Proposed fix: [Node.js base64] atob() throws 'InvalidCharacterError: The string to be decoded is not correctly encoded.' / 'Invalid character' while Buffer.from(s,'base64') silently accepts url-safe c
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Recommended action: In Node use Buffer.from(s, 'base64url') for base64url and Buffer.from(s, 'base64') otherwise; validate length/alphabet explicitly if silent acceptance is a risk.
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Recommended action: In Node use Buffer.from(s, 'base64url') for base64url and Buffer.from(s, 'base64') otherwise; validate length/alphabet explicitly if silent acceptance is a risk.
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