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[base64] Add ability to decode base64 strings
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Inspired-by: Piotr Jaroszyński <p.jaroszynski@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
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mcb30 committed May 28, 2010
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85 changes: 85 additions & 0 deletions src/core/base64.c
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#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <ipxe/base64.h>

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DBG_HDA ( 0, raw, len );
assert ( strlen ( encoded ) == base64_encoded_len ( len ) );
}

/**
* Base64-decode string
*
* @v encoded Encoded string
* @v raw Raw data
* @ret len Length of raw data, or negative error
*
* The buffer must be large enough to contain the decoded data. Use
* something like
*
* char buf[ base64_decoded_max_len ( encoded ) ];
*
* to provide a buffer of the correct size.
*/
int base64_decode ( const char *encoded, uint8_t *raw ) {
const uint8_t *encoded_bytes = ( ( const uint8_t * ) encoded );
uint8_t *raw_bytes = ( ( uint8_t * ) raw );
uint8_t encoded_byte;
char *match;
int decoded;
unsigned int bit = 0;
unsigned int pad_count = 0;
size_t len;

/* Zero the raw data */
memset ( raw, 0, base64_decoded_max_len ( encoded ) );

/* Decode string */
while ( ( encoded_byte = *(encoded_bytes++) ) ) {

/* Ignore whitespace characters */
if ( isspace ( encoded_byte ) )
continue;

/* Process pad characters */
if ( encoded_byte == '=' ) {
if ( pad_count >= 2 ) {
DBG ( "Base64-encoded string \"%s\" has too "
"many pad characters\n", encoded );
return -EINVAL;
}
pad_count++;
bit -= 2; /* unused_bits = ( 2 * pad_count ) */
continue;
}
if ( pad_count ) {
DBG ( "Base64-encoded string \"%s\" has invalid pad "
"sequence\n", encoded );
return -EINVAL;
}

/* Process normal characters */
match = strchr ( base64, encoded_byte );
if ( ! match ) {
DBG ( "Base64-encoded string \"%s\" contains invalid "
"character '%c'\n", encoded, encoded_byte );
return -EINVAL;
}
decoded = ( match - base64 );

/* Add to raw data */
decoded <<= 2;
raw_bytes[ bit / 8 ] |= ( decoded >> ( bit % 8 ) );
raw_bytes[ bit / 8 + 1 ] |= ( decoded << ( 8 - ( bit % 8 ) ) );
bit += 6;
}

/* Check that we decoded a whole number of bytes */
if ( ( bit % 8 ) != 0 ) {
DBG ( "Base64-encoded string \"%s\" has invalid bit length "
"%d\n", encoded, bit );
return -EINVAL;
}
len = ( bit / 8 );

DBG ( "Base64-decoded \"%s\" to:\n", encoded );
DBG_HDA ( 0, raw, len );
assert ( len <= base64_decoded_max_len ( encoded ) );

/* Return length in bytes */
return ( len );
}
15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions src/include/ipxe/base64.h
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FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );

#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>

/**
* Calculate length of base64-encoded data
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return ( ( ( raw_len + 3 - 1 ) / 3 ) * 4 );
}

/**
* Calculate maximum length of base64-decoded string
*
* @v encoded Encoded string
* @v max_raw_len Maximum length of raw data
*
* Note that the exact length of the raw data cannot be known until
* the string is decoded.
*/
static inline size_t base64_decoded_max_len ( const char *encoded ) {
return ( ( ( strlen ( encoded ) + 4 - 1 ) / 4 ) * 3 );
}

extern void base64_encode ( const uint8_t *raw, size_t len, char *encoded );
extern int base64_decode ( const char *encoded, uint8_t *raw );

#endif /* _IPXE_BASE64_H */
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions src/include/ipxe/errfile.h
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#define ERRFILE_vsprintf ( ERRFILE_CORE | 0x000d0000 )
#define ERRFILE_xfer ( ERRFILE_CORE | 0x000e0000 )
#define ERRFILE_bitmap ( ERRFILE_CORE | 0x000f0000 )
#define ERRFILE_base64 ( ERRFILE_CORE | 0x00100000 )

#define ERRFILE_eisa ( ERRFILE_DRIVER | 0x00000000 )
#define ERRFILE_isa ( ERRFILE_DRIVER | 0x00010000 )
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