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TIL that You can spot base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys (ergaster.org)
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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago

It's not very surprising, base64 is just a conversion of the byte stream that makes up a file, so it's clear that similar-starting byte streams will also start similarly when encoded as base64. But still good to know.