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RFC 3548: For base32, padding characters are not necessary for...

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Comment by Jim Garrigues
Submitted on 8/15/2005
Related RFC: RFC 3548
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For base32, padding characters are not necessary for representing discrete binary octets (bytes).8 letters = 5 octets7 letters = 4 octets6 letters = never valid5 letters = 3 octets4 letters = 2 octets3 letters = never valid2 letters = 1 octet1 letter = never valid