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Re: [netconf] base64encodedvalue== is an invalid base64 value

Kent Watsen <kent+ietf@watsen.net> Fri, 29 January 2021 20:05 UTC

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Subject: Re: [netconf] base64encodedvalue== is an invalid base64 value
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> Who cares whether this value roundtrips in examples??

That is why I asked  ;)

It may matter to implementers of a client or a server writing unit tests that don’t require valid base64 values, other than that they’ll roundtrip correctly.  If they assume this value will work, they’re in for a surprise.  I don’t care anymore, as I’ve adjusted all my test cases already.

K.

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