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title: Base64 Password Storage Scheme
description: The Base64 Password Storage Scheme provides a mechanism for encoding user passwords using the BASE64 encoding mechanism.
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section_ids:
  parent: Parent
  base64_password_storage_scheme_properties: Base64 Password Storage Scheme properties
  basic_properties: Basic properties
  enabled: enabled
  advanced_properties: Advanced properties
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---

# Base64 Password Storage Scheme

The Base64 Password Storage Scheme provides a mechanism for encoding user passwords using the BASE64 encoding mechanism.

This scheme contains only an implementation for the user password syntax, with a storage scheme name of "BASE64". The Base64 Password Storage Scheme merely obscures the password so that the clear-text password is not available to casual observers. However, it offers no real protection and should only be used if there are client applications that specifically require this capability.

## Parent

The Base64 Password Storage Scheme object inherits from [Password Storage Scheme](objects-password-storage-scheme.html).

## Base64 Password Storage Scheme properties

You can use configuration expressions to set property values at startup time. For details, see [Property value substitution](expressions.html).

| Basic Properties    | Advanced Properties       |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- |
| [enabled](#enabled) | [java-class](#java-class) |

### Basic properties

Use the `--advanced` option to access advanced properties.

### enabled

|                         |                                                                   |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Synopsis*              | Indicates whether the Password Storage Scheme is enabled for use. |
| *Default value*         | None                                                              |
| *Allowed values*        | truefalse                                                         |
| *Multi-valued*          | No                                                                |
| *Required*              | Yes                                                               |
| *Admin action required* | None                                                              |
| *Advanced*              | No                                                                |
| *Read-only*             | No                                                                |

## Advanced properties

Use the `--advanced` option to access advanced properties.

### java-class

|                         |                                                                                                                       |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Synopsis*              | Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the Base64 Password Storage Scheme implementation. |
| *Default value*         | org.opends.server.extensions.Base64PasswordStorageScheme                                                              |
| *Allowed values*        | A Java class that extends or implements:- org.opends.server.api.PasswordStorageScheme                                 |
| *Multi-valued*          | No                                                                                                                    |
| *Required*              | Yes                                                                                                                   |
| *Admin action required* | None                                                                                                                  |
| *Advanced*              | Yes                                                                                                                   |
| *Read-only*             | No                                                                                                                    |