Question 1

What is Base64 encoding?

Accepted Answer

Base64 is a binary-to-text encoding scheme that represents binary data as printable ASCII characters. It is commonly used to encode data in URLs, email attachments, and Kubernetes Secrets.

Question 2

What is the difference between Base64 encode and decode?

Accepted Answer

Encoding converts plain text to a Base64 string (e.g. 'Hello' becomes 'SGVsbG8='). Decoding reverses this, converting a Base64 string back to the original text.

Question 3

Does this tool handle Kubernetes Secrets?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Enable K8s Secret mode to generate a complete Kubernetes Secret YAML manifest with your Base64-encoded data, including configurable name, namespace and key fields.

Base64 Encoder / Decoder