Conversion from UTF-8 to Base64
Converting data from UTF-8 encoding to Base64 encoding involves transforming text or binary data from one format to another. UTF-8 is a character encoding that represents each character in the Unicode character set with variable byte lengths, while Base64 is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that converts binary data into a plain text format. The conversion factor here lies in the difference in how the data is represented and encoded in each format.
To illustrate, imagine you have a UTF-8 encoded text string that contains special characters or non-ASCII characters. By converting this text to Base64 encoding, you can ensure that the data is represented in a format that is universally readable and can be safely transmitted across different systems or platforms without character encoding issues. This conversion is commonly used in web applications for encoding data in URLs, encoding binary images for embedding in HTML, or transferring files over protocols that do not support binary data. It can also be useful for securely transmitting sensitive information, such as authentication credentials, in a readable format.