Using JSON Objects to store encrypted data

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I am currently writing java client and server chat application using socket programming in which I am exchanging data using JSON objects.When I try to store byte array containing encrypted data, and sends udp data packet from client to server, byte data gets corrupted.

As per few posts, JSON object cannot handle byte array data. So is there any way by which I can send multiple encrypted data byte arrays using UDP packet from client to server?

JSON objects absolutely can handle byte arrays. [Here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11546917/sending-a-byte-array-in-json-using-jackson) is one example using Jackson. — Vidya, Nov 30 '13 at 05:09
but is same possible with encrypted data also as it contains many illegal characters? — Frankenstein, Nov 30 '13 at 05:21
You should encode the binary data in a printable form, i.e. Base64. See http://stackoverflow.com/a/2054226/18157 — Jim Garrison, Nov 30 '13 at 06:05

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '13 at 08:48

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As noted in the comments, you can encode binary data as text, using the very old and well-known technique of Base64 encoding. In Java you can do this using javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter.

answered Nov 30 '13 at 08:48

Robin Green

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