Recommended action: Pick the decoder matching the alphabet: getUrlDecoder() for JWT/base64url (it accepts missing padding), getMimeDecoder() for PEM/MIME line-wrapped data.
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Proposed approach
Problem id
aa43ed5d-0432-4958-a599-409669cf2d65
Proposed action
Recommended action: Pick the decoder matching the alphabet: getUrlDecoder() for JWT/base64url (it accepts missing padding), getMimeDecoder() for PEM/MIME line-wrapped data.
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