Public-manual/ConvertFrom-Base64ToUtf8.ps1
Function ConvertFrom-Base64ToUtf8 { <# .SYNOPSIS Convert a base64 encoded string to UTF8 .NOTES If the the string has spaces in it, then only the last part of the string (with no spaces in it) will be used. This makes it easier when trying decode the basic auth string .PARAMETER InputObject Base64 encoded string .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-Base64ToUtf8 ZWFzdGVyZWdn Convert the base64 to utf8 .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-Base64ToUtf8 "Authorization: Basic s7sd81kkzyzldjkzkhejhug3kh" Convert the base64 to utf8 #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true, Position=0)] [string[]] $InputObject ) Process { foreach ($Item in $InputObject) { $Base64 = ($Item -split "\s+") | Select-Object -Last 1 [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.Getstring([System.Convert]::FromBase64String($Base64)) } } } |