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+/*
+ *  RFC 1521 base64 encoding/decoding
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006-2007  Christophe Devine
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include "xyssl/config.h"
+
+#if defined(XYSSL_BASE64_C)
+
+#include "xyssl/base64.h"
+
+static const unsigned char base64_enc_map[64] =
+{
+    'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J',
+    'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T',
+    'U', 'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd',
+    'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n',
+    'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x',
+    'y', 'z', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7',
+    '8', '9', '+', '/'
+};
+
+static const unsigned char base64_dec_map[128] =
+{
+    127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127,
+    127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127,
+    127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127,
+    127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127,
+    127, 127, 127,  62, 127, 127, 127,  63,  52,  53,
+     54,  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61, 127, 127,
+    127,  64, 127, 127, 127,   0,   1,   2,   3,   4,
+      5,   6,   7,   8,   9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,
+     15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24,
+     25, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127,  26,  27,  28,
+     29,  30,  31,  32,  33,  34,  35,  36,  37,  38,
+     39,  40,  41,  42,  43,  44,  45,  46,  47,  48,
+     49,  50,  51, 127, 127, 127, 127, 127
+};
+
+/*
+ * Encode a buffer into base64 format
+ */
+int base64_encode( unsigned char *dst, int *dlen,
+                   unsigned char *src, int  slen )
+{
+    int i, n;
+    int C1, C2, C3;
+    unsigned char *p;
+
+    if( slen == 0 )
+        return( 0 );
+
+    n = (slen << 3) / 6;
+
+    switch( (slen << 3) - (n * 6) )
+    {
+        case  2: n += 3; break;
+        case  4: n += 2; break;
+        default: break;
+    }
+
+    if( *dlen < n + 1 )
+    {
+        *dlen = n + 1;
+        return( XYSSL_ERR_BASE64_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL );
+    }
+
+    n = (slen / 3) * 3;
+
+    for( i = 0, p = dst; i < n; i += 3 )
+    {
+        C1 = *src++;
+        C2 = *src++;
+        C3 = *src++;
+
+        *p++ = base64_enc_map[(C1 >> 2) & 0x3F];
+        *p++ = base64_enc_map[(((C1 &  3) << 4) + (C2 >> 4)) & 0x3F];
+        *p++ = base64_enc_map[(((C2 & 15) << 2) + (C3 >> 6)) & 0x3F];
+        *p++ = base64_enc_map[C3 & 0x3F];
+    }
+
+    if( i < slen )
+    {
+        C1 = *src++;
+        C2 = ((i + 1) < slen) ? *src++ : 0;
+
+        *p++ = base64_enc_map[(C1 >> 2) & 0x3F];
+        *p++ = base64_enc_map[(((C1 & 3) << 4) + (C2 >> 4)) & 0x3F];
+
+        if( (i + 1) < slen )
+             *p++ = base64_enc_map[((C2 & 15) << 2) & 0x3F];
+        else *p++ = '=';
+
+        *p++ = '=';
+    }
+
+    *dlen = p - dst;
+    *p = 0;
+
+    return( 0 );
+}
+
+/*
+ * Decode a base64-formatted buffer
+ */
+int base64_decode( unsigned char *dst, int *dlen,
+                   unsigned char *src, int  slen )
+{
+    int i, j, n;
+    unsigned long x;
+    unsigned char *p;
+
+    for( i = j = n = 0; i < slen; i++ )
+    {
+        if( ( slen - i ) >= 2 &&
+            src[i] == '\r' && src[i + 1] == '\n' )
+            continue;
+
+        if( src[i] == '\n' )
+            continue;
+
+        if( src[i] == '=' && ++j > 2 )
+            return( XYSSL_ERR_BASE64_INVALID_CHARACTER );
+
+        if( src[i] > 127 || base64_dec_map[src[i]] == 127 )
+            return( XYSSL_ERR_BASE64_INVALID_CHARACTER );
+
+        if( base64_dec_map[src[i]] < 64 && j != 0 )
+            return( XYSSL_ERR_BASE64_INVALID_CHARACTER );
+
+        n++;
+    }
+
+    if( n == 0 )
+        return( 0 );
+
+    n = ((n * 6) + 7) >> 3;
+
+    if( *dlen < n )
+    {
+        *dlen = n;
+        return( XYSSL_ERR_BASE64_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL );
+    }
+
+   for( j = 3, n = x = 0, p = dst; i > 0; i--, src++ )
+   {
+        if( *src == '\r' || *src == '\n' )
+            continue;
+
+        j -= ( base64_dec_map[*src] == 64 );
+        x  = (x << 6) | ( base64_dec_map[*src] & 0x3F );
+
+        if( ++n == 4 )
+        {
+            n = 0;
+            if( j > 0 ) *p++ = (unsigned char)( x >> 16 );
+            if( j > 1 ) *p++ = (unsigned char)( x >>  8 );
+            if( j > 2 ) *p++ = (unsigned char)( x       );
+        }
+    }
+
+    *dlen = p - dst;
+
+    return( 0 );
+}
+
+#if defined(XYSSL_SELF_TEST)
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static const unsigned char base64_test_dec[64] =
+{
+    0x24, 0x48, 0x6E, 0x56, 0x87, 0x62, 0x5A, 0xBD,
+    0xBF, 0x17, 0xD9, 0xA2, 0xC4, 0x17, 0x1A, 0x01,
+    0x94, 0xED, 0x8F, 0x1E, 0x11, 0xB3, 0xD7, 0x09,
+    0x0C, 0xB6, 0xE9, 0x10, 0x6F, 0x22, 0xEE, 0x13,
+    0xCA, 0xB3, 0x07, 0x05, 0x76, 0xC9, 0xFA, 0x31,
+    0x6C, 0x08, 0x34, 0xFF, 0x8D, 0xC2, 0x6C, 0x38,
+    0x00, 0x43, 0xE9, 0x54, 0x97, 0xAF, 0x50, 0x4B,
+    0xD1, 0x41, 0xBA, 0x95, 0x31, 0x5A, 0x0B, 0x97
+};
+
+static const unsigned char base64_test_enc[] =
+    "JEhuVodiWr2/F9mixBcaAZTtjx4Rs9cJDLbpEG8i7hPK"
+    "swcFdsn6MWwINP+Nwmw4AEPpVJevUEvRQbqVMVoLlw==";
+
+/*
+ * Checkup routine
+ */
+int base64_self_test( int verbose )
+{
+    int len;
+    unsigned char *src, buffer[128];
+
+    if( verbose != 0 )
+        printf( "  Base64 encoding test: " );
+
+    len = sizeof( buffer );
+    src = (unsigned char *) base64_test_dec;
+
+    if( base64_encode( buffer, &len, src, 64 ) != 0 ||
+         memcmp( base64_test_enc, buffer, 88 ) != 0 ) 
+    {
+        if( verbose != 0 )
+            printf( "failed\n" );
+
+        return( 1 );
+    }
+
+    if( verbose != 0 )
+        printf( "passed\n  Base64 decoding test: " );
+
+    len = sizeof( buffer );
+    src = (unsigned char *) base64_test_enc;
+
+    if( base64_decode( buffer, &len, src, 88 ) != 0 ||
+         memcmp( base64_test_dec, buffer, 64 ) != 0 )
+    {
+        if( verbose != 0 )
+            printf( "failed\n" );
+
+        return( 1 );
+    }
+
+    if( verbose != 0 )
+        printf( "passed\n\n" );
+
+    return( 0 );
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#endif