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Bug ID: 4235519 Make sun.misc.BASE64{De,En}coder classes public
4235519 : Make sun.misc.BASE64{De,En}coder classes public

Details
Type:
Enhancement
Submit Date:
1999-05-05
Status:
Closed
Updated Date:
2013-01-31
Project Name:
JDK
Resolved Date:
2012-11-28
Component:
core-libs
OS:
solaris,windows_vista,solaris_2.5.1,windows_xp,windows_2000
Sub-Component:
java.util
CPU:
x86,sparc
Priority:
P3
Resolution:
Fixed
Affected Versions:
1.1.8,5.0,6u10,7
Fixed Versions:
8

Related Reports
Duplicate:
JDK-6285042 - Provide base64 support by making sun.misc.BASE64[En|De]coder public
Duplicate:
JDK-4808229 - (prefs) java.util.prefs.Base64 should be made public
Duplicate:
JDK-6222750 - Base64 integer support
Duplicate:
JDK-6817706 - Add Base64 Encoders and Decoders
Relates:
JDK-6405074 - (prefs) enable easier creation of PreferenceFactory

Sub Tasks

Description
JWS has customers who are using the BASE64* classes to decode our
password files (which are base64 encoded)

One customer has requested that we make the classes a public api

Comments
URL:   http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/jdk/rev/39b25d5880c6
User:  lana
Date:  2012-12-11 19:52:58 +0000
2012-12-11 
The actual implementation was checked in via this change-set:
URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/c6ed2c238d4f
2012-12-01 
URL:   http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/39b25d5880c6
User:  sherman
Date:  2012-11-28 05:31:38 +0000
2012-11-28 
EVALUATION

Contribution forum : https://jdk-collaboration.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectForumMessageView?forumID=1463&messageID=15761
2006-09-29 
EVALUATION

Given the widespread use of Base64Encoder and UUEncode/UUDecode,
it makes sense to have
this available for folks to use, rather than writing their own or
using sun.misc.*, which isn't available when a security manager is in place.

Given the lateness, it should be considered again during mustang.

(Andreas wrote:
I agree. I started talking to Ian about putting in a BASE64 en/decoder as a NIO charset maybe a year ago (We both got sidetracked and nothing came of it).

Although BASE64 is conceptually quite a different encoding to what NIO was designed for, it would nicely fit into the existing APIs. If it feels too strange we can define new APIs instead, but I believe we have to do something about BASE64 given its widespread use. 
)

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