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+#ifndef _IPXE_BASE64_H
+#define _IPXE_BASE64_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * Base64 encoding
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/**
+ * Calculate length of base64-encoded data
+ *
+ * @v raw_len Raw data length
+ * @ret encoded_len Encoded string length (excluding NUL)
+ */
+static inline size_t base64_encoded_len ( size_t raw_len ) {
+ 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 */